Sydney Football Stadium (2022)

Sydney Football Stadium
Sydney Football Stadium
	Allianz Stadium in August 2022
Full name	Sydney Football Stadium
Address	40–44 Driver Avenue; Moore Park; Australia
Coordinates	33°53′21″S151°13′31″E / 33.88917°S 151.22528°E
Public transit	Moore Park ; Moore Park ;
Owner	Government of New South Wales
Operator	Venues NSW
Type	Multi-purpose stadium
Genre(s)	Sporting events ; Concerts ;
Capacity	42,500
Record attendance	41,906 (Sydney v South Sydney, 2 September 2022)
Field shape	Rectangular
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Broke ground	15 April 2020;4 years ago
Opened	28 August 2022;19 months ago
Construction cost	A$828 million
Architect	Cox Architects
General contractor	John Holland
Tenants
Sydney Roosters ; Sydney FC ; NSW Waratahs ;	(2022–present); (2022–present); (2022–present);
Website
	allianzstadium.com.au

Last updated April 19, 2024

Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium,^[2] is a multi-purpose stadium in Moore Park, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built as a replacement for the original Sydney Football Stadium, it was officially opened on 28 August 2022. The ground's major tenants are the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League, the New South Wales Waratahs of the Super Rugby, and Sydney FC of the A-League Men. It was one of the venues for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,^[3] and will host 2027 Rugby World Cup matches.

History

In October 2018 plans for the new stadium to replace the original Sydney Football Stadium were released by the Government of New South Wales.^[4] In December 2018 Lendlease were appointed to build the stadium. Construction was initially scheduled to commence in 2019 with an early 2022 completion date.^[5] In July 2019 the construction part of the Lendlease contract was cancelled by the government with John Holland and Multiplex shortlisted to bid for the contract.^[6]^[7]^[8] In December 2019 John Holland was awarded a $735 million construction contract, representing a $99 million increase in the original budget for demolition and construction. The stadium was completed and opened on 28 August 2022.^[9] The total construction cost of this stadium was A$828 million.^[10] Guy Sebastian performed on the opening night on 28 August 2022 after a free community open day. Bruno Mars performed two concerts on 14 and 15 October 2022.^[11] Elton John performed two shows on his global farewell tour in Allianz Stadium on 17 and 18 January 2023.^[12]

Construction

Demolition of the previous stadium began on 8 March 2019. Opposition from local interest groups saw them attempt to prevent or slow the demolition via legal action before the 2019 New South Wales state election. After a short court-ordered delay just prior to the election, the existing Government was returned and the demolition of the old stadium continued through to completion on 18 December 2019 at a cost of $40 million.

Construction of the stadium commenced on 15 April 2020 by construction giant John Holland Group, with major piling and excavation works beginning the following month.^[13]^[14] By the end of 2020 work on the structure had commenced on all four sides of the new venue, which included the main lift cores and precast placement works which would make up the main seating area. Following this the main formwork contractors commenced to allow the slabs to be poured for the main back of house areas. The first seats were installed on 27 October 2021.^[15]

Additional facilities and membership

Colocated with the Stadium but constructed under a separate contract is the Sporting Club of Sydney.^[16] This is a premium gym and wellness centre including gymnasiums, squash courts, pools, sauna and spas.

Various memberships are available that provide access to the SCG, Allianz Stadium and the fitness and lifestyle facilities. SCG Members do not have access to Allianz Stadium nor the fitness and lifestyle facilities.

Members have access to dedicated seating, bars and restaurants within the stadium.

Various Tenant Clubs also offer membership to their home games at the stadium. These seats are generally in public areas other than Tunnel and Clubhouse memberships offered by Sydney FC.

Just like the Western Sydney Stadium the SFS also has dual configuration Safe standing to be used by active support. Quick removal seating blocks are able to be switched out for standing rails in the three bays of the Northern end.^[17]

Political and contractual issues

The demolition and rebuild of the stadium was a major political issue for the 2019 New South Wales state election. Sydney journalist, Peter FitzSimons, published articles opposing the build. The state Labor party, which was in Opposition, elected to oppose the rebuild as their official policy. The election was won by the then-incumbent government and the Sydney Football Stadium rebuild continued post-election.

In December 2018, Lendlease was unveiled as the successful bidder to carry out the demolition and construction work. At the time, then-Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres MP was quizzed over how the contract for construction could be awarded, because development consent had not been secured for stage two.

On 26 July 2019, John Sidoti, then-Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans, announced Lendlease would not be constructing the new stadium because it was unable to complete the A$729 million project within budget. At this stage demolition was mostly complete and it appeared the original contract was a fixed price option for the construction phase.^[6] John Holland took over the project after Lendlease declined to continue.

Crowd records

Current as of 8 August 2023^[18]

Date	Home Team	Opponent	Crowd Figure
2 September 2022	Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs	41,906
30 July 2023	Germany	Colombia	40,499
2 August 2023	Panama	France	40,498
28 July 2023	England	Denmark	40,439
6 August 2023	Netherlands	South Africa	40,233
25 April 2023	Sydney Roosters	St. George Illawarra Dragons	40,191
11 September 2022	Sydney Roosters	South Sydney Rabbitohs	39,816
17 September 2022	Cronulla Sharks	South Sydney Rabbitohs	39,733
23 July 2023	France	Jamaica	39,045
3 September 2022	Australia national rugby union team	South Africa national rugby union team	38,292

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup fixtures

Date	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
23 July 2023	France	0–0	Jamaica	Group F	39,045
25 July 2023	Colombia	2–0	South Korea	Group H	24,323
28 July 2023	England	1–0	Denmark	Group D	40,439
30 July 2023	Germany	1–2	Colombia	Group H	40,499
2 August 2023	Panama	3–6	France	Group F	40,498
6 August 2023	Netherlands	2–0	South Africa	Round of 16	40,233

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[1] "Allianz Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[2] "Allianz Stadium Continues SFS Naming Rights". Sydney Roosters. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.

[3] "6.2.2 Sydney – Sydney Football Stadium" (PDF). asone2023.com. p. 54. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

[4] Gerathy, Sarah (12 October 2018). "New Sydney Football Stadium artist impressions revealed". ABC News . Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[5] Robinson, Joel (21 December 2018). "Lendlease announced as builder of new Sydney Football Stadium". Property Observer. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[ABC-6] 1 2 Dole, Nick (29 July 2019). "Sydney Football Stadium without a builder as Lendlease loses project". ABC News . Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[7] "Sydney Football Stadium rebuild in chaos as builder exits". Austadiums. CV Media. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[8] "Two firms bid for Sydney stadium rebuild". The Canberra Times . Australian Community Media. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[9] Visentin, Lisa; Keoghan, Sarah; Noyes, Jenny (18 December 2019). "Sydney Football Stadium cost blows out by $99 million as government signs new deal". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[10] "Contract awarded for Sydney Football Stadium". NSW Government Digital Channels. NSW Government. 18 December 2019.

[11] "Bruno Mars". TEG DAINTY. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

[12] "Elton John". Frontier Touring.

[13] Voss, Cameron (15 April 2020). "Sydney Football Stadium construction commences". Austadiums. CV Media. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

[14] Stonehouse, Greta (7 May 2020). "Sydney stadium on track despite pandemic". The Canberra Times. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[15] "First seats Installed at Sydney FC's New Stadium". Sydney FC. 27 October 2021.

[16] "Home". Sporting Club of Syd. Retrieved 13 June 2022.

[17] "Victory cause a splash in Allianz return". 9 October 2022.

[18] "Allianz Stadium Crowds | Austadiums".

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