10 Facts About Stadium Australia

Stadium Australia, currently known as Accor Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia.

The Stadium Australia is owned by Venues NSW on behalf of the NSW Government.

Stadium Australia played host to the national side's historic playoff win over Uruguay in November 2005, a victory which granted Australia FIFA World Cup qualification for only the second time in the country's history.

Stadium Australia'story was repeated on 4 October 2015 when for only the second time in the NRL's history, no NSW team was in the grand final and for the first time ever, it was a Queensland derby in the final between Brisbane and North Queensland.

Reconfiguration work was completed in October 2003 in time for the 2003 Rugby World Cup where the then Telstra Stadium Australia hosted the opening game, two other groups games, both semi-finals, the third-place play-off and final matches of the competition.

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The original plan for Stadium Australia was for the demolition to start in 2019 and the new stadium to be completed by 2021.

Stadium Australia hosted several games of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, including the final.

Stadium Australia is due to host a number of matches of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, including the final.

On 26 October 2002, Stadium Australia played host to Motorcycle speedway with the Speedway Grand Prix of Australia, the 10th and final round of the 2002 Speedway Grand Prix World Championship series.

Stadium Australia played host to the first-ever Monster Jam Australia event in 2013, and remains the only venue to feature on all four Australian tours as of 2016.