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{{Short description|Former sports venue in Sydney, Australia}}
{{About|the demolished stadium|the stadium on the same site that opened on 28 August 2022|Sydney Football Stadium (2022)}}
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The '''Sydney Football Stadium''', commercially known as '''Allianz Stadium''' and previously '''Aussie Stadium''', was a football [[stadium]] in the [[Moore Park, New South Wales|Moore Park]] suburb of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Built in 1988 next to the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]], the stadium was Sydney's premier rectangular field venue for [[rugby league]], [[rugby union]] and [[Association football|football]].

Australia's national football teams, the [[Australia national rugby league team|Kangaroos]], the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]], and the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Socceroos]] occasionally played at the stadium, while the [[Sydney Roosters|Eastern Suburbs/Sydney City/Sydney Roosters]], [[New South Wales Waratahs|NSW Waratahs]], and [[Sydney FC]] were the ground's major tenants. The stadium usually held both [[National Rugby League]] semi finals and one preliminary final, and also held the annual pre-season [[Rugby League Charity Shield (Australia)|Charity Shield]] football match between [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] and [[St George Illawarra Dragons|St George Illawarra]] for a number of years. It hosted all [[New South Wales Rugby League]]/[[Australian Rugby League]] rugby league grand finals, as well as the first grand final under the NRL banner, between 1988 and 1998.

The NSW Government announced plans in November 2017 for the stadium to be demolished and rebuilt. The stadium closed on 5 October 2018, with the last event being a [[Michael Bublé]] concert. Demolition began in early 2019, continuing after several legal challenges and becoming a major issue during the [[2019 New South Wales state election|2019 state election]]. It was ultimately replaced by the [[Sydney Football Stadium (2022)|stadium of the same name]] opening on 28 August 2022.

==History==
===Background===
[[File:Sydney Sports Ground 1937.jpg|200px|thumb|left|[[Sydney Sports Ground]] in 1937]]
Prior to its construction, major events were usually held at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] (SCG), as it was the largest stadium in Sydney. Although it was used many times for such events, the SCG's oval shape meant it was not ideal for sports like soccer, rugby league and rugby union that require a rectangular field.

Sydney Football Stadium was built upon the former [[Sydney Sports Ground]] in [[Moore Park, New South Wales|Moore Park]], and the former SCG No 2 adjacent to the existing SCG. Both were owned by the [[Sydney Cricket Ground Trust]]. It was built by [[Civil & Civic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://structurae.net/en/structures/moore-park-football-stadium|title=Allianz Stadium|publisher=Structurae|access-date=28 October 2022}}</ref> and officially opened by [[Premier of New South Wales|Premier]] [[Barrie Unsworth]] on 24 January 1988. The first sporting event was a rugby league match between the [[Eastern Suburbs Roosters]] and [[St George Dragons]] on 4 March 1988.

Its [[seating capacity]] was 41,159, but after numerous expansions, finally stood at 45,500 {{citation needed|date=February 2017}}, although the record attendance for a sporting event was 44,380 {{citation needed|date=September 2018}}, set on 22 September 2018 for, ironically, the last sporting event it ever held: the [[2018 NRL Finals Series]] match between the [[Sydney Roosters]] and [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].

===Use===
[[File:Allianz Stadium from above.jpg|left|thumb|An aerial view of the stadium and its surrounds]]
The Sydney Football Stadium was the [[Sydney Roosters]]' home ground from 1988. It was built on the site of the old Sydney Sports Ground which served as the Roosters home ground for decades, and the old SCG No 2 which served as a secondary ground for some state cricket matches, an additional training ground, and athletics. Both grounds were demolished in 1986 to make way for the SFS.

The first event held at the venue marked the beginning of the 1988 rugby league season, with a match between the then Eastern Suburbs Roosters and the St George Dragons on Friday 4 March 1988. St George won the game 24–14. The Roosters had to wait until Round 5 that season for their first win at the venue, defeating the Gold Coast Giants 28–10.

From 1988 to 1999 and from 2002 to 2005, it also served as the home ground for the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].<ref>[http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Club-Records.html Club Records] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319000000/http://www.rabbitohs.com.au/The-Club/Tradition/Club-Records.html |date=19 March 2012 }} at ''rabbitohs.com.au''</ref> The Rabbitohs returned to the ground with a one-off game against the Broncos in Round 25 of the [[2015 NRL season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nrl.com/DrawResults/TelstraPremiership/Draw/tabid/11180/s/43/sc/cWMNdbaQGaA10800/Default.aspx |title=2015 Draw & Results |website=www.nrl.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114245/http://www.nrl.com/DrawResults/TelstraPremiership/Draw/tabid/11180/s/43/sc/cWMNdbaQGaA10800/Default.aspx |archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref>

The SFS has hosted rugby league football [[Test match (rugby league)|test match]]es since its opening in 1988 starting with two matches in Australia's [[1988 Ashes series]] win against [[Great Britain Lions|Great Britain]]. The first game of the series saw the [[Wally Lewis]] captained, [[Don Furner]] coached Australians christen their new Sydney home with a 17–6 win in front of 24,480 fans. That game was also the 100th test match between Australia and either Great Britain or [[England national rugby league team|England]]. The record international Rugby League crowd at the stadium was set for the first Ashes against Great Britain on their [[1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia|1992 Australasian Tour]] when Australia won 22–6 in front of 40,141 in what was the first time a test in Sydney had attracted over 40,000 fans since 1974. The stadium has also hosted the [[Rugby League Tri-Nations]], including the Final of the [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006 tournament]] in which Australia triumphed 16–12 over [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] in [[Golden point]] extra-time thanks to a try by captain [[Darren Lockyer]].

Rugby league also had some memorable moments including: The first grand final in [[1988 NSWRL season#Grand final|1988]] saw [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs|Canterbury-Bankstown]] defeat [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]] 24–12 in front of 40,000 fans to send former club captain [[Steve Mortimer]] into retirement with a premiership. The match had its controversial moment when Bulldogs {{rlp|FE}} [[Terry Lamb]] hit Tigers English import {{rlp|CE}} [[Ellery Hanley]] with a high tackle out of the game before the 30th minute: The [[1989 Rugby League Grand Final|1989 NSWRL grand final]] which was won by the [[Canberra Raiders]] over the [[Balmain Tigers]] 19-14 thanks to a try by replacement forward [[Steve Jackson (rugby league)|Steve Jackson]] in extra-time for their first premiership: The [[1991 Rugby League Grand Final|1991 NSWRL grand final]] won by the [[Penrith Panthers]] over Canberra 19–12 in which Penrith's [[Royce Simmons]] scored 2 tries in his final match giving the Panthers their first title: [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane's]] maiden premiership with a 28–8 win over [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] in [[1992 NSWRL season#Grand final|1992 NSWRL grand final]], highlighted by a 95-metre try to Broncos {{rlp|CE}} [[Steve Renouf]]: and the [[1997 ARL Grand Final]] between the [[Newcastle Knights]] and the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]], with the Knights winning their first title with a 22–16 win following a try to [[Darren Albert]] in the dying seconds of the game after the Knights had trailed Manly since early in the game. Manly had won their previous 11 games against the Knights prior to that Grand Final.

The last grand final played at the SFS was the [[1998 NRL Grand Final]] between Canterbury and Brisbane. In front of 40,857 fans, the Broncos ran out easy 38-12 winners to win their fourth premiership from four grand Final appearances.

Two standout State Of Origin matches in which [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] triumphed over [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] with last-minute victories in [[1994 State of Origin series|1994]] and [[1998 State of Origin series|1998]], as well as [[Michael O'Connor (rugby)|Michael O'Connor's]] sideline conversion in driving rain for a NSW win in Game 2 of the [[1991 State of Origin series|1991 series]]. Also of note was Queensland's backs to the wall win in Game 2 of the [[1989 State of Origin series|1989]]. Despite losing [[Allan Langer]] to a broken leg, [[Mal Meninga]] with a fractured eye socket and [[Paul Vautin]] with an elbow injury in the first half, plus losing winger [[Michael Hancock (rugby league)|Michael Hancock]] to a shoulder injury in the second half, the Maroons triumphed 16–12 to wrap up the series. It was also found out after the game that Queensland's lock forward [[Bob Lindner]] had played most of the second half with a fractured ankle.<ref>{{cite book
| last = Meares
| first = Peter
| title = Legends of Australian sport: The Inside Story
| publisher = [[University of Queensland]] Press
| year = 2003
| location = Australia
| page = 140
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aMw_Zpew2OgC
| isbn =978-0-7022-3410-1}}
</ref>

The Sydney Football Stadium has been the venue of some of Australian sport's greatest matches and moments. The final of the 1993 World Youth Cup between Brazil and Ghana was also held at the SFS, Brazil winning 2–1. The 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Australia and Argentina featuring Argentine association football legend [[Diego Maradona]], finishing in a 1–1 draw with goals to [[Aurelio Vidmar]] for Australia and [[Abel Balbo]] for Argentina. Despite the grounds increase in capacity since 1993, this match retains the record sporting attendance at the SFS and many more were actually in attendance as the gates were thrown open close to kick-off as a safety measure.

It was used as the venue for the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] Women's [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|association football]] [[gold medal]] match between [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] and the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]. Norway defeated the USA 3–2 in front of 22,848 fans.<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/2000v1.pdf 2000 Summer Olympics official report.] Volume 1. p. 385.</ref>

In 2002, the naming rights were purchased by Aussie Home Loans in a 5-year + 5-year deal. Due to this, the stadium was renamed ''Aussie Stadium''. On 7 July 2007 the stadium reverted to its original Sydney Football Stadium name after Aussie Home Loans and the SCG Trust mutually elected not to extend the naming rights deal.

In 2003, the SFS hosted several matches in the [[2003 Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cup]]: ([[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] v [[Namibia national rugby union team|Namibia]]), ([[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] v [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]]), ([[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] v [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]]), ([[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] v [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]]), ([[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]] v [[Uruguay national rugby union team|Uruguay]]; this match was notable for attracting a crowd of 28,576, despite the low profiles of both teams).

In 2007 the Sydney Roosters High Performance Centre and Administrative departments set up their headquarters at the Sydney Football Stadium.<ref>{{cite web| title =SCG Trust Timeline| work =sydneycricketground.com.au| publisher =Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust| url =http://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/SCG-Trust-Timeline.html| access-date =2 September 2009| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090914021441/http://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/SCG-Trust-Timeline.html| archive-date =14 September 2009| df =dmy-all}}</ref>

The [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]]'s opening ceremony  and [[2008 Rugby League World Cup Group A|Group A]] match between [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] was played at the Stadium. The SFS also hosted one game from the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage|knockout stage]]: the second semi-final between Australia and [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fiji]].

In 2012, [[Allianz]] Insurance secured the rights to the naming of the Sydney Football Stadium; the venue is now known as ''Allianz Stadium''.<ref name="renaming">{{Cite news| url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/sydneyfc/news-display/Sydney-FCs-Home-Ground-Has-A-New-Name/45765| title=Sydney FC's Home Ground Has A New Name| work=FFA| date=29 February 2012| access-date=29 February 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031101145/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/sydneyfc/news-display/Sydney-FCs-Home-Ground-Has-A-New-Name/45765| archive-date=31 October 2013| df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2018, Allianz Stadium hosted one of three AFL pre-season mini competitions called [[AFLX]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/see-who-your-team-will-play-when-the-afls-new-concept-aflx-kicks-off-next-month/news-story/37fc75e8fc6dfcc7ac72f8d890884897|title=The full AFLX fixture revealed|work=NewsComAu|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref>

===Development===
[[File:Dragons vs Roosters, Anzac Day 2018.jpg|thumb|right|Pre-match formalities taking place prior to the Dragons vs Roosters Anzac Day clash in 2018.]]
In 2012 [[Sydney Cricket Ground Trust]] announced a master plan to redevelop Sydney Football Stadium, as well as [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] and the surrounding area, with a vision "for the SCG and Allianz Stadium is to create an exciting new concept for Sydney’s central sporting precinct - a revitalised, world-class, sports and recreation facility for NSW and Australia". The development of Sydney Football Stadium would have included a new fully covered roof and a new [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] [[facade]] mesh for the stadium which would allow the exterior to change colours to suit the home team, similar to Munich's [[Allianz Arena]]. As well, development to the surrounding area would have included a new public plaza between the Sydney Cricket Ground and Sydney Football Stadium, new transport infrastructure, new underground car parks (4,100 cars) and development of the surrounding parkland. The scheduled start date for the project would have commenced after the completion of the Sydney Cricket Ground redevelopment, in January 2014.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} In early 2015, the video screens were replaced with large High Definition screens similar to the one at the Dally Messenger Stand at the SCG.

In September 2015, the New South Wales Government announced a proposal to replace the SFS with a new 50,000 to 55,000 seat venue.<ref>{{cite news|title=New 30,000-seat Parramatta stadium among premier's $1.6b promises|url=http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/30000seat-parramatta-stadium-among-nsw-premiers-promised-upgrades-20150904-gjf2xx.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=4 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=$1 billion for Sydney stadiums|url=https://www.nsw.gov.au/news/1-billion-sydney-stadiums|publisher=New South Wales Government|date=4 September 2015|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=15 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615201905/https://www.nsw.gov.au/news/1-billion-sydney-stadiums|url-status=dead}}</ref> The proposed new stadium was cancelled in April 2016, with the SFS to be refurbished instead.

On 8 March 2019, the NSW government announced that the stadium would be demolished

===Rebuilding===
{{Main|Sydney Football Stadium (2022)}}
In 2017 the NSW Government announced that the Sydney Football Stadium along with [[Stadium Australia]] will be demolished and rebuilt at the cost of $2.3 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-23/olympic-and-sydney-football-stadiums-demolished-and-rebuilt/9182798|title=Olympic Stadium and the Sydney Football Stadium will be demolished and rebuilt|date=12 Nov 2017|website=ABC News|access-date=24 Nov 2017}}</ref> The final event at the stadium was a [[Michael Bublé]] concert on 5 October 2018. Demolition began in early 2019.
In December 2019, the NSW Government awarded the construction contract for the new [[Sydney Football Stadium (2022)|Sydney Football Stadium]] to the John Holland Group, with a planned completion date in time for the September 2022 NRL Grand Final.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sydney Football Stadium Redevelopment : John Holland|url=https://www.johnholland.com.au/our-projects/sydney-football-stadium-redevelopment/|access-date=2020-07-21|website=www.johnholland.com.au}}</ref>

==Sporting events==
{{wide image|Pre-Game Sydney FC 2-0 Melbourne Victory Round 27 14.02.2010.JPG|700px|align-cap=center|Panorama of Sydney Football Stadium from the north-west corner before an A-League game between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory, 14 Feb 2010}}

*1988: The stadium hosted the 100th rugby league test match between [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] and [[Great Britain Lions|Great Britain]]/[[England national rugby league team|England]]. 
*1993: [[Argentina national football team|Argentinian]] player [[Diego Maradona]] played here in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)|World Cup qualifier]] against [[Socceroos|Australia]], in which the match was drawn 1–1.
*1994: Rugby union provided a moment of magic thanks to [[George Gregan]]'s last second match-winning tackle on [[All Blacks|NZ's]] [[Jeff Wilson (sportsman)|Jeff Wilson]] in which [[Wallabies (rugby union)|Australia]] regained the [[Bledisloe Cup]].
*19 December 1997: representatives of clubs affiliated with the [[Australian Rugby League]] gathered at the SFS to decide whether to accept [[News Limited]]'s offer of a settlement with the breakaway '[[Super League (Australia)|Super League]]' - eventually voting in favour by 36 votes to 4.
* 27 September 1998: The SFS hosted the [[1998 NRL Grand Final|inaugural]] [[NRL Grand Final]] between the [[Brisbane Broncos]] and [[Canterbury Bulldogs]]. It was to be the last rugby league Grand Final the stadium would host, with grand finals moving to the then 110,000 seat [[Stadium Australia]] from 1999.
* 2 November 2002: The Stadium hosted both Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the [[2002 Gay Games]].
* 17 May 2006: the stadium hosted the boxing fight between [[Danny Green (boxer)|Danny Green]] and [[Anthony Mundine]].
* 5 March 2006: the inaugural [[A-League]] Grand Final was held here. [[Sydney FC]] defeated the [[Central Coast Mariners]] 1–0 in front of 41,689.
* 25 November 2006: the stadium hosted the [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations]] Final.
* 24 February 2008: the SFS hosted the [[2008 A-League Grand Final]] between [[Newcastle Jets|Newcastle]] and the Central Coast Mariners.
*2010: Qualifying Final between the [[Sydney Roosters]] and [[Wests Tigers]], where Roosters player [[Braith Anasta]] kicked a field goal off the scrum to send the game to golden point, then Roosters player [[Shaun Kenny-Dowall]] intercepted a ball and scored in extra time.
* 29 February 2012: Insurer [[Allianz]] announces a multi-year partnership with the SCG Trust to see the stadium officially renamed Allianz Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.allianz.com.au/media/news/2012/sydney-football-stadium-renamed-allianz-stadium| title=SFS re-names Allianz Stadium| date=29 February 2012| access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref>
*21 April 2013: [[2013 A-League Grand Final]] between Central Coast Mariners and [[Western Sydney Wanderers]].
*26 August 2017: [[2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2017 NCAA DI FBS American college football season]] opening match, between the [[Rice Owls football|Owls]] of [[Rice University]] and the [[Stanford Cardinal football|Cardinal]] of [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Rice Owls and Stanford Cardinal Will Battle in Sydney Australia to open 2017 Season|url=https://www.beinsports.com/us/college-sports/news/the-rice-owls-and-stanford-cardinal-will-batt/438494|access-date=2020-11-14|website=beIN SPORTS USA|language=en-us}}</ref>
*7 May 2017: [[2017 A-League Grand Final]] between [[Sydney FC]] and [[Melbourne Victory]].
* 4 November 2017: [[RLWC 2017]] pool stage match between [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Lebanon national rugby league team|Lebanon]]
* 11 November 2017: [[RLWC 2017]] pool stage match between [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] and Lebanon
* 21 November 2017: [[2017 FFA Cup Final]] between [[Sydney FC]] and [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] where Sydney were winners 2–1. Attendance 13,452.
* 17 February 2018: [[2018 AFLX competition]] consisting of 6 teams ([[Greater Western Sydney Giants|Greater Western Sydney]], [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]], [[Brisbane Lions]], [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]], [[Western Bulldogs]] and [[Gold Coast Football Club|Gold Coast]])
* 22 September 2018: The last sporting event at the Sydney Football Stadium prior to demolition, an [[National Rugby League|NRL]] preliminary final between the [[Sydney Roosters]] and the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]], took place with the Roosters running out 12–4 winners in front of a stadium record crowd of 44,380.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/allianz-stadium/whats-on/news/the-final-countdown/|title=The final countdown|website=www.scgt.nsw.gov.au|language=en-au|access-date=2018-09-18|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918091350/https://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/allianz-stadium/whats-on/news/the-final-countdown/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Concerts==
*26 & 27 November 1993: [[U2]] performed during their [[Zoo TV Tour]]. The show on the 27th was recorded and released as the concert film, ''[[Zoo TV: Live from Sydney]]''.
*27 February 1998: [[U2]] - [[Popmart Tour]].
*9 & 10 March 2000: [[Barbra Streisand]] - [[Timeless (Barbra Streisand)|Timeless Tour]].
* 7 July 2007: Australian concert of [[Live Earth]].
* 22 November 2009: [[Pearl Jam]] concert, as listed on their page for the [[Backspacer Tour]].
* 26 February 2010: [[George Michael]] performed his first concert in Sydney since 1988.
* 17 18 & 19 December 2010: [[Bon Jovi]] - [[The Circle Tour]].
*2 & 4 December 2011: [[Eminem]] - [[The Recovery Tour|Recovery Tour]].
*8 December 2011: Band [[Foo Fighters]] - [[Wasting Light World Tour]].
*17 & 18 November 2012: [[Coldplay]] - [[Mylo Xyloto Tour]].
*4 December 2013: [[Taylor Swift]] - [[Red Tour]]<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Taylor-Swift-Is-First-Female-Artist-In-History-to-Sell-Out-Sydneys-Allianz-Stadium-20131205| title=Taylor Swift Is First Female Artist In History to Sell Out Sydney's Allianz Stadium| date=5 December 2013| access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref>
*7 & 8 February 2015: [[One Direction]] - [[On The Road Again Tour]].
*9 December 2015: [[Ed Sheeran]] - [[X Tour (Ed Sheeran)|X Tour]] 
*13 & 14 December 2016: [[Coldplay]] - [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]].
*2 December 2017: [[Sia]] - [[Nostalgic for the Present Tour]].
*5 October 2018: [[Michael Bublé]] concert, final event before the stadium closed.

==Other events==
* 2005: the [[Edinburgh Military Tattoo]] - A Salute to Australia.
* February 2007: the stadium was recently under renovation, during which the capacity was expanded to 45,500, and a second video screen was added. Renovations were completed.
*March 2015: The two video screens were replaced with much larger screens. {{Citation needed|date=February 2017}}

==Attendance records==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Record !! Attendance !! Date !! Result !! Event
|-
| [[Rugby league]] || align=center|44,380 || 22 September 2018 || {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]] def. {{leagueicon|South Sydney|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]] 12–4 ||[[2018 NRL Finals Series]]
|-
| [[Rugby union]] || align=center|44,085 || 23 June 2018 || {{ru|IRE}} def. {{ru|AUS}} 20–16 || [[Lansdowne Cup]]
|-
| [[Association football|Soccer]] || align=center|43,967 || 31 October 1993 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–1 {{fb|ARG}} || [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] [[FIFA World Cup]] [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL–OFC play-off)|qualifier]]
|-
| align="center" colspan="5" |''As of 23 September 2018''<ref>{{cite web|title=Allianz Stadium Record Crowds|url=http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/venues/record-crowds/|publisher=scgt.nsw.gov.au|access-date=15 April 2013|archive-date=6 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406015738/http://www.scgt.nsw.gov.au/venues/record-crowds/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

==Grand finals==
From its opening in 1988, until 1998, the Sydney Football Stadium was the venue for the [[NSWRL]]/[[Australian Rugby League|ARL]]/[[National Rugby League|NRL]] grand final, and has also hosted three [[A-League]] grand finals.

===Rugby league===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Date !! Result !! Attendance
|-
|[[1988 NSWRL season#Grand final|1988]] || 11 September || {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] def. {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} [[Balmain Tigers]] 24–12 || 40,000
|-
|[[1989 NSWRL season#Grand Final|1989]] || 24 September || {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} [[Canberra Raiders]] def. {{leagueicon|Balmain|16}} Balmain Tigers 19–14 (ET) || 40,500
|-
|[[1990 NSWRL season#Grand final|1990]] || 23 September || {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders def. {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} [[Penrith Panthers]] 18–14 || 41,535
|-
|[[1991 NSWRL season#Grand final|1991]] || 21 September || {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Penrith Panthers def. {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders 19–12 || 41,815
|-
|[[1992 NSWRL season#Grand final|1992]] || 27 September || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] def. {{leagueicon|St George|16}} [[St George Dragons]] 28–8 || 41,560
|-
|[[1993 NSWRL season#Grand Final|1993]] || 26 September || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos def. {{leagueicon|St George|16}} St George Dragons 14–6 || 42,329
|-
|[[1994 NSWRL season#Grand Final|1994]] || 25 September || {{leagueicon|Canberra|16}} Canberra Raiders def. {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 36–12 || 42,234
|-
|[[1995 ARL Grand Final|1995]] || 24 September || {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} [[Sydney Bulldogs]] def. {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] 17–4 || 41,127
|-
|[[1996 ARL Grand Final|1996]] || 29 September || {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles def. {{leagueicon|St George|16}} St George Dragons 20–8 || 40,985
|-
|[[1997 ARL Grand Final|1997]] || 28 September || {{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16}} [[Newcastle Knights]] def. {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–16 || 42,482
|-
|[[1998 NRL Grand Final|1998]] || 27 September || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Brisbane Broncos def. {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] 38–12 || 40,857
|}
<small>* [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] and [[Canberra Raiders]] hold the record for the most grand Final appearances at the stadium with four each. The Bulldogs appeared as Canterbury-Bankstown in 1988 and 1994, as the Sydney Bulldogs in 1995 and as the Canterbury Bulldogs in 1998<br />* Canberra and the [[Brisbane Broncos]] hold the record for most grand final wins at the stadium with three each.<br />* Brisbane and the [[Newcastle Knights]] are the only teams to win each of their grand finals played at the stadium.<br />* [[St George Dragons|St George]] and [[Balmain Tigers|Balmain]] are the only clubs who failed to win in any of their grand Final appearances at the stadium.<br />* Canterbury-Bankstown appeared in the first and last grand finals at the SFS.<br />* Brisbane's 26 point win over Canterbury-Bankstown in 1998 is the biggest grand final winning margin at the SFS. Canberra's 4 point win over Penrith in 1990 is the smallest winning margin.</small>

===A-League===
Since the [[A-League]]'s first season in 2006, the Sydney Football Stadium has hosted the A-League grand final on four occasions, including the inaugural grand final between [[Sydney FC]] and the [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Date !! Result !! Attendance
|-
|[[2006 A-League Grand Final|2006]] || 5 March || '''[[Sydney FC]]''' 1–0 [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] || 41,689
|-
|[[2008 A-League Grand Final|2008]] || 24 February || Central Coast Mariners 0–1 '''[[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]''' || 36,354
|-
|[[2013 A-League Grand Final|2013]] || 21 April || [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] 0–2 '''Central Coast Mariners''' || 42,102
|-
|[[2017 A-League Grand Final|2017]] || 7 May || '''Sydney FC''' 1–1 (4–2) [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] || 41,546
|}

==Rugby league test matches==
The Football Stadium has hosted twelve [[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] internationals and one involving the Australian [[Super League (Australia)|Super League]]. The results were as follows;<ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/sydney-football-stadium/results.html SFS results @ Rugby League Project]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Date 
!"Home"!! "Away" !! Result !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 11 June 1988 
| rowspan="14" |{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia|| rowspan="2" | {{rl|GBR}} || 17–6 || 24,480 || [[1988 Great Britain Lions tour|1988]] [[The Ashes (rugby league)|Ashes series]] – 1st Test <br /> 100th test match between Australia and Great Britain / [[England national rugby league team|England]]
|-
| 9 July 1988  || 12–26 || 15,944 || 1988 Ashes series – 3rd Test <br /> [[1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985–1988]] [[Rugby League World Cup]] group stage
|-
| 27 July 1988 || {{flagicon|  }} Rest of the World || 22-10 || 15,301 || [[Australian Bicentenary|1988 Bicentenary]]
|-
| 24 July 1991 || {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 44–0 || 34,911 || [[1991 Trans-Tasman Test series|1991]] [[Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league|Trans-Tasman Test series]] – 2nd Test
|-
| 12 June 1992 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain || 22–6 || 40,141 || [[1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australasia|1992]] [[The Ashes (rugby league)|Ashes series]] – 1st Test
|-
| 7 July 1995 || {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 20–10 || 27,568 || [[1995 Trans-Tasman Test series|1995]] [[Australia vs New Zealand in rugby league|Trans-Tasman Test series]] – 2nd Test
|-
| 25 April 1997* || {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 34–22 || 23,829 || [[1997 Anzac Test|1997]] [[Anzac Test]]
|-
| 12 July 2002 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain || 64–10 || 31,844 || 
|-
| 25 July 2003 || {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 48–6 || 30,605 || 
|-
| 4 November 2006 || {{flagicon|GBR}} Great Britain || 12–23 || 24,953 || [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006]] [[Rugby League Tri-Nations]]
|-
| 25 November 2006 || rowspan=2| {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 16–12 || 27,325 || [[2006 Rugby League Tri-Nations|2006]] [[Rugby League Tri-Nations]] Final
|-
| 26 October 2008 || 30–6 || 34,157 || [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]] [[Rugby League World Cup]] [[2008 Rugby League World Cup Group A|Group A]]
|-
| 16 November 2008 || {{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji || 52–0 || 15,855 || [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]] [[Rugby League World Cup]] [[2008 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage|Semi-final]]
|-
| 2 May 2014 || {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 30–18 || 25,459 || [[2014 Anzac Test|2014]] [[Anzac Test]]
|-
|4 November 2017 || |{{flagicon|ENG}} England || {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon || 29–10 || 10,237 || [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]] Group A Match
|-
|11 November 2017 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Australia || {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon || 34–0 || 21,127 || [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]] Group A Match
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> 1997 Anzac Test match played against the Australian Super League team. The [[Australian Rugby League]] and [[Australian Rugby League Commission]] do not count this as an official test, though it is counted by the [[New Zealand Rugby League]] and the [[Rugby League International Federation]].

==Rugby union test matches==
Since its opening in 1988, the Football Stadium has hosted twenty seven [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] rugby union internationals. The results were as follows;
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Opponents !! Result !! Attendance
|-
| 1 July 1989 || rowspan=2|[[British and Irish Lions]] || 30–12 || 39,433
|-
| 15 July 1989 || 18–19 || 39,401
|-
| 9 June 1990 || rowspan=2| {{ru|FRA}} || 21–9 || 34,572
|-
| 30 July 1990 || 19–28 || 34,776
|-
| 27 July 1991 || {{ru|ENG}} || 40–15 || 39,681
|-
| 10 August 1991 || {{ru|NZL}} || 21–12 || 41,565
|-
| 13 June 1992 || {{ru|SCO}} || 27–12 || 35,535
|-
| 4 July 1992 || rowspan=2| {{ru|NZL}} || 16–15 || 39,870
|-
| 25 July 1992 || 23–26 || 40,438
|-
| 31 July 1993 || rowspan=2| {{Ru|RSA|1928}} || 20–28 || 41,190
|-
| 21 August 1993 || 19–12 || 41,877
|-
| 11 June 1994 || {{Ru|IRE}} || 32–18 || 37,239
|-
| 6 August 1994 || {{ru|SAM}} || 73–3 || 30,167
|-
| 17 August 1994 || {{ru|NZL}} || 20–16 || 41,917
|-
| 6 May 1995 || {{ru|ARG}} || 30–13 || 27,829
|-
| 29 July 1995 || {{ru|NZL}} || 23–34 || 39,327
|-
| 22 June 1996 || {{ru|WAL}} || 42–3 || 35,784
|-
| 13 July 1996 || {{ru|RSA}} || 21–16 || 41,850
|-
| 21 June 1997 || {{ru|FRA}} || 29–15 || 31,572
|-
| 12 July 1997 || {{ru|ENG}} || 25–6 || 40,132
|-
| 13 June 1998 || {{ru|SCO}} || 45–3 || 36,263
|-
| 29 August 1998 || {{ru|NZL}} || 19–14 || 40,501
|-
| 23 June 2012 || {{ru|WAL}} || 20–19 || 42,889
|-
| 21 June 2014 || {{ru|FRA}} || 39–13 || 43,188
|-
| 25 June 2016 || {{ru|ENG}} || 40–44 || 44,063
|-
|17 June 2017
|{{ru|SCO}}
|19–24
|30,721
|-
|23 June 2018
|{{Ru|IRE}}
|16–20
|44,085
|}

===Rugby World Cup===
The SFS also hosted five [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] matches but none of them involved Australia. The results were as follows;

{|class="wikitable"
! Date
! Competition
!colspan=2| Home team
!colspan=2| Away team
! Attendance
|-
|19 October 2003 || [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool A || {{ru|IRE}} || 64 || {{ru|NAM}} || 7 || 35,382
|-
|22 October 2003 || [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool A || {{ru|ARG}} || 50 || {{ru|ROM}} || 3 || 33,673
|-
|24 October 2003 || [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool C || {{ru|RSA}} || 46 || {{Ru|GEO|1990}} || 19 || 34,308
|-
|28 October 2003 || [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool C || {{Ru|GEO|1990}} || 12 || {{Ru|URU}} || 24 || 28,576
|-
|1 November 2003 || [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool B || {{Ru|SCO}} || 22 || {{Ru|FIJ}} || 20 || 37,137
|}

==International soccer==
List of international soccer matches played at the Sydney Football Stadium since 1988 (<small>''Senior men's games only''</small>). The [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC–CONMEBOL play-off)|1993]] [[FIFA World Cup]] [[FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification]] game between the [[Socceroos|Australia]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] (a team captained by legendary player [[Diego Maradona]] who was making his return to the side), attracted an over-capacity crowd of 43,967 (at the time, capacity stood at 42,500). This would remain the record attendance at the Football Stadium until 2018.
{| class="wikitable"
! Test# !! Date !! Result !! Attendance
|-
|1 || 14 July 1988 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 4–1 {{fb|ARG}} || 18,985
|-
|2 || 17 July 1988 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–2 {{fb|BRA}} || 28,161
|-
|3 || 12 March 1989 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 4–1 {{fb|NZL}} || 13,621
|-
|4 || 16 April 1989 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–1 {{fb|ISR}} || 40,320
|-
|5 || 1 June 1991 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–1 {{fb|ENG}} || 35,743
|-
|6 || 26 January 1992 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–0 {{fb|SWE}} || 13,456
|-
|7 || 12 July 1992 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–0 {{fb|CRO}} || 12,735
|-
|8 || 15 August 1993 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 2–1 {{fb|CAN}} || 25,982
|-
|9 || 31 October 1993 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–1 {{fb|ARG}} || 43,967
|-
|10 || 12 June 1994 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–0 {{fb|RSA}} || 17,769
|-
|11 || 11 February 1995 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–1 {{fb|COL}} || 15,000
|-
|12 || 15 February 1995 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 2–1 {{fb|JPN}} || 4,541
|-
|13 || 18 June 1995 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–0 {{fb|GHA}} || 18,446
|-
|14 || 28 February 1996 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–0 {{fb|SWE}} || 13,905
|-
|15 || 25 January 1997 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–0 {{fb|NOR}} || 17,429
|-
|16 || 11 February 1998 || {{fb-rt|AUS}}  1–0 {{fb|ROK}} || 9,823
|-
|17 || 9 June 2000 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–0 {{fb|PAR}} || 10,000
|-
|18 || 21 May 2004 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–3 {{fb|TUR}} || 28,326
|-
|19 || 12 October 2004 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 6–1 {{fb|SOL}} || 19,208
|-
|20 || 16 August 2006 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 2–0 {{fb|KUW}} || 32,622
|-
|21 || 11 October 2006 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 2–0 {{fb|BHR}} || 36,606
|-
|22 || 23 May 2008 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–0 {{fb|GHA}} || 29,914
|-
|23 || 10 October 2009 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 0–0 {{fb|NED}} || 40,537
|-
|24 || 9 October 2010 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–0 {{fb|PAR}} || 25,210
|-
|25 || 19 November 2013 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 1–0 {{fb|CRI}} || 20,165
|-
|26 || 29 March 2016 || {{fb-rt|AUS}} 5–1 {{fb|JOR}} || 24,975
|}

===2000 Olympic Games===
The Football Stadium hosted five games of the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] [[Olympic Games]] [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Men's Football tournament]] including a quarter final, a semi-final and the bronze medal match. It also hosted five matches of the [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's Football tournament]] including a Semi-final and the bronze and gold medal matches.

====Men's tournament====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="90%"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Australia|AEST]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|16 September 2000 || 20:00 || {{fbu|23|Australia}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–3 || {{fbu|23|Nigeria}} || Group A || style="text-align:center;"| 38,080
|-
|19 September 2000 || 20:00 || {{fbu|23|Australia}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–2 || {{fbu|23|Honduras}} || Group A || style="text-align:center;"| 37,788
|-
|23 September 2000 || 20:00 || {{fbu|21|Italy}} || style="text-align:center;"|0–1 || {{fbu|23|Spain}} || Quarter-final 3 || style="text-align:center;"| 38,134
|-
|26 September 2000 || 20:00 || {{fbu|23|Spain}} || style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{fbu|23|United States}} || Semi-final 1 || style="text-align:center;"| 39,800
|-
|29 September 2000 || 20:00 || {{fbu|23|United States}} || style="text-align:center;"|0–2 || {{fbu|23|Chile}} || Bronze medal match || style="text-align:center;"| 26,381
|}

====Women's tournament====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="90%"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Time in Australia|AEST]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|16 September 2000 || 17:00 || {{fbw|AUS}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–1 || {{fbw|SWE}} || Group E || style="text-align:center;"| 33,600
|-
|19 September 2000 || 17:00 || {{fbw|AUS}} || style="text-align:center;"|1–2 || {{fbw|BRA}} || Group E || style="text-align:center;"| 29,400
|-
|24 September 2000 || 17:30 || {{fbw|GER}} || style="text-align:center;"|0–1 || {{fbw|NOR}} || Semi-final 1 || style="text-align:center;"| 16,710
|-
|28 September 2000 || 17:00 || {{fbw|GER}} || style="text-align:center;"|2–0 || {{fbw|BRA}} || Bronze Medal match || style="text-align:center;"| 11,200
|-
|28 September 2000 || 20:00 || {{fbw|NOR}} || style="text-align:center;"|3–2 ([[Overtime (sports)|a.e.t.]]) || {{fbw|USA}} || Gold Medal match || style="text-align:center;"| 22,848
|}

==See also==
*[[Stadium Australia]], another multi purpose stadium in Sydney

==State of Origin==
From 1988 to 1998, the Sydney Football Stadium was the home of the [[New South Wales rugby league team]] in the [[State of Origin series]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Game# !! Date !! Result !! Attendance !! Year
|-
|1 || 17 May 1988 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 26–18 || 26,441 || rowspan=2|[[1988 State of Origin series|1988]]
|-
|2 || 21 June 1988 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 38–22 || 16,910
|-
|3 || 14 June 1989 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 16–12 || 40,000 || [[1989 State of Origin series|1989]]
|-
|4 || 9 May 1990 || {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] def. {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] 8–0 || 41,235 || [[1990 State of Origin series|1990]]
|-
|5 || 9 May 1991 || {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] def. {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] 14–12 || 41,520 || [[1991 State of Origin series|1991]]
|-
|6 || 6 May 1992 || {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] def. {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] 14–6 || 40,039 || rowspan=2|[[1992 State of Origin series|1992]]
|-
|7 || 3 June 1992 || {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] def. {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] 16–4 || 41,878
|-
|8 || 17 May 1993 || {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] def. {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] 16–12 || 41,895 || [[1993 State of Origin series|1993]]
|-
|9 || 23 May 1994 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 16–12 || 41,859 || [[1994 State of Origin series|1994]]
|-
|10 || 15 May 1995 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 2–0 || 39,841 || [[1995 State of Origin series|1995]]
|-
|11 || 3 June 1996 || {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] def. {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] 18–6 || 41,955 || [[1996 State of Origin series|1996]]
|-
|12 || 23 May 1997 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 18–12 || 33,241 || [[1997 State of Origin series|1997]]
|-
|13 || 22 May 1998 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 24–23 || 36,070 || rowspan=2|[[1998 State of Origin series|1998]]
|-
|14 || 19 June 1998 || {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} [[Queensland Maroons|Queensland]] def. {{leagueicon|NSW|16}} [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] 19–4 || 39,952
|}

==Statues==
* [[Trevor Allan (rugby)|Trevor Allan]] (rugby union and rugby league)
* [[Ken Catchpole]] (rugby union)
* [[Reg Gasnier]] (rugby league)
* [[Dally Messenger]] (rugby league)
* [[Johnny Warren]] (soccer)
* [[Betty Cuthbert]] (sprint)
* [[Marlene Mathews]] (sprint)

==Transport==
Sydney Football Stadium could be accessed by car, public transport and by walking.  The nearest railway station was [[Central railway station, Sydney|Central station]], three kilometres away. On event days, express shuttle buses ran every five minutes from [[Chalmers Street]] at Central station to Moore Park. The buses utilised a bus road off [[Anzac Parade, Sydney|Anzac Parade]] to improve travel times. In 2015, the [[Albert Cotter Bridge]] opened across Anzac Parade opened to improve the pedestrian links between the stadium and Central station and [[Surry Hills]].<ref>[http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/sydney-south/pathway-over-anzac-parade/anzac-parade-comm-update-mar2014.pdf Shared path bridge over Anzac Parade at Moore Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320023943/http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/documents/projects/sydney-south/pathway-over-anzac-parade/anzac-parade-comm-update-mar2014.pdf |date=20 March 2015 }} Road & Maritime Services</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/old-sfs Old Sydney Football Stadium] at Austadiums.com

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