Allianz Stadium
Sydney (Moore Park), New South Wales, Australia
Allianz Stadium, Sydney (Moore Park), Australia — opened 1988, 79 rugby league games hosted, home of Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs.
Sourcing caveat: Since the 2022 rebuild, neither an NRL Grand Final nor a State of Origin match has been played at the new stadium — both remain fixed at Accor Stadium, Sydney. The exact date of the new stadium's first NRL fixture was not identified in sources found.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1988 (The current stadium building opened 28 August 2022 on the same Moore Park site, replacing the 1988 stadium that was demolished in 2019 — 1988 is used here as the ground's continuous opening year, per the site's convention of dating a venue to when the site first began hosting matches under its modern footprint.) |
| Home club | Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 79 |
| Top recorded crowd | 41,906 (44,380 (old stadium, Sydney Roosters v South Sydney Rabbitohs, 2018 NRL Finals Series, 22 September 2018)) |
| Capacity | 42,500 (current, 2022 stadium) |
| Grand Finals hosted | 1 |
| Years used | 2022–2026 |
| Location | Sydney (Moore Park), New South Wales |
Name history
- Sydney Football Stadium — 1988–2002
- Aussie Stadium — 2002–2007 (concurrent sponsorship name)
- Sydney Football Stadium — 2007–2012 (reverted)
- Allianz Stadium — 2012–2019 (old stadium, until demolition — corrected 30 Aug 2026: two independent sources, Austadiums and The Stadium Guide, date the naming-rights deal to 2012, not 2018 as previously shown)
- Sydney Football Stadium — 2022–present (new stadium's official name)
- Allianz Stadium — 2022–present (current sponsorship name in everyday use)
Rugby league history
Built on the site of the old Sydney Sports Ground and opened in 1988, the stadium became the Sydney Roosters' home after their move from the Sports Ground, and has also hosted South Sydney's home games. The original stadium was demolished between March and December 2019 amid political controversy over the rebuild's cost, and a new stadium was constructed on the same footprint, opening on 28 August 2022 at a total project cost of around $828 million. Beyond the Roosters and Rabbitohs, it is also the home ground of Super Rugby's NSW Waratahs and A-League club Sydney FC. The original stadium hosted the NSWRL/ARL/NRL Grand Final every year from 1988 to 1998, and was also NSW's home venue for State of Origin matches across the same period, before both fixtures moved elsewhere. Its record rugby league crowd, 44,380, came in a 2018 NRL Finals Series clash between the Roosters and Rabbitohs — the venue's last major finals match before demolition.
Rugby union (Waratahs, Wallabies Tests) and A-League football (Sydney FC) are both regular tenants alongside the two NRL clubs.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- NSWRL/ARL/NRL Grand Final, hosted annually 1988–1998 at the original stadium
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Notable games played here
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Sep 2024 | 2024 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Cronulla-Sutherland 26-18 North Queensland Cowboys |
| 21 Sep 2024 | 2024 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Sydney Roosters 40-16 Manly-Warringah |
| 11 Sep 2022 | 2022 NRL Finals — Elimination Final | South Sydney Rabbitohs 30-14 Sydney Roosters |
| 17 Sep 2022 | 2022 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | South Sydney Rabbitohs 38-12 Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 8 Sep 2018 | 2018 NRL Finals — Qualifying Final | Sydney Roosters 21-12 Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 14 Sep 2018 | 2018 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Cronulla-Sutherland 21-20 Penrith Panthers |
| 22 Sep 2018 | 2018 NRL Finals — Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters 12-4 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 8 Sep 2017 | 2017 NRL Finals — Qualifying Final | Sydney Roosters 24-22 Brisbane Broncos |
| 9 Sep 2017 | 2017 NRL Finals — Elimination Final | Manly-Warringah 10-22 Penrith Panthers |
| 10 Sep 2017 | 2017 NRL Finals — Elimination Final | Cronulla-Sutherland 14-15 North Queensland Cowboys |
| 23 Sep 2017 | 2017 NRL Finals — Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters 16-29 North Queensland Cowboys |
| 11 Sep 2016 | 2016 NRL Finals — Elimination Final | Penrith Panthers 28-12 Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 23 Sep 2016 | 2016 NRL Finals — Preliminary Final | Cronulla-Sutherland 32-20 North Queensland Cowboys |
| 11 Sep 2015 | 2015 NRL Finals — Qualifying Final | Sydney Roosters 18-20 Melbourne Storm |
| 13 Sep 2015 | 2015 NRL Finals — Elimination Final | Cronulla-Sutherland 28-12 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 18 Sep 2015 | 2015 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Sydney Roosters 38-12 Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 13 Sep 2014 | 2014 NRL Finals — Qualifying Final | Sydney Roosters 18-19 Penrith Panthers |
| 12 Sep 2014 | 2014 NRL Finals — Qualifying Final | Manly-Warringah 24-40 South Sydney Rabbitohs |
| 19 Sep 2014 | 2014 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Sydney Roosters 31-30 North Queensland Cowboys |
| 20 Sep 2014 | 2014 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Manly-Warringah 17-18 Canterbury-Bankstown |
| 14 Sep 2013 | 2013 NRL Finals — Qualifying Final | Sydney Roosters 4-0 Manly-Warringah |
| 14 Sep 2013 | 2013 NRL Finals — Elimination Final | Cronulla-Sutherland 20-18 North Queensland Cowboys |
| 20 Sep 2013 | 2013 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Manly-Warringah 24-18 Cronulla-Sutherland |
| 28 Sep 2013 | 2013 NRL Finals — Preliminary Final | Sydney Roosters 40-14 Newcastle Knights |
| 14 Sep 2012 | 2012 NRL Finals — Semi-Final | Manly-Warringah 22-12 North Queensland Cowboys |
Only matches we have full, sourced records for are listed here — other historic games mentioned above may not have a dedicated match page built yet (World Cup coverage in particular is still expanding tournament by tournament).
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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