CommBank Stadium News

Around 20,000 fans are expected for tonight’s Matildas v Brazil international football friendly at the newly-named CommBank Stadium, marking a significant milestone as Covid restrictions ease.

Parramatta’s Bankwest Stadium will have a new name from October, with the commercial naming rights partner for the venue to transition from Bankwest to the Commonwealth Bank.

The A-League fixture has been announced for the upcoming 2020/21 season, with Bankwest Stadium to host the opener on December 27 in a double-header with the W-League.

The NSW Government has announced it’ll merge Venues NSW and the Sydney Cricket & Sports Ground Trust to create a single organisation to manage all NSW stadiums.

A delayed end to the 2020 NRL season could see the Grand Final moved from the SCG due to cricket commitments, while the ANZ Stadium redevelopment could be postponed.

Safe standing will be used in an Australian stadium for the first time on July 20, when Western Sydney Wanderers host Leeds United at Bankwest Stadium in a pre-season friendly.

Bankwest Stadium hosted its first sports event on Easter Monday, with just shy of 30,000 fans in attendance to see a dominant Parramatta Eels victory christen their new home in style.

A day after playing their last ever game at Spotless Stadium, the Western Sydney Wanderers have announced a long-term agreement to play at the almost-complete Bankwest Stadium.

Bankwest Stadium is now 92% complete and the 30,000-capacity stadium will host its first event in under 80 days.

The new Western Sydney Stadium will officially be known as Bankwest Stadium following the announcement of a seven-year naming-rights deal.

The Parramatta Eels have threatened to play their 2019 NRL home games away from the new $300 million Western Sydney Stadium with an agreement yet to be reached.

The new Western Sydney Stadium is now 70% completed with the $300 million stadium reaching the final stages of construction.

Check out the latest progress from Western Sydney Stadium, Flemington Racecourse, North Queensland Stadium and Rod Laver Arena as at May 2018.

The NSW Government has unveiled the winning design for the new 30,000-seat stadium in Western Sydney to replace Parramatta Stadium.