Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre

Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
State Hockey Centre
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LocationSydney Olympic Park, New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Coordinates33°51′18″S 151°4′5″E / 33.85500°S 151.06806°E / -33.85500; 151.06806
OwnerStates Sport Centre Trust
Capacity8,000
SurfaceSynthetic
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 1996
OpenedMarch 1998
Construction costA$ 15.5m
ArchitectAncher Mortlock Wooley
Tenants
Hockey NSW
New South Wales Waratahs (AHL) (1998-present)
New South Wales Arrows (AHL) (1998-present)

The Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre, also known as the State Hockey Centre of New South Wales is a multi-use stadium in Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1998 to host the field hockey events at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Its current capacity is 8,000 people, with seating capacity for 4,000. For the Olympic Games capacity was boosted to 15,000 through the use of temporary stands.