Cumberland Oval
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| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′29″S 150°59′59″E / 33.80806°S 150.99972°ECoordinates: 33°48′29″S 150°59′59″E / 33.80806°S 150.99972°E |
| Owner | NSW Government |
| Operator | Pirtek Stadium Trust |
| Executive suites | 17 |
| Capacity | 24,000 (Venue capacity) 20,741 (Seating capacity) |
| Record attendance | 27,918 - Australia vs France, 6 July 1994 (rugby league) |
| Field size | 140 x 80 metres |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 1985 |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Demolished | 2017 |
| Architect | Civil & Civic |
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Parramatta Eels (NRL) (1986–2016) Sydney Wave (ABL) (1991–1992) Sydney Storm (ABL) (1993–1996) Sydney Tigers (ARL) (1995–1996) Parramatta Power (NSL) (1999–2004) Western Sydney Wanderers (A-League) (2012–2016) Greater Sydney Rams (NRC) (2014–2015) |
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Parramatta Stadium (known as Pirtek Stadium for sponsorship purposes) was a sports stadium in Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 23 kilometres west of Sydney's central business district. The stadium was the home ground of several western Sydney-based sports teams, at the time of closure the most notable were the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League and the Western Sydney Wanderers of the A-League.
Cumberland Oval was the local name for the cricket, motor sports & rugby venue that had existed prior to Parramatta Stadium being built, with the area having been used for recreational activities since 1788, the founding year of the British colony in New South Wales.
The stadium also hosted numerous other sporting and cultural events since its opening in 1986. Michael Jackson performed there during his Bad World Tour on 20–21 November 1987, and Paul McCartney concluded the Australian leg of The New World Tour with two shows there on 22–23 March 1993.
In 2015 the NSW Government announced that the stadium would be demolished & replaced, and to that end, Parramatta Stadium was demolished in February 2017, with the new Western Sydney Stadium being built in the same location.
Cumberland Oval was the main sporting venue for the Parramatta District from the mid 19th Century until 1982. It was initially a venue for horse-racing, cricket and athletics then for rugby union from 1879 and rugby league from 1909. Motorsports racing started in 1930 with motorcycles, then speedcars in 1936. Among the famous names who used the oval in their respective sports were English cricketer W. G. Grace, and Australia's triple Formula One World Champion Jack Brabham who raced in midget cars at the Cumberland Speedway in the 1940s.
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