This Is What Moore Park's New $729 Million Allianz Stadium Will Look Like in 2022

Earlier this year, the NSW Government announced that it would be knocking down Moore Park's Allianz Stadium (AKA Sydney Football Stadium) and rebuilding it for the tidy sum of $729 million. While whether or not this close-to-a-billion-dollar exercise is exactly necessary is still up for debate, plans are speeding ahead.

Construction on the predominantly rugby and soccer stadium — which closed last week — is expected to begin later this year, and the government has just released the first designs for the new state-of-the-art sporting facility.

The new stadium, designed by Cox Architects, will have a roof that can reflect noise back into the stadium and be lit up with the home team's colours and a bronze façade inspired by Sydney's sandstone geology. Any further design specifics have been kept pretty quiet, but News Corp is reporting that it'll be Australia's most 'female-friendly' stadium with bigger and better change room facilities and bathrooms. A reflection, perhaps, on the growing popularity of NRLW and AFLW.

Allianz Stadium, and the adjacent Sydney Cricket Ground, will be serviced by the new CBD and South East Light Rail, which is — at this stage — expected to be completed by mid-2020.

On the other side of the city, Sydney Olympic Park's ANZ Stadium will all also be getting an expensive facelift. The 75,000-seater stadium — which hosts everything from the rugby league games to Taylor Swift concerts — is undergoing a $810 million renovation which is slated to start in late 2019 and be completed by mid-2021.

Sydney Football Stadium is slated for completion in 2022.