State Sports Centre

Coordinates: 33°51′12″S 151°4′10″E / 33.85333°S 151.06944°E

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State Sports Centre
Construction


Location	Olympic Boulevard, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Map)
Coordinates	33°51′12″S 151°4′10″E / 33.85333°S 151.06944°E / -33.85333; 151.06944
Capacity	3,854 (expandable up to 5,006)
Broke ground	1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Opened	November 1984; 40 years ago (1984-11)
Architect	Colin Still
Tenants
Sydney Supersonics (NBL) (1986–1987) West Sydney Westars (NBL) (1986–1987) Sydney Kings (NBL) (1988–1989, 2012, 2016) West Sydney Razorbacks/Sydney Spirit (NBL) (2000–2009) Sydney Sandpipers (CBT) (1997–2003) New South Wales Swifts (ANZ) (2008–2016) (NNL) (2017–19) Giants Netball (NNL) (2017–19)
Website
Official website

The State Sports Centre (known commercially as the Quaycentre)^[1] is a multi-use indoor arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and was opened in November 1984. With a total of 3,854 fixed and retractable seats the main arena is a focal point of the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. An additional 1,152 portable seats can be accommodated on the floor level to bring seated capacity to 5,006.^[2]

History

Basketball and netball

In 1986, Centre became home to Sydney's then two National Basketball League (NBL) teams, the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars. When they merged before the 1988 NBL season to form the Sydney Kings, the new team remained at the centre and would stay for two years before moving to the 12,000 seat Sydney Entertainment Centre (SEC) in 1990.

The Centre then hosted local basketball until the formation of a new NBL team in 1998 called the West Sydney Razorbacks (later renamed the Sydney Spirit). The new club called the Centre home from 1998 until the club folded in 2009.

The Sydney Sandpipers netball team called the venue home from 1997–2003 until they folded, and since 2008 it has been the home venue for the New South Wales Swifts netball team. Between 2017 and 2019, it was home to the Suncorp Super Netball team Giants Netball.

Due to a schedule conflict at the SEC, the Sydney Kings returned to the State Sports Centre for a game against defending NBL champions the New Zealand Breakers in Round 10 of the 2012–13 NBL season. The Kings defeated the Breakers 75–62 in front of 4,178 fans.

The centre was one of two venues for the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup and the venue for the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup.^[3]^[4]

Futsal

The centre hosted finals games in the Australian futsal league, with crowds higher than would have been appropriate for the usual Sydney venue of the Fairfield Leisure Centre.

2000 Olympic Games

The State Sports Centre was one of the venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics, held in Sydney. It hosted the table tennis and taekwondo events.^[5]

Other

Hillsong's album For This Cause was recorded at the centre on 5 March 2000. C3 Church's album Send Down Your Love was also recorded at the centre during the Church's "Love Sydney" event held on 10 September 2009. In 1998, Shout to the Lord 2000 was recorded at this place as well during the 1998 Hillsong Conference.

References

^ "Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre now known as Quaycentre". Netball New South Wales. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ Quay Centre (Austadiums)
^ Shalala, Amanda (21 September 2022). "The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup tips off in Sydney tomorrow: Here's what you need to know". ABC. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ "2023 Women's Asia Cup To Be Held In Australia". Basketball Victoria. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
^ Vos, Cameron (30 September 2020). "20 years on: Sydney's Olympic stadium legacy lives on". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

2000 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 1. p. 382.

External links

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State Sports Centre
Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre at Austadiums

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New South Wales Swifts

Est. 2007 in Sydney, New South Wales

Premierships (3)

Seasons

ANZ Championship	2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Suncorp Super Netball	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Home venues

Captains

Head coaches

Julie Fitzgerald
Lisa Beehag
Rob Wright
Briony Akle

See also

v t e Giants Netball
Est. 2016 in Sydney, New South Wales
Club	History Players
Premierships (0)	Nil
Home courts	Ken Rosewall Arena Netball Central AIS Arena
Seasons	2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Captains	Kimberlee Green Joanne Harten
Coaches	Julie Fitzgerald
Competition	Suncorp Super Netball
Affiliations	Greater Western Sydney Giants Giants Netball Academy

Sydney Kings

Est. 1988 in Sydney, New South Wales

Franchise

Arenas

League

NBL Championships (4)

NBL runners-up (3)

Rivals

Important figures

Seasons (35)

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v t e Venues of the 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney)
Sydney Olympic Park	NSW Tennis Centre Olympic Stadium State Hockey Centre State Sports Centre Sydney Showground (Sydney Baseball Stadium) Sydney International Archery Park Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Sydney SuperDome
Sydney	Blacktown Olympic Park Bondi Beach Centennial Parklands Dunc Gray Velodrome North Sydney Olympic Sailing Shore Base Penrith Whitewater Stadium Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney Entertainment Centre Sydney Football Stadium Sydney International Equestrian Centre Sydney International Regatta Centre Sydney International Shooting Centre Sydney Opera House Western Sydney Parklands
Outside Sydney	Brisbane Cricket Ground (Brisbane) Bruce Stadium (Canberra) Hindmarsh Stadium (Adelaide) Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne)

v t e Olympic venues in table tennis
20th century	1988: Seoul National University Gymnasium 1992: Barcelona Estació del Nord 1996: Georgia World Congress Center
21st century	2000: State Sports Centre 2004: Galatsi Olympic Hall 2008: Peking University Gymnasium 2012: ExCeL 2016: Riocentro – Pavilion 3 2020: Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 2024: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles 2028: Los Angeles Convention Center 2032: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

v t e Olympic venues in taekwondo
20th century	1988 (demonstration): Jangchung Gymnasium 1992 (demonstration): Palau Blaugrana
21st century	2000: State Sports Centre 2004: Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena 2008: Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium 2012: ExCeL 2016: Carioca Arena 3 2020: Makuhari Messe 2024: Grand Palais 2028: Los Angeles Convention Center 2032: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

v t e National Basketball League arenas
Main arenas	Adelaide Entertainment Centre Brisbane Entertainment Centre Cairns Convention Centre John Cain Arena MyState Bank Arena Qudos Bank Arena RAC Arena Spark Arena State Basketball Centre WIN Entertainment Centre
Secondary arenas	Bendigo Basketball Stadium Cairns Basketball Stadium Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre ILT Stadium Southland Nissan Arena Silverdome
Former arenas	Adelaide 36ers Arena AIS Arena Albert Park Basketball Stadium Alexandria Stadium Apollo Stadium Auchenflower Stadium Bankstown Basketball Stadium Beaton Park Stadium Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium Burswood Dome Cairns Pop-Up Arena Canberra Showgrounds Canterbury Arena (NZ) Carrara Indoor Stadium Challenge Stadium Chandler Arena Christchurch Arena (NZ) Dandenong Basketball Stadium Dowling Street Stadium Geelong Arena Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre Keilor Stadium Ken Watson Stadium Kingborough Sports Centre Liverpool Basketball Stadium Margaret Court Arena Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre Mystery Creek Events Centre (NZ) Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium Newcastle Entertainment Centre North Shore Events Centre (NZ) Parkville Stadium Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium Perth Entertainment Centre Rod Laver Arena Singapore Indoor Stadium (SG) State Sports Centre Sydney Entertainment Centre The Glass House The Trusts Arena (NZ) Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre Townsville Stadium The Trusts Arena (NZ) TSB Arena (NZ) Whitlam Leisure Centre

Netball venues in Australia

Suncorp Super Netball venues

Commonwealth Games venues

2006	Melbourne Park Parkville Stadium
2018	Coomera Indoor Sports Centre Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre

World Cup venues

1967	Matthews Netball Centre
1991	State Sports Centre Sydney Entertainment Centre
2015	Sydney SuperDome Netball Central

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