Sydney FC Center of Excellence
# Sydney FC Center of Excellence

The Sydney FC Center Of Excellence colloquially known as Sky Park is the training and administrative headquarters of professional Australian football club Sydney FC, located in the sporting precinct of Macquarie University in North Ryde, New South Wales. The club has based its training and academy facilities at Macquarie University since 2007.

## History

Sydney FC have been long-term tenants of the University, having based it's training facilities out of the Universities sporting fields since 2007. In 2019 former CEO Danny Townsend announced that the club would be transitioning into new facilities, either at the University or in the sporting precinct of Moore Park, adjacent to the Sydney Football Stadium

In May 2021 it was announced that the club would be extending its partnership with Macquarie University on a 25-year lease, with the construction of the center of excellence to begin shortly thereafter, with the club choosing to stay at the University over other sites in Moore Park, Tempe, St George and Leichhardt. The construction of the center of excellence was partially funded by the NSW Government under it's Center of Excellence Grant sceme with the club receiving $5 million towards the program.

## Facilities

The facility is used by the Sydney FC mens, womens, and National Premier League teams, in addition to both the mens and womens Academy. The elite facility includes 3 full sized training fields, including a marquee pitch with grandstand facilities, high tech training and medical facilities, gender inclusive change rooms, hot and cold recovery aquatic pools, and a multi-purpoose lecture theatre. In addition, within the administrative section of the main building there is a museaum hosting the club history and trophy displays.

## See Also

* City Football Academy (Melbourne)
* Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
