Ericsson Stadium, formerly Mount Smart Stadium, is a stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. Built within the quarried remnants of the Mount Smart volcanic cone, it is located 10 kilometres south of the city centre, in the suburb of Penrose. Montreals Olympic Stadium The Athens Olympic Stadium Most stadiums are open-air, such as this football (soccer) stadium in the Netherlands. ... Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Penrose is an industrial area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. ...

It currently serves as the home ground for the New Zealand Warriors of the Australian National Rugby League, and Counties-Manukau, who will play in the new Air New Zealand Cup rugby union competition. It was once the home of the Football Kingz of the Australian National Soccer League; however, its A-League successor, the New Zealand Knights, play on the other side of Auckland Harbour at North Harbour Stadium. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly Auckland Warriors) are a rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand who compete in the Australian based National Rugby League competition. ... The logo of the National Rugby League. ... ... The National Soccer League, or NSL, was the former national soccer competition in Australia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... New Zealand Knights FC, formerly the Auckland Kingz Football Club, is the only professional football (soccer) team in New Zealand. ... Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing the Waitemata Harbour Waitemata Harbour is the main access by sea to Auckland, New Zealand. ... North Harbour Stadium is a stadium situated on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand and is the home ground for the Hyundai A-League football team the New Zealand Knights. ...

The stadium hosted track and field events including the highly successful Pan Am series during the early 1980s as well as the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Under its former name, Mount Smart, it was where the New Zealand National Soccer team (the All Whites) played all their home qualifying games for the 1982 World Cup. This was the only occasion NZ has qualified for a World Cup and the event captured the imagination of the nation with large crowds packing the stadium. The 1990 Commonwealth Games. ...

It is also the Auckland venue of the Big Day Out music festival, and in Mid-March 2006 will host the U2 Vertigo Tour. The Datsuns playing at the Melbourne BDO, 2004 The Big Day Out is an annual one day music festival which tours Australasia. ... The rock band U2s Vertigo Tour began in 2005 in support of their album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. ...

The Eastern Stand, built in 1995 for the Warriors' first season, was demolished at the conclusion of the 2003 National Rugby League season to make way for a new stand, with a roof, corporate and dining facilities, training facilites for the Warriors as well as offices for the team management, which was completed in late 2004. The new stand has raised ground capacity to an estimated 25,000. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Phone company Ericsson withdrew their naming rights to the stadium in late 2005, however will retain its Ericsson Stadium name for 2006, due to New Zealand Warriors season tickets having already been printed with the Ericsson Stadium logo on it. The stadiums owners, the Auckland Regional Council are searching for a new company to take up the naming rights. If no company takes up the chance, the stadium will most likely be known as Auckland Regional Council Stadium, or Mt Smart Regional Stadium. Ericsson () (NASDAQ: ERICY) is a Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer, founded in 1876 as a telegraph equipment repair shop by Lars Magnus Ericsson. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New Zealand Warriors (formerly Auckland Warriors) are a rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand who compete in the Australian based National Rugby League competition. ...