Etihad Congratulates AFL on Decision to Acquire Stadium in Melbourne, Australia

Etihad Airways today congratulated the AFL on its decision to acquire the management rights and freehold of Etihad Stadium from its current owner, Melbourne Stadiums Limited.

The airline is the naming rights sponsor of Melbourne’s premier, multi-purpose entertainment venue.

The sponsorship, which commenced in 2009 - the year in which Etihad Airways began flying to the Victorian capital - will continue under its current arrangement until 2019 with options to extend beyond that date.

Etihad Airways has a substantial portfolio of sponsorships in Melbourne which includes Melbourne City Football Club, Taste of Melbourne, Melbourne Recital Centre and Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

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