The new deal also includes the provision for the AFL to schedule finals matches at the SCG.
In a boost for Swans fans, it will see all Swans games return to the ‘spiritual home’ of the SCG, where the Club first played in 1980 and relocated permanently in 1982.
Sydney Swans Chairman Andrew Pridham said feedback from members was one of the catalysts for the decision.
“We have received a lot of feedback on the current stadium arrangements, and it was clear our members and fans located in Sydney, broader New South Wales and in fact Australia, wanted the SCG to be our one and only home," he said.
“For this to happen it was important that any new agreement met a range of requirements, most notably financial, scheduling and match day experience. I think this new long term agreement achieves this superbly and I thank the SCG Trust for the professional manner in which they approached the negotiations.
“The SCG was our home when we first arrived in Sydney, we train every day at the ground and there is no doubt it remains the spiritual home for our Club in Sydney.
“The SCG is one of the world’s best and historic sporting stadiums and we are thrilled to call it home.”
Sydney Swans CEO Andrew Ireland said he wished to acknowledge and thank ANZ Stadium, which has hosted Swans matches since 2002 and under the current agreement, will continue to until the end of 2016.
“The current stadium agreement with ANZ Stadium has been an important period for our Club," he said.
“We believe playing a number of matches at ANZ Stadium has been important for the growth of the code and helped paved the way for a new team in Sydney's west.
“We understand we have a great fan base located in and around Sydney’s west, but we also know that the SCG is a hugely popular venue with all fans, and as such, we will remain a team that represents all of Sydney.
“Having a single home ground for our Club is important to us and gives us the opportunity to better work with the SCG on delivering the best possible fan experience. In addition, the long term nature of the agreement best enables us to plan for the future growth in the Club’s requirements for training and administration facilities.
“We had a number of sell-out matches in 2014 and with a fixture full of big matches in 2015 we are likely to see the same. At the moment fewer than 5000 reserved seat memberships remain for next year.
“We understand that under this new agreement, there will be more sold-out games than ever before, which means the need to secure seats as a member will be more important than ever before,” Ireland said.
