World Cup 2010 Stadiums: South Africa

Stadiums in South Africa For World Cup 2010

Cape Town Stadium known as Green Point Stadium during the planning stage, Cape Town, South Africa

The complete list of 10 stadiums in 9 host cities for the 2010 World Cup has been decided. The stadiums are as follows:

Cape Town Stadium

Green Point Stadium aka African Renaissance Stadium (Cape Town) now the Cape Town Stadium, 70,000 capacity. A new stadium was constructed for the 2010 World Cup. 3,000 ton roof; Seating for 68,000 during World Cup; (13,000 to be removed after World Cup); 88 turnstiles; Basement parking for 1,170 vehicles; Park and ride system in place from City Centre; Space for 120 wheelchairs; 360 floodlights for the field; Occupies 18 hectare within 80 hectare recreational park

The external facade is made with glass fibre and Teflon, which will give optimal use of natural light and give a "see through" effect. Situated 250 metres from the shores of Table Bay, and with the backdrop of Table Mountain, the stadium is destined to be one of the most magnificent sporting arenas in the world.

Spain v Honduras, World Cup 2010, South Africa.

Spain v Honduras, Ellis Park, World Cup 2010, South Africa

Ellis Park

Ellis Park formerly Coca-Cola Park Stadium (2008-2012) and now Emirates Airline Park (Johannesburg), 60,000 capacity. Upgrading of South Africa's premier Rugby stadium located in the center of the city. Better known by its former name of Ellis Park, the stadium is a venue steeped in South African sporting history. It was at this Johannesburg venue in 1995 that the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup overcoming the mighty New Zealand, Jonah Lomu et al in front of a crowd 60,000 people and a certain Nelson Mandela.

Bloemfontein Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa.

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Free State Stadium

Free State Stadium (Bloemfontein), 40,000 capacity. Renovation of a 1950s stadium. This venue has hosted games in both the Rugby World Cup in 1995 and the African Cup of Nations in 1996, making it a relative veteran on the South African sporting scene.

Moses Mabhida Stadium

Moses Madhiba Stadium

Moses Madhiba Stadium (Durban), 70,000 capacity. A new stadium was constructed replacing King's Park Stadium.

Pretoria Stadium, World Cup 2010, South Africa.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Loftus Versfeld

Loftus Versfeld (Pretoria). 50,000 capacity. Renovation of an existing stadium. With competitive sports events having been played on the site of the Loftus Versfeld Stadium since 1903, it is one of the oldest sporting venues in South Africa. The stadium is named after Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, the founder of organised sport in Pretoria, who died in 1932. Despite a number of naming rights deals over the years with Vodacom and Securicor, the Loftus Versfeld has always remained the name locals use to refer to the ground.

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Mbombela Stadium

Mbombela Stadium (Nelspruit), 40,000 capacity. A new stadium was constructed for the 2010 tournament. The Mbombela Stadium is one of five grounds built especially for the World Cup in South Africa, the others being in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Polokwane. It is the first football stadium ever to be built in the Mpumalanga Province.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (Port Elizabeth). 50,000 capacity. A new stadium was constructed for the World Cup. There is arguably no finer setting for any other World Cup venue than the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. As its name many suggest, the stadium has a waterside location, overlooking the North End Lake at the heart of Port Elizabeth.

Peter Mokaba Stadium © WBHO Construction

Peter Mokaba Stadium

Peter Mokaba Stadium (Polokwane), 40,000 capacity. New stadium. The newly built, 46,000 seater, Peter Mokaba Stadium is located next to an older stadium of the same name in Polokwane. Plans to upgrade the old stadium for the 2010 World Cup were abandoned in favour of building a new ground at a cost of 1.1bn Rand.

Rustenburg, World Cup 2010, South Africa.

Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Royal Bakokeng Stadium

Royal Bakokeng Stadium (Rustenburg), 40,000 capacity. Renovation of an existing stadium. It was originally built as a venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup but has established itself predominately as a football ground since that tournament.

Exterior Soccer City

Soccer City

Soccer City (Johannesburg) 94,700 capacity. Renovation of an existing stadium, on the western edge of the city where the opening game and final will be played.
New stadium with construction underway. South Africa's equivalent of "Wembley" in London, England. Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, will be the main stay of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the First National Bank Stadium aka Soccer City hosting the final of the competition on Sunday 11th July. The city is the base for the FIFA organisation offices during the tournament and is also home to the Coca-Cola Stadium, or Ellis Park - another World Cup venue.

With a capacity of 94,700, Soccer City is the largest venue on the 2010 roster. The stadium was first opened in 1989 and was significantly renovated throughout 2009. The work on the ground raised its capacity from 78,000 to the new level at a cost of R1.5bn.

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