Tuesday, February 15, 2011

South Africa World Cup stadiums


Ellis Park Stadium 
City: Johannesburg (Johannesburg) 
Completion date: 1982 
Current status: mild renovation (completed in 2009) 
Capacity: 61,000 
Ellis Park Stadium in fact built in 1928, 50 years it has been used as a football field. Until 1982, after the stadium was torn down and rebuilt, also will re-write history, a man named JD. Ellis's suggestion that the Johannesburg municipal golf course into pitch, so there's Ellis Park todaycourse. 
And the Free State Stadium, as Ellis Park stadium also has hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1995, it hosted the same time, quite a few football games in 2000 in a friendly against world champions South Africa and the new France fight lasting 90 minutes tied the game 0-0, is carried out at Ellis Park Stadium. 
Ellis Park Stadium as there is another important, it is South Africa's Orlando Pirates Premier League dominant home team. The historic 1995 team won the South African football history an African Club Championship title after the Ellis Park Stadium home of the Carnival a grand ceremony. In addition, a concern for much of world peace Mandela charity match has been held in the stadium. 
Durban Stadium (Durban Stadium) 


Durban Stadium 
City: Durban (Durban) 
Completion date: 2009 
Current status: new (completed in 2009) 
Capacity: 70,000 
Durban, South Africa's second largest city with a prestigious King's Park Stadium, to accommodate 60,000 people, has held several large-scale events, such as the 1996 African Cup of Nations in 2002, South Africa's warm-up match with England have in this Offices held, but for other considerations, South Africa Football Association, the World Cup Organizing Committee and renounce the use of Durban City Kings Park Stadium, but decided to build a new modern stadium, which is the Durban Stadium. 
After completion of the new stadium can hold 70,000 fans to watch the games live, according to the South African Football Association said the designer in the design of the stadium when the ingenuity, the golf course built over a two to the east with the west viaduct, from FIFA's official website photo, the bridge looks like a beautiful rainbow, will be unusually decorated magnificent stadium. 
Soccer City Stadium (Soccer City) 


Soccer City Stadium 
City: Johannesburg (Johannesburg) 
Completion date: 1987 
Current status: a substantial renovation (completed in 2009) 
Capacity: 94,700 
Soccer City is South Africa's largest stadium, to accommodate the nearly 8 million people, is South Africa's national team's first home. 80s of last century, the city government invested in South Africa in Johannesburg, the first modern domestic football, which is already 20 years old Soccer City stadium. As the stadium capacity, facilities, luxury, coupled with perennial host major national team competitions and other important activities and meetings of reason, Soccer City stadium is seen as the World Cup host South Africa's 10 pitches in the "flagship store." 
It is due to the excessive use of the past 20 years, the reason, football stadium within the city were destroyed many formed very serious. For example in 1990 when Mandela was released, the influx of tens of thousands of South African National Soccer City meeting issued a declaration demonstrations, which led to some stadium bleachers had varying degrees of damage. Upon completion of the stadium capacity from 80,000 extended to 94,700 people, imagine the nearly 10 million people in the game in beating the drums for the favorite team, what would be earth-shattering spectacle. 
Free State Stadium (Free State Stadium) 


Free State Stadium 
City: Bloemfontein (Mangaung / Bloemfontein) 
Completion date: 1952 
Current status: Moderate renovation (completed by the end of 2008) 
Capacity: 48,000 
Free State Stadium has 60 years of history, but also in South Africa one of the oldest golf course. Free State Stadium can accommodate 38,000 people present, the South African World Cup organizing committee that the figure seems difficult to satisfy the appetite of many fans, combined with the course of the facilities fell into disrepair, the Organizing Committee and after discussion unanimously adopted city, the stadium expansion to 48,000, in 2008 at the end, after the Free State Stadium renovation back into use. Free State Stadium hosted the 1996 African Cup of Nations 1 / 4 finals, and the 1995 Rugby World Cup. In addition, the court or the South African Premier League club Bloemfontein Celtic at home. With Nelson - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium as early completion of the Free State Stadium renovation has also hosted the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. 
Nelson - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 

(Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium) 
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 
City: Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay / Port Elizabeth) 
Completion date: 2009 
Current status: new (completed in 2009) 
Capacity: 48,000 
Port Elizabeth is not a professional football field, most of the city's stadium to host football and cricket, and so the city government began a few years ago to build a new stadium, according to the South African World Cup organizing committee, Nelson - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was completed in the first half of 2009, the year in June, the court also held the Confederations Cup, regarded as a contractor to do the World Cup warm-up. 
Mubobeila Stadium (Mbombela Stadium) 

City: Nelspruit City (Nelspruit) 
Completion date: 2009 
Current status: new (completed in 2009) 
Mubobeila Stadium 
Capacity: 46,000 
Nelspruit City is located northeast of South Africa's Mpumalanga province, and cultural development of the Limpopo province of football compared to sports development in Mpumalanga province is lagging behind, it is for this reason, the South African Football Association on the part of the Government agreed after discussion, decided in the political and cultural center of Mpumalanga Nelspruit city build a stadium, in October 2009, after completion of Mubobeila huge Mpumalanga Stadium is the only one a large stadium can accommodate 46,000 people. 
Peter - Mo Kaba Stadium (Peter Mokaba Stadium) 

City: Baltic Guagni City (Polokwane) 
Completion date: 2010 
Current status: new (completed in 2010) 
彼得莫卡巴 Stadium 
Capacity: 46,000 people 
Peter - Mo Kaba Stadium is in South Africa in preparation for the 2010 World Cup being built one of four new stadium, the stadium at the World Cup on the eve of completion, which can hold 46,000 people, from the Baltic city center only 5 Guani km away, is ideal for spectators. Host the World Cup stadium construction 彼得莫卡巴 local residents and this is a Heavenly Gospel.Baltic gwani City is the largest city in Limpopo province, the province the number of registered soccer players in South Africa Football Association registration book came first, leading host the World Cup this event will further promote football in the local coverage. 
Luofutuosi stadium (Loftus Versfeld Stadium) 

City: Pretoria (Tshwane / Pretoria) 
Luofutuosi Stadium 
Completion date: 1906 
Current status: minor renovation (completed in 2008) 
Capacity: 52,000 
Luofutuosi Stadium is the World Cup in South Africa have been attending 10 courses in the institution one of the most complete, according to the official website of the World Cup saying, Luofutuosi court need only a simple repair, replacement of a small part of the facility, and lower degree of renovation, contractors can easily reach the World Cup standards. Luofutuosi stadium was built in 1903, 1906 formally completed and put into the sport. Initially named Robert Owen Luofutuosi course, this name is the name of the course founder. As South Africa one of the oldest golf course, Luofutuosi Stadium has hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup 1996 African Cup of Nations, at present, the court or the South African domestic league crack Mamuluodi sunset club home. Many South African fans to Luofutuosi stadium as the national team's blessed, because they had the first time in a piece of pitch over rivals from Europe, Sweden. 
Green Point Stadium (Greenpoint Stadium) 


Green Point Stadium 
City: Cape Town (Cape Down) 
Completion date: 1906 
Current status: minor renovation (completed in 2008) 
Capacity: 70,000 people 
Cape Town is South Africa's third city the population is also an integral part of the City of Cape Town city. Cape Town is the capital of the Western Cape Province, South Africa's legislative capital is also because the South African Parliament and many government departments are also located in the city. Cape Town with its beautiful natural scenery and famous pier, there are well-known landmark known as the "God of the table" of Table Mountain, and the intersection of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Cape of Good Hope. Because of its beautiful natural and geographical location, Cape Town is marked as one of the world's most beautiful city, it has also become a tourist to South Africa will be one of the world. 
Green Point Stadium (Greenpoint Stadium) is a multifunctional stadium, scheduled to be completed in 2009. Once completed, the stadium's capacity is 70,000 people, second only to the current City Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg (which can hold 90,000 people). 
Royal Buddha willing to pitch class 

City: Rustenburg (RUSTENBURG) 
Completion date: 1999 
Current status: minor renovation 
Capacity: 42,000 
Royal Buddha willing to pitch class 
Ken Stadium Course at the Royal River Royal North West Province classes Foken Bang administrative capital, near the city of Toulouse Württemberg. The stadium was built in 1999, is a comprehensive sports, in addition to organizing soccer activities, there can also be organized football, and other comprehensive sports. Unique class stadium to the local people named Ken Buddha, and now the only ethnic population of about 30,000. In 1999, the class of people willing to Buddhism get an agreement by law, received their gold in the region of 22% of all white ownership, and the world's second largest platinum producer Impala Platinum shares. Royal Class Buddhism has the characteristics very willing to stadium construction, from afar, it looks a bit like sailing. In order to host the World Cup, the Royal classes Buddha was willing to upgrade the stadium, which the West stands by extension, an increase of the value of 45 million of the cantilever, also includes the new electronic scoreboard, new seats, lighting and broadcast systems. Capacity expansion from 38,000 to 42,000 people, even so, he is still 10 World Cup stadiums in South Africa the smallest one.

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