| ABOUT THE STADIUMS Green Point
The Green Point Stadium in Cape Town is transformed into a
completely new 70 000 seater, all-weather, multi-purpose, environmentally sustainable,
modern, technologically advanced, world class Stadium giving expression to the “African
Renaissance Stadium” at the juncture between Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean at
the southern tip of Africa.
The uniquely impressive and recognisable visuals that this African landmark Stadium will
offer the world will be of great marketing value to our continent and country. The new
Stadium will comply fully with FIFA™ Match Stadium requirements. The new Green Point Stadium in the City of Cape Town will have picturesque
mountains and ocean as scenery.
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Durban
Stadium
Moses Mobida Stadium - Durban ,The
new Durban Stadium's design is characterized by two large archways which arc 100 meters
above the stadium roof.Located in KwaZulu Natal in the beautiful City of Durban,
Kings Park Stadium has been proposed as a semi-final venue for the 2010 FIFA™ World
Cup. In order to qualify under FIFA requirements the stadium will have to construct new
roofed upper tiers at the north and south ends of the ground, and behind each of the
goals. This will create a fully encircled oval with a 60 000 seating capacity.
South Africa and England played a friendly match in May 2003 to celebrate the launch of
South Africa's 2010 World Cup bid at King's Park. Both visiting officials and the media
praised King's Park which has been regularly upgraded over the years.
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Ellis Park
Ellis Park, at the centre of
bustling Johannesburg, was built in 1982 and has had a long and distinguished history with
sport.Ellis Park Stadium is a major football venue in South Africa. It has been
ear-marked as a semi-final venue for the 2010 South Africa World Cup. The Stadium are
undergoing major renovations to fullfill all the FIFA™ requirements. Once completed,
new upper tiers will be behind each goal, adding an extra 10 000 seats and bringing the
seating capacity to the required 70 000. Ellis Park will then meet all requirements to be
accepted as a semi-final match venue.
Furthermore, the Greater Ellis Park precinct will receive a multi-million rand upgrade
over the next five years - a move expected to sell the area as a place that is ready to
host the 2010 Soccer World Cup and, hopefully, the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The R2-billion
upgrade is also expected to attract investment.
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Soccer City
Soccer City can quite rightfully call
itself the home of football in South Africa. In the mid 1980s, football officials came
together to build the first international football stadium in the country and the
construction was funded from the football fraternity's coffers.
Soccer City hosted the
first mass rally of Nelson Mandela after his release in 1990. Thousands of mourners
lamented Chris Hani's assassination at the stadium in 1993. It was also the venue for the
1996 CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals, with South Africa eventually triumphing.
It is also a neighbour
to the home of the South African Football Association and its new headquarters, the SAFA
House. The Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, as well as the
FIFA offices, are currently being housed in SAFA House.
Soccer City will be the
flagship stadium for the first FIFA World Cup™ in Africa. The design is unique and
unusual as the outer part of the stadium is designed to resemble an African pot. About 40
percent of Joburg's population live in Soweto, in close proximity to Soccer City. This
will make the stadium a hub of activity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
It currently seats
80,000 people, but after its planned upgrade should seat 94,700.
For a long time Soccer City was the only
South African stadium dedicated to the beautiful game and is a fitting finals venue.
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Free State
Situated only a few minutes drive from proposed FIFA™ and team hotels in
Bloemfontein, the Free State Stadium is a dedicated sporting environment with ample
parking and excellent corporate hospitality.
For the 2010 World Cup, a second tier is added to the main grandstand, which will increase
the seating capacity to 40,000. New turnstiles will be erected, the floodlights will be
upgraded, electronic scoreboards will be installed and the sound system will be revamped.
The Free State Stadium has been ear-marked for 1st and 2nd Round Matches for the 2010
World Cup in South Africa. Free State
Stadium in the golden Province of the Free State, will have a seating capacity of 48 000.
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Port
Elizabeth
This stadium will have a capacity of 49,500, be a high-tech, modern venue and will
meet every requirement needed to provide a world class venue for the first and second
round matches of the 2010 World Cup. The Port Elizabeth Stadium will be located two
kilometres from the coast, close to the N2 highway and no more than fifteen minutes' drive
from the city's main hotel sector. The
Port Elizabeth Stadium, set on the shores of the North End Lake will be the first
dedicated football stadium in the city.
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Mbombela
Construction of the new Mbombela Stadium on open land
just seven kilometres north of Nelspruit is expected to be completed in June 200. The
Mbombela Stadium has been designed to ensure it enjoys a prosperous life beyond the
tournament as an adaptable, relevant multi-sport, entertainment and exhibition venue.
The stadium has been designed to ensure it enjoys a prosperous life beyond the 2010 World
Cup tournament as an adaptable sports, entertainment and exhibition venue. Mbombela
Stadium has been proposed as a venue for both the first and second round matches with a
capacity of just over 40,000. In the Mpumalanga Province, the stadium is a welcome
addition to the area and will have a seating capacity of 46,000.
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Peter Mokaba
The Peter Mokaba Stadium is situated in Polokwane (Pietersburg), the
capital of Limpopo, South Africa. It currently serves as a football stadium and as an
international athletics venue. The stadium comprises only a main stand and three grass
banks at the moment, but is upgraded in preparation for the 2010 FIFA™ World Cup.
The roof over the existing west stand of the Peter Mokaba Stadium will be removed and
replaced by a roof that covers the entire western stand of the new Stadium. An additional
20 rows of seating will be built around the entire stadium to increase capacity to 40,000.
In addition to the structural work, the Peter Mokaba stadium will be provided with first
rate equipment, including an electronic scoreboard in the northern stand, new floodlights,
sound system and a fire detection and protection system. The Peter Mokaba stadium is named in honour of the
anti-aparthied activist Peter Mokaba who was renowned for his fighting spirit.
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Royal
Bafokeng Stadium
Only minor renovations will be required to bring the
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace in line with requirements for a stadium able to host first
and second round matches for the FIFA™ World Cup in 2010. (Seating capacity to be
increased to just over 40,000).
Located in Rustenburg, in the North
West Province, the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace was opened in 1999 and completely
funded by the Royal Bafokeng community. (An administrative entity presiding over the
world's richest platinum mines). The Stadium is already well equipped and will require
only minor renovations to bring it up to FIFA™ standards.
The capacity of the stadium will be increased to 40,000 with the construction of two
additional rows of seating on the second level. New electronic scoreboards, floodlights
and a new public address system will fullfill all the requirements for it to host the
first and second round matches of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Royal Bafokeng Stadium is named after the
Bafokeng People who own shares in the platinum mines in the area.
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Loftus
Versfeld
In the city of Tshwane (Pretoria), Loftus Versfeld is situated 5 km from the city centre.
To qualify for selection as a first and second round venue the floodlights, sound system
and scoreboard at Loftus Versfeld will be upgraded and designated media areas will be
constructed in the lower level of the west stand. Upgades to Loftus are expected to be
completed by 2009. Loftus is the homeground of the Sundowns Football Club, one of South
Africa’s premiere professional clubs. Since 1977 Loftus Versfeld has undergone many
renovations and its four major stands have been completely rebuilt.
Loftus boasts the country's finest corporate hospitality facilities and will only have to
undergo minimal upgrades in order to meet FIFA's stringent requirements for the 2010 FIFA™
World Cup in South Africa. Loftus Versfeld is the most established stadium, built in 1906
and is a homeground for Premier Soccer League champions Mamelodi Sundowns.
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