First National Bank Stadium

First National Bank Stadium is a stadium that was built in 1987,located in Johannnesburg, South Africa. This stadium is the center place for the Association
South African football (Safa). As a football stadium-specific, FNB Stadium can seat 78,000 people in the seats plastic bucket.
The stadium has the third largest capacity in Africa.Most of the football event of the greatest in South Africa and played at the FNB better place and suitable for this event than at the nearby Ellis Park, where the final of the Rugby World Cup held in 1995.

Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg is to undergo a major improvement for the tournament 2010, with new forms inspired by the traditional African pottery and skills that are updated for 87,500 football fans around the world. Layers above will be extended in the entire stadium to increase capacity to 87,500 with a row of 99 executive again, the roof will be built surrounded, changing room facilities which will be developed and new floodlights will be installed.


Tender for IDR 1.5 billion to upgrade the stadium obtained by Grinaker-LTA. Soccer City is scheduled for completion in 2009. On January 19, 2007, Grinaker-LTA issued a statement calling the emphasis began making in two sunday.

The stadium will hold the opening match, four games group playoffs other second round matches and one quarter-final and the match final.