Royal Bafokeng Stadium is a rugby union stadium and soccer located in Rustenburg, South Africa. The stadium was originally built as a venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The stadium was named the nation's Royal Bakofeng.
Although originally founded as a rugby union stadium, the stadium is more often used for football matches after the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Like most soccer stadiums in South Africa, the land should be to the township in the area. Bafokeng nation extremely rich because of platinum mining in the area and the land of their culture and because of this, the stadium maintained in very good repair.
Currently, the stadium capacity is 38,000 people. Only small improvements would be done to bring the stadium to meet requirements for a stadium able to hold the first round matches and the second in 2010 FIFA World Cup. Capacity will be added to 42,000 people.
For 2010, small improvements such as installation of new electronic score board and floodlights and additional public system will make the Royal Bafokeng Stadium is ready to welcome the football supporters around the world.
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Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela Stadium is a 45,000-capacity stadium is being built as one of the ten venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium is located six kilometers west of Nelspruit. Construction began in February 2007 and completed in mid-2009.
The stadium is nicknamed Giraffe Stadium. with a capacity of 45,000, this stadium will be a witness of history that will watch the game
the big teams football world will compete in one of the stadium in this southern Africa in the context of grand event in 2010 world cup.
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Peter Mokaba Stadium
Peter Mokaba Stadium is a football stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, which will be used for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. with a 46,000 seat capacity stadium will be the witness of history from 2010 World Cup games in South Africa this.
This stadium is one of five new stadiums to be built for the 2010 World Cup. Plan to develop Peter Mokaba Stadium was left to Peter Mokaba Stadium new.
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Free State Stadium
In furtherance to the implementation of 2010 FIFA World Cup, a tier-two to be added to the main grandstand on the west side of the field, increase the profits of the 36,538 capacity to 48,000 which is a mandatory feature for the venues of the game - the game's first round (group stage) and the second half. Additions - other additions will be performed include: swivel gate will be erected, lights - the spotlight will be multiplied, electronic scoreboard will be installed, the sound will be changed, CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) and media facilities will be improved.
Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park Stadium (English: Vodacom Park Stadium) is a stadium located in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and is used as the venue for several rugby union and soccer as well.
Bloemfontein government will receive 221 million South African rand to upgrade the stadium. Although estimates spending 245 million South African rand, the local city government has declared to not spend 21 million South African Rand from the request. Bid has been adpertensikan in February and March 2007 and was expected to be awarded in May. It is estimated that the upgrading of the stadium will begin in July 2007.
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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a stadium with 50,000 seats, which were being repaired. The stadium is located in the Nelson Mandela Bay and will be used to menyelenggarkan FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
Five-layer, 1.1 billion South African Rand (approximately 150 million United States Dollars), Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will be built over North End Lake, in the middle - the middle of the city. This stadium is one of three coastal stadiums will be built to face FIFA World Cup 2010.
Minister of Sport and Recreation of South Africa, Makhenkesi Stofile, was present for the chance to benefit and reminded all present to be extremely cautious when making their stadium to be as hard to follow the FIFA requirements. He also expressed the hope that the stadium will be completed in time for the FIFA inspection team to decide the host city for the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2009.
This is the first time a world-class football stadium will be built on Prop. Eastern Cape. The stadium boasts 150 VIP series, 60 series of companies, sports equipment shop, gymnasium, 500 parking spot, plus a lecture and multi-function room, and scheduled for completion in December 2008.
Sure, there are incredible deals speculation about the status of the stadium making the run-up to the World Cup in 2010, with the condition that all stadiums hosting the World Cup must be completed before January 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is the first of the five new stadiums to begin manufacturing in the near future. Another new arena to be made in Cape Town, Durban, Polokwane and Nelspruit. Stadium live on schedule and will be complete before February 2009.
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Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Pretoria, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 53,056 and an all-seater stadium. Stadium named after Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, the founder of organized sport in Pretoria.
Through the years the stadium has undergone various name changes as sponsors came and went, though locals have always referred to the stadium as Loftus Versfeld. From 11 June 1998 to February 4, 2003 the stadium was officially named after Minolta Minolta Loftus has become a sponsor of the stadium's name. Sponsors received by security giant Securicor, who announced the name Securicor Loftus on February 5, 2003. On 1 September 2005 the stadium is named for the renaming process went full circle when cellular civil Vodacom, taking over sponsorship from Securicor, the stadium back to the original Loftus Versfeld.
Places stadium was first used for sports in 1906, and the field was simply called the Eastern Sports Padang. The first concrete structure was erected there by the City Council in 1923. The original structure could only accommodate 2000 spectators, and did not have proper sports facilities.
In 1928, mostly because the All Blacks tour to South Africa that year, the sub-Pretoria union made a large profit which they used to renovate the locker room and WC.
When Loftus Versfeld died suddenly in May 1932 on the sub-union renamed Pretoria Loftus Versfeld Stadium as a tribute to a man who has done so much to widen the field of sports. The stadium has been known as Loftus Versfeld Stadium since been upgraded on several occasions, very recently in 1984, when the Northern Pavilion received an increase.
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Ellis Park Stadium
Ellis Park Stadium is a rugby union stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the Rugby World Cup 1955, which was won by the home team, SPRINGBOK. This is a great stadium's most modern stadium when the state was upgraded in 1982 to accommodate almost 60,000 people. Now, the stadium hosts games - football and rugby and also used as a venue for other large events, such as outdoor concerts. The stadium has become synonymous with rugby as the only time when rugby was not played at Ellis Park during 1980 and 1981 when the stadium was under construction during an upgrade. In 2001, a Stampede occurred during a football match between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. 42 people were killed, Ellis Park Stadium tragedy made him the kind of event is the biggest event in South Africa.
The stadium was named after JD Ellis who made it into the arena stadium inansial died.
League, kepropinsian, and international levels have all been played in this stadium, and has seen such a team - great team in the world such as Brazil, Manchester United and Arsenal. Ellis Park Stadium is a jewel in the middle - the middle of a sporting sector in the southeast of Johannesburg, where neighbors Johannesburg Stadium (athletics), Standard Bank Stadium (tennis), and an Olympic-class swimming pool.
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Green Point Stadium
Green Point Stadium is located in Cape Town, South Africa is a stadium that was constructed for the World Cup 2010. During the design phase of the stadium, the stadium is referred to several people (parties) as the "African Renaissance Stadium".
The stadium will be located at Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, near downtown Cape Town and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, where shopping is a popular tourist spot. The stadium will have a capacity of about 68,000 seats. The stadium will also be connected to the sea by a new road connections, Granger Bay Boulevard, and will be surrounded by the urban park covering 60 hectares.
In the World Cup, this stadium will host 5th round group stage matches, one second round match, one quarter-final and one semi-final match.
The stadium will contain 68,000 seats to support during the FIFA World Cup 2010. Seating 55,000 places will remain a permanent and 15,000 modular seating will be used again in deconstruction. Green Point Stadium and meeting other Hospitality existing investment opportunities, leaving the opportunity to row-row of businesses to be retrofitted. Architecture outside the stadium to focus on the appearance and user experience for visitors of
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Moses Mabhida Stadium
Moses Mabhida stadium named after a former SACP General Secretary for became a stadium-quality multi-function world. The stadium is located in Durban, South Africa.
During the FIFA World Cup performances in 2010, will be named as Durban stadium
The stadium will be one of the host 2010 World Cup. This tadion planned to have a capacity of 70,000 seats to 80,000 chair.
Moses Mabhida Stadium adjacent to the ABSA Stadium in the Kings Park sports area.
As part of the city's plan for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Football Stadium Kings Park has been destroyed at the end of 2006, to make way for a new stadium complex that includes an indoor arena, sports museum, sports institutions, and a transportation transmodal station.
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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.
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