Moses Mabhida Stadium
Stone Arch To Freedom | |
The aerial view of the stadium | |
| Full name | Moses Mabhida Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | 44 Walter Gilbert Road, Stamford Hill, Durban, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 29°49′44″S 31°01′49″E / 29.829°S 31.0303°E |
| Owner | eThekwini (Durban Metropolitan UniCity) |
| Capacity | 55,500 |
| Field size | Stadium: 320 m × 280 m × 45 m (1,050 ft × 919 ft × 148 ft), Arches: 100 m (330 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2006 |
| Built | 2007–2009 |
| Opened | 28 November 2009 |
| Construction cost | R 3.4 billion (US$450 million) |
| Architect | Gerkan, Marg and Partners Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners, NSM Designs |
| Builder | Group5 WBHO A. Yudishtra and Philasande Project Managers |
| Tenants | |
| AmaZulu F.C. (2009–present) Sharks (some matches) South Africa national soccer team | |
| Website | |
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The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a soccer stadium in Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former general secretary of the South African Communist Party. A multi-use stadium, it became a venue for several events, like bungee jumping, concerts, cricket, soccer, golf practise, motorsports and rugby union.
It was one of the host stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 55,500 (expandable up to 75,000). The stadium is adjacent to the Kings Park Stadium, in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, and the Durban street circuit used for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. It includes a sports institute, and a transmodal transport station.