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Cape Town Stadium

Cape Town, South Africa

55,000

recorded capacity

1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to FNB Stadium, 94,736

Cape Town Stadium is the 5th-largest of the 31 listed stadiums in South Africa. It was a venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

It opened in 2009. The nearest listed stadium is Newlands Cricket Ground, 9.5 km away.

Listed for
Football and rugby union
Tenants
Cape Town City F.C., WP Rugby Union, Stormers, South Africa national rugby union team
Surface
Grass
Position
33.90° S, 18.41° E

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in South Africa

  1. FNB Stadium39,736 more94,736
  2. Ellis Park Stadium7,567 more62,567
  3. Mmabatho Stadium4,000 more59,000
  4. Moses Mabhida Stadium500 more55,500
  5. Cape Town Stadium55,000
  6. Loftus Versfeld Stadium3,238 fewer51,762
  7. Kings Park Stadium9,000 fewer46,000
  8. Peter Mokaba Stadium9,500 fewer45,500
  9. 23 more listed stadiums

All 31 listed in South Africa

From the record

Construction began
2007
Owner
City of Cape Town
Architects
GMP Architects, Louis Karol Architects, Point Architects
Field size
125 m × 68 m
Recorded construction cost
R 4.4 billion
Opening order in South Africa
joint 26th of 31, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in South Africa
5.0%
Compared with the median in South Africa
1.6 times the median capacity of 34,000 across its 31 listed stadiums
Opened in the 2000s in South Africa
5 of the 31 listed stadiums, this one included
Also opened in 2009 in South Africa
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Mbombela Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and 1 more
Nearest larger listed stadium
Mmabatho Stadium, 1,134 km
Listed stadiums within 10 km
1

Chronology

  1. 2009 Opened
  2. 2010 FIFA World Cup venue

Nearest listed stadiums

N12345
  1. Newlands Cricket Ground · south-east25,000 places, opened 18889.5 km
  2. Athlone Stadium · south-east34,000 places, opened 197211.8 km
  3. Danie Craven Stadium · east16,000 places, opened 197942.9 km
  4. Boland Park · east10,000 places, opened 199657.2 km
  5. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium · east42,486 places, opened 2009663.1 km

Source: Wikipedia, Cape Town Stadium.