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Moses Mabhida Stadium

Durban, South Africa

55,500

recorded capacity

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

Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban is the 4th-largest of the 31 listed stadiums in South Africa. It was a venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

It opened in 2009. Its Wikipedia article records renovation from 2025 to the present. The nearest listed stadium is Kings Park Stadium, 0.4 km away.

Listed for
Football
Tenants
AmaZulu F.C., Sharks, South Africa national soccer team
Surface
Grass
Position
29.83° S, 31.03° E

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in South Africa

  1. FNB Stadium39,236 more94,736
  2. Ellis Park Stadium7,067 more62,567
  3. Mmabatho Stadium3,500 more59,000
  4. Moses Mabhida Stadium55,500
  5. Cape Town Stadium500 fewer55,000
  6. Loftus Versfeld Stadium3,738 fewer51,762
  7. Kings Park Stadium9,500 fewer46,000
  8. 24 more listed stadiums

All 31 listed in South Africa

From the record

Construction began
2006
Architects
Marg and Partners Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners
Recorded construction cost
R 3.4 billion
Opening order in South Africa
joint 26th of 31, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in South Africa
5.1%
Latest renovation or expansion
2025, more recent than 13 of the other 13 listed stadiums in South Africa with such a year
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
Cape Town Stadium, Mbombela Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and 1 more
Nearest larger listed stadium
Ellis Park Stadium, 498 km
Listed stadiums within 10 km
1

Chronology

  1. 2009 Opened
  2. 2010 FIFA World Cup venue
  3. 2025 Renovated (to the present)

Nearest listed stadiums

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  1. Kings Park Stadium · north46,000 places, opened 19580.4 km
  2. Chatsworth Stadium · south-west22,000 places, opened 198917.3 km
  3. City Oval · west12,000 places, opened 188867.3 km
  4. Botshabelo Stadium · west22,000 places, opened 1990424.1 km
  5. Estádio da Machava · north45,000 places, opened 1968459.1 km

Source: Wikipedia, Moses Mabhida Stadium.