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| Full name | DHL Stadium |
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| Location | Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°54′12″S 18°24′40″E / 33.90333°S 18.41111°E |
| Owner | City of Cape Town |
| Capacity | 58,310 |
| Field size | 125m x 68m[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 26 March 2007 |
| Built | 2007–2009 |
| Opened | 14 December 2009 |
| Construction cost | R 4.4 billion (USD $ 600 million £ 415 million) |
| Architect | GMP Architects, Louis Karol Architects, Point Architects |
| General contractor | Murray & Roberts/ WBHO |
| Tenants | |
| Cape Town Spurs F.C. (2010–2021) Cape Town City F.C. (2016–present) WP Rugby Union (2021–present) Stormers (2021–present) | |
The Cape Town Stadium (Afrikaans: Kaapstad-stadion; Xhosa: Inkundla yezemidlalo yaseKapa;[2] known until 2025 as the DHL Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is an association football (soccer) and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3]
During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of WP Rugby and the DHL Stormers (since 2021), Premier Soccer League clubs Cape Town Spurs (since 2010) and Cape Town City (since 2016). It has also hosted the South Africa Sevens rugby tournament since 2015 and hosted the Rugby 7s World Cup in 2022.[citation needed]
The stadium is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Cape Town city center and to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular tourist and shopping venue.[citation needed]
The stadium had a seating capacity of 64,100 during the 2010 World Cup,[4] later reduced to 58,309.[5] The stadium is connected to the Waterfront by a new road connection; Granger Bay Boulevard.[citation needed]
Cape Town Stadium is the largest stadium in Cape Town, and the fifth-largest in South Africa.[citation needed]
- ^ https://dhlstadium.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Level-00-Hardened-Surface-Area-pdf.jpg [bare URL image file]
- ^ Pollack, Martin (30 October 2009). "The city's 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium has a new name: Cape Town Stadium". City of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
- ^ "Stadium Complete". Shine 2010. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ "Cape Town Stadium". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ^ "worldstadiums.com – Stadiums in South Africa". Archived from the original on 21 July 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2014.