Moses Mabhida Stadium

Moses Mabhida Stadium
Stone Arch To Freedom
The aerial view of the stadium
Map
Full nameMoses Mabhida Stadium
Location44 Walter Gilbert Road, Stamford Hill, Durban, South Africa
Coordinates29°49′44″S 31°01′49″E / 29.829°S 31.0303°E / -29.829; 31.0303
OwnereThekwini (Durban Metropolitan UniCity)
Capacity55,500
Field sizeStadium: 320 m × 280 m × 45 m (1,050 ft × 919 ft × 148 ft), Arches: 100 m (330 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2006; 18 years ago (2006)
Built2007–2009
Opened28 November 2009; 14 years ago (2009-11-28)
Construction costR 3.4 billion
(US$450 million)
ArchitectGerkan, Marg and Partners Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners, NSM Designs[citation needed]
BuilderGroup5 WBHO A. Yudishtra and Philasande Project Managers
Tenants
AmaZulu F.C. (2009–present)
Sharks (some matches)
South Africa national soccer team
Website
www.mmstadium.com

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.[1]

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).[2] 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.[3]

  1. ^ "Moses Mabhida Stadium | Durban South Africa". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Durban Stadium: the stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa". FIFA. 12 December 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Stadium Tours". Moses Mabhida Stadium. Retrieved 25 May 2020.