Green Point is a stadium under construction in Cape Town, South Africa. Its construction was due to be one of the venues for the FIFA World Cup 2010. During the planning of the infrastructure was also called African Renaissance Stadium (African Renaissance Stadium).
Built on land occupied by a former golf course, Green Point (located in the neighborhood namesake of Cape Town) is situated very close to the Atlantic Ocean in an area close to major transportation centers in the city. Its capacity during the Football World Cup will be 70,000, divided into an amphitheater, and two less than 23,800 higher than 23,000 spectators each one, the second largest capacity in the championship. The estimated cost for the entire complex will be about $ 386 million. Although the original deadline set by FIFA for its completion expired in 2008, various problems delayed that date, postponed until October 2009.
The city already had another great stadium, Newlands Stadium, where matches were played for the Rugby World Cup 1995 which will exclusively host rugby matches.
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