Loftus Versfeld Stadium / Pretoria

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a sports stadium situated in Pretoria, South Africa. It holds 51 762 spectators and all the seats are seats. The stadium is named after Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, the founder of organized sports in Pretoria.


Over the years the stadium has undergone several name changes due to the different sponsors, though locals have always referred to the stadium as Loftus Versfeld. Between June 11, 1998 and February 4, 2003, the stadium was officially known as Minolta Loftus, to make way from February 5, 2003 at Securicor Loftus. On September 1, 2005, the name change process was completed when Vodacom became the sponsor and restored the original name of Loftus Versfeld.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium / Nelson Mandela Bay

The stadium has five levels, and an approximate cost of 1.1 million rand (about $ 150 million), located in Nelson Mandela Bay, named after the country's president and Nobel Peace Prize Nelson Mandela , was built overlooking the North End Lake, at the center of the city. It is one of three new stadiums built for the dispute of the World Cup 2010.


This is the first soccer stadium built world-class Eastern Cape province. The stadium will have 150 VIP suites, 60 business suites, a sports shop, fitness center and 500 parking spaces, as well as function rooms. According to the official program, should have been completed in December 2008.

During construction, there were many speculations about the timeliness of construction of the stadium in the period prior to the 2010 World Cup, to comply with the requirement that all stages of the FIFA World should have been completed before January 2010. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium was the first of five new stadiums to initiate and complete its construction. The other new stadiums are located in Cape Town, Durban, Polokwane and Nelspruit. Although late, the stadium was adjusted schedule and was completed in June 2009.

South African Minister of Sports and Recreation, Makhenkesi Stofile, during a site visit, reminded all present the need to meet the strict requirements of FIFA. He also expressed the hope that the stadium would be completed in time for the visit of the inspection team from FIFA to decide the host cities for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009.

However, the July 8, 2008, the organizing committee reported that the scene would not be ready in time for this competition, to be played between June and July 2009. However, the stage itself would be ready for World Cup 2010. His inauguration took place, finally, on 7 June 2009.

Peter Mokaba Stadium / Polokwane

This is one of the five new stadiums built for the 2010 World Championships, and is in the Peter Mokaba Sports Complex. It is located approximately 5 km from the center of the city, and its capacity for the championship will be 45,000 spectators.


The sports complex is named after the late Peter Mokaba, a celebrated political activist of the youth wing of the ANC during apartheid. He was born and lived in Polokwane, and was well known for their fighting spirit and leadership against racism.

Moreover, given the fact that he has been located in the Limpopo Province, the largest amount of federal players across the country.

The shape of the large concrete structure is inspired by a place called Baobab tree with a steel structure that holds the flat roof from every corner of the stadium, and supported in some logs that sit on the vertical circulation ramps .

The facilities have been organized to provide easy access, parking and circulation of fans who attend matches as both rugby football that can play inside.

Stadium Mbombela / Nelspruit

Mbombela Stadium (Mbombela Stadium) is a football stadium in Nelspruit (South Africa), built for the dispute of the World Cup 2010. It is located 6 km west of Nelspruit, being the cornerstone of a proposed sports arena with cricket and athletics facilities, and other sports. Construction began in February 2007 with completion date in October 2009. Its name literally means "many people together in a small place."


This stadium is a major boost to sports activities in the province of Mpumalanga, which did not have any facilities of international standard.

Mbombela Stadium is designed with a slightly curved rectangular shape. From the design company was commissioned R & L Architects. [2] Its main feature are the 18 roof supports look like giraffes. The stadium is near the Kruger National Park, so it was considered appropriate to reflect this inter-relationship [1].

The stand will be divided into three levels, with approximately 20,000 locations, the lower and upper level and about 5,000 on average.

The ceiling of 1,450 metric tons, covering an area of 22,500 sq.m. and will cover 95% of the localities. It is a transparent material to facilitate illumination and fleet (subject to the digital media Giraffe) without anchoring to the top of the stadium, with a gap of 6 m. to provide ventilation.

Royal Bafokeng Stadium / Rustenburg

The Royal Bafokeng Stadium is a multipurpose, but mainly devoted to the practice of football and rugby, located in the town of Phokeng, 12 km from Rustenburg, South Africa. Named after the Bafokeng tribe that inhabits the area and will be one of the venues for the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein

The Free State (call for advertising purposes Vodacom Park) stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used for football matches and rugby with capacity for 48,000 people. It will be one of the venues of the FIFA World Cup 2010 . Its name comes from the province in which it is situated, the Free State province (in English Free State).

Opened in 1952, underwent a complete renovation during the Rugby World Cup 1995, which was situated.

For World Cup 2010, we added a second level to the main grandstand on the western side of the field, increasing the total capacity of 36538-48000 spectators capacity needed for the stadiums in the 1st and 2nd rounds of championship matches -. In addition, installed new lathes, improved lighting, electronic boards were installed, the sound system was renovated to the standards required, installation of CCTV (closed circuit TV) and better facilities for media and facilities improvements .


To renovate the stadium, Bloemfontein received 221 million rand, although the cost estimates are 245 million because the city has decided to take a deficit of 24 million. Work began in July 2007 and its completion was September 2008.

Ellis Park Stadium / Johannesburg

Established in 1928, was demolished and rebuilt in 1982. It has a capacity of 59 611 spectators for football or rugby. Until construction of new scenarios of the World Cup in 2010, was the most modern stadium in the country.

Ellis Park is the home of Orlando Pirates FC, which in 1995 became the first South African team win the title of African Cup of Champions Clubs.

On April 11, 2001 was the scene of one of the greatest tragedies of the sport during a meeting between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, 43 fans died trying to reach inside, when along with 30,000 other people trying to enter a stadium that was already full.

It hosted the final of the Rugby World Cup 1995 and is one of the venues for the semifinals of the 2010 World Cup. For this competition, its capacity will be expanded to 70,000 locations, and remodeling will be minimal.

Green Point Stadium / Cape Town

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.

Moses Mabhida Stadium / Durban

The Moses Mabhida is a multipurpose stadium in Durban (South Africa), built to the dispute of the World Cup 2010. It is named after Moses Mabhida, a former secretary general of the SACP, and is intended to be a multipurpose stadium world class.


The stadium has a planned capacity of 70,000 people. Will be located in the new Kings Park Sporting Precinct, as part of the city's plans for the World Cup FIFA. It is situated beside the former Kings Park Stadium, which will transition to the new complex that includes an Indoor Arena, a sports museum, new car parks and a transit station.

The design of the stadium was conducted by the German Study GMP Architekten, which has already carried out similar work in different parts of the world.

The main feature of the stadium will be an arc which is screening 105 m. on the floor, you can access the top of the spectators by cable car from the side, or through hundreds of steps from another angle. Located along the Indian Ocean, the Moses Mabhida Stadium features a covered roof that makes it the most visible of the new stadiums in South Africa 2010 .

Soccer City Stadium / Johannesburg

The Soccer City, named for advertising purposes FNB Stadium (First National Bank), is a football stadium located in Johannesburg, South Africa, which will host matches of the FIFA World Cup 2010, among which are the opening match and the final.

Built in 1987, and had 78,000 spectators. It was partially demolished for the World 2010, and its capacity expanded to 94 700 spectators, making it the largest stadium in Africa. Most of the major football events in South Africa develop in the FNB, and that is better suited to these events than nearby Ellis Park, where he played the final of the Rugby World Cup 1995. Soweto and the National Exhibition Centre in Nasrec are nearby.