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 .