The 2010 FIFA Football World Cup will be played out in 10 newly built or upgraded stadiums, in nine South African cities.
Demolition and groundwork began in 2006, with construction of all the major facilities starting in February 2007. South Africa’s construction industry, which has substantial experience in large-scale infrastructure development, was consulted about the stadium timelines - and it was agreed that the dates were realistic.
Intensive planning has gone into ensuring that the stadiums will be versatile, multipurpose facilities able to be used for a number of sports, as well as for entertainment and other community uses, long after the final whistle of the World Cup is blown.
Stadium profiles
The 10 stadiums will together host 64 matches and seat more than 570 000 people during the 2010 Fifa World Cup.
The five stadiums to be built from scratch are Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, Durban Stadium in Durban, Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit and Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.
The five to be upgraded are the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, and Soccer City and Ellis Park in Johannesburg.
Soccer City Stadium
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- Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Capacity: 94 700 seats
- Status: major upgrade
- Architect: Boogertman Urban Edge
- Contractor: Grainaker-LTA / Interbeton joint venture
- Construction began: 1 February 2007
- World Cup matches: five first-round matches (including the opening match), one second-round, one quarter-final, and the final match
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Ellis Park Stadium
Green Point Stadium
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
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- Location: Pretoria (Tshwane municipality), Gauteng
- Capacity: 50 000 seats
- Status: minor upgrade
- Architect: Ingplan Africa
- Contractor: No main contractor
- Construction began: September 2007
- Construction complete
- World Cup matches: five first-round and one second-round
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Durban Stadium
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
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- Location: Port Elizabeth (Nelson Mandela Bay municipality), Eastern Cape
- Capacity: 46 000 seats (42 000 permanent)
- Status: new construction
- Architect: Architectural Design Associates / Dominic Bonesse Architects
- Contractor: Grinaker-LTA / Interbeton / Ibhayi joint venture
- Construction began: March 2007
- World Cup matches: five first-round, one second-round, one quarter-final, and the third-place play-off
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Royal Bafokeng Stadium
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- Location: Rustenburg, North West
- Capacity: 42 000 seats
- Status: upgrade
- Architect: BSP Architects
- Contractor: No main contractor
- Construction began: September 2007
- Construction complete
- World Cup matches: four first-round and one second-round
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Free State Stadium
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- Location: Bloemfontein (Mangaung municipality), Free State
- Capacity: 45 000 seats
- Status: upgrade
- Architect: ACG Architects
- Contractor: Ruwacon / Meyker Re Teng Construction / Ikaneng Developments / Promania 128 joint venture
- Construction began: September 2007
- Construction complete
- World Cup matches: five first-round and one second-round
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Mbombela Stadium
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- Location: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga
- Capacity: 46 000 seats
- Status: new construction
- Architect: RL Architects
- Contractor: Basil Read / Bouygues joint venture
- Construction began: February 2007
- World Cup matches: five first-round
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Peter Mokaba Stadium
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- Location: Polokwane, Limpopo
- Capacity: 45 000 seats
- Status: new construction
- Architect: Prism Architects
- Contractor: WBHO / Paul joint venture
- Construction began: March 2007
- World Cup matches: four first-round
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