Moses Mabhida Stadium

Moses Mabhida Stadium
Stone Arch To Freedom
	The aerial view of the stadium
Full name	Moses Mabhida Stadium
Location	44 Walter Gilbert Road, Stamford Hill, Durban, South Africa
Coordinates	29°49′44″S 31°01′49″E / 29.829°S 31.0303°E
Owner	eThekwini (Durban Metropolitan UniCity)
Capacity	55,500
Field size	Stadium: 320 m × 280 m × 45 m (1,050 ft × 919 ft × 148 ft), Arches: 100 m (330 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	2006
Built	2007–2009
Opened	28 November 2009
Construction cost	R 3.4 billion; (US$450 million)
Architect	Gerkan, Marg and Partners Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners, NSM Designs[citation needed]
Builder	Group5 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]

^ "Moses Mabhida Stadium | Durban South Africa". Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
^ "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.
^ "Stadium Tours". Moses Mabhida Stadium. Retrieved 25 May 2020.