Peter Mokaba, Polokwane

Name : Peter Mokaba, Polokwane
Capacity : 46,000

The Peter Mokaba Stadium is situated in Polokwane (previously known as Pietersburg), the capital of Limpopo, South Africa. It currently serves as a football stadium and as an international athletics venue.

The stadium comprises only a main stand and three grass banks at the moment, but it will be upgraded in preparation for the 2010 FIFA™ World Cup.
The roof over the existing west stand of the Peter Mokaba Stadium will be removed and replaced by a roof that covers the entire western stand of the new Stadium. An additional 20 rows of seating will be built around the entire stadium to increase capacity to 40,000. In addition to the structural work, the Peter Mokaba stadium will be provided with first rate equipment, including an electronic scoreboard in the northern stand, new floodlights, sound system and a fire detection and protection system.

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

ALMOST all know where the name of this stadium. No other took the name of antiapartheid, Nelson Mandela. Dad and a great hero of South Africa who is willing to jail for 25 years fighting for racial differences in the country (apartheid).There is an additional name "bay" or the bay behind him, because the stadium is located in front of the Gulf of Nort End. The only world-class stadium in the Eastern Cape Province was built at a cost of U.S. $ 150 million (approximately USD 1.4 trillion). VIP has 150 rooms, 60 business class rooms, sports clothing shop, gym, 500 parking bays, and several multipurpose rooms. In addition, the stadium has 74 blocks of toilets.

It's one of the five new stadiums in South Africa (South Africa) which was built to hold 2010 World Cup, but in Cape Town, Durban, Polokwane and Nelspruit.

Stadium with the entrance 32 is designed with a unique purpose. Grooved dome. Has a multifunction, the stadium is 40 meters high. On the west side, the stadium consists of six levels. Whereas in the other three sides with only five levels of the total capacity of 48,000 spectators. However, after the World Cup will be reduced to 440,000 spectators.


Construction began in 2007, FIFA had hesitated whether to be completed by deadline, in January 2010. However, it was Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to be completed even earlier, in December 2008. On June 6, 2009, the stadium was opened and attended by 17,000 local residents. A month later, the stadium has been used for the Confederations Cup.

On 28 November 2009, the stadium for the first time will be used for music Koser. Group and renowned singer will perform in South Africa, including the popular group Busta Rhymes.

Magnificent stadium by taking a big name world leaders, stelah World Cup will be the headquarters of Southern football team and the Kings Bay United.

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Name : Moses Mabhida Stadium

Capacity : 70,000

Moses Mabhida stadium is a new stadium built in the city of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal Province. Stadium seating capacity of 70,000 spectators has spent around 450 million dollars or about Rp 4.2 trillion.

The funds are quite fitting for this stadium to put forward the architecture. The shape is designed by using the flag of South Africa as its design inspiration. The construction has a large arch that represents the unity of the football-loving country. Two arched feet on the south side of the stadium to see a northern foothold as a symbol of a nation once divided and then united.


In addition, the stadium was also very indulgent audience because they have enough seats so spacious and comfortable audience has a clear line of sight to the playing field.






The beauty of this stadium can also be enjoyed with a hanging cable car cutting the stadium. From this point, visitors can enjoy the panorama of the coastline and the beautiful view of the city. Not only that, the stadium is also equipped silencer.

Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg

Name : Ellis Park (Coca-Cola Park)

Capacity : 62,567

Ellis Park was first built in 1928 as a field rakbi. The stadium was later destroyed and rebuilt in 1982, to once again become rakbi stadium. At that time, the stadium is named JD Ellis, a tribute to the chancellor of the city of Johannesburg who approved the use of an area of 13 acres to become the stadium.


Greatest moments in the stadium when the team is rakbi South Africa are surprisingly able to subdue New Zealand at the World Cup finals Rakbi 1995. The incident became the making of South African citizens together to celebrate success with Nelson Mandela.




Welcoming the 2010 World Cup South Africa, the stadium was renovated so that the seating capacity increased from 57,000 to 62.567penonton in 2009. Tribune north stadium is part of experiencing the greatest development.

Tribune is providing facilities for the media, VIP seats, a special place for spectators who have physical disabilities, and a set of high-quality audio visual as a means of providing information to the audience. The stadium was built with a very modern, in order to accommodate the needs and desire of all people to football. In fact, through his official website, FIFA claiming that no one will leave this stadium with a sense of disappointment.

Green Point Stadium, Cape Town

Name : Green Point Stadium
Capacity : 68,000 (13,000 temporary)

Green Point Stadium is an arena located in the northernmost part of South Africa. The location is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the view of the spread of sea water which is the plus value of the stadium. At first, this stadium has a seating capacity for 18,000 people. The people of Dutch descent who are in the area called it "de Waterplaats" or "Container Water". Initially form such as a wide plate and happened near the ocean sea water.

Once South Africa was appointed as World Cup host in 2010, the government immediately restore and increase the seat capacity to 70,000 seats. To build it, the government involving SAIL as operators had to build stadium de France in 1998 World Cup. With funding of about 4.4 million rand, and then formed a large building resembling the surrounding environment.

Across the sea in the north, the south of the stadium loomed hills Signal Hill. Farther south again, there appeared mountains called "Table Mountain" or "Table Mountain" because it resembled a flat top surface of the table. That form the underlying design of this stadium. Oval-shaped building. Outer walls are made like fabric order. At night, the lights in the stadium will feature incredible lighting and circled the stadium. Naturally, if then this place is nicknamed "The Ring of Fire" or "Ring of Fire".

The plan, the stadium is still used for football and rugby. Football club FC Santos and Ajax Cape Town has long been "occupied" this arena. In mid-2006, reported that the Western Province Rugby Union (Rugby Union of Western Province) will probably occupy the stadium after the World Cup mat. The main reason Rugby Union's move from Newland Stadium is a stadium that is still preserved.

Soccer City Stadium, Johannesburg

Name : Soccer City Stadium (FNB Stadium)
Capacity : 94,700

Soccer City was first opened in 1989 with a seating capacity around 80,000 spectators. For the purposes of the 2010 World Cup South Africa, the stadium was renovated in 1989 and its capacity increased to 94,700 people. This stadium is the largest and grandest stadium in South Africa.

Given the architecture, the most magnificent stadiums in fact refused to take a modern form. Instead, they go back to basics and tradition of their native culture.

This building takes the form of earthen pots Africa (calabash), which is shaped pumpkins. Outer wall of the stadium is a mosaic of colored fire and earth. Lighting circuits installed base around the outside wall of the bottom. Seeing the stadium from a distance at night, you like looking at a pot on the fire. The atmosphere will be more dramatic, when the mosaic layer was washed wall lights from the spotlight.

Soccer City surprises did not stop there. On the inside, tribune tribune-shaped and colored in a way that looks ten vertical black lines. Nine out of ten lines is a symbol of geographical and other nine stadiums that will be used as a World Cup event in 2010. While the tenth line is a symbolization Olimiade Berlin Stadium, which is where the party digelarnya World Cup 2006 Germany.

With the grandeur and elegance in such a way, was proper and fitting didaulat stadium to begin and end the biggest football celebration first in mainland Africa.