Moses Mabhida Stadium
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| Location | Durban, South Africa |
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| Broke ground | 2006 |
| Opened | November 28, 2009 |
| Owner | South African Football Association |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 70,000+ (Football & Multi-purpose) |
| Field dimensions | Stadium: 320m x 280m x 45m, Arches: 100m |
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a stadium in Durban, South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. It is intended to be a world-class multi-use stadium.
It will be one of the host stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a planned capacity of 70,000 during the World Cup and 54,000 afterwards. The stadium is adjacent to the ABSA Stadium, in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, and the Durban street circuit used for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport.
It includes an adjoining indoor arena, football museum, sports institute, and a transmodal transport station.
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[edit] Stadium specifics
The stadium is being constructed on the grounds of the Kings Park Soccer Stadium, in the Durban sports precinct. The stadium will have the capacity to hold 70,000 spectators during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Its design allows the stadium seating to be reduced to 54,000 for local matches or up-scaled to 80,000 for events such as the Olympic Games.
There are 150 corporate hospitality suites with 7,500 seats.
[edit] Dimensions
Stadium: 320m x 280m x 45m[citation needed]
[edit] Arch
Somwhat reminiscent of the famous Wembley Stadium arch, a 350m long free and 105m high span arch will hold up the roof of the stadium, the top of the arch will rise to 106 m above the pitch. The arch will consist of a 5 x 5 m steel hollow box and will weigh 2 600 tons when complete. A funicular (not a cable car in the strict sense of the meaning of the word) will carry visitors from the north side of the stadium to a viewing platform at the top of the arch where they can get out and enjoy breathtaking, panoramic views of the city and ocean. The south side will have a 550-step adventure walk. [1]
[edit] Roof
The stadium roof will consist of a 46,000 square metres, Teflon-coated, glass-fibre membrane which will produce a translucent glow when the stadium is lit. These are attached to the arch by 17000m[citation needed] of 95mm diameter steel cables.
[edit] Bowl
Around the perimeter, 1750 columns and 216 raking beams will provide the main support. Around the field, 900 m of retaining walls will stretch 8 m high. A total of 1780 pre-cast concrete seating panels will create the bowl form. There will be over 80000 square metres of floor space within the stadium structure.[citation needed]
[edit] Facade
Over 100 columns will surround the stadium. The height of the columns varies around the stadium, but the highest will be 46 m. In total 15 000 m² of facade will surround the stadium. A total of 550 Aluminum fins will fit between the main columns. Perforated metal sheeting will be placed between the aluminum fins, where required.[citation needed]
[edit] Construction progress
| Date | Phase | Description | Status |
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| 2006-07-08 | 1 | Destruction of existing stadium, southern pavilion. | Completed |
| 2006-07-12 | 2 | Destruction of existing stadium, northern pavilion. | Completed |
| 2006-07-25 | 3 | Destruction of existing stadium, main pavilion. | Completed |
| 2007-04-01 | 4 | Construction begins. | |
| 2008-03-20 | 5 | Arch construction begins. | Completed |
| 2009-01-13 | 5 | Arch construction complete. | Completed |
| 2009-01-01 | 6 | Aluminum façade construction begins. | Completed |
| 2009-08-01 | 7 | Roof cable and membrane works begins. | Completed |
| 2009-11-24 | Official completion. |
[edit] Completion
Construction of the stadium was officially completed on the 24th of November 2009 [2] and the first official match played there was between Amazulu and Maritzburg United on the 29th of November, with Maritzburg United winning 1-0 [3].
[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup
The stadium is one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will host five group games, one second round game, one quarter-final and a semi-final match [4]:
- June 13 2010: Germany vs Australia
- June 16 2010: Spain vs Switzerland
- June 19 2010: Netherlands vs Japan
- June 22 2010: Nigeria vs Korea Republic
- June 25 2010: Brazil vs Portugal
- June 28 2010: Winner Group E vs Runners-up Group F
- July 07 2010: Semi-final
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Coordinates: 29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E
