Barbourfields Stadium
| Barbourfields Stadium | |
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| Emagumeni | |
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| place |
 Bulawayo , Bulawayo Province , Zimbabwe
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| owner | Bulawayo City Council |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 40,000 seats |
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The Barbour Fields Stadium is a multifunctional stadium in Bulawayo , Province Bulawayo , Zimbabwe . It is mostly used for soccer games. It is owned by Bulawayo City Council and the home ground of Highlanders FC , one of the largest football teams in Zimbabwe. Football fans also call the stadium “Emagumeni”, which means “our backyard” in North Ndebele . In 2017, Barbourfields Stadium could become the home of other football teams such as Bantu Rovers FC , How Mine FC and Chicken Inn FC , but they only use the stadium when they play against bigger teams. The stadium consists of four grandstands and has a capacity of 40,000, making it the second largest stadium in Zimbabwe after the National Sports Stadium with a capacity of 60,000.
The Highlanders FC had in the league came to the stadium in the season 2016 the highest average attendances than average 5,614 people per game. In the previous year, there were even more spectators in the league with 7,276.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/cup_of_nations/2322767.stm
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- ↑ www.highlandersfc.co.zw ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.chronicle.co.zw/fans-shun-psl-matches/
Coordinates: 20 ° 7 ′ 51.2 ″ S , 28 ° 34 ′ 10.6 ″ E