Kings Park Stadium
| Kings Park Stadium | |
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| The Kings Park Stadium in Durban | |
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| place | Jacko Jackson Drive 4025 Durban , South Africa
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 49 '29.6 " S , 31 ° 1' 46.9" E |
| owner | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality |
| opening | 1891 |
| Renovations | 1976, 1995 |
| Extensions | 1990 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 55,000 seats |
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The Kings Park Stadium , also named after the sponsor Growthpoint Kings Park Stadium , is a rugby and football stadium in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct in the South African city of Durban . It dates from 1891 and was extensively renovated and expanded in the mid-1990s. It has a capacity of 55,000 and is mainly used for rugby and football matches.
Teams
The stadium is home to the following teams:
- Sharks in Super 14
- Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup
- Golden Arrows in the Premier Soccer League
- AmaZulu FC in the Premier Soccer League at important games
Rugby Union World Cup 1995
The 3rd Rugby Union World Cup was held in South Africa in 1995. A total of three Group B games took place in the Kings Park Stadium: on May 27, 1995 (England - Argentina), on May 31, 1995 (England - Italy) and on June 4, 1995 (England - Samoa).
Football Africa Cup of Nations 1996
The 20th African Football Championship took place in 1996 in South Africa. Three preliminary round matches, a quarter-final match and a semi-final match took place in the Kings Park Stadium.
Concerts
On October 15, 1997, the final concert of Michael Jackson's HIStory World Tour took place in Kings Park Stadium with 45,000 visitors.
On February 20, 2008, Celine Dion performed as part of her "Taking Chances Tour" at Kings Park Stadium.
Web links
- sharksrugby.co.za: stadium on the site of the Sharks (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tour dates on www.michael-jackson-trader.com ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 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.
- ↑ La tournée mondiale de Céline Dion 2008-2009 on www.cnw.ca (French)
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