Mbombela Stadium
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 Mbombela , South Africa
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 27 '42 " S , 30 ° 55' 47" E |
| owner | City of Mbombela municipality |
| operator | Platinum Sport |
| opening | 2009 |
| First game | May 16, 2010 South Africa - Thailand 4: 0 (3: 0) |
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Natural turf with interwoven synthetic grass fibers (Desso Grassmaster) |
| costs | 1.2 billion ZAR (about 113.5 million euros ) |
| architect | R&L Architects |
| capacity | 46,000 seats |
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The Mbombela Stadium (English: Mbombela Stadium ) is located in the South African city of Mbombela (until 2010 Nelspruit), about seven kilometers west of the city center. City of Mbombela is also the official name of the municipality to which the city belongs.
history
In 2010 the Mbombela Stadium was one of the venues for the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. Construction began in December 2006. The construction costs amounted to 1.2 billion Rand (about 113.5 million euros ). On May 16, 2010, the stadium was officially opened with a friendly game between South Africa and Thailand , which ended 4-0 (3-0).
For the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the stadium had 46,000 spectators and the media center had 620 journalists. The architectural features include 18 outward-facing pillars in the shape of a giraffe and seating in a zebra look. These features are intended to emphasize the "connection to the wild". In addition, trees typical of the region can be seen in the interior.
In March 2012, the South African Road Cycling Championships took place on a circuit with start and finish at Mbombela Stadium . As one of five South African host cities, the Mbombela stadium was the venue for the 2013 African Cup of Nations .
The stadium won several awards with its unusual design.
- Mpumalanga Institute of Architects Merit Award 2011
- SA Institute of Architects Merit Award 2011/2
- Steel Awards SAISC - Tubular Steel Category 2010
- Plascon Prism Award 2010
- British Expertise International Award for Sports, Tourism 2009/10
Games of the Soccer World Cup 2010 in Nelspruit
Group games
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Group H - June 16th 2010, 13:30: Honduras - Chile 0: 1 (0: 1)
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Group F - June 20, 2010 16:00: Italy - New Zealand 1: 1 (1: 1)
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Group D - June 23, 2010 20:30: Australia - Serbia 2: 1 (0: 0)
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Group G - June 25, 2010, 16:00 pm: North Korea - Ivory Coast 0: 3 (0: 2)
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Web links
- The stadium site (English)
- de.fifa.com: Mbombela Stadium - Nelspruit ( Memento from December 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- wm-2010-netzwerk.de: data on the stadium
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- Stadium on the site of the architects
- de.fifa.com: Design in the style of the wilderness ( Memento from July 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ dessosports.com: Desso GrassMaster hybrid turf in Mbombela Stadium
- ↑ Rand - Euro exchange rate as of September 27, 2012
- ↑ fourfourtwo.com: South Africa open Nelspruit Stadium with win Article from May 16, 2010 (English)
- ↑ mbombelastadium.com: Architecture awards for the stadium (English)