Setsoto Stadium
| Setsoto Stadium | |
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| Opposite stand in Setsoto Stadium | |
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National Stadium (until 2002) |
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| place | Airport Road, Rantsala Maseru , Lesotho
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 18 '39.7 " S , 27 ° 30' 4.9" E |
| Renovations | 2007, 2008-2010 |
| surface | artificial grass |
| capacity | 20,000 seats |
| playing area | 100 m × 50 m |
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The Setsoto Stadium ( Sesotho / English for "the wonderful stadium" or "surprise stadium") is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Lesotho capital Maseru . It is the only stadium in the country. It is mainly used for soccer games , etc. a. of the Lesotho national football team .
history
The stadium was built as the National Stadium in the 1980s . In 2002 it was renamed. In October 2007, for 5.6 million Maloti an artificial turf installed; the playing field is relatively small at 100 meters long and 50 meters wide. From 2008 to 2010 the facility for 150 million Maloti was renewed and reopened on May 1, 2010. Up until 2010 it had a capacity of around 20,000 to 25,000 spectators. After the renovation, the stadium should offer 13,900 seats.
The facility is also used for gatherings such as the swearing-in of Prime Minister Tom Thabane in 2012.
See also
Web links
- stadiumdb.com: Setsoto Stadium (English)
- www.soccerway.com: Setsoto Stadium
Individual evidence
- ↑ Soccerway: Setsoto Stadium . Stadium Database: Setsoto Stadium . Worldstadia: National Stadium ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). Worldstadiums: Stadiums in Lesotho . Football temple: Stadium in Lesotho ( Memento from September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), gives 15,000 seats.
- ^ A. Mabille, H. Dieterlen: Sesuto-English Dictionary. Morija Sesuto Book Depot, Morija 1985, p. 424, entry Setsoto.
- ↑ a b c Teboho Molapo: Setsoto to open gates again ; Sunday Express, March 27, 2010
- ↑ Lesotho gears up for World Cup ; Sowetan Live, October 24, 2007.
- ↑ Pascalinah Kabi: Setsoto pitch under scrutiny ( Memento from October 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at publiceye.co.ls from June 7, 2013 (English), accessed on September 11, 2013
- ↑ Setsoto Stadium to be revamped ; ( Memento of the original from October 23, 2013 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. Lesotho News, 2007. Lesotho gears up for World Cup ; Sowetan Live, October 24, 2007. 35,000 is given as audience capacity at Teboho Molapo: Setsoto to open gates again ; Sunday Express, March 27, 2010.
- ^ New Lesotho Prime Minister sworn in ; Lesotho High Commission website, London, June 8, 2012, accessed September 11, 2013
