Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium (Afrikaans: Kaapstad-stadion; Xhosa: Inkundla yezemidlalo yaseKapa; known until 2025 as the DHL Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is an association football (soccer) and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of WP Rugby and the DHL Stormers (since 2021), Premier Soccer League clubs Cape Town Spurs (since 2010) and Cape Town City (since 2016). It has also hosted the South Africa Sevens rugby tournament since 2015 and hosted the Rugby 7s World Cup in 2022.
| Full name | DHL Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°54′12″S 18°24′40″E |
| Owner | City of Cape Town |
| Capacity | 58,310 |
| Field size | 125m x 68m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 26 March 2007 |
| Built | 2007–2009 |
| Opened | 14 December 2009 |
| Construction cost | R 4.4 billion (USD $ 600 million £ 415 million) |
| Architect | GMP Architects, Louis Karol Architects, Point Architects |
| General contractor | Murray & Roberts/ WBHO |
| Tenants | |
| Cape Town Spurs F.C. (2010–2021) Cape Town City F.C. (2016–present) WP Rugby Union (2021–present) Stormers (2021–present) | |
The stadium is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Cape Town city center and to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular tourist and shopping venue. The stadium had a seating capacity of 64,100 during the 2010 World Cup, later reduced to 58,309. The stadium is connected to the waterfront by a new road connection, Granger Bay Boulevard. Cape Town Stadium is the fifth biggest stadium in South Africa and the biggest in Cape Town.