{"id":239657,"date":"2018-04-21T19:30:26","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=239657"},"modified":"2018-04-21T19:30:53","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T17:30:53","slug":"this-is-how-the-biggest-stadiums-in-south-africa-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/239657\/this-is-how-the-biggest-stadiums-in-south-africa-look\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how the biggest stadiums in South Africa look"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa is home to some truly iconic stadiums.<\/p>\n

The country’s biggest stadium – the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, which seats over 94,700 people – was built especially for the 2010 Fifa World Cup, and has been used a venue for various international acts and sporting events since the football tournament’s end.<\/p>\n

However, other stadiums built for the World Cup have not been as well utilised.<\/p>\n

It has been widely reported that the Cape Town Stadium (the 6th largest by capacity) has struggled to find a use since 2010.<\/p>\n

However, the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban – which also sports its own unique design – has been more successful as a venue for events like bungee jumping, concerts, cricket, football, and rugby union.<\/p>\n

Aside from the well-known World Cup stadiums, however, South Africa still has a host of large and popular venues, which are still some of the largest structures in the country.<\/p>\n

From Loftus Versfeld to Ellis Park and Orlando, major stadiums around the bigger metro areas are still used frequently, mostly for sporting events.<\/p>\n

One of South Africa’s biggest stadiums, Odi Stadium in\u00a0Mabopane, however, has fallen into disrepair having not been used for over a decade.<\/p>\n

When the stadium was in use, it could hold 60,000 spectators – making it the third largest stadium overall – but its fate is now in the hands of the community.<\/p>\n

A design twin of Odi Stadium, and only marginally smaller with a capacity of 59,000 people, is\u00a0Mmabatho Stadium in Mahikeng. Over and above sport events, the stadium is also most notably used to host political rallies, and is also a a training ground for North-West University.<\/p>\n

These are the 15 biggest stadiums in South Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rank<\/th>\nStadium<\/th>\nCapacity<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nFNB Stadium<\/td>\n94 730<\/td>\nJohannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nEllis Park<\/td>\n62 560<\/td>\nJohannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nMmbatho Stadium<\/td>\n59 000<\/td>\nMahikeng<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCape Town Stadium<\/td>\n55 000<\/td>\nCape Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nMoses Mabhida Stadium<\/td>\n54 000<\/td>\nDurban<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nKing Park Stadium<\/td>\n52 000<\/td>\nDurban<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nLoftus Versfeld<\/td>\n51 760<\/td>\nPretoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nNewlands Stadium<\/td>\n51 100<\/td>\nCape Town<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nNelson Mandela Bay Stadium<\/td>\n48 460<\/td>\nPort Elizabeth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nRoyal Bafokeng Stadium<\/td>\n42 000<\/td>\nRustenburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nPeter Mokaba Stadium<\/td>\n41 730<\/td>\nPolokwane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMbombela Stadium<\/td>\n40 930<\/td>\nNelspruit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nFree State Stadium<\/td>\n40 910<\/td>\nBloemfontein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nOrlando Stadium<\/td>\n40 000<\/td>\nSoweto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nJohannesburg Stadium<\/td>\n37 500<\/td>\nJohannesburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The images below were captured using Google Earth\u2018s impressive 3D-modelling technology, which covers a surprisingly large portion of South Africa\u2019s cities, including 12 of South Africa\u2019s big stadiums. Stadiums that are not within the coverage area were not included.<\/p>\n

FNB Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ellis Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cape Town Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Moses Mabhida Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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King Park Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Loftus Versfeld<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Newlands Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Royal Bafokeng Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Free State Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Orlando Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Johannesburg Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n

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