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Lydon edited "Edited grammar in the description."
1 year ago

Lydon edited "Updated the stadium name."
1 year ago

Lydon commented...

And the court has finally made its decision..."FNB Stadium" it is.

1 year ago

Lydon commented...

Seems there's drama over the naming rights. The stadium will now be called Soccer City until the High Court makes a decision on who exactly owns the naming rights come August 3rd.

2 years ago

Lydon commented...

Soccer City has been renamed to National Stadium. The former was only applicable for the World Cup.

2 years ago

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FNB Stadium, formerly known as Soccer City, is a stadium located in the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is situated next to the South African Football Association headquarters (SAFA House) where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup are housed.

A football-specific stadium, Soccer City is currently the largest stadium in Africa with a capacity of 94,700. Most of the largest football events in South Africa are played at Soccer City and the venue is better suited to these events than the Ellis Park Stadium, where the final for the Rugby World Cup in 1995 was held. Soweto and the National Exhibition Centre in Nasrec are nearby.

It was the site of Nelson Mandela's first speech in Johannesburg after his release from prison. It was also the site of Chris Hani's funeral.

The Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg has undergone a major upgrade for the 2010 tournament, with a new design inspired by traditional African pottery. The Populous sports facilities group came up with the design. The upper tier has been extended around the stadium to increase the capacity to 94,700 with an extra 99 Executive suites, an encircling roof has been constructed, new changing room facilities have been developed and new floodlights have been installed. The number of suites in this stadium has been increased to 195. The R1.5 billion tender to upgrade the stadium was won by Grinaker-LTA. The construction was completed on Wednesday, 21 October 2009. The completion was marked by a huge celebration at the stadium.

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