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SOCCER CITY STADIUM (FNB Stadium) - Johannesburg/Soweto

Largest stadium in africa. Located on the border of Soweto and previously known as the FNB Stadium. Renovation on the stadium started early in 2006 and completed in 2010, well before the opening of the 2010 soccer world cup. Soccer City was the show-piece venue of the World Cup, hosting both the opening and closing ceremonies. Design Features: African pottery and calabash (South African squash) inspired. Projected cost: R1.5-billion. Capacity: 97 400.

Soccer world cup featured matches: Two warm up matches before the opening of the world cup. The opening match. Five 1st round matches. One 2nd round match. One quarter final and the ultimate final between Holland and Spain.

Future Use - All purpose stadium: Rugby - South Africa played New Zealand August 2010. 2012 game between South Africa and New Zealand is again set to take place at Soccer City. Music events – Neil Diamond as well as U2 will perform here.

Soccer – numerous games having being played here since the Soccer World Cup.

Daily tours are available through the stadium - to be booked in advance.

LOFTUS VERSFELD STADIUM - Pretoria

The stadium has significant historical sporting importance. Loftus Versfeld, located in Pretoria, is the home of Blue Bulls rugby franchise and the Mamelodi Sundown’s soccer team. Built in 1928 and renovated several times, requiring only minimum upgrade for the 2010 world cup Design Features: Performance oriented stadium without design extravagances. CAPACI TY: 50 000 Soccer world cup featured matches: Four 1st round games One 2nd round match.

ELLIS PARK STADIUM - Johannesburg

Built in 1928, Ellis Park has significant historical sporting importance. Spiritual home of South African rugby after having hosted the 1995 Rugby World Cup final, which South Africa won. Home to both the Gauteng Lions rugby franchise and Orlando Pirates, Premier Soccer League.

Ellis Park is a venue designed to intimidate visitors. Steep, high seating with excellent acoustics, perfect for emotive fans. Design Features: Located in the Johannesburg City centre. It is sharp-angled and imposing without obvious stylistic pretensions. CAPACITY: 60 000 Ellis Park was used during the Confederations cup in 2009 as Soccer City was not ready at this stage. Soccer world cup featured matches: Five 1st round matches One 2nd round One quarter-final

Orlando Stadium - Soweto

Built in 1959, costing £37 500 and seating 24 000 people, with it being home stadium to the then Johannesburg Bantu Football Association (JBFA). Orlando Stadium has also had as their home ground Orlando Pirates, Kaizer Chiefs and Moroka Swallows. The Orlando Stadium was the intended destination of the June 16th 1976 march from Vilakazi street by the students of Soweto schools, protesting against Afrikaans tuition. R280-million revamp to the Stadium began in May 2006, with the new contemporary designed stadium reopening on 22 November 2008.

The Stadiums capacity was significantly boosted to 40 000. Orlando Stadium is easily accessible for the disabled, with no stairs between the tiers and 280 wheelchair friendly seats. Apart from countless Soweto derbies, the Orlando Stadium has hosted athletics meetings, boxing matches, as well as jazz festivals and concerts. Orlando Stadium has bared witness to many notable moments in South Africa’s history. Including the struggle hero, Walter Sisulu memorial service at the Orlando Stadium in 1993, attended by both Thabo Mbeki and Nelson Mandela.

Rand stadium - Johannesburg

Rand Stadium, located in Rosettenville, a suburb located in southern Johannesburg. Rand Stadium was constructed in 1949 at a cost of £60,000, with an original capacity of 15,000. Renovations first between 1964 and the second in 1976 that saw floodlighting used for the first time.

Had it not been for the 2010 world cup, the Rand Stadium would have been demolished in 2006. The Rand Stadium underwent a R76-million facelift, retaining the original look and feel of the stadium, proudly retaining its old scoreboard as a reminder of the stadium’s history. Reopened in August 2008 and used as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Capacity: 28 000, in two tiers.

Wanderers Cricket Stadium - Johannesburg

Originally built on the site of the current Johannesburg Railway Station. Later relocated to the current location of the Ellis Park Stadium. Construction on the current Wanderers Cricket Stadium commenced in 1955, with the first Cricket game taking place on the 16, 17 and 19 November 1956, between the then Transvaal and Natal. Wanderers Cricket Stadium, although a Cricket Stadium, was used for rugby games while the Ellis Park Rugby Stadium was being rebuilt. South Africa and South America played an international at Wanderers in 1980.

The Wanderers Stadium has a capacity of 34 000 and hosted preliminary matches and the final match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. R60-million has been spent on stadium upgrades since South Africa's return to International cricket in 1991. This includes the Centenary Pavilion at the north end of the ground and the Unity Pavilion, on the south end of the ground.

The Memorial Pavilion, on the north-west side, was completed in October 1994. A year later the Western Pavilion was refurbished. Within months of this the four 30-metre high floodlights were replaced with five new masts, each 65-metre high. This then enabled the Wanderers Stadium to host its first day/night limited-over's international – this between South Africa and Zimbabwe on 31 January 1997. Wanderers is now regarded as one of the best stadiums in world cricket for day/night games.

Tours available through most of the above stadiums - advance stadium booking required.

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