Moses Mabhida Stadium

Moses Mabhida Stadium
Location 44 Walter Gilbert Road , Stamford Hill, Durban, South Africa
Coordinates 29°49′44″S 31°01′49″E / 29.829°S 31.0303°E / -29.829; 31.0303Coordinates: 29°49′44″S 31°01′49″E / 29.829°S 31.0303°E / -29.829; 31.0303
Owner eThekwini (Durban Metropolitan UniCity)
Capacity 62,760
Field size Stadium: 320m x 280m x 45m, Arches: 100m
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 2006
Opened 28 November 2009
Construction cost R 3.4 billion
(US$ 450 million)
Architect Gerkan, Marg and Partners Theunissen Jankowitz Durban, Ambro-Afrique Consultants, Osmond Lange Architects & Planners, NSM Designs, Mthulisi Msimang, Designed by the late Sibusiso Nene( a grade 11 student)
Tenants
AmaZulu F.C.

The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a stadium in Durban, South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. It is a multi-use stadium. The stadium became a venue for several events, like bungee jumping, concerts, cricket, football, golf practice, motorsports and rugby union.[1]

It was one of the host stadiums for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 62,760.[2] The stadium is adjacent to the Kings Park Stadium, in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, and the Durban street circuit used for the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport. It includes a sports institute, and a transmodal transport station.

Stadium specifics

This newly built stadium is located on the grounds of the Kings Park Soccer Stadium, in the Durban sports precinct in the suburb of Stamford Hill. The stadium had the capacity to hold 62,760 [2] spectators during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Its design allows the stadium seating to be adjusted; 54,000 for local matches or up to 80,000 for events such as the Commonwealth Games. It has two permanent tiers of seating, a temporary third one was added for the World Cup.

There are 120 corporate hospitality suites with 7,500 seats.[3]

Dimensions

Stadium: 320m×280m×45m

Arch

interior view

Somewhat reminiscent of the famous Wembley Stadium arch, a 350-metre (1,148 ft) long free and 105-metre (344 ft) high span arch holds up the roof of the stadium, the top of the arch rises to 106 metres (348 ft) above the pitch. The arch also represents the once divided nation coming together, inspired by the South African Flag.[4] The arch consists of a 5×5m steel hollow box and weighs 2,600 tonnes. A funicular carries visitors from the north side of the stadium to a viewing platform at the top of the arch, offering a view over city and ocean. The south side features a 550-step adventure walk.[5] On 24 February 2010 the world's largest swing opened at the stadium. The swing allows clients to jump off the 4th ladder rung and fall toward the pitch before being swung out in a 220-metre (720 ft) arc over the pitch.

Roof

Moses Mabhida Stadium roof consists of a 46,000 m2 (500,000 sq ft), Teflon-coated, glass-fibre membrane which produce a translucent glow when the stadium is lit. These are attached to the arch by 95mm diameter steel cables. The roof covers 88% of the seats.

Bowl

Around the perimeter, 1,750 columns and 216 raking beams provides the main support. Around the field, 900m of retaining walls stretches 8m high. A total of 1,780 pre-cast concrete seating panels creates the bowl form. There are over 80,000 square metres (860,000 sq ft) of floor space within the stadium structure.

Façade

Over 100 columns surround the stadium. The height of the columns varies around the stadium, but the highest is 46m. In total 15,000 square metres (160,000 sq ft) of façade surround the stadium. A total of 550 aluminium fins fit between the main columns. Perforated metal sheeting was placed between the aluminium fins, where required.

Construction progress

Date Phase Description Status
2006-07-081Demolition of existing stadium, southern pavilion.Completed
2006-07-122Demolition of existing stadium, northern pavilion.Completed
2006-07-233Demolition of existing stadium, main pavilion.Completed
2007-04-014Construction begins.Completed
2008-03-205Arch construction begins.Completed
2009-01-135Arch construction complete.Completed
2009-01-016Aluminum façade construction begins.Completed
2009-08-017Roof cable and membrane works begins.Completed
2009-11-24Official completion.Completed

Completion

Construction of the stadium was officially completed on 24 November 2009[6] and the first official match played there was between Amazulu and Maritzburg United on 29 November, with Maritzburg United winning 1–0.[7]

Major Events

2022 Commonwealth Games

The stadium had been scheduled to host the opening ceremony and athletics events of the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[8] which was awarded to Durban in 2015, however the Commonwealth Games Federation withdrew hosting rights in 2017 due to funding concerns.[9]

2010 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and hosted five group games, one second round game and a semi-final match.[10] During the World Cup, the stadium was referred to as "Durban Stadium".

Date Time (UTC+2) Team No. 1 Result Team No. 2 Round Attendance
2010-06-1320:30Germany Germany4–0Australia AustraliaGroup D62,660
2010-06-1616:00Spain Spain0–1Switzerland SwitzerlandGroup H62,453
2010-06-1913:30Netherlands Netherlands1–0Japan JapanGroup E62,010
2010-06-2220:30Nigeria Nigeria2–2South Korea Korea RepublicGroup B61,874
2010-06-2516:00Brazil Brazil0–0Portugal PortugalGroup G62,712
2010-06-2816:00Netherlands Netherlands2–1Slovakia SlovakiaRound of 1661,962
2010-07-0720:30Germany Germany0–1Spain SpainSemi-final60,960

2013 African Cup of Nations

Moses Mabhida Stadium served as one of the venues for the tournament. It hosted 4 group games, 1 quarter final and a semi final. The games were:

Date Team No. 1 Result Team No. 2 Round Attendance
2013-01-23 South Africa2–0 AngolaGroup A50,000
2013-01-23 Cape Verde1–1 MoroccoGroup A25,000
2013-01-27 South Africa2–2 MoroccoGroup A45,000
2013-01-28 DR Congo1–1 MaliGroup B8,000
2013-02-02 South Africa1–1 (1–3 pen.) MaliQuarter Final45,000
2013-02-06 Mali1–4 NigeriaSemi Final54,000
Moses Mabhida Stadium during 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Local football

The stadium is the current home ground of Premier Soccer League team, AmaZulu. It has hosted various finals such as the 2010 MTN 8, the 2012 Telkom Knockout, the 2013 MTN 8, the 2013 Nedbank Cup and the 2014 Nedbank Cup.

Cricket

Cricket

Moses Mabhida Stadium
Ground information
Location Durban, South Africa
International information
Only T20I 9 January 2011:
 South Africa v  India
As of 27 December 2016
Source: Cricinfo

Single T20I match has been hosted at Moses Mabhida Stadium.[11]

Team (A)Team (B)WinnerMarginYearAttendance
 South Africa India IndiaBy 21 runs201169,000

The stadium hosted a Twenty20 cricket match between South Africa and India on 9 January 2011.[12] The match was played for the Krish Mackerdhuj Trophy, which India won by 21 runs. The stadium witnessed the biggest ever crowd for a cricket match on the African continent[13] which was followed by a concert to celebrate South Africa-India ties.

Concerts and Events

Event/ArtistTourDate
Top Gear FestivalTop Gear Festival Durban16-17 June 2012
Top Gear FestivalTop Gear Festival Durban15-16 June 2013
Nitro CircusNitro Circus Live19 February 2014
Top Gear FestivalTop Gear Festival Durban21-22 June 2014
Lionel RichieAll The Hits All Night Long South African Tour13 March 2016
Nicki MinajThe Pinkprint Tour20 March 2016
Nitro CircusNitro Circus Live25 October 2017
John LegendDarkness and Light Tour7 November 2017

References

  1. ↑ http://www.durbansouthafrica.info/moses-mabhida-stadium/
  2. 1 2 FIFA.com – Durban Stadium
  3. ↑ "#DurbanThrowbackThursday - Moses Mabhida Stadium from Conception to Icon - 5 Star Durban - Showcasing Beautiful KwaZulu-Natal". 5 Star Durban - Showcasing Beautiful KwaZulu-Natal. 2014-10-30. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  4. ↑ FIFA (2010). "Durban Stadium – Durban". Archived from the original on 27 April 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Moses Mabhida Stadium". Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  6. ↑ A defining moment for Durban
  7. ↑ Maritzburg win with ten men Archived 27 May 2012 at Archive.is
  8. ↑ "Durban is #ReadyToInspire, are you?". Durban-2022. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Durban, South Africa will not host Games in 2022". BBC Sport. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "2010 Fifa World Cup SA Fixtures". Supersport.com. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
  11. ↑
  12. ↑ ICC website Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  13. ↑ "Emotional farewell for Makhaya Ntini". Retrieved 2014-05-09.
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