Athlone Stadium
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Stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa
Not to be confused with Athlone Town Stadium.
Location | Cross Boulevard, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Coordinates | 33°57′43.14″S 18°31′02.33″E / 33.9619833°S 18.5173139°E / -33.9619833; 18.5173139 |
Owner | City of Cape Town |
Capacity | 34,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Tenants | |
Engen Santos |
The Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches and it is the home ground of Engen Santos. The stadium holds 34,000 people and it was built in 1972.
The stadium was upgraded in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup with the intention of using it as a training venue. The estimated cost of the upgrade was R297 million.[2]
Coordinates: 33°57′43″S 18°31′02″E / 33.961889°S 18.517333°E / -33.961889; 18.517333
References[]
- ^ South Africa - Engen Santos FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway
- ^ Pollack, Martin (2009-03-02). "Athlone Stadium closed for pitch renovation". City of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
External links[]
- Photos of Stadiums in South Africa at cafe.daum.net/stade
- Stadium picture Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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