Dobsonville Stadium

Dobsonville Stadium
Location	Dobsonville, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
Coordinates	26°13′36″S 27°51′51″E / 26.22667°S 27.86417°E / -26.22667; 27.86417Coordinates: 26°13′36″S 27°51′51″E / 26.22667°S 27.86417°E / -26.22667; 27.86417
Opened	1975
Renovated	2009
Owner	City of Johannesburg
Construction cost	R69 million (2009 refurbishment) [1]
Capacity	24,000
Tenants
Moroka Swallows

Dobsonville Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which plays in the Premier Soccer League.^[2] It was also utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards.

Dobsonville Stadium was originally built in 1975 with a capacity of 20,000 and can now accommodate 24,000 spectators.

External links

• Stadium picture

References

1. ^ http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/r69m-dobsonville-stadium-facelift-ahead-of-schedule-2008-05-30
2. ^ http://www.kickoff.com/news/16497/chiefs-to-use-rand-stadium-this-season.php