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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Location 70 Prince Alfred Road North End Port Elizabeth South Africa [1]  Coordinates 33°5616S 25°3556E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°ECoordinates: 33°5616S 25°3556E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E  Broke ground 2007 Opened 2009 (first game) 2010 (official opening) Renovated 2009 Expanded 2009 Owner Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality Operator Access Facilities and Leisure Management (Pty) Limited Surface Grass

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Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

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Location

70 Prince Alfred Road

North End

Port Elizabeth 

South Africa[1] 

Coordinates

33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S

25.59889°ECoordinates: 

33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 

33.93778°S 25.59889°E 

Broke ground 2007

Opened2009 (first game)

2010 (official opening)

Renovated 2009

Expanded 2009

OwnerNelson Mandela Metropolitan

Municipality

OperatorAccess Facilities and Leisure

Management (Pty) Limited

Surface Grass

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Construction

cost

Rand 2.05 billion

(USD $ 270 million)

ArchitectArchitectural Design Associates(Pty)Ltd

& Dominic Bonnesse Architects cc

Capacity42,486 (2010 FIFA World Cup) 

48,459[1] 

Field

dimensions

Football  – 105m X 68m

Rugby  – 100m X 70m

Tenants

Bay United and Southern Kings, both proposed

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a 48,000-seater stadium in Port Elizabeth. 

The five-tier, R2 billion (approximately US$270million) Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium wasbuilt overlooking the North End Lake, at the heart of the city. It is one of three coastalstadiums built in anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It regularly hosts large scalefootball and rugby matches. The stadium has also been used as a concert venue.

Background

This is the first time a world-class football stadium has been built in the Eastern Cape province. The city did not have a large scale football facility, as under the apartheid government, football was never given much funding. Football clubs in the city had to makeuse of smaller scale venues through out the city. Before this stadium was built, most largefootball matches were played at the EPRU Stadium, the city's rugby ground. The EPRUStadium was often problematic for football, as it normally hosts rugby matches, thus theplaying surface was not of a great standard. When Port Elizabeth was chosen as a host cityfor the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the city decided against upgrading the EPRU Stadium. Thiswas because it would have needed to be almost completely rebuilt, in order to be upgradedto FIFA requirements. The city then decided on building a brand new, multipurposestadium, in the heart of the city.

Inevitably, there was a great deal of speculation about the status of stadium construction inthe run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the requirement that all the FIFA World Cup host stadiums must be completed by January 2010. The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium wasthe first of five new stadiums to start construction. The other new stadiums are in CapeTown, Durban, Polokwane and Nelspruit. 

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Stadium name

The stadium is named after the administrative district which the stadium is within, theNelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. The Nelson Mandela Bay area is made upof the city of  Port Elizabeth, the towns of  Uitenhage and Despatch, as well as smaller

settlements.

The stadium is sometimes incorrectly called the 'Nelson Mandela Stadium' in the media. Itis also sometimes mistakenly claimed that the stadium is named after Nelson Mandela, rather than the metropolitan area which was itself named in his honour.

Design

The stadium has an eye-catching, unique roof-structure and a spectacular view, overlookingthe North End Lake. The roof is made up of a series of white 'petals' making it look like aflower. This is the reason for the stadium's nickname, The Sunflower. There are not many

stadiums in the world that are designed and constructed overlooking a lake; this in itself is avery distinctive feature of the Nelson Mandela Bay Multi-Purpose Stadium. The stadiumbuilding is approximately 40m high and consists of six levels on the western side inaddition to five on each of the north, south and east stands.[1] The main architecture washandled by Architectural Design Associates(Pty)Ltd and Dominic Bonnesse Architects cc.The stadium has three gates for entry, located on the northern, southern and eastern sides of the stadium, the western side of the stadium leads to the North End Lake. The 3 gates are:gate A-B, in Milner Avenue, gate B-C, in Prince Alfred Road, and gate C-D, in FettesRoad.[2] 

Construction

The stadium's construction was handled by a consortium made up of Grinaker-LTA,Interbeton and Ibhayi JV. It was built on the site of the old Parks Rugby Club, and thePrince Alfred Park.

The roof material of the stadium consists of a combination of aluminium cladding,combined with a membrane material called polytetraflurethylene, which is a coated glass-fibre fabric and steel super structure. The total length of piles installed is 21,000 m and thematerial excavated is 138,000 m3.

The local building industry has benefited a great deal due to the construction of the

stadium. The implementation of this huge, fast track project has introduced several localrole players to a new scale of development which will be beneficial to the localconstruction industry now and the future. The construction process has also includedextensive use of local suppliers and experts in conjunction with international specialists,ensuring that adequate skills transfers take place.

An estimated total of 6,800 jobs were created throughout the process and the developmentof the stadium will result in the upliftment and urban renewal of the surrounding residential

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and commercial area of North End and the major routes leading to the stadium. Thestadium will bring vast social and economic opportunities, during and after the WorldCup.[3] 

Facilities

The stadium seats 45 000 in addition to 4,000 extra seats, temporarily installed for the 2010FIFA World Cup. The seats are of different shades, from light orange to dark red. They arearranged seemingly at random, but this was done to help the stadium appear full at alltimes. It also means that sun damage is less of a problem and replaced seats are lessnoticeable. There are 23 private boxes with a planned additional 22 private boxes, includingtwo bars, as part of the post World Cup building. The stadium also boasts 150 VIP suites,60 business suites, a sports clothing shop, gymnasium, plus lecture and function rooms.There are also two conference rooms, which are able to accommodate 200 people, whichare situated on the 5th level.

There are four ramps for easy wheelchair access, three VIP/VVIP lifts, two in the WestStand and one in the East Stand, as well as six passengers' lifts all around the stadium. Twoadditional lifts will be installed for the legacy phase. The stadium will have a total of 11lifts. No escalators will be installed. There are 32 turnstiles and colour coded gates on level2 for spectators to access their seats and four ramps leading up from level 2 to level 5.

Two big viewing screens (12.7m x 7.2m) were installed for live coverage of the activitieson the field. There are a total of 74 toilet blocks (male and female) – 36 blocks on level 2 –  4 blocks on level 3 – 14 blocks on level 4 and 20 blocks on level 5.

Parking inside the stadium is provided only on Level 1 and consists of media parking – 160

bays, broadcast – 

80 bays, VVIP parking – 

70 bays, special VVIP parking – 

12 bays, VIPparking – 32 Bays, disabled parking – 4 bays and general parking on site – 1,280 bays.[1] 

Pitch

The playing surface is made of natural grass that was grown off site in the St Albans area.The areas surrounding the pitch are made of artificial turf .[1] The field that was originallylaid was a mixture of  kikuyu grass and rye grass. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup though, thefield will be made up completely of rye grass.

The field was designed to be able to accommodate both football and rugby. The pitch is

maintained by a group of 5 people, who work day and night to ensure the quality of theplaying surface. The field is currently watered at 2 am due to a severe drought andheatwave in the area.[4] A 'pitch grow' lighting system is used to ensure that all grass on thepitch grows properly. A unit with 6 1,000 watt bulbs is used to help certain parts of thepitch covered by shadow due to the stadium roof .[5] 

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For football the field is marked at the FIFA approved dimensions of 105m by 68m. Forrugby the field is marked at 100 m long by 70 m wide, it also has two 10-m 'in-goal areas'behind each set of goal posts.

Transport

The stadium is located along the city's new BRT network. Currently, the dedicated lanes forthe buses are being built. Once completed, the BRT buses will ferry people to and from thestadium during game days. The main bus station servicing the stadium will be located inHarrower Road. There will be routes to the stadium from the airport, fan park and the beachfront. In addition to the BRT network, there will be a number of 'park and ride' areas. Thesewill be located at King's Beach, St George's Park  and Andrew Rabie High School. Therewill also be a 'park and walks' from Cilliè High School and Dr Viljoen Primary School.There will also be match day train services to the North End train station, which is locatedabout 1.3kms from the stadium.[6] 

While the network is still being built, the Algoa Bus Company has set up temporary busstops in the surrounding streets. These are used on game days, to provide public transportuntil the completion of the BRT network.

Precinct

Within the stadium area is a public park, left over from the old Prince Alfred Park. It isintended to be open to members of the public during non-match days. There is a cycle pathon the western side of the stadium, between the stadium and the North End Lake. A pavedwalkway is being built around the outside of the stadium, along the shores of the lake.

Confederations Cup

The stadium was originally planned to be the only new stadium used in a five stadiumConfederations Cup. The other four stadiums to be used were Ellis Park Stadium, LoftusVersfeld Stadium, Royal Bafokeng Stadium and Free State Stadium. The four stadiumswere already built and merely received upgrades for the Confederations Cup.

On July 8, 2008 it was announced that the stadium had been removed from the list of stadiums for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as it was believed it would not be ready ontime.[7] Surprisingly, however, it became the first newly built 2010 stadium to becompleted.[8] 

FIFA World Cup

 Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup 

The stadium will host 8 games during the 2010 FIFA World Cup tournament. It will host 5group games, as well as a round of 16 game, a quarterfinal and the 3rd/4th playoff will beplayed at the stadium.[9] 

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The stadium's games are

DateTime

(UTC+2) 

Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance

2010-06-12

13.30South

Korea 

2 – 0 Greece   Group B   31,513

2010-06-15

16.00Cote

d'Ivoire 

0 – 0 Portugal  Group G   37,034

2010-06-18

13.30 Germany 0 – 1 Serbia Group D   38,294

2010-06-21

16.00 Chile 1 – 0 Switzerland 

Group H   34,872

2010-

06-23

16.00 Slovenia vs England   Group C    –  

2010-06-26

16.00 Uruguay vsKorea

RepublicRound of 16  –  

2010-07-02

16.00Winners of Match 53

vsWinners of Match 54

Quarter Finals  –  

2010-07-10

20.30Losers of Match 61

vsLosers of Match62

3rd/4th PlacePlay-off 

 –  

] Football at the Stadium

On 4 July 2009, the stadium hosted the 2009 edition of the Premier's Cup. The teamscontesting the cup were, Supersport United, Kaizer Chiefs, Bloemfontein Celtic, and BayUnited. 20,000 fans attended this event.[11] 

On 23 July 2009, the stadium hosted a leg of the 2009 Vodacom Challenge. The matchinvolved the Orlando Pirates and the Kaizer Chiefs. The 30,000 strong crowd watched theKaizer Chiefs win 4 – 3 on penalties, after the game ended 1 – 1. Kaizer Chiefs went on toface Manchester City in the final of the challenge.[12] 

On 9 August 2009, (Women's Day in South Africa) a special double-header of games wasplayed. This, along with female musical acts were performed to celebrate Women's Day.

The first match involved two women's teams, Nelson Mandela Bay XI and AmatoleInvitational XI, the second was between a Brazilian legends and South African legendsteam. The Brazilian legends were drawn from their 1994 FIFA World Cup winning squad.The South African team was drawn from the 1996 African Cup of Nations winners.[13] 

On 14 November 2009, the stadium hosted its first international football match. A friendlybetween Bafana Bafana and Japan was played at the stadium. A crowd of 44,000 watchedas the game ended in a 0 – 0 draw.[14] 

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On 20 November 2009, the stadium hosted its first Premier Soccer League game. Santos 'hosted' Kaizer Chiefs at the stadium, as no venue was available in the Western Cape due toWorld Cup renovations. A crowd of 20,000 was in attendance as Kaizer Chiefs won 1 – 0 incontroversial fashion.[15] 

On 14 January 2010, the stadium hosted a friendly match. The match was between localNational First Division club, Bay United and South Korea. South Korea won 3 – 1.[16] 

On 28 February 2010, Orlando Pirates 'hosted' Gaborone United in the second leg of thepreliminary round of the CAF Champions League. The game ended 2 all, with GaboroneUnited advancing on the away goals rule.[17] The match also served as part of the stadiumsofficial opening ceremony. This included local music acts, a junior football match, and theunveiling of the stadiums official plaque.[18] 

Rugby at the Stadium

On 16 June 2009, (Youth Day in South Africa) the stadium played host to a British and IrishLions tour match. The game was between the Lions and the newly launched SouthernKings. The game was attended by over 35,000 fans, and the Lions won 20 – 8.[19] 

On 19 September 2009, the Eastern Province Mighty Elephants played their first CurrieCup First Division game at the stadium. They beat the Falcons 44 – 8. In addition, theprovince's U19 and U21 teams played each other in curtain raisers to the main match.

On 23 January 2010, the stadium hosted a Super 14 warm up match. The Cheetahs playedan Eastern Province invitational team. In front of a crowd of 15,000, EP lost 13 – 9 to theCheetahs.[20] A curtain raiser was played between 2 Port Elizabeth rugby clubs, Police and

Progress.

On 26 February 2010, Eastern Province played the Pampas XV (an Argentine team), in thefirst round of the 2010 Vodacom Cup. The game ended in a 27 all draw, in front of a crowdof approximately 8,700.[21] 

Other Large Events

On 6 June 2009 an open day was held at the stadium for residents of the city to see the newvenue, as well as serve as a trial run of the stadiums match readiness. The event wasattended by government officials as well as 17,000 residents.[22] 

On 18 November 2009, the stadium hosted the Miss World Sports event of the Miss World2009 pageant.[23] 

The stadium was to host its first concert on 29 November 2009. The 12 hour event wascalled the Bay Summer Concert, and was to feature Busta Rhymes, as well as other topacts. Despite all the needed arrangements being made, Busta Rhymes decided not to honour

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the event. Instead, he chose to do a concert at a local club. He arrived at the stadium hourslate, and told those who had stayed, to go to the club that he would be performing at.[24] 

A second concert was planned for the stadium from 18 to 20 December 2009. It was billedas the 'Nelson Mandela Bay International Music Festival', and was to have such artists as

Keri Hilson

[25]

 but was cancelled due to lack of funds.

[26]

 

A group of South African churches held a mass prayer around the stadium on 22 March,2010 (a public holiday due to Human Rights Day falling on a Sunday in 2010). Theyintended to create a chain of people, 1,000m long, around the stadium and hold a 15 minuteprayer at 16:00. They prayed for a blessing on both the stadium and World Cup.[27] 

Post World Cup Usage

After the World Cup the stadium may be used as the home ground for the Southern Kings if they are admitted to the Super 15. While Melbourne has been announced as the winner of 

the 15th franchise,

[28]

 the Southern Kings are now hoping to be included in the SouthAfrican Conference.[29] 

Bay United may use the stadium if they return to the Premier Soccer League, however theclub's chairman, Sipho Pityana has raised the concern of stadium rental being too high forthe club to afford.[30] In contrast, Nelson Mandela Bay SAFA regional president, JohnsonKula, has said that Bay United play a key role in the viability of the stadium.[31] 

The stadium will also likely be used to bid for Springbok  test matchs and Bafana Bafana games.