Athlone Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Athlone Stadium
Location:Cross Boulevard, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa
Owner:City of Cape Town
Opened:1972
Surface:Grass
Fullname:Athlone Stadium
Seating Capacity:34,000[1]
Tenants:Cape Town Spurs

The Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Athlone on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for soccer matches and it is the home ground of Cape Town Spurs. 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]

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Notes and References

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/south-africa/santos-cape-town/3532/venue/ South Africa - Engen Santos FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway
  2. News: Athlone Stadium closed for pitch renovation. Martin. Pollack. City of Cape Town. 2009-03-02. 2010-02-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110727103215/http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/AthloneStadiumclosedforpitchrenovation2010.aspx. 2011-07-27. dead.