Stadium Name: | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium |
Nickname: | Levy |
Fullname: | Levy Mwanawasa Stadium |
Location: | T3 Highway, Ndola, Zambia |
Coordinates: | -12.975°N 28.6114°W |
Built: | 2010 |
Opened: | 2 June 2012 |
Owner: | Government of Zambia |
Operator: | Various Zambian clubs |
Surface: | Grass |
Architect: | Shanghai Construction Group |
Tenants: | ZESCO United (2012 - present) Zambia national football team (selected matches) |
Seating Capacity: | 49,800 |
The Levy Mwanawasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ndola, Zambia. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home for ZESCO United FC. The stadium has a capacity of 49,800 people. It is located on the T3 road at the start of the Ndola-Kitwe Dual Carriageway.
In 2010, the Chinese government announced that the stadium will be built.[1] The first international game that was played in the stadium was held on 9 June 2012. It was a world cup qualifier between the host nation Zambia and Ghana which had a result of 1-0 in favour of Zambia.[2]
The stadium is named after Levy Mwanawasa, the third President of Zambia, who served from 2002 to his death in 2008.