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Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium (Afrikaans: Kaapstad-stadion; Xhosa: Inkundla yezemidlalo yaseKapa; known since 2021 as the DHL Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is an association football (soccer) and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of WP Rugby and the Stormers (since 2021), and Premiership club Cape Town City (since 2016). It has also hosted the South Africa Sevens rugby tournament since 2015 and hosted the Rugby 7s World Cup in 2022.
The stadium is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Cape Town city center and to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular tourist and shopping venue.
The stadium had a seating capacity of 64,100 during the 2010 World Cup, later reduced to 55,000.
Cape Town Stadium is the largest stadium in Cape Town, and the fifth-largest in South Africa.
During construction, Cape Town Stadium was unofficially known as Green Point Stadium; the name of an older stadium, then-situated adjacent to it, that was partially demolished and rebuilt into the Green Point Athletics Stadium.[citation needed]
During October 2009, the city asked for the public to propose names for the new stadium and the name Cape Town Stadium was chosen.
With effect from June 2021, the City of Cape Town as owner of the stadium, through a municipal entity,concluded a multi-year sponsorship agreement with DHL for ( Originally) period of four years, from 2021 to 2025. It included renaming the stadium to the DHL Stadium which as of 2025 has since been renewed.
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Cape Town Stadium
The Cape Town Stadium (Afrikaans: Kaapstad-stadion; Xhosa: Inkundla yezemidlalo yaseKapa; known since 2021 as the DHL Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is an association football (soccer) and rugby union stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, that was built as part of the country's hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
During the planning stage, it was known as the Green Point Stadium, which was the name of the older stadium on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of WP Rugby and the Stormers (since 2021), and Premiership club Cape Town City (since 2016). It has also hosted the South Africa Sevens rugby tournament since 2015 and hosted the Rugby 7s World Cup in 2022.
The stadium is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Cape Town city center and to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular tourist and shopping venue.
The stadium had a seating capacity of 64,100 during the 2010 World Cup, later reduced to 55,000.
Cape Town Stadium is the largest stadium in Cape Town, and the fifth-largest in South Africa.
During construction, Cape Town Stadium was unofficially known as Green Point Stadium; the name of an older stadium, then-situated adjacent to it, that was partially demolished and rebuilt into the Green Point Athletics Stadium.[citation needed]
During October 2009, the city asked for the public to propose names for the new stadium and the name Cape Town Stadium was chosen.
With effect from June 2021, the City of Cape Town as owner of the stadium, through a municipal entity,concluded a multi-year sponsorship agreement with DHL for ( Originally) period of four years, from 2021 to 2025. It included renaming the stadium to the DHL Stadium which as of 2025 has since been renewed.