King Senzangakhona Stadium

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King Senzangakhona Stadium
Location	Durban, South Africa
Opened	N/A
Closed	N/A
Owner	N/A
Construction cost	R 1,6 billion (ZAR)
Tenants
N/A
Seats
70, 000

King Senzangakhona Stadium, or King's Park, is to be a world-class multi-use stadium in Durban, South Africa.

Once completed in 2009, it will play host to the Confederations Cup. It will be one of the host stadia for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium has a planned capacity of between 70,000 and 80,000 people. It is named after the Zulu king, Senzangakona.

1 Stadium specifics
- 1.1 Dimensions
- 1.2 Construction Progress
2 2010 FIFA World Cup
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Stadium specifics

The stadium is to be constructed upon the existing grounds of the Kings Park Soccer Stadium, in the Durban sports precinct.

[edit] Dimensions

Stadium: 320m x 280m x 45m

Arches: 100m

[edit] Construction Progress

Demolition of the existing Kings Park Soccer Stadium is underway and is expected to cost R2,5-million (ZAR).

Date	Phase	Description	Status
2006-07-08	1	Destruction of existing stadium, southern pavilion.	Completed
2006-07-12	2	Destruction of existing stadium, northern pavilion.	Completed
2006-07-25	3	Destruction of existing stadium, main pavilion.	Completed
2007-01-??	4	Construction begins.	Pending

[edit] 2010 FIFA World Cup

The stadium is one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and will probably be host to a semi-final match. Some wondered whether Durban actually needed a new stadium and were critical of the new venue, claiming that it would become a "white elephant" after the FIFA World Cup. However, the stadium may be used to bid for future Rugby World Cups and, since it will have an athletic track, future Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games as well.