Athlone Stadium

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Athlone Stadium is a stadium in Cape Town, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ajax Cape Town. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1972.

The stadium is currently undergoing extensive upgrades in the lead up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The venue will act as a main training venue in Cape Town, and further upgrades at an estimated cost of R297 million have already begun.

Coordinates: 33°57′43″S 18°31′02″E / -33.961889, 18.517333