Gelvandale Stadium

Gelvandale Stadium
Location Liebenberg Road,
Gelvandale,
Port Elizabeth,
South Africa
Opened March 2010
Owner Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
Surface Grass
Construction cost R68 million[1]
Capacity 3,000
Tenants
Bay United

Gelvandale Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[2] It is currently used mostly for football matches, as the home ground of National First Division club, Bay United. The stadium is also equipped with an athletics track.

It was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being built and opened in March 2010.[3] It was be one of Port Elizabeth's two training venues, along with the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Stadium. These training venues were used by World Cup participants for practices, practice matches and other training, before their games at the city's Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

References

  1. ^ "Two major Eastern Cape 2010 construction projects on track". Marketing.bizcommunity.com. 2010-01-06. http://marketing.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/147/43461.html. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  2. ^ "Port Elizabeth 2010 FIFA World Cup™ : Training Venues". Nelson Mandela Bay. http://www.nelsonmandelabay.gov.za/fifaworldcup/Content.aspx?objID=32. Retrieved 2010-10-07. 
  3. ^ "Eastern Cape Development Corporation; newsroom; Nelson Mandela Bay on track with 2010 construction". Ecdc.co.za. http://www.ecdc.co.za/news_article/1493/Nelson_Mandela_Bay_on_track_with_2010_construction/03_February_2010. Retrieved 2010-10-07.