Cape Town – Green Point Stadium

Cape Town is building a newstadium for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The stadium will be in the suburb of Green Point. The location is ideal as it is a short walk from the transportation hub of the city. The new stadium precinct will be built on part of the land currently occupied by a golf course. Fans will be a stone’s throw from the ocean and the mountains of Cape Town will be the backdrop for matches.

The stadium will have a capacity of 68,000. The stadium will be connected to the waterfront by a new road connection, Granger Bay Boulevard, and will be surrounded by a 60 hectare urban park. Upon completion, Green Point stadium will have a gross seating capacity of 70,000 and it is scheduled for completion by 2009. 55,000 Seats will remain permanent and 15,000 modular seats will be re-used in the deconstruction of the existing Green Point Stadium and other social investment opportunities, leaving opportunities for corporate suites to be retrofitted.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has offered the city the opportunity to build a multi-purpose international stadium that will be used for a variety of events after the tournament has left Cape Town’s shores.

The stadium is organized into six principal levels, broadly containing the following functions and zones:

• Level 0 Sports team rooms, VVIP and VIP reception, lowest parking level, medical and police facilities, waste collection and compaction.

• Level 1 Media areas, TV and radio studios, FIFA offices and sports event staff offices, and upper parking level.

• Level 2: Public Plaza Main concourse pedestrian access down to lowest tier and up to second tier, disabled person’s seating, fan shop, VIP welcome zone, concession stands.

• Level 3 Lower level of business club, multi-purpose hall, security and police offices, operator’s storage spaces, smaller food kitchens.

• Level 4 Upper level of business club, larger food preparation kitchens, stadium administration (operator’s) offices.

• Level 5 VIP lounges and private corporate boxes.

• Level 6 Upper concourse, concession stands and access onto third tier of seats.

The roof is located above the highest level of seats, and contains an accessible roof including the ‘Ring of Fire’ lighting and media zone, with catwalk access into and through the roof structure.