HM Pitje Stadium

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Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje Stadium
HM Pitje Stadium
Location Mamelodi, Tshwane,
South Africa
Coordinates 25°42′29″S28°20′20″E / 25.70806°S 28.33889°E / -25.70806; 28.33889
Owner City of Tshwane
Capacity 25,000
Construction
Renovated2009
Construction cost R74 million (2009 refurbishment) [1]

HM Pitje Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Mamelodi, a suburb of the City of Tshwane, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches and was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards. Mamelodi Sundowns stopped using the stadium for its home games long before renovations. The Team management moved the team to loftus versfeld. The previous owners tried by all means to detach the team to the people of Mamelodi by changing the team from Mamelodi Sundowns to just Sundowns. [2]

In the past, it was the part-time home stadium of the Mamelodi Sundowns, who now play at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.

The stadium was named after Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje, the first mayor of Mamelodi. [3]

The stadium, as of 2023, has been demolished.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ball Sports: How they Come to be?". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Tshwane". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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