Lucas Moripe Stadium

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Lucas "Masterpieces" Moripe Stadium
Lucas Moripe Stadium
Former namesAtteridgeville Super Stadium
LocationMaunde St., Atteridgeville, Pretoria, South Africa
Coordinates 25°46′33.31″S28°4′22.33″E / 25.7759194°S 28.0728694°E / -25.7759194; 28.0728694
Owner City of Tshwane
Capacity 28,900
Construction
Renovated2008
Construction cost R48 million (2008 refurbishment) [1]
Tenants
Mamelodi Sundowns [2]

Lucas "Masterpieces" Moripe Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Atteridgeville, a township of Pretoria, South Africa. With a capacity to host 28,900 spectators, it is currently used mostly for soccer matches and serves as part-time home stadium of Premiership clubs Mamelodi Sundowns and, previously, SuperSport United. [3]

The stadium was named after former local soccer player Lucas Moripe. Until 2010 the stadium was known as Super Stadium.

The Germany national football team used it as a training venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "$4.7m budgeted for Confederations Cup marketing". 12 May 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ajax lused Cape Town Stadium". KickOff Magazine.
  3. ↑ https://supersport.com/football/match/94f2640c-2f65-4ace-8145-4825500bc9f0 [ bare URL ]


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