St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende

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St Mary's Stadium-Kitende
St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
Location Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda
Coordinates 0°11′55″N32°31′54″E / 0.1986°N 32.5318°E / 0.1986; 32.5318
Owner Vipers SC
Capacity 15,000
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Built2017
Opened2017
Expanded2020
Tenants
Vipers SC (2017–present)
Uganda national football team (selected matches)
Website
viperssc.co.ug

St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende is a Ugandan sports stadium for the Sports Club Vipers SC, a football club playing in Uganda's top league Uganda Premier League. [1] Its capacity is 15,000 with more than 1,000 VIP seats.

On 3 March 2017, the African football governing body, CAF, cleared the then newly constructed St Mary's Stadium to host football games. [2] St. Mary's stadium is the home of SC Vipers, located in Kitende on Entebbe Road and was built by the club patron and former FUFA president, Lawrence Mulindwa.

It is an artificial turf pitch stadium. It is the second largest stadium in Uganda next to the Mandela National Stadium. [3]

The National team has relocated to the stadium after the Mandela National Stadium was blacklisted by FIFA and CAF in 2020. [4]

Other stadiums in Uganda

The St. Mary’s Stadium is currently the second largest stadium in Uganda.

StadiumDate builtCapacityTenant/use
Mandela National Stadium 199745,202 Uganda national football team
St. Mary's Stadium 201715,000 Vipers SC

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References

  1. ↑ Isabirye, David (2020-06-27). "Sports Infrastructure: Vipers SC further beautifies the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Vipers SC's St Mary's stadium expanded ahead of Champions League assignments | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Vipers' St Mary's Stadium to be complete in Feb 2017". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. ↑ "Namboole stadium to be ready by June – UPDF Engineering Brigade". The Independent. January 21, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.


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