{"id":5277,"date":"2012-04-05T15:26:57","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T15:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=5277"},"modified":"2017-04-13T22:01:55","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T22:01:55","slug":"capetownstadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/capetownstadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Town Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Ajax Cape Town | Opening: 2009 | Capacity: 55,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Cape Town Stadium was built to serve as a playing venue for the 2010 World Cup<\/a>. Construction of the stadium started in March 2007, and came at a cost of R$4.4 billion.<\/p>\n

Cape Town Stadium officially opened on the 14th of December 2009 with a formal opening ceremony. The first match was played on 23 January 2010 between Ajax Cape Town and (South African) Santos FC.<\/p>\n

For the 2010 World Cup an extra temporary 13,000 seats were installed that lifted capacity to 68,000. During the tournament, the stadium hosted five group matches, a round of 16 match, the quarter-final between Germany and Argentina (4-0), and the semi-final between the Netherlands and Uruguay (3-2).<\/p>\n

After the tournament, Ajax Cape Town moved into the stadium. Ajax CT had previously been playing their matches at either the smaller Athlone Stadium or the similarly-sized Newlands Stadium.<\/p>\n

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