Newlands Stadium
Rugby and football stadium in Cape Town, South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the rugby and football stadium. For the cricket ground, see Newlands Cricket Ground.
The Newlands Stadium, referred to as DHL Newlands for sponsorship reasons,[1] is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,900 people, but is not an all-seater venue.[2]
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Newlands Stadium | |
Full name | Newlands Stadium |
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Location | Cape Town, South Africa |
Coordinates | 33°58′14″S 18°28′6″E |
Owner | Investec |
Capacity | 51,900 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1888 |
Renovated | 1919 |
Closed | 2020 |
Tenants | |
Western Province (1888–2021) Stormers (1996–2021) | |
Website | |
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Various sports teams use the stadium as their home base, including:
- Stormers in Super Rugby
- Western Province in the Currie Cup
Tenants Stormers finished in first place in the 2012 Super Rugby season for the first time in their history. Western Province also use the venue for home games. The city's soccer clubs Ajax Cape Town, Santos and the dissolved club Vasco da Gama have in the past occasionally hosted matches at the Newlands Stadium.