Moses Mabhida Stadium
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- Football World Cup 2010
The Moses Mabhida Stadium (begun under the name King Senzangakhona Stadium ) is a football stadium in Durban, South Africa. The stadium has a total capacity of 70,000 seats, making it the second largest of the five newly -built football stadiums of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.
- 3.1 Group Games
- 3.2 knockout round
- 3.3 Semi-finals
History
The stadium is located on a raised platform near the Indian Ocean and is a representative part of the new King's Park sports complex. The new stadium was built next to the old Kings Park Stadium.
First, the stadium was after the Zulu chief Senzangakhona (King Senzangakhona Stadium ) named, a founder of the Zulu nation, but was still under construction after the communist politician Moses Mabhida ( 1923-1986 ) renamed.
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is one of three stages, which was designed by the Hamburg architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp ) for the Football World Cup 2010. It serves not only as a World Cup venue, but is by its surrounding green areas an important part of cultural and sporting life in the region of KwaZulu -Natal.
The city of Durban ( eThekwini Municipality ) was client in this project and was represented by the African construction company BKS Group. The Pfeifer Rope & Lifting equipment from Memmingen was the general contractor for the entire roof structure.
The stadium, jokingly called " carnivorous flower ", is now considered a landmark of Durban and is compared to the Elbe Philharmonic Hall and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Data on the construction
One of the architectural highlights is the 2700 -ton steel arch (56 elements and 6 stanchions), which spans 104 meters in height above the stadium. He was steel technology in Hannover manufactured at the company Eiffel Germany and brought in pieces by ship to Durban, the installation was carried out by a Swiss family. The arch is divided at its highest point in two so-called Spliced Arches and thus reflects the separation and reconciliation of the peoples of South Africa resist. A cable car will be provided with the opportunity to take a look over the city and the Indian Ocean from the apex of the arch to a viewing platform. At the bow a 750 -ton cable structure is fixed, which establishes the connection with a total cable length of approximately 18 kilometers to the oval pressure ring. The so-called compression ring 52 and its supporting steel columns have a weight of another 2800 tons of steel and form the static balance of the designed roof structure.
The entire stadium complex consists of 190,000 tons of concrete, a parking garage with 10,000 parking is included. The 46,000 m² roof design protects the fans from rain and sun, while the arrangement of ranks allows an unobstructed view of the playing field. The playing field is not covered. The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban offered during the World Cup 2010 65.000 spectators on three tiers place. The VIP area is designed with a foyer, VIP Club and 150 VIP lounges. After the World Cup, the capacity can be varied depending on the event between 50,000 and maximum 80,000.
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is to host an indoor stage, a sports museum, sports institute and a new transport station. To establish a practical connection between the stadium and the beach promenade, the construction of a bridge is planned.
During the 2010 World Cup five first-round matches, one second round match and a semi-final were played in the football arena.
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Games of the Soccer World Cup 2010 in Durban
Group Games
- Group D - June 13, 2010, 20:30 clock: Germany Germany - Australia 4:0 (2:0)
- Group H - June 16, 2010, 16:00 clock: Spain - Switzerland Switzerland 0-1 (0-0 )
- Group E - June 19, 2010, 13:30 clock: Netherlands Netherlands - Japan Japan 1-0 (0-0 )
- Group B - June 22, 2010, 20:30 clock: Nigeria Nigeria - South Korea South Korea 2:2 ( 1:1)
- Group G - June 25, 2010, 16:00 clock: Brazil Brazil - Portugal 0:0
Second round
- June 28, 2010, 16:00 clock: Netherlands Netherlands - Slovakia Slovakia 2-1 (1-0 )
Semifinal
- July 7, 2010, 20:30 clock: Germany Germany - Spain 0-1 (0-0 )