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{{Short description|Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = DHL Stadium (Cape Town Stadium)
| fullname     = DHL Stadium
| image        = South Africa - Cape Town Drieankerbaai from Lion's head.jpg
| image_size   = 
| caption      = The aerial view of the stadium
| location     = Fritz Sonnenberg Road, [[Green Point, Cape Town]], South Africa
| coordinates  = {{Coord|33|54|12|S|18|24|40|E|type:landmark_scale:3000_region:ZA|}}
| broke_ground = {{start date and age|2007|3|26|df=y}}
| opened       = {{start date and age|2009|12|14|df=y}}
| owner        = [[City of Cape Town]]
| surface      = Grass
| general_contractor = [[Murray & Roberts]]/ WBHO
| construction_cost = [[South African Rand|R]] 4.4&nbsp;billion<br />([[United States dollar|USD $]] 600 million<br />[[Pound sterling|£]] 415 million)
| built            = 2007–2009
| architect        = GMP Architects, Louis Karol Architects, Point Architects
| former_names     = 
| seating_capacity = 58,310
| dimensions       = 125m x 68m<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stadium map |url=https://dhlstadium.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Level-00-Hardened-Surface-Area-pdf.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822103219/https://dhlstadium.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Level-00-Hardened-Surface-Area-pdf.jpg |archive-date=August 22, 2021}}</ref>
| tenants       = [[Cape Town Spurs F.C.]] (2010–2021)<br />[[Cape Town City F.C. (2016)|Cape Town City F.C.]] (2016–present)<br /> [[Western Province (rugby union)|WP Rugby Union]] (2021–present)<br />[[Stormers]] (2021–present)
}}
The '''Cape Town Stadium''' ({{langx|af|Kaapstad-stadion}}; {{langx|xh|Inkundla yezemidlalo yaseKapa}};<ref name="naming">{{cite web|url=http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/Thecitys2010FIFAWorldCupstadiumhasanewnameCapeTownStadium.aspx|title=The city's 2010 FIFA World Cup stadium has a new name: Cape Town Stadium|first=Martin|last=Pollack|date=30 October 2009|publisher=City of Cape Town|access-date=21 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727104233/http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/Thecitys2010FIFAWorldCupstadiumhasanewnameCapeTownStadium.aspx|archive-date=27 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> known until 2025 as the '''DHL Stadium''' for sponsorship reasons) is an [[association football]] (soccer) and [[rugby union]] [[stadium]] in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]], that was built as part of the country's hosting of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="Shine 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/12/17/cape-town-s-green-point-stadium-completed-keys-handed-over.aspx|title=Stadium Complete|publisher=Shine 2010|date=17 December 2009|access-date=17 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129025315/http://www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2009/12/17/cape-town-s-green-point-stadium-completed-keys-handed-over.aspx|archive-date=29 January 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

During the planning stage, it was known as the '''Green Point Stadium''', which was the name of the [[Green Point Stadium|older stadium]] on an adjacent site, and this name was also used frequently during World Cup media coverage. It is the home ground of [[Western Province (rugby union)|WP Rugby]] and the [[Stormers]] (since 2021), and [[South African Premiership|Premiership]] club [[Cape Town City F.C. (2016)|Cape Town City]] (since 2016). It has also hosted the [[South Africa Sevens]] rugby tournament since 2015 and hosted the [[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens|Rugby 7s World Cup in 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rugby World Cup Sevens coming to Cape Town in 2022 |url=https://springboks.rugby/en/articles/2019/10/29/RWC7s-2022-coming-to-Cape-Town |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=SA Rugby}}</ref>

The stadium is located in [[Green Point, Cape Town|Green Point]], between [[Signal Hill (Cape Town)|Signal Hill]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]], close to the Cape Town city center and to the [[Victoria & Alfred Waterfront]], a popular tourist and shopping venue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=W |first=Mikhaila |date=2024-02-27 |title=DHL Stadium in Green Point |url=https://www.capetourism.com/cape-town-stadium/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Cape Tourism |language=en-GB}}</ref>

The stadium had a seating capacity of 64,100 during the 2010 World Cup,<ref name="stadium">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/destination/stadiums/stadium=5011924/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212214203/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/destination/stadiums/stadium=5011924/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2010|title=Cape Town Stadium|access-date=2 December 2011|publisher=FIFA}}</ref> later reduced to 58,309.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/south_africa.shtml|title=worldstadiums.com – Stadiums in South Africa|access-date=16 September 2014|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721223645/http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/south_africa.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cape Town Stadium is the largest stadium in Cape Town, and the fifth-largest in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-02 |title=10 Biggest Stadiums In South Africa (2023) - South African Things |url=https://southafricanthings.co.za/10-biggest-stadiums-in-south-africa/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Naming==
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During construction, Cape Town Stadium was unofficially known as Green Point Stadium; the name of [[Green Point Stadium|an older stadium]], then-situated adjacent to it, that was partially demolished and rebuilt into the Green Point Athletics Stadium.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

During October 2009, the city asked for the public to propose names for the new stadium and the name Cape Town Stadium was chosen.<ref name="naming" />

With effect from June 2021, the [[City of Cape Town]] as owner of the stadium, through a municipal entity, concluded a multi-year sponsorship agreement with [[DHL]] for a period of four years, from 2021 to 2025.<ref name="5 year Business Plan">{{cite web
| url       = https://mypr.co.za/cape-town-stadium-welcomes-name-change-to-become-dhl-stadium
| title       = Cape Town Stadium (CTS) (Municipal Entity) Business Plan 2023/24 to 2027/28 page 26
| work       = City of Cape Town
| date       = May 2023
| access-date       = 2024-03-06}}</ref> It included renaming the stadium to the DHL Stadium.<ref name="DHL press release 2021">{{cite web
| url       = https://mypr.co.za/cape-town-stadium-welcomes-name-change-to-become-dhl-stadium/
| title       = Cape Town Stadium welcomes name change to become DHL Stadium, following multi-year naming rights partnership with DHL
| work       = DHL
| date       = 29 September 2021
| access-date       = 2024-03-06}}</ref>

In this regard, Peter-John Veldhuizen, chairperson of the Board of the Cape Town Stadium (RF) Soc Ltd said: "DHL’s contribution as our naming rights partner has certainly made a significant impact on the bottom line of the business".<ref name="Municipal entity annual report 2021">{{cite web | url = https://resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/City%20research%20reports%20and%20review/DHL_Stadium_Integrated_Annual_Report_2021-22.pdf | title = Cape Town Stadium (RFf) Soc Limited integrated annual report 2021–2022 | work = City of Cape Town | date = January 2023 | access-date = 2024-03-06}}</ref> As a result, in 2022–2022 the revenue target was exceeded by 30% and the grant funding from the City of Cape Town was reduced from R61m to R42m.<ref name="5 year Business Plan"></ref>

==Previous stadium==
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|caption2 =Aerial view of the old [[Green Point Stadium]], which was partly demolished and rebuilt during 2007}}
The stadium is adjacent to the site of the original 18,000 seater stadium [[Green Point Stadium]]. It replaces a portion of the Metropolitan Golf Club site which has now been realigned.

The previous stadium, originally constructed in 1897 and which was partly demolished in 2007 and rebuilt in 2013 as the Green Point Athletics Stadium, was a [[multi-purpose stadium]] used for cycling, athletics, cricket and soccer. Later used mainly for soccer matches, it was the home ground of [[Santos Football Club (South Africa)|Santos Football Club]] and [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]] at different points. It also hosted music concerts, including the November 2003 [[46664 (concerts)|46664 Concert]] for the benefit of AIDS victims.<ref>{{cite web
| url       = http://www.sabc.co.za/mandela/featuredetails/56b01600474ee6f6b206fa7dca15ccff/group5
| title       = The 46664 campaign
| work       = South African Broadcasting Corporation
| date       = 2011-06-21
| access-date       = 2016-04-04
| archive-url       = https://web.archive.org/web/20160418232902/http://www.sabc.co.za/mandela/featuredetails/56b01600474ee6f6b206fa7dca15ccff/group5
| archive-date       = 18 April 2016
| url-status       = dead
}}</ref> The section of the old stadium that remained was redeveloped into the Green Point Athletics Stadium, which opened in 2015 with a seating capacity of 4500.<ref>{{cite web
| url        = http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/green-point-athletics-stadium-opens-1820739
| title      = Green Point Athletics Stadium opens
| author     = Anel Lewis
| date       = 2015-02-19
| access-date = 2016-04-04
}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:Cape Town Stadium.jpg|thumbnail|An aerial view of the stadium from just above its roof.]]
[[File:Capetown stadium.JPG|thumb|Cape Town stadium viewed from [[Signal Hill (Cape Town)|Signal Hill]]]]
Construction of the Cape Town Stadium, located on the [[Green Point Common]], began in March 2007.

In 33 months, joint venture contractors [[Murray & Roberts]], now known as [[Concor]] and WBHO completed the project at a cost of R4.4billion – or approximately US$600million.

The project architects were an association between GMP Architects of Germany and local firms, Louis Karol Architects and the joint venture practice Point Architects comprising Comrie Wilkinson Architects and Urban Designers, Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers, Munnik Visser Architects and Paragon Architects. The lead urban designer for the 18hactare stadium precinct was Henri Comrie.

The structural engineers comprised a joint venture between BKS, Henry Fagan & Partners, KFD Wilkinson, Goba, Iliso and Arcus Gibb.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capetown.travel/2010/faq/stadium/|title=CT Stadium Construction Information|access-date=9 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213085821/http://www.capetown.travel/2010/faq/stadium/|archive-date=13 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Handing over==

Cape Town Stadium was officially handed over to the [[City of Cape Town]] on schedule on 14 December 2009. At a ceremony in front of over 200 invited guests and the media representatives from around the world, Cape Town Executive Mayor Alderman Dan Plato, received the keys to the stadium officially confirming the opening of Cape Town Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/FIFA2010/Newsandmedia/Pages/CapeTownStadiumhandedoveronschedule.aspx|publisher=City of Cape Town|title=Cape Town Stadium Opening|access-date=9 January 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216194911/http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/FIFA2010/Newsandmedia/Pages/CapeTownStadiumhandedoveronschedule.aspx|archive-date=16 February 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The pedestrian route from the central city to the stadium was designated as the [[Fanwalk]], highlighting local businesses and providing entertainment, while promoting crowd safety.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |title=Heritage, Culture, and Politics in the Postcolony |date=2012 |publisher=Columbia University Press |location=New York; Chichester; West Sussex |pages=80–134 |chapter=Four. Monument, Ruin, and Redress in South African Heritage |doi=10.7312/herw16018-005}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=18 August 2010 |title=Cape Town Stadium is Hosting a Soccer Event on Friday 27 August |url=https://www.westerncape.gov.za/news/cape-town-stadium-hosting-soccer-event-friday-27-august |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=Western Cape Government}}</ref> 

==After the World Cup==
A consortium consisting of South Africa's Sail Group and French-based Stade de France were awarded the service contract to operate the stadium and ensure that it remains a sustainable multi-purpose venue after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The consortium, called Business Venture Investments 1317, was involved in the management of the stadium from January 2009 onwards. The city municipality paid the consortium to manage the stadium up to and during the World Cup, after which the consortium will lease the stadium from the city for a period of not less than 10 years and not more than 30 years.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Warby
| first = Vivian
| title = Greenpoint stadium operator chosen
| date = 1 December 2008
| url = http://www.southafrica.info/2010/greenpoint-011208.htm
| access-date = 11 April 2011 }}
</ref>

However, in December 2010 the Sail/Stade de France consortium cancelled the lease.  Reports in the media at the time said that the consortium considered the agreement as non-viable. The City subsequently took over management of the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web
| last = Johnson
| first = Thomas
| title = A World Cup White Elephant
| date = 7 July 2016
| url = https://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/a-world-cup-white-elephant
| access-date = 6 March 2024}}
</ref>

Following the World Cup, temporary rows of seating on either side on the top tier were replaced by events suites and clubrooms, reducing the stadium's capacity to 58,300.<ref>{{cite web
| url        = http://www.dezeen.com/2010/06/08/green-point-stadium-by-gmp-architekten/
| title      = Green Point Stadium by GMP Architekten
| date       = 8 June 2010
| access-date = 2016-04-02
}}</ref> The stadium features corporate hospitality suites, medical, training, and conferencing and banqueting facilities. The consortium will operate the stadium as well as manage and maintain the defined areas of the surrounding urban park and sport precinct on the 85-hectare Greenpoint Common from stadium revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southafrica.info/2010/greenpoint-011208.htm|title=Greenpoint stadium operator chosen|publisher=SouthAfrica.info|date=1 December 2008|access-date=9 January 2010}}</ref>

The Greenpoint Park was completed within a year of the World Cup ending as was promised to the people of Cape Town during the public consultation process preceding stadium construction. The park has since become one of Cape Town's most popular recreational facilities and has acted as a catalyst for significant improvements to surrounding buildings and spaces through spontaneous private sector investment.

[[Ajax Cape Town]] used the stadium as their home ground from the [[2010–11 South African Premiership|2010–11 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kickoff.com/news/16497/ajax-lused-cape-town-stadium.php|title=Chiefs to use Rand Stadium this season|publisher=KickOff Magazine|date=30 June 2010|access-date=8 July 2010}}</ref> Due to the stadium's ongoing financial problems, the City of Cape Town had sought to acquire [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province rugby]] as an "anchor tenant". After four years of talks, Western Province announced in December 2014 that they had decided to remain at [[Newlands Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Anel|title=WP says no to Cape Town Stadium|url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/wp-says-no-to-cape-town-stadium-1.1797241#.VcvHl_lVhHw|access-date=12 August 2015|work=IOL Sport|date=19 December 2014}}</ref> In March 2015, the [[South African Rugby Union]] announced that the [[South Africa Sevens]] tournament would be staged at Cape Town Stadium for four years, beginning in December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green Point becomes new Sevens heaven|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/sevens/news/150320/Green_Point_becomes_new_Sevens_heaven|access-date=12 August 2015|work=SuperSport|date=20 March 2015}}</ref>

In June 2016, it was announced that new [[South African Premiership|Premiership]] club [[Cape Town City F.C. (2016)|Cape Town City]] would also play at Cape Town Stadium.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Said|first1=Nick|title=PSL newcomers Cape Town City FC finally launched in the Mother City|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2016/06/29/PSL-newcomers-Cape-Town-City-FC-finally-launched-in-the-Mother-City|access-date=30 June 2016|work=Times Live|date=29 June 2016}}</ref>

In late 2020, [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province RFU]] announced that they were selling their longtime home of [[Newlands Stadium]] to developers, who planned to demolish the ground and convert it to a mixed-use development. From 2021 onwards, franchise rugby team [[Stormers]] and [[Currie Cup]] side WP have called Cape Town Stadium home, and the stadium has hosted international rugby tests played in Cape Town.

In 2023, after complaints about pitch quality intensified the previous season, the pitch was relaid with a hybrid turf, 50% synthetic and 50% grass.<ref>{{Cite web |last=on |first=Standard published |date=2023-09-28 |title=Stormers pitch ready for action |url=https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/stormers-pitch-ready-action/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=SA Rugby magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Cape Town Stadium (RF) SOC Ltd==
The Cape Town Stadium (RF) SOC Ltd, a municipal entity of the [[City of Cape Town]], was formed in 2018 to provide various operational services to the stadium.<ref name ="Municipal entity annual report 2021"></ref>

In 2021 the Entity entered into a sponsorships agreement with [[DHL]], granting naming rights to the company. Since then the stadium has officially been known as the DHL Stadium. 

==Inaugural games==

The first game to be hosted at the new Cape Town Stadium was a Cape Town derby between [[Ajax Cape Town]] and [[Engen Santos|Santos]] on 23 January 2010 as part of the official inauguration of the stadium. Only 20,000 tickets were made available for the event and were sold out by Friday 15 January 2010. The Soccer Festival had entertainment from local band [[Freshlyground]] and a [[Vuvuzela]] orchestra performance during half time.

{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team 1
!Res.
!Team 2
!Attendance
|-
|23 January 2010||16:00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ajax Cape Town]]||style="text-align:center;"|0–0<br />(5–6 [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|pen.]])||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Engen Santos|Santos]]|| style="text-align:center;" |20,000
|}
The second of three 'dry runs' at the new Cape Town Stadium was another Cape Town derby. Local Cape Town rugby teams, The [[Stormers|Vodacom Stormers]] and the [[Boland Cavaliers|Boland Inv. XV]] battled it out at the Cape Town Rugby Festival that took place on 6 February 2010. The Rugby Festival had entertainment from local band [[Flat Stanley]]. Only 40,000 tickets were made available for the event. This was double the amount that attended the Soccer Festival.
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team 1
!Res.
!Team 2
!Attendance
|-
|6 February 2010||16:15||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Stormers]]||style="text-align:center;"|47–13||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Boland Cavaliers|Boland Inv. XV]]||style="text-align:center;"|40,000
|}

Cape Town Stadium hosted its third test event on Monday 22 March, during which all 55,000 permanent seats were available for the first time. A total of 52,000 tickets were sold.

‘Cape Town For Jesus', a religious gathering addressed by South African evangelist [[Angus Buchan]], was the first major non-sporting event hosted at the stadium, and gave the stadium operators another chance to test their readiness ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Event
!Capacity
!Attendance
|-
|22 March 2010||13:00||Cape Town For Jesus||style="text-align:center;"|55,000||style="text-align:center;"|52,000
|}

Cape Town Stadium hosted its fourth and final test event on Saturday 10 April. This was the first time that the stadium was utilised at night, for the International Under-20 Soccer Challenge between South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria and Ghana. About 40,000 attended the event that tested the stadium's readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team 1
!Res.
!Team 2
!Attendance
|-
| rowspan="2" |10 April 2010||18:00||{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana U-20]]||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil U-20]]|| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |40,000
|-
|20:30||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa national under-20 football team|South Africa U-20]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–3||{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria U-20]]
|}

== Sporting and events ==
=== 2010 FIFA World Cup ===
In the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], Cape Town Stadium hosted five first round matches, one second round, one quarter-final, and one semi-final.<ref name=southafrica.info>{{cite web|url=http://www.southafrica.info/2010/2010-faq.htm|title=2010 Fifa World Cup: success stories|publisher=SouthAfrica.info|access-date=26 May 2007}}</ref> During the World Cup, all FIFA media referred to the stadium as 'Green Point Stadium'.

===Matches===
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{| class=" sortable wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|11 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|URU}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|FRA|1974}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|64,100
|-
|14 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ITA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|PAR|1990}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"|62,869
|-
|18 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ENG}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|ALG}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"|64,100
|-
|21 June 2010||13:30||{{fb|POR}}||style="text-align:center;"|7–0||{{fb|PRK}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"|63,644
|-
|24 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|CMR}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||{{fb|NED}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"|63,093
|-
|29 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ESP}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|POR}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Spain vs Portugal|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|62,955
|-
|3 July 2010||16:00||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–4||{{fb|GER}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Germany|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|64,100
|-
|6 July 2010||20:30||{{fb|URU}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–3||{{fb|NED}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Uruguay vs Netherlands|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|62,479
|}

=== International friendlies ===
On 17 November 2010, the Cape Town Stadium hosted its first [[exhibition game|international friendly]]. The match was between [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]], where they played for the Nelson Mandela Challenge Trophy.

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{| class="sortable wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team 1
!Result
!Team 2
!Attendance
|-
|17 November 2010||21:30||{{fb|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|USA}}||style="text-align:center;"|52,000
|-
|19 January 2011||17:00||{{fb|BOT}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||{{fb|SWE}}||style="text-align:center;"|2,000
|-
|21 July 2012||15:00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United FC|Manchester United]]||style="text-align:center;"|53,000
|-
|8 January 2012||20.15||{{fb|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|NOR}}||style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|21 January 2013||16:00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jomo Cosmos F.C.|Jomo Cosmos]]||style="text-align:center;"|0–4|| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Grasshopper Club Zürich]]||style="text-align:center;"|100
|-
|26 January 2013||16:00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]||style="text-align:center;"|2–1|| style="text-align:center;" |200
|-
|23 March 2013||20:15||{{fb|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|CAR}}||style="text-align:center;"|36,740
|}

===Rugby union===

The stadium hosts numerous rugby matches each year. Prior to 2021, the stadium hosted several Stormers matches when they couldn't play at their previous home ground in Newlands. [[Western Province (rugby union)|Western Province Rugby]] and the [[Stormers]] have used the stadium as their home ground for both the domestic [[Currie Cup]] and international [[United Rugby Championship]] (URC) competitions. During their first season at their new home, the Stormers defeated their South African rivals, the [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]], to win the URC Final at the stadium. The Stormer's success in the URC qualified the team to compete in the European Rugby Championship during the 2022/23 season with several matches being hosted at the stadium, in addition to those for the Currie Cup and URC. The stadium also played host to the Stormers' URC playoff matches during the 2022/23 season after they won home field advantage, including the [[2023 United Rugby Championship final|URC Final]] played on 27 May 2023.

The stadium has also hosted international [[rugby union]] matches played by South Africa's [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]]. In July 2021 the Springboks defeated the [[British & Irish Lions]] in a 3 match series that were hosted at the stadium. No fans were permitted to attend due to [[COVID-19]]. In July 2022, the Springboks defeated [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] in what was South African lock [[Eben Etzebeth]]'s 100th test for the national team. And, in September 2024 The [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] defeated [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]].
{| class="sortable wikitable"  style="text-align:center; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team #1
!Score
!Team #2
!Attendance
|-
|9 February 2013||14.45||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Stormers]]||style="text-align:center;"|–||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Boland Cavaliers|Boland Inv. XV]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|3 February 2019||17.00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Stormers]]||style="text-align:center;"|33–28||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]||style="text-align:center;"| 50,000
|-
|14 July 2021||18.00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[South Africa A national rugby union team|South Africa A]]||style="text-align:center;"|17–13|| {{flag|British & Irish Lions|}}||style="text-align:center;"| 0
|-
|17 July 2021||18.00||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Stormers]]||style="text-align:center;"|3–49|| {{flag|British & Irish Lions|}}||style="text-align:center;"| 0
|-
|14 July 2021||18.00||rowspan=7|{{ru|RSA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|17–22|| {{flag|British & Irish Lions|}}||style="text-align:center;"| 0
|-
|21 July 2021||18.00||style="text-align:center;"|27–9|| {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}||style="text-align:center;"| 0
|-
|7 August 2021||18.00||style="text-align:center;"|19–16|| {{flag|British & Irish Lions|}}||style="text-align:center;"| 0
|-
|16 July 2022||17.05 ||style="text-align:center;"|30–14||{{ru|Wales}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 56,000
|-
|7 September 2024||17.00 ||style="text-align:center;" |18–12||{{ru|New Zealand}} ||style="text-align:center;"|58,310
|-
|28 June 2025||17.00
|| || [[Barbarians F.C.|Barbarians]] ||
|-
|23 August 2025 ||17.00 || || {{ru|Australia}} || 
|}

===World Rugby Sevens Series===
See also [[World Rugby Sevens Series]]

The World Rugby Sevens Series hosts a tournament each year in Cape Town, traditionally in December. It was played annually from 2015 to 2019. However, no tournaments took place during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the competition returned to Cape Town during the 2022–23 season.

{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Event Year
!Winner
|-
|12–13 December 2015 || [[2015 South Africa Sevens]] || {{ru7|RSA}} 
|-
|10–11 December 2016 || [[2016 South Africa Sevens]] || {{ru7|ENG}}
|-
|9–10 December 2017 || [[2017 South Africa Sevens]] || {{ru7|NZL}} 
|-
|8–9 December 2018 || [[2018 South Africa Sevens]] || {{ru7|FJI}}
|-
|13–15 December 2019 || [[2019 South Africa Sevens]] || {{ru7|NZL}}
|-
|9-11 December 2022 || [[2022 South Africa Sevens]] || {{ru7|SAM}} 
|-
|8–10 December 2023
|[[2023 South Africa Sevens]]
|
{{Plainlist|
* {{ru7|ARG}} (men) 
* {{ruw7|AUS}} (women)
}} 
|-
|7-8 December 2024
|[[2024 South Africa Sevens]]
|
{{Plainlist|
* {{ru7|RSA}} (men) 
* {{ruw7|NZL}} (women) 
}} 
|}

===[[2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens]]===
In September 2022, DHL Stadium played host to the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The men's tournament was won by Fiji, who defeated New Zealand in the Final. The women's competition was won by Australia over their cross-Tasmine rivals New Zealand.

===Tennis===
{{main|Match for Africa}}
The Cape Town Stadium hosted the sixth edition of [[Roger Federer]]'s Matches for Africa, a series of charity tennis matches. It took place on 7 February 2020 and featured [[Federer–Nadal rivalry|Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal]]. Federer confirmed the date, location, and opponent during the 2019 edition of [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]]. Federer said he had pursued Nadal's participation for two years before a date was agreed upon.

South Africa is the birth country of Federer's mother and the focus of his charitable foundation. The doubles match consisted Roger Federer and American tycoon [[Bill Gates]] versus Rafael Nadal and South African entertainer [[Trevor Noah]]. Federer and Gates won the match 6–4. In singles, Federer beat Nadal with the score 6–4, 3–6, 6–3. The event was attended by 51,954 people (the highest attendance ever recorded at a tennis match) and more than $3.5 million was raised in aid of children's education in Africa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/match-in-africa-breaks-tennis-attendance-record/|title=Match in Africa a great success, breaks tennis attendance records|date=2020-02-08|website=SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>

{{2TeamBracket|sets=3|compact=y|nowrap=y
| RD1=Match in Africa 6 Doubles
|team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Roger Federer]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bill Gates]]'''
| RD1-score1-1='''6'''
| RD1-score1-2=
| RD1-score1-3=
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|Spain}} [[Rafael Nadal]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Trevor Noah]]
| RD1-score2-1=3
| RD1-score2-2=
| RD1-score2-3=
}}

{{2TeamBracket|sets=3|compact=y|nowrap=y
| RD1=Match in Africa 6 Singles
|team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|Spain}} [[Rafael Nadal]]
| RD1-score1-1=4
| RD1-score1-2='''6'''
| RD1-score1-3=3
| RD1-seed2=2
| RD1-team2='''{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Roger Federer]]'''
| RD1-score2-1='''6'''
| RD1-score2-2=3
| RD1-score2-3='''6'''
}}

===Concerts===
{{Clear}}
{| class="sortable wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Year
!Date
!Artist
!Tour Name
!Attendance
|-
| rowspan="4"|2011
|18 February
|[[U2]]
|[[U2 360° Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|72,532<ref>{{cite magazine
| author     =<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
| title      = Boxscore Concert Grosses
| url        = https://books.google.com/books?id=D0b70DQT1HkC&q=u2+cape+town+stadium+billboard+2011&pg=RA7-PA10
| magazine   = Billboard
| publisher  = Lynne Segall
| page       = 11
| date       = 2011-03-12
| access-date= 2016-04-05
}}</ref>
|-
|11 April
|[[Neil Diamond]]
|
|style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
|5 October
|[[Coldplay]]
|[[Mylo Xyloto Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|46,670<ref>{{cite web|title=Coldplay rocks Cape Town|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/Coldplay-rocks-Cape-Town-20111006|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Coldplay fans enjoy a sold-out concert at Cape Town Stadium|url=http://www.mytripblog.org/pg/blog/southafrica-social-manager/read/144517/coldplay-fans-enjoy-a-soldout-concert-at-cape-town-stadium|access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-05-08 |title=Coldplay: News - The Parlotones interview |url=http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=807 |access-date=2023-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508030447/http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=807 |archive-date=8 May 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|26 October
|[[Kings of Leon]]
|[[Come Around Sundown World Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 40,000+<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings of Leon play to forty thousand fans – Cape Town|url=http://www.demotix.com/photo/897316/kings-leon-play-forty-thousand-fans-cape-town|access-date=21 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506095037/http://www.demotix.com/photo/897316/kings-leon-play-forty-thousand-fans-cape-town|archive-date=6 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012
|7 November
|[[Linkin Park]]
|[[Living Things World Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|55,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Linkin Park: Living Things Tour – Cape Town Concert|url=http://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/2012/11/linkin-park-living-tour-cape-town-concert/|access-date=20 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115104149/http://www.fortressofsolitude.co.za/2012/11/linkin-park-living-tour-cape-town-concert/|archive-date=15 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|3 December
|[[Lady Gaga]]
|[[The Born This Way Ball Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 39,527 
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2013
|5 February
|[[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
|[[I'm With You World Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|-
|-
|7 May
|[[Bon Jovi]]
|[[Because We Can - The Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 35,407<ref>{{cite web|title=Current Boxscore|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore|publisher=Billboard|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
|8 May
|[[Justin Bieber]]
|[[Believe Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 65,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Justin Bieber sends Cape Town into hysteria|url=http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/Justin-Bieber-sends-Cape-Town-into-hysteria-20130509|publisher=Channel24|access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>
|-
|16 October
|[[Rihanna]]
|[[Diamonds World Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 39,616
|- 
|rowspan="2"| 2014
|26 February
|[[Eminem]]
|[[Rapture Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 37,825<ref>{{cite web|title=Eminem's advice to SA men: 'You have to be f******g romantic, man!'|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/eminems-advice-sa-men-fg-romantic-man/|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412203915/http://www.citypress.co.za/entertainment/eminems-advice-sa-men-fg-romantic-man/|archive-date=12 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="WebCite 1">{{cite web
| url       = http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore
| title       = [Descriptive title reflecting the content of the source]
| work       = City of Cape Town
| date       = 2015-06-21
| access-date       = 2015-06-21
| url-status=dead 
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424053001/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore
| archive-date=24 April 2014
| df=dmy }}</ref>
|-
|10 December
|[[Foo Fighters]]
|[[Sonic Highways World Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 36,926
|-
|rowspan="2"|2015
|15 March
|[[Michael Bublé]]
|[[To Be Loved Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 22,060
|-
|1 April
|[[One Direction]]
|[[On the Road Again Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 51,060
|-
|rowspan="2"|2016
|18 February
|[[Lionel Richie]]
|'All the Hits all Night Long’ Global Tour <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ewn.co.za/2016/03/22/Lionel-Richie-seals-SA-tour-with-a-promise|title=Lionel Richie seals SA tour with a promise|access-date=2016-04-03}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|26 April
|[[Mariah Carey]]
|[[The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|35,000
|-
|rowspan="3"|2017
|24 February
|{{Plainlist|
* [[Dash Berlin]] 
* [[David Guetta]]
* [[Kshmr|KSHMR]] 
* [[Martin Garrix]] 
* [[DJ Snake]] etc.
}} 
|Ultra South Africa
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|17 May
|[[Justin Bieber]]
|[[Purpose World Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|39,706

|-
|25 November
|[[The Bellamy Brothers]]
|
|style="text-align:center;"|

|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
|9 February
|
{{Plainlist|
* [[Afrojack]] 
* [[Armin van Buuren]] 
* [[Axwell & Ingrosso|Axwell /\ Ingrosso]] 
* [[Hardwell]] etc.
}} 
|Ultra South Africa
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|11 April
|[[Santana (band)|Santana]]

|
|style="text-align:center;"|

|-
|2019
|27–28 March
|[[Ed Sheeran]]
|[[÷ Tour]]
|style="text-align:center;"|96,915 (both nights)
|-
| 2022
| October
| Justin Bieber 
| colspan=8| '' Cancelled '' 
|-
|2023 
|1 February 
|[[Imagine Dragons]] 
|[[Mercury World Tour]] 
|55,000
|-
|2024
|31 January 
|
{{Plainlist|
* [[Ava Max]] 
* [[Keane (band)|Keane]] 
* Lloyiso
* [[Maroon 5]] 
* [[Meduza]] 
*  Will Linley 
}} 
| rowspan=2|Calabash South Africa
| 50,000
|-
|2025
|23 January
|
{{Plainlist|
* Lee Cole 
* [[Goodluck]] 
* [[Matthew Mole]] 
* {{nowrap|[[Robbie Williams]]}} 
}} 
|51,000
|}

===Popular culture===
Cape Town Stadium was featured in the film ''[[Safe House (2012 film)|Safe House]]'' (2012). The stadium also features in many local advertising and print media campaigns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/safe-house-how-one-film-put-cape-towns-movie-industry-on-the-map-7851268.html|title=Safe House: How one film put Cape Town's movie industry on the map|website=The Independent|date=14 June 2012 |language=en-GB|access-date=2016-04-07}}</ref> It was also featured as a motorsport venue in the video game ''[[Dirt 5]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/life/motoring/news/wildonwheels/cape-town-stadium-to-feature-in-latest-dirt-racing-game-20201026|title=Cape Town stadium to feature in latest Dirt racing game|website=News24|date=26 October 2020 |language=en|access-date=2024-02-19}}</ref>

==Incidents==
On 7 November 2012, shortly before the U.S. rock band [[Linkin Park]] was set to perform at the sold-out stadium, gusts of wind caused advertising scaffolding outside the stadium to collapse onto a crowd of people injuring 19 and killing 1; of the 19 injured, 12 were taken to hospital for further treatment.<ref name ="UltimateGuitarLinkinParkCapeTown">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/one_dead_and_several_injured_at_linkin_park_show_in_cape_town.html|title=One Dead And Several Injured at Linkin Park Show in Cape Town - Music News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com|access-date=16 September 2014}}</ref>

==Calls for demolition==
Prior to 2021, several individuals and groups called for the stadium to be demolished due to its under-utilization after the World Cup. Effective utilization and use of the stadium was a political issue in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/tear-down-cape-town-stadium-1327924|title='Tear down Cape Town Stadium' {{!}} IOL|website=IOL|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/cape-town-stadium-icon-or-albatross-1867226|title=Cape Town Stadium: icon or albatross {{!}} IOL|website=IOL|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/opinion/why-cape-town-stadium-should-be-demolished|title=Why Cape Town stadium should be demolished - OPINION {{!}} Politicsweb|website=www.politicsweb.co.za|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref> However, beginning in 2021, use of Cape Town Stadium increased significantly when it became the home ground of Western Province Rugby and the DHL Stormers. This move resulted in DHL sponsoring the naming rights to the stadium and significant renovations.

==See also==
* [[Lists of stadiums]]
* [[List of African stadiums by capacity]] 
* [[List of stadiums in South Africa]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Cape Town Stadium}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131016122323/http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/CapeTownStadium2/Pages/default.aspx Cape Town Stadium] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127080229/http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/FIFA2010/Pages/CapeTownStadium.aspx Cape Town Stadium] City of Cape Town FIFA 2010 website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100415205729/http://www.capetown.travel/2010/capetown-stadium/stadium/ Cape Town Stadium] Cape Town Tourism website
*[https://cafe.daum.net/stade/Dlwn/25 Photos of Stadiums in South Africa] at [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/ cafe.daum.net/stade]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423065150/http://in3sixty.com/cms/manager/share/id/4d76d42b-fd48-aef7-a57a-7905ad61dbaf 360 View]
* [http://www.360southafrica.com/virtual-tours-of-attractions/cape-town-stadium 360 degree Virtual Tour (5 locations)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531065406/http://www.360southafrica.com/virtual-tours-of-attractions/cape-town-stadium |date=31 May 2010 }} 360SouthAfrica


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