Harry Gwala Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United.
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Location | Princess Margaret Drive, Pelham, Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa |
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Coordinates | 29.6173878°S 30.3856409°E / -29.6173878; 30.3856409 |
Owner | Msunduzi Municipality |
Capacity | 12,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Renovated | 2009 |
Architect | Erbacon Construction |
Tenants | |
Maritzburg United[1] |
In 2008 the stadium had a capacity of 10,000, but around September 2009 it was upgraded to 12,000 seats.[2] The reason for this, was an urgent need for more high capacity stadiums in the region, particular being requested as part of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3] The stadium, was initially planned to be able to seat 20,000 supporters, but the municipality revealed, that with the funds at their disposal, the stadium will have a capacity of just 12,000.
The stadium is named after ANC politician Harry Gwala.
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