Barbourfields Stadium
Encyclopedia
Barbourfields Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Bulawayo
, Zimbabwe
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. It is owned by Bulawayo City Council
but is home to Highlanders F.C., one of the biggest soccer teams in Zimbabwe and Bantu Rovers F.C. Soccer fans commonly refer to the stadium as "Emagumeni". It has an official capacity of 26,000, however can accommodate up to 32,000.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches. It is owned by Bulawayo City Council
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
but is home to Highlanders F.C., one of the biggest soccer teams in Zimbabwe and Bantu Rovers F.C. Soccer fans commonly refer to the stadium as "Emagumeni". It has an official capacity of 26,000, however can accommodate up to 32,000.