Moruleng Stadium
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Moruleng Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in the village of Moruleng, a small mining community located approximately 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) from Rustenburg in the North West Province, South Africa
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and serves as the home stadium of Platinum Stars
. The stadium was part of Rustenburg's World Cup 2010 host city proposals and was also used as a training venue for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
.
The stadium was constructed by South African companies Stefanutti Stocks and Omnistruct Nkosi with help from structural engineers Arup
of Durban. The stadium was designed by the Durban based Architectural firm Paton Taylor Architects, to comply with FIFA stadium regulations, in order for it to be utilised for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
as a training venue. The quantity surveyors on this project were BTKM - Bham Tayob Khan Matunda.
The stadium was built by the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela tribe which is scattered across 32 villages in the North West province. The tribe's main source of wealth comes from mining platinum.
The stadium was opened in September 2009 and the first game to take place at the stadium was contested between Mochudi Centre Chiefs of Botswana
and Platinum Stars F.C. of South Africa.
The first Premier Soccer League
game to take place at the stadium was between Platinum Stars who use the stadium as a home venue and Ajax Cape Town.
It was used by the New Zealand national football team as a training venue during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
The England national football team
played Platinum Stars as a warm up game before the 2010 FIFA World Cup
on 7 June, with England running out 3–0 victors.
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 the village of Moruleng, a small mining community located approximately 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) from Rustenburg in the North West Province, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. 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 and serves as the home stadium of Platinum Stars
Platinum Stars
Platinum Stars are a South African association football club based in Phokeng near Rustenburg, North West Province that plays in the Premier Soccer League...
. The stadium was part of Rustenburg's World Cup 2010 host city proposals and was also used as a training venue for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...
.
The stadium was constructed by South African companies Stefanutti Stocks and Omnistruct Nkosi with help from structural engineers Arup
Arup
Arup is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom which provides engineering, design, planning, project management and consulting services for all aspects of the built environment. The firm is present in Africa, the Americas, Australasia, East Asia, Europe and the...
of Durban. The stadium was designed by the Durban based Architectural firm Paton Taylor Architects, to comply with FIFA stadium regulations, in order for it to be utilised for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park...
as a training venue. The quantity surveyors on this project were BTKM - Bham Tayob Khan Matunda.
The stadium was built by the Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela tribe which is scattered across 32 villages in the North West province. The tribe's main source of wealth comes from mining platinum.
The stadium was opened in September 2009 and the first game to take place at the stadium was contested between Mochudi Centre Chiefs of Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
and Platinum Stars F.C. of South Africa.
The first Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
game to take place at the stadium was between Platinum Stars who use the stadium as a home venue and Ajax Cape Town.
It was used by the New Zealand national football team as a training venue during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
The England national football team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
played Platinum Stars as a warm up game before the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
on 7 June, with England running out 3–0 victors.