Soccer City Stadium

Summary

Soccer City Stadium is an association football venue^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of association_football_venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,234 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Soccer City Stadium is located in Johannesburg^[3].
• Soccer City Stadium is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Soccer City Stadium's instance of is recorded as association football venue^[5].
• Soccer City Stadium's instance of is recorded as stadium^[6].
• Soccer City Stadium's architect is recorded as Populous^[7].
• Soccer City Stadium is owned by City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality^[8].
• Soccer City Stadium is operated by South African Football Association^[9].
• Soccer City Stadium's Commons category is recorded as Soccer City^[10].
• Soccer City Stadium's occupant is recorded as South Africa men's national association football team^[11].
• Soccer City Stadium's occupant is recorded as Kaizer Chiefs F.C.^[12].
• January 1, 1989 marks the founding of Soccer City Stadium^[13].
• Soccer City Stadium's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -26.234806, 'lon': 27.982378}^[14].
• Soccer City Stadium's structural engineer is recorded as Schlaich Bergermann Partner^[15].
• Soccer City Stadium's sport is recorded as association football^[16].
• Soccer City Stadium's sport is recorded as rugby union^[17].
• Soccer City Stadium's surface played on is recorded as lawn^[18].
• Soccer City Stadium's significant event is recorded as 2010 FIFA World Cup^[19].
• Soccer City Stadium's official website is recorded as https://www.joburg.org.za/play_/Pages/Sports/FNB-StadiumSoccer-city.aspx^[20].
• Soccer City Stadium's maximum capacity is recorded as {'amount': '+94736'}^[21].
• Soccer City Stadium's date of official opening is recorded as 1989^[22].
• Soccer City Stadium's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Soccer City Stadium'}^[23].
• Soccer City Stadium's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stadium Ave., Nasrec, Johannesburg 2147, ZA'}^[24].

Body

Geography

Soccer City Stadium is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Johannesburg^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include association football venue^[5] and stadium^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1989 marks the founding of Soccer City Stadium^[13]. It is owned by City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality^[8].

Why It Matters

Soccer City Stadium ranks in the top 3% of association_football_venue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,234 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]