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Soccer CityJOHANNESBURG has two match venues - the flagship Soccer City in Nasrec, and the Ellis Park Stadium on the outskirts of the CBD.

Soccer City is right next door to the headquarters of football's governing body, FIFA, the OC (organising committee) and the South African Football Association. It is the venue for the 2010 World Cup final.

Ellis Park Stadium is the home ground of Orlando Pirates, one of South Africa's premier football teams, and is the venue for some of the first round matches and one of the quarterfinals.

Several training venues have also been identified around the city.

Match venues

Soccer City
South Africa's premier football venue, Soccer City, is undergoing a R1.2-billion revamp in preparation for the World Cup.

It is here that the eyes of the world will turn for the opening ceremony and the final match. It is also the venue for five first-round matches, one second-round match and a quarterfinal.

Built in 1987 with a capacity of 80 000, by the time 2010 arrives, this will have been upped to 94 000.

The stadium will be also have new change room facilities, upgraded lighting, VIP suites, media and IT broadcast facilities, and revamped stadium management facilities.

Surrounding precincts within the turnstile area will also be given a makeover.

However, it is not only the stadium that is getting a makeover. The City has targeted neighbouring Nasrec for development, turning the whole area into a world-class sports, tourism and exhibition hub.

Safa has already moved into its new state-of-the-art headquarters on the eastern side of Soccer City. Costing R60-million.

Ellis Park
Ellis ParkEllis Park is one of Joburg's best-known stadiums, and it was here that the Springboks won the Rugby World Cup in 1995.

But, for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Ellis Park Stadium will play host to five first-round matches, a second round match and one of the quarter-finals.

Upgrades planned for the Ellis Park precinct are primarily aimed at improving safety. The general area around the precinct will benefit from a R2-billion upgrade.

The multi-billion rand transformation of the area is expected to reverse inner city decline and attract investment. Business offices and the commercial and light industrial areas in Doornfontein, New Doornfontein, Troyeville and Lorentzville will also get a facelift, while the adjacent residential areas of Judith's Paarl, Bez Valley and Bertrams have been hooked into the proposed developments.

The stadium itself is also undergoing refurbishment, increasing its seating capacity by 20 000 to 61 000.

The City will also improve the media, disabled, VIP, player, parking and spectator facilities.

The work in the Ellis Park precinct will complement the changes at Nasrec.

The Doornfontein and Ellis Park railway stations will be upgraded to cope with the expected increase in visitors and a new 20 metre-wide subway at the Ellis Park Station to be constructed at a cost of over R26-million.

Joburg also plans to extend its Better Buildings Programme - a project aimed at fixing up city slums - to the Greater Ellis Park area.

Training venues
Training venues include Orlando Stadium, Dobsonville Stadium, Rand Stadium, the Cecil Payne Stadium in Roodepoort, Rabie Ridge Stadium and Ruimsig Stadium.

They are dotted around the suburbs and will be LEGACY PROJECTS, providing residents with facilities beyond 2010.

To ensure that the Orlando and Dobsonville stadiums meet FIFA's requirements in terms of the number of spectators they can accommodate, safety standards, medical facilities, flood lighting and media needs, some R337-million has been allocated to upgrade the Orlando Stadium and its surrounding precinct. The City has also set aside R69-million to upgrade the Dobsonville Stadium and its precinct, over a period of three years.

The City has budgeted R227-million to bring the four other stadiums and surrounding precincts up to the required standards.

Orlando Stadium
This stadium was demolished in mid-2006 and is being rebuilt to seat 45 000. Work is well advanced and the stadium will be fully FIFA, media and broadcast compliant. In addition, it will be complemented with a major precinct development.

Dobsonville Stadium
The Dobsonville Stadium will be upgraded for use as a training venue. The synthetic athletics track is complete, while new suites, media facilities, change rooms, gymnasium and lights will be installed. The precinct area will also be upgraded to meet FIFA requirements.

Rand Stadium
In 2006 the old stadium was demolished, and a new stadium will rise from its ashes.

Identified as a training venue, construction has begun on the Rand Stadium. The demolition of the grandstand has been completed and a new grandstand, change rooms, media and VIP facilities, and management facilities will be built. New lighting will be installed and the fields will be redeveloped. Ablution facilities will be upgraded, along with the development of the precinct.

Rabie Ridge Stadium
Rabie Ridge will be upgraded to meet FIFA requirements, especially in terms of precinct development. The City intends to build new seating and change rooms, and media, VIP and stadium management facilities.

Cecil Payne Stadium
Spectator seating, change rooms, lights and media, VIP and stadium management facilities will be upgraded at Cecil Payne. The surrounding precinct, as well as the athletics track, will be upgraded.

Ruimsig Stadium
The Ruimsig Stadium will be refurbished to comply with FIFA requirements, with renovations to the existing buildings. Visual security will be improved and the surrounding precinct will be developed in line with FIFA requirements.

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