HM Pitje Stadium
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| Location | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 25°42′29″S 28°20′20″E / 25.70806°S 28.33889°E |
| Owner | City of Tshwane |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2009 |
| Construction cost | R74 million (2009 refurbishment)[1] |
HM Pitje Stadium is a
Mamelodi, a suburb of the City of Tshwane, South Africa. It is used mostly for football matches and was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA
standards. Mamelodi Sundowns stopped using the stadium for its home games long before renovations. The Team management moved the team to
loftus versfeld. The previous owners tried by all means to detach the team to the people of Mamelodi by changing the team from Mamelodi Sundowns to just Sundowns.
[2]
In the past, it was the part-time home stadium of the
Mamelodi Sundowns, who now play at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium
.
The stadium was named after Hezekiel Mothibe Pitje, the first
Mamelodi.[3]
References
- ^ "Ball Sports: How they Come to be?". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Welcome to Tshwane". Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
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