UWC Stadium | |
Former names | University of the Western Cape Sports Ground |
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Location | Symphony Way 1, Bellville, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Coordinates | 33°56′06″S 18°38′03″E / 33.934993°S 18.634121°ECoordinates: 33°56′06″S 18°38′03″E / 33.934993°S 18.634121°E |
Owner | University of the Western Cape |
Capacity | 2,500 (seats) |
Acreage | 18,000m2 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1983 |
Construction cost | 5 Million Rand |
Architect | Jack Barnett |
Tenants | |
SAFA West Coast Regional League, UWC rugby team |
University of the Western Cape Stadium, commonly abbreviated and referred to as UWC Stadium, and sometimes also referred to as University of the Western Cape Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Bellville suburb of Cape Town, at the Western Cape Province in South Africa. The exact location, is at the Southeastern corner of University of the Western Cape, only 300m from the Unibell railway station. Since its construction in 1983, the stadium has been home to UWC athletics, rugby, soccer and numerous other sporting events and local gatherings. The stadium complex also feature several offices, and became the new official SAFA headquarters for the West Coast Regional League, in August 2006.