FNB Stadium
FNB Stadium is a stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 94,736.
Key facts
FNB Stadium is a stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa that opened in 1989. Its recorded capacity is 94,736. It is owned by City of Johannesburg. It is operated by Stadium Management South Africa. The current name FNB Stadium comes from a naming-rights deal with First National Bank that began in 2009. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Soccer City. Current tenants are Kaizer Chiefs.
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 94,736
- Opened
- 1989
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- City of Johannesburg
- Naming rights
- First National Bank
- Name changes
- 1
FNB Stadium is at latitude -26.2349, longitude 27.9825, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -26.2349 |
| Longitude | 27.9825 |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Region | Not recorded |
| Country | South Africa |
| OpenStreetMap object | way/500000081 |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
FNB Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Soccer City (no sponsor) ran 1989 to 2009. FNB Stadium (sponsor: First National Bank) ran 2009 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 20 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soccer City | None | 1989 to 2009 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| FNB Stadium | First National Bank | 2009 to present | 50.0 million ZAR | 10 years | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City of Johannesburg | 1989 to present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Stadium Management South Africa | 1989 to present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaizer Chiefs | Not mapped | 1989 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
No changes to this venue have been recorded yet. Changes are written by each monthly pipeline run and listed on the change log.
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The dataset as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Manual correction: N/A. Corrected by site editors from a cited primary source.
Row-level sources used for this venue: