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Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park Stadium is a stadium in South Africa that opened in 1958. Its recorded capacity is 46,000.

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Kings Park Stadium
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Key facts

Kings Park Stadium is a stadium in South Africa that opened in 1958. Its recorded capacity is 46,000. It is owned by Natal Sharks and eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality and eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including ABSA Stadium <br<. Current tenants are Sharks Sharks, Sharks, Sharks, Natal Sharks, 1995 Rugby World Cup.

Location
South Africa
Type
Stadium
Capacity
46,000
Opened
1958
Status
Active
Current owner
Natal Sharks, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Kings Park Stadium
Kings Park Stadium

Kings Park Stadium is at latitude -29.825, longitude 31.029722, South Africa. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Kings Park Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-29.825
Longitude31.029722
CityNot recorded
RegionNot recorded
CountrySouth Africa
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Kings Park Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

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Naming rights

Naming history of Kings Park Stadium
200020132026ABSA Stadium <br< (2000 to 2010)

Kings Park Stadium has carried 4 recorded names. Growthpoint Kings Park (no sponsor) ran Present. Jonsson Kings Park (no sponsor) ran Present. Mr Price Kings Park (no sponsor) ran Present. ABSA Stadium <br< (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2010. The average tenure of a name here is 10 years.

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Every recorded name of Kings Park Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Growthpoint Kings ParkNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Jonsson Kings ParkNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Mr Price Kings ParkNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
ABSA Stadium <br<None2000 to 2010Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Kings Park Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnereThekwini Metropolitan Municipality1958 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerNatal SharksPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OwnereThekwini Metropolitan MunicipalityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Kings Park Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Sharks SharksNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
SharksNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
SharksNot mapped1958 to presentCurrentSource
Natal SharksNot mapped1958 to presentCurrentSource
1995 Rugby World CupNot mapped1958 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

26 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Kings Park Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set24262026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34889not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set348892026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity55000460002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722105882026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleKings_Park_StadiumKings Park Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setABSA Stadium <br<2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMr Price Kings Park2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setJonsson Kings Park2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGrowthpoint Kings Park2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224812026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224802026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224792026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224782026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157702026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157692026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157682026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157672026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Kings Park Stadium (revision 1372210588). Wikidata item: Q606571.

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