Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a multi purpose in Gqeberha, South Africa that opened in 2009. Its recorded capacity is 42,486.
Key facts
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a multi purpose in Gqeberha, South Africa that opened in 2009. Its recorded capacity is 42,486. It is owned by Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. It is operated by Access Facilities and Leisure Management Limited. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Southern Kings, South Africa Sevens, Chippa United F.C., Southern Kings, Eastern Province Kings.
- Location
- Gqeberha, South Africa
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 42,486
- Opened
- 2009
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass, Natural grass
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is at latitude -33.937778, longitude 25.598889, in Gqeberha, 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 | -33.937778 |
| Longitude | 25.598889 |
| City | Gqeberha |
| Region | Gqeberha |
| Country | South Africa |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | 2010 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Access Facilities and Leisure Management Limited | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Kings | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| South Africa Sevens | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Chippa United F.C. | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Southern Kings | Not mapped | 2010 to present | Current | Source |
| Eastern Province Kings | Not mapped | 2010 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2423 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2422 | 2026-10 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Eastern Province Elephants | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34882 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34881 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34882 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34881 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34880 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3103 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3102 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 2010 | 2009 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372219384 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Nelson_Mandela_Bay_Stadium | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22469 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22468 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22467 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22466 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15752 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15751 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15750 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: