#Cape Town Stadium - 55 000 Seats - Green Point, Cape Town | Complete [Part 5]

[Mo Rush]

Originally Posted by Mo Rush

Confirmed: Ajax Cape Town will use Cape Town Stadium for the next 3 seasons.

Ajax Cape Town sign 3 year stadium deal

August 2 2011 at 01:03pm

INLSA
Cape Town Stadium is Ajax CT's new home for the next three years.

Rodney Reiners
Sports Staff
Ajax Cape Town have secured the Mother City’s iconic World Cup venue in Green Point as their home ground for the season.
The Cape PSL club announced today that they had signed a three-year agreement with the City of Cape Town for the use of Cape Town Stadium.



“Cape Town Stadium is a public asset and managing it requires the demand for its usage by local organisations,” said Ajax chief executive George Comitis. “We have plans to make sure that our partnership with the city works to the benefit of all Capetonians.”
They had been nomads but now they had a world class stadium.
Comitis said the deal, which will be reviewed year by year, had been structured around five different categories – crowds of 7 000, 10 000, 15 000, 22 500 and 40 000 – and the cost calculated accordingly.
Grant Pascoe, the city’s mayoral committee member for events, marketing and tourism, said:



“The deal will be beneficial to the ratepayers of the city and we hope that Ajax will be able to now use the facility to win the PSL title.”
rodney.reiners@inl.co.za

[Mo Rush]

CT Stadium Ajax's new home

Ajax Cape Town have revealed they will play all their home games at the Cape Town Stadium for the next three years.
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This news should finally end speculation over the future of the iconic World Cup stadium with many soccer supporters still of the belief the structure would be torn down if not continually utilised.

The Urban Warriors revealed on their website that an agreement has been reached with the City of Cape Town.




Ajax CEO George Comitis said: "Cape Town Stadium is a public asset and managing a public asset like this elevates the demand for its usage by local organisations.




"We are proud to be associated with the Cape Town Stadium and to call this our home. We have plans to make sure that this partnership works to the benefit of all Capetonians.




"We are privileged to train at a world class facility like Ikamva and play at a world class venue, the Cape Town Stadium.




"This has always been the vision of Ajax Cape Town football Club."

Ajax Cape Town also reported a 150% increase in spectator attendances at home games when they used the stadium last season with over 31,000 people in attendance at their final Premier Soccer League clash with Maritzburg United.

[crazydude]

Great news to see that Ajax have made it offical. Hopefully they will continue to see bigger crowds at CTS.

[Lydon]

I know I'll definitely be going to an Ajax game or two now, possibly more!

[Mo Rush]

Good News from LALA land.

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SAIL score with Ajax Cape Town

Issued by: SAIL
3 Aug 2011 12:50Submit a commentBizLike
Leading PSL soccer side, Ajax Cape Town, has awarded sports and entertainment solutions company, SAIL, the right to be their exclusive commercial partners with immediate effect.
Football is no longer just a game. Now a multi-million rand industry, business is made from the beautiful game through merchandise, players, tickets, development, advertising, competitions, coaching, rights, hospitality and property. Partnering with a sports business specialist is vital should you wish to fully saturate the clubs current and potential commercial revenue streams. With this in mind, Ajax Cape Town appointed SAIL to not only grow the clubs offeringsbut work with the club in extending brand awareness and loyalty.

With years of sports commercialisation experience, SAIL will provide the attacking force required to ensure that the club makes full use of its assets in terms of hospitality, advertising, ticketing, sponsorship, licensing and marketing. In addition to this, SAIL will look to further strengthen the Ajax Cape Town brand through its CRM programmes, ticketing solutions as well as LED digital advertising platforms all of which have been implemented at several major stadiums throughout South Africa.

SAIL CEO Justin Sampson believes that this is a safe and sound bet for Ajax during the tricky transfer window. "Our experienced team line up provides a methodology that is geared towards professional team and stadium commercialization. Having successfully implemented a similar commercial model at the Vodacom Blue Bulls for the last two years, we have witnessed firsthand the increased revenue streams for the union with greater merchandise sales, more bums on seats, new sponsorships and improved brand awareness. This partnership will allow Ajax management to focus on players, strategies and on field antics, whilst we deliver off it."

Ajax Cape Town CEO, George Comitis, further explains the decision to appoint SAIL: "We believe that SAIL offer a holistic commercial solution that will complement our objectives. It will be their mission to maximise what we currently have in place as well as to create additional income avenues. So whilst we turn on the heat on the pitch, we leave it to the industry experts to score outside of the white lines."

[Mo Rush]

Rugby may be coming to CT Stadium


Alicia Pillay | 26 min



City councillor Grant Pascoe on Wednesday said that rugby at Cape Town Stadium may become a reality in the near future.


Pascoe confirmed the city is in talks with Western Province Rugby Union about bringing the game to the World Cup venue.



On Tuesday Ajax Cape Town signed a three-year deal with the city to secure the use of the stadium for soccer.
Pascoe said they are keen to make rugby part of the mix as well.


“We will assess it year-on-year and then I think going forward we are also looking at some other codes to also come in as well, so that’s going to benefit us tremendously. It will up the usage patterns and it will also bring us a variety of codes,” he said.
(Edited by Lindiwe Mlandu)

[Andrew_za]

Hopefully they'll use some budget for maintenance. Beautiful image, but cant help but notice the dead lights in the roof.

[Mo Rush]

Originally Posted by Andrew_za

Hopefully they'll use some budget for maintenance. Beautiful image, but cant help but notice the dead lights in the roof.

PERIOD TENDER - PROVISION OF ELECTRICAL, LIGHTING AND POWER GENERATION MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE CAPE TOWN STADIUM

Besamandla Electrical & Construction Company (W Cape) Pty Ltd t/a Besamandla Western Cape (Pty) Ltd

estimated R2 888 000.00

[MrChavcore]

Saracens have confirmed they will stage their Heineken Cup pool stage match against Biarritz in Cape Town on January 14, marking the first time the tournament has seen a fixture played outside Europe. The game was due to take place at Watford's Vicarage Road but is now set for more illustrious surroundings, understood to be either Newlands rugby stadium or Cape Town Stadium, which was build for last year's football World Cup.

European Rugby Cup and the International Rugby Board have approved an application from the Aviva Premiership champions which will see South Africa become the 10th country to stage a match in Europe's elite club competition. Saracens chairman Nigel Wray said: 'The world is becoming increasingly smaller and well connected, and, as a club, we are committed to thinking big and creating major events that people want to watch. 'We look forward to proceeding with these exciting plans, expanding the footprint and commercial value of European rugby.'

The reigning Aviva Premiership champions have taken innovative steps to enhance the club's brand in the past, playing several matches at Wembley and last season's LV= Cup match against Harlequins in Abu Dhabi.

Saracens’ Heineken Cup match against Clermont Auvergne at Vicarage Road last season attracted a crowd of less than 6,000, while the projected attendance for a match staged in Cape Town is over 30,000.

- DAILY MAIL

[Mo Rush]

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[Lydon]

Next up: Kings of Leon

[Mo Rush]

IOC awards Gold Medal to Cape Town Stadium

• Gold: Cape Town Stadium
• Silver: Soccer City Stadium
• Bronze: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

http://www.archdaily.com/180694/ioci...p-architekten/

IAKS, IOC AND IPC AWARD INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE PRIZES FOR SPORTS FACILITIES
30-10-2011

FACILITIES - SPORT - RECREATION - STADIA - AQUATICS - AWARDS - CONVENTIONS
The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS), the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced this year's winners of their international architectural awards for sports and leisure facilities. The prize-giving ceremony took place during the 22nd IAKS Congress in conjunction with FSB (the International Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities) on 26th October 2011 in Cologne, Germany.

A jury with international personalities honoured five projects with IOC/IAKS Gold Medals, nine with Silver, five with Bronze and argued for three Special Prizes. Seven participants were awarded with an IPC/IAKS Distinction. The winning entries come from 14 countries worldwide.

The prizes were handed out by IAKS Vice President Horst Huber, IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IOC Member Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu.

This year's country with the biggest number of winning projects is South Africa with one Gold, one Silver and one Bronze Medal as well as one Special Prize.
The most successful sports facility is the Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver: The Oval won the IOC/IAKS Gold Medal as well as the IPC/IAKS Distinction for Accessibility.
The IOC/IAKS Award is the only international architecture competition for sports and leisure facilities. This year 135 teams of operators and designers from 38 countries took part in the IOC/IAKS Award. In the 24 year old history this competition for sports facilities has never
previously seen such number of registered participants.

The IPC/IAKS Distinction is aimed at increasing the accessibility of all sports facilities and architectural projects in order to give opportunities to persons with a disability to practise and view sport freely and without barriers. For the IPC/IAKS Distinction, 50 entries have been received, this also is a new all-time high.
This year, the IOC, the IPC and the IAKS also launched the first Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals on innovative designs and concepts for sports, leisure and recreational facilities. This award aims at young architects and designers currently studying architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and general design, and at young professionals being in their first two years of their professional practice.

A total of 29 entries from 14 countries of North America, Europe, Africa and Asia have been submitted. The jury awarded one Gold, one Silver and two Bronze Medals.
The winners of the IOC/IAKS Award 2011

Gold:
• Cape Town Stadium, South Africa
Architect: gmp - von Gerkan, Marg und Partner
• Foshan Pearl Gymnasium, China
Architect: Mitsuru Senda+Enviroment Design Institute
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Cannon Design Architecture, Inc.
• Bled Rowing Centre, Slovenia
Architect: Multiplan Arhitekti
• The New Holmenkollen Ski Jump, Oslo, Norway
Architect: JDS Architects

Silver:
• National Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Architect: Boogertmann + Partner, together with Populous
• 3D Athletics Track, Elda, Spain
Architect: Subarquitectura
• Athletes' building, Hemer, Germany
Architect: Kersten+Kopp Architekten
• Bourbon Beans Dome, Hyogo, Japan
Architect: Endo Shuhei Architect Institute
• Sjakket Youth Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
• Zamet Centre, Croatia
Architect: 3LHD architects
• Municipal Sports Hall, Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Architect: Enota
• Wellness Orhidelia, Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Architect: Enota
• Amiens Football Training Centre, France
Architect: Chartier – Corbasson



Bronze:
• Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Architect: gmp - von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
• Nansha Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China
Architect: Architectural Design And Research Institute of SCUT
• ETH Sports Center, Zurich, Switzerland
Architect: H. Dietrich, M. Untertrifaller, Ch. Stäheli Architektur
• Pürgg Natural Pool, Austria
Architect: KREINERarchitektur ZT GmbH
• Metro Skate Park, Burnaby, Canada
Architect: Spectrum Skatepark Creations Ltd. & Space2Place Landscape Architects

Special Prize:
• Khayelitsha Football for Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
Architect: ARG Design/ Architecture for Humanity
• Deodoro Sports Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Architect: BCMF Architects
• Karokh Skate Park, Afghanistan
Architect: Maier Landschaftsarchitektur/Betonlandschaften

The winners of the IPC/IAKS Distinction 2011
• 3D Athletics Track, Elda, Spain
Architect: Subarquitectura
• CAU Gymnasium, Beijing, China
Architect: Architecture Design And Research Institute
• Richmond Olympic Oval, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Cannon Design Architecture, Inc.
• Bourbon Beans Dome, Hyogo, Japan
Architect: Endo Shuhei Architect Institute
• Ronald McDonald Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Architect: Fact Architects
• Swimming Opera House Wuppertal, Germany
Architect: Planungsbüro Rohling AG Architekten und Ingenieure
• Killarney Community Pool, Vancouver, Canada
Architect: Hughes Condon Marler Architects

The winners of the Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals 2011.

Gold:
• 'Cycle Track' by Anna Kuchmenko, Ukraine
Silver:
• 'Green Wave' by Julia Schaller and Claudia Jäkel, Germany
Bronze:
• 'comp_activity' by Julian Schäfer & Yun Kyeong Hoh, Germany
• 'The kit' by Veronique Allard-Buffet, Emma Lee, Amir N. Ahmadi, Niven Ibrahim, John Kotsampouikidis and Mohamed Siddiqui, Canada

The International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) is the only organisation for sports facilities recognised by the IOC. IAKS and its members in over 110 countries are specialists in all aspects concerning sports and leisure facilities.

http://www.iaks.info

[Mo Rush]

Saracens.

Historic announcement at Cape Town Stadium
MEDIA ALERT/INVITATION
9 NOVEMBER 2011


A historic announcement will be made at the Cape Town Stadium tomorrow, 10 November 2011.

The announcement relates to international rugby and there will be a live satellite crossing to London during the briefing.

Relevant spokespersons will be available for interviews after the briefing.

Date: Thursday 10 November 2011

Time: 11:30

Venue: 4th Floor, Cape Town Stadium, Fritz Sonnenberg Road, Green Point

Parking: Parking will be available on Parking Level 01 of the Stadium. There will be a security check and attendees will be directed to Foyer C.

RSVP: All media are welcome to attend but RSVP is essential. Please confirm your attendance with Lesley-Ann Erasmus on 082 496 8683 or via email to Lesley-ann@lapr.co.za by 17:00 on Wednesday 9 November 2011.


END

ISSUED BY:
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
CITY OF CAPE TOWN

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:
COUNCILLOR GRANT PASCOE
MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR TOURISM, EVENTS AND MARKETING
CITY OF CAPE TOWN
TEL: 021 400 1304
CELL: 082 748 3998

[MrChavcore]

WP again in CT Stadium talks

Cape Town - There are renewed talks about Western Province possibly playing their rugby matches at the Cape Town Stadium.

Theuns Roodtman, the Western Province Rugby Union's chief executive, told Die Burger newspaper that they "are in talks with the city" (Cape Town's City Council) about a possible move from Newlands to the new stadium in Greenpoint.

This possible move was previously discarded as "impossible". Roodtman was not willing to elaborate on the issue.

Grant Pascoe, Executive Mayoral Committee Member for Tourism, Events & Marketing, said Cape Town's City Council would welcome the move from Newlands to the Cape Town Stadium.

"These are tough and honest discussions. It's not an easy decision for the WPRU. There are various role players. Newlands is 100 years old and there's a lot of sentiment."

According to Die Burger, Newlands has a capacity of 45 000, compared to the 55 000 of the Cape Town Stadium.

[shacky]

Is the announcement something to do with a friendly between WP/ Stormers VS Saracens? Heard rumours of this not long ago, what was the announcement today?

[shacky]

Maybe it was Saracens VS Biarritz? That was announced last week?

[Lydon]

This was the announcement:

Cape Town Stadium Hosts Cup Clash
10 Nov 2011 - 10:45

Saracens are pleased to announce that the club’s Heineken Cup match against Biarritz Olympique will be played at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday January 14th, 2012.

Rugby history will be made at the new stadium, a 2010 soccer World Cup semi-final venue, when the English champions host the French glamour club in the first Heineken Cup match ever played outside Europe.

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray said: “As a club, we want to push boundaries and to stage big rugby events that people want to see, and the prospect of playing such an important match at a beautiful new stadium on a summer’s evening in the Cape is fantastically exciting.

“We have been a north London rugby club since 1876, but we have added a strong South African flavour, with Remgro as 50% shareholders and around a dozen of our players having strong South African connections.

“It makes perfect sense for us to play a home game in South Africa, as we work hard to expand our commercial and supporter base.”

Mark McCall, Saracens Director of Rugby, said: “Cape Town is fortunate to offer two exceptional venues for rugby. We enjoy an ongoing partnership with the Western Province Rugby Union, and only this week released Springbok prop Deon Carstens to join the Stormers, but the players are looking forward to playing Biarritz at the new Cape Town Stadium.

“The match will be closely watched throughout the rugby world, and we want to perform for Saracens, for the Heineken Cup, and for Cape Town.”

The Round 5 match in the pool stages of the northern hemisphere’s premier club tournament will kick off at 17h40 (local time), and will be broadcast live on Sky in the UK, on terrestrial channel France 2, throughout the rest of Europe, across the Middle East, North and South America, Asia and Australasia.

Local bands will perform on the stadium surrounds before and after the match, creating a unique festival atmosphere in the Cape sunshine.

- Saracens News

[SA BOY]

maybe not. WPRFU have to vote on it and the old farts seems to be anti any rugger at the new stadium.
the sooner they go and WO starts acting professionally and not run by the amateur clubs who think small scale , the better for WP and SA rugby in general. Look at bulls, sharks and lions, all run by professional arm with clubs and amateur rugby minor stakeholders not THE only stakeholders.
WP could be one of the richest clubs in the world by knocking down and re developing newlands. City supports medium hight density resi/train station set up.
take long term lease on new stadium, sort out suites etc, knock down newlands and develop shit loads of resi which they can retain on a yield basis thereby driving long term returns and monthly cash flow.
Imagine if only the me me me amateur clubs could think outside their little boxes.

[MrChavcore]

Originally Posted by SA BOY

maybe not. WPRFU have to vote on it and the old farts seems to be anti any rugger at the new stadium.
the sooner they go and WO starts acting professionally and not run by the amateur clubs who think small scale , the better for WP and SA rugby in general. Look at bulls, sharks and lions, all run by professional arm with clubs and amateur rugby minor stakeholders not THE only stakeholders.
WP could be one of the richest clubs in the world by knocking down and re developing newlands. City supports medium hight density resi/train station set up.
take long term lease on new stadium, sort out suites etc, knock down newlands and develop shit loads of resi which they can retain on a yield basis thereby driving long term returns and monthly cash flow.
Imagine if only the me me me amateur clubs could think outside their little boxes.

to most people that not only makes sense but seems like a great option for WPRFU... the only people who don't see this are those entrusted with making the decision.

[Mo Rush]

Originally Posted by SA BOY

maybe not. WPRFU have to vote on it and the old farts seems to be anti any rugger at the new stadium.
the sooner they go and WO starts acting professionally and not run by the amateur clubs who think small scale , the better for WP and SA rugby in general. Look at bulls, sharks and lions, all run by professional arm with clubs and amateur rugby minor stakeholders not THE only stakeholders.
WP could be one of the richest clubs in the world by knocking down and re developing newlands. City supports medium hight density resi/train station set up.
take long term lease on new stadium, sort out suites etc, knock down newlands and develop shit loads of resi which they can retain on a yield basis thereby driving long term returns and monthly cash flow.
Imagine if only the me me me amateur clubs could think outside their little boxes.

Yes. Agreed.