Dobsonville Stadium

Johannesburg, GA

Dobsonville Stadium

24,000

Capacity

1975

Opened

Grass

Surface

Home of

  • Swallows FC

    Football
  • Moroka Swallows

    Football

History

The Dobsonville Stadium, formerly Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium and also referred to as Dobsie Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The venue is managed by Stadium Management SA (SMSA). It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which played in the Premier Soccer League until relegation at the end of the 2014–15 season.

Source: Wikipedia

Biggest nights

  • 2010It was also utilised as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA…

    It was also utilised as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, after being renovated and upgraded in 2009 to meet FIFA specifications.

  • 2009While it is always associated with legendary Soweto side, Moroka Swallows, who have…

    While it is always associated with legendary Soweto side, Moroka Swallows, who have the club's memorabilia and history inside the venue - Dobsie Stadium has hosted a number of international class events that include the 2009 African Youth (Under-20) Championship football tournament, the 2010 Gauteng Future Champs as well as a number of South African national football fixtures that include Banyana Banyana (the SA National Women's Football Team) and the SA National Men's Football Team's (Bafana Bafana) international fixture against Mauritius in their 2016 African Nations Championship qualifier in July 2015.