Hartleyvale Stadium is a

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stadium in

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. It was previously used as a

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in the

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era, as well as by Hellenic during the late 1980s. It is currently a hockey stadium, with smaller fields nearby still used for soccer by local amateur club sides. In 1996 the Hartleyvale Stadium was upgraded at a cost of 20 million rand. The designed was by ACG Architects in association with GAPP Architects as a regional and national sporting facility to boost

's bid to host the 2004

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. The complex was awarded the

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Award of Merit in 1996 and the

Award of Excellence in 2008. The facility is now run by the

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and has an offering two

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sports fields and seating for 1 700 people in the hockey section. The stadium is also used as a voting station for the South African municipal elections and the

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. The Cape Town City F.C. plays its training centre, the club's original home ground between 1962 and 1977.

Major Events

In 2022, the centre will host the Masters Hockey World Cups.

References

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