Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

located in the Kamalondo suburb of

Lubumbashi Lubumbashi (former names: ( French), (Dutch)) is the second-largest city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital and principal city of the Haut-Katanga ...

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. Since its completion in 2011, it has mostly been used for

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matches and is the home venue of

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a value of at least $10 ...

and

CS Don Bosco Cercle Sportif Don Bosco de Lubumbashi or simply CS Don Bosco is a football club from DR Congo based in Lubumbashi. They play their home games at the 18,000 capacity Stade TP Mazembe. The club serves as a feeder club to TP Mazembe and is owned b ...

. The stadium has 18,000 seats.Démarrage des travaux de construction du nouveau stade du TP Mazembe, à Lubumbashi
(french) April 30, 2010

History

In April 2010 the construction of the new stadium of the TP Mazembe Lubumbashi club began, an enclosure that will meet the standards required by the African Football Confederation (CAF) to host international competitions, the new facilities have a VIP press room, parking for vehicles and synthetic grass. Until 2011 the TP Mazembe made use of the

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Matches at African Competitions

References

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Video of new stadiumDémarrage des travaux de construction du nouveau stade du TP Mazembe, à Lubumbashi
(French) April 30, 2010
Stadium under construction imageStade du TP Mazembe
Soccerway Profile Football venues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sport in Lubumbashi Lubumbashi TP Mazembe CS Don Bosco 2011 establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Sports venues completed in 2011 {{DRCongo-sports-venue-stub