Hartleyvale Stadium

Hartleyvale Stadium

Field hockey stadium
Location	Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
Coordinates	33°56′20″S 18°28′35″E
Capacity	Field Hockey: 3000[2]
Surface	Astroturf
Construction
Architect	ACG Architect & Development Planners[1]
Tenants
Western Province Hockey Union Cape Town City F.C. (training ground)

Hartleyvale Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa. It was previously used as a soccer stadium by Cape Town City in the National Football League 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 South Africa's bid to host the 2004 Olympics. The complex was awarded the SAIA Award of Merit in 1996 and the SAIA Award of Excellence in 2008.^[3] The facility is now run by the City of Cape Town and has an offering two astroturf sports fields and seating for 1.700 people in the hockey section.^[4][5] The stadium is also used as a voting station for the South African municipal elections and the South African general elections.^[6]

The Cape Town City F.C. plays its training centre, the club's original home ground between 1962 and 1977.^[7]

Major events

In 2022, the centre will host the Masters Hockey World Cups^[8] and also in 2024 it hosts the World Masters Hockey World Cups.^[9]

References

1. "Hartleyvale Stadium – ACG Architects". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
2. "Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium". Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. "Hartleyvale Stadium – ACG Architects". Retrieved 3 December 2021.
4. "City of Cape Town Link". City of Cape Town. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
5. "Hartleyvale Stadium". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
6. "IEC Home - Electoral Commission of South Africa". www.elections.org.za. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
7. "Cape Town City upbeat after obtaining new training ground". SportsClub. 27 March 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
8. "World Masters Hockey World Cups set to light up 2022". The Hockey Paper. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
9. "2024 World Cup Cape Town - World Masters Hockey". 28 May 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.