Stade TP Mazembe is a multi-use
stadium
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located in the
Kamalondo suburb of
Lubumbashi
Lubumbashi ( , ; former ; former ) is the second-largest Cities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, located in the country's southeasternmost part, along the border with Zambia. The capital ...
,
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...
. Since its completion in 2012, it has mostly been used for
football
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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 association football, football club based in Lubumbashi.
History
Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...
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 ...
. The stadium has 18,000 seats.
[Démarrage des travaux de construction du nouveau stade du TP Mazembe, à Lubumbashi](_blank)
(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
Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba
Stade omnisport Kibassa-Maliba, also known as Stade de la Kenya, is a multi-use stadium located in the Kenya, Lubumbashi, Kenya suburb of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football mat ...
.
Matches at African Competitions
See also
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Lists of stadiums
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Combined lists
*List of stadiums by capacity
* List of c ...
References
External links
Video of new stadiumPhotosa
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Stadium under construction imageStade du TP MazembeSoccerway Profile
Football venues in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sport in Lubumbashi
Buildings and structures in Lubumbashi
TP Mazembe
CS Don Bosco
2011 establishments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sports venues completed in 2011
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