Inaugural Games
The first game to be hosted at the new Cape Town Stadium was a Cape Town derby between Ajax Cape Town and Santos on the 23 January 2010 as part of the official inauguration of the stadium. Only 20,000 tickets were made available for the event and were sold out by Friday 15 January 2010. The Soccer Festival had entertainment from local band Freshlyground and a Vuvuzela orchestra performance during half time.
| Date | Time (UTC+2) | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 January 2010 | 16:00 | Ajax Cape Town | 0(5) – 0(6) | Santos | 20,000 |
The second of three 'dry runs' at the new Cape Town Stadium was another Cape Town derby. Local Cape Town rugby teams, The Vodacom Stormers and the Boland Inv. XV battled it out at the Cape Town Rugby Festival that took place on the 6 February 2010. The Rugby Festival had entertainment from local band Flat Stanley. Only 40,000 tickets were made available for the event. This was double the amount that attended the Soccer Festival.
| Date | Time (UTC+2) | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 February 2010 | 16:15 | Vodacom Stormers | 47–13 | Boland Inv. XV | 40,000 |
Cape Town Stadium hosted its third test event on Monday 22 March, during which all 55,000 permanent seats were available for the first time. A total of 52,000 tickets were sold.
‘Cape Town For Jesus’, a religious gathering addressed by South African evangelist Angus Buchan, was the first major non-sporting event hosted at the stadium, and gave the stadium operators another chance to test their readiness ahead of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Date | Time (UTC+2) | Event | Capacity | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 March 2010 | 13:00 | Cape Town For Jesus | 55,000 | 52,000 |
Cape Town Stadium hosted its fourth and final test event on Saturday 10 April. This was the first time that the stadium was utilised at night, for the International Under-20 Soccer Challenge between South Africa, Brazil, Nigeria and Ghana. About 40,000 attended the event that tested the stadium's readiness for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
| Date | Time (UTC+2) | Team 1 | Res. | Team 2 | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2010 | 18:00 | Ghana U/20 | 0–1 | Brazil U/20 | 40,000 |
| 10 April 2010 | 20:30 | South Africa U/20 | 1–3 | Nigeria U/20 | 40,000 |
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