St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende is a Ugandan sports stadium for the Sports Club Vipers SC, a football club playing in Uganda's top league Uganda Premier League.[1] Its capacity is 15,000 with more than 1,000 VIP seats. On 3 March 2017, the African football governing body, CAF, cleared the then newly constructed St Mary's Stadium to host football games.[2] St. Mary's stadium is the home of SC Vipers, located in Kitende on Entebbe Road and was built by the club patron and former FUFA president, Lawrence Mulindwa.
| Location | Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 0.1986°N 32.5318°E |
| Owner | Vipers SC |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2017 |
| Opened | 2017 |
| Expanded | 2020 |
| Tenants | |
| Vipers SC Uganda national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| viperssc | |
It is an artificial turf pitch stadium. It is the second largest stadium in Uganda next to the Mandela National Stadium.[3]
Other stadiums in Uganda
The St. Mary’s Stadium is currently the second largest stadium in Uganda.
| Stadium | Date built | Capacity | Tenant/use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandela National Stadium | 1997 | 45,202 | Uganda national football team |
| St. Mary's Stadium | 2017 | 15,000 | Vipers SC |
References
- Isabirye, David (2020-06-27). "Sports Infrastructure: Vipers SC further beautifies the St Mary's Stadium, Kitende". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- "Vipers SC's St Mary's stadium expanded ahead of Champions League assignments | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
- "Vipers' St Mary's Stadium to be complete in Feb 2017". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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