Griqua Park

Griqua Park

Location	Kimberley,South Africa
Coordinates	28.7549444°S 24.7580083°E/-28.7549444; 24.7580083
Capacity	11,000
Surface	Grass
Tenants
Griquas(1991-present)

Griqua Park(currently known asSuzuki Stadiumfor sponsorship reasons)is an 11,000-capacitymulti-purpose stadiuminKimberley,South Africa.It is mainly used forrugby unionmatches and it is the home stadium of provincialCurrie CupsideGriquas.TheCheetahsSuper Rugbyside also played some matches at this ground.

Griquas relocated to the stadium from their formerDe Beers Stadiumhome in 1991, when the stadium was known as Hoffe Park. It was named after Chas Hoffe, the head manager ofSpoornetwho owned the ground. Despite initially having only two stands, much ground development was done during the mid-1990s under the leadership of then-presidentAndre Markgraaff,increasing the stadium's capacity to 11,000, as well as adding several suites.

Between 1998 and 2008, the stadium had a sponsorship deal withABSA Bank,during which time the stadium was known as Absa Park. Between 2009 and 2015, the stadium was known as GWK Park thanks to a sponsorship deal fromDouglas-based agricultural company GWK (Griekwaland-Wes Korporatief), who also became the title sponsor of the Griquas rugby team.When the sponsorship deal with GWK expired, the stadium became known as Griqua Park.During the course of the2010 FIFA world cup,the stadium played host theUruguay national football teamas they choseKimberleyas their host city. As such the team used the stadium as their training ground while in the city.