Free State Stadium

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Free State Stadium
Grandstand of the Free State Stadium
Grandstand of the Free State Stadium
Data
place South AfricaSouth Africa Bloemfontein , South Africa
Coordinates 29 ° 7 '3 "  S , 26 ° 12' 32"  E Coordinates: 29 ° 7 '3 "  S , 26 ° 12' 32"  O
opening 1952
Renovations 2008
surface Natural grass
capacity 46,000 seats
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Events

The Free State Stadium ( Afrikaans : Vrystaatstadion ), also known as Vodacom Park Stadium , is a rugby and football stadium in Bloemfontein , South Africa .

history

The stadium is home to the rugby teams Free State Cheetahs , who play in the Currie Cup league, and the Central Cheetahs , who will represent the two states of Free State and Northern Cape Provinces in the Super 14 from 2006 .

During the Confederations Cup in 2009 , three preliminary round matches and a semi-final took place here.

For the soccer world championship 2010 the stadium was expanded to 48,000 seats, the floodlights were renewed and a new sound system was installed.

The venue currently offers 46,000 seats.

1995 Rugby Union World Cup matches in Bloemfontein

Group games

Games of the 1996 African Cup of Nations in Bloemfontein

Group games

  • Group B - JANUARY 14 1996: Zambia - Algeria 0: 0ZambiaZambia AlgeriaAlgeria
  • Group B - JANUARY 15 1996: Sierra Leone - Burkina Faso 2: 1 (1: 0)Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Burkina FasoBurkina Faso
  • Group B - January 18, 1996: Algeria 2-1 Sierra Leone (1-1)AlgeriaAlgeriaSierra LeoneSierra Leone
  • Group B - January 20, 1996: Zambia 5-1 Burkina Faso (5-0)ZambiaZambiaBurkina FasoBurkina Faso
  • Group B - January 24, 1996: Zambia 4-0 Sierra Leone (2-0)ZambiaZambiaSierra LeoneSierra Leone
  • Group D - JANUARY 25 1996: Ghana - Mozambique 2: 0 (1: 0)GhanaGhana MozambiqueMozambique

Quarter finals

  • January 27, 1996: Zambia - Egypt 3: 1 (1: 0)ZambiaZambiaEgyptEgypt

2009 Confederations Cup games in Bloemfontein

Group games

  • Group B - June 15th 2009, 16:00: Brazil - Egypt 4: 3 (3: 1)BrazilBrazil EgyptEgypt
  • Group A - June 17th 2009, 16:00: Spain - Iraq 1: 0 (0: 0)SpainSpain IraqIraq
  • Group A - June 20, 2009, 8:30 p.m .: Spain 2-0 South Africa (0-0)SpainSpainSouth AfricaSouth Africa

Semifinals

  • June 24, 2009, 8:30 p.m .: Spain - USA 0: 2 (0: 1)SpainSpainUnited StatesUnited States

Games of the 2010 World Cup in Bloemfontein

Group games

Round of 16

Web links

Commons : Free State Stadium  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. fscheetahs.co.za: stadium capacity