Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Loftus Versfeld Stadium
The Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria
Earlier names
Minolta Loftus Securicor Loftus
Data
place	440 Kirkness Street Pretoria 0007, South Africa
Coordinates	25 ° 45 '11.8 "  S , 28 ° 13' 22.6"  O Coordinates: 25 ° 45 '11.8 "  S , 28 ° 13' 22.6"  O
owner	Blue Bulls Rugby Union
opening	1903
Renovations	1923, 1928, 1977, 1984, 2008, 2010
surface	Natural grass
capacity	51,762 seats
Societies)
Bulls (Super Rugby) Blue Bulls (Currie Cup) Mamelodi Sundowns Supersport United
Events
Rugby Union World Cup 1995 British and Irish Lions Tour 2009 Confederations Cup 2009 Soccer World Cup 2010 Commemoration for Joost van der Westhuizen

The Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and football stadium in the South African capital Pretoria , Tshwane municipality , Gauteng province . It has a capacity of 51,762 and was last completely modernized in 2008. At the 2010 soccer World Cup , however, there were only 42,858 mostly uncovered seats.

history

The site of today's stadium has been used as a sports field since 1903. The first stadium-like facility was built from concrete in 1923 . At that time, the stadium only held 2,000 spectators. From 1948 the stadium was expanded several times.

The stadium is home to the South African rugby union teams Bulls in Super Rugby and Blue Bulls in Currie Cup . The two football clubs Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns use the Loftus Versfeld Stadium and the Atteridgeville Super Stadium part-time. Some games of the 1995 Rugby Union World Cup were also held there.

Next was ahead of the football World Cup of Confederations Cup 2009 played in the stadium. In 2010, five first-round games and one second-round game of the World Cup were played here.

In addition to sporting events, concerts are held in the stadium.

The name of the stadium goes back to Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, who is considered the founder of organized sport in Pretoria.

1995 Rugby Union World Cup matches in Pretoria

Group games

• Group D - 26 May 1995: France - Tonga 38:10  
• Group D - 30, 1995: Scotland - Tonga 41: 5 
• Group D - June 3, 1995: France v Scotland 22:19

Quarter finals

• June 11, 1995: New Zealand - Scotland 48:30 

3rd place match

• June 22, 1995: England - France 9:19 

2009 Confederations Cup games in Pretoria

Group games

• Group B - June 15th 2009, 20:30: USA - Italy 1: 3 (1: 0)  
• Group B - June 18, 2009, 4:00 p.m .: USA 0-3 (0-2) Brazil 
• Group B - 21. June 2009 20:30: Italy - Brazil 0: 3 (0: 3) 

2nd international match of the British and Irish Lions Tour 2009 in Pretoria

• June 27, 2009: South Africa - British and Irish Lions 28:25 

2010 World Cup matches in Pretoria

Group games

• Group D - June 13, 2010 16:00: Serbia - Ghana 0: 1 (0: 0)  
• Group A - June 16, 2010 20:30: South Africa - Uruguay 0: 3 (0: 1)  
• Group E - June 19th 2010, 20:30: Cameroon - Denmark 1: 2 (1: 1)  
• Group C - June 23, 2010 16:00: USA - Algeria 1: 0 (0: 0)  
• Group H - June 25, 2010 20:30: Chile - Spain 1: 2 (0: 2)  

Round of 16

• June 29, 2010, 16:00 pm: Paraguay - Japan . 0: 0 aet 5: 3 i. E.  

gallery

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Panoramic shot of a rugby match on February 24, 2012

Web links

Commons : Loftus-Versfeld-Stadion  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• stadiumdb.com: Loftus Versfeld Stadium (English)
• Loftus Versfeld Stadium ( Memento from May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Loftus Versfeld Stadium ( Memento from May 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
2. ^ Tshwane / Pretoria ( Memento from May 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ World Cup venues: Pretoria. Loftus Versfeld Stadium ( Memento from July 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive )