Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein Celtic |
The Free State Stadium (
The primary rugby union tenants of the facility are the
Until their sale before the start of the 2021–22 South African Premier Division, the primary association football tenant was Bloemfontein Celtic, who played in South Africa's domestic Premier Soccer League.
Notable matches
1995 Rugby World Cup
The stadium was one of the host venues for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. It hosted first-round matches in Pool C during the tournament.
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1995 |  Japan |
10–57 |  Wales |
Group C | 12,000 |
| 31 May 1995 |  Ireland |
50–28 | Japan |
15,000 | |
| 4 June 19951 | Japan |
17–145 |  New Zealand |
17,000 |
1996 African Cup of Nations
The Free State Stadium was one of venues used for the 1996 African Cup of Nations. It hosted six group matches and a quarter-final match:
| Date | Time (SAST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 1996 |  Zambia |
0–0 |  Algeria |
Group B | 9,000 | |
| 15 January 1996 |  Sierra Leone |
2–1 |  Burkina Faso |
1,500 | ||
| 18 January 1996 | Algeria |
2–0 | Sierra Leone |
1,500 | ||
| 20 January 1996 | Zambia |
5–1 | Burkina Faso |
2,000 | ||
| 24 January 1996 | 4–0 | Sierra Leone |
200 | |||
| 25 January 1996 |  Ghana |
2–0 |  Mozambique |
Group D | 3,500 | |
| 27 January 1996 | Zambia |
3–1 |  Egypt |
Quarter-finals | 8,500 |
2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The Free State Stadium was one of the host venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.
| Date | Time (SAST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2009 | 16:00 |  Brazil |
4–3 | Egypt |
Group B | 27,851 |
| 17 June 2009 | 16:00 |  Spain |
1–0 |  Iraq |
Group A | 30,512 |
| 20 June 2009 | 20:30 | 2–0 |  South Africa |
38,212 | ||
| 24 June 2009 | 0–2 |  United States |
Semi-finals | 35,369 |
2010 FIFA World Cup
Ahead of the
Bloemfontein received R221 million to upgrade the stadium. Though cost estimates were at R245 million, the city decided to stand in for the R24m shortfall.[6] Tenders were advertised in February and March 2007. Upgrade work started in July 2007.[7]
| Date | Time (SAST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2010 | 16.00 |  Japan |
1–0 |  Cameroon |
Group E | 30,620 |
| 17 June 2010 | 16.00 |  Greece |
2–1 |  Nigeria |
Group B | 31,593 |
| 20 June 2010 | 13.30 |  Slovakia |
0–2 |  Paraguay |
Group F | 26,643 |
| 22 June 2010 | 16.00 |  France |
1–2 | South Africa |
Group A | 39,415 |
| 25 June 2010 | 20.30 |  Switzerland |
0–0 |  Honduras |
Group H | 28,042 |
| 27 June 2010 | 16.00 |  Germany |
4–1 |  England |
Round of 16 | 40,510 |
See also
References
- ^ "Stadium | Toyota Cheetahs".
- ^ "Stadium | Toyota Cheetahs".
- ^ "Stadium | Toyota Cheetahs".
- ^ "Stadium | Toyota Cheetahs".
- ^ "fussballtemple". Fussballtempel.net. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Sunday Times". Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ^ "Official upgrade progress report as at May 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
External links
- Bloemfontein: Official municipality website
- Photos of Stadiums in South Africa at cafe.daum.net/stade
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