Olympia Park

Coordinates: 25°39′45″S 27°13′19″E / 25.66250°S 27.22194°E / -25.66250; 27.22194
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Olympia Park Stadium
Map
Location
City of Rustenburg
Capacity32,000
Opened1989

Olympia Park Stadion is a

Rustenburg, South Africa. Not to be confused with the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, where the 2010 FIFA World Cup games were played, it is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches; it was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being upgraded to meet FIFA specifications.[1]

Notable matches

1995 Rugby World Cup

During the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the stadium hosted three group-stage matches.[2]

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
1995-05-26  Ivory Coast 0–89  Scotland Group D 20,000
1995-05-31  France 54–18  Ivory Coast Group D 17,000
1995-06-04  Ivory Coast 11–29  Tonga Group D 16,000


2005 ABSA Cup final

The stadium hosted the

Supersport United defeating Wits University 1–0.[3][4]

Cricket

Cricket ground

Olympia Park
Ground information
International information
Only WODI26 March 2005:
 Australia v  West Indies
As of 7 September 2020
Source: CricketArchive

References

  1. ^ "World Cup Bits and Pieces | South Africa 2010 Fifa World Cup". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 World Cup South Africa - Rustenburg City Profile". Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ Mailwane, Tshepang (13 November 2013). "Roger de Sa's Cup Final Misery". Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ "Absa Cup final to be staged in North West". IOL. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

See also