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The Free State Stadium (Шаблон:Lang-af), currently known as the Toyota Stadium for sponsorship reasons and formerly known as Vodacom Park, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used mainly for rugby union and also sometimes for association football. It was originally built for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, and was one of the venues for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The primary rugby union tenants of the facility are the Free State Cheetahs, which participate in South Africa's domestic competition, the Currie Cup. Previously, the Cheetahs represented the Free State and Northern Cape provinces in the international Pro14 competition.

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 Шаблон:Ru 10–57 Шаблон:Ru Group C 12,000
31 May 1995 Шаблон:Ru 50–28 Шаблон:Ru 15,000
4 June 19951 Шаблон:Ru 17–145 Шаблон:Ru 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 Шаблон:Fb 0–0 Шаблон:Fb Group B 9,000
15 January 1996 Шаблон:Fb 2–1 Шаблон:Fb 1,500
18 January 1996 Шаблон:Fb 2–0 Шаблон:Fb 1,500
20 January 1996 Шаблон:Fb 5–1 Шаблон:Fb 2,000
24 January 1996 4–0 Шаблон:Fb 200
25 January 1996 Шаблон:Fb 2–0 Шаблон:Fb Group D 3,500
27 January 1996 Шаблон:Fb 3–1 Шаблон:Fb 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 Шаблон:Fb 4–3 Шаблон:Fb Group B 27,851
17 June 2009 16:00 Шаблон:Fb 1–0 Шаблон:Fb Group A 30,512
20 June 2009 20:30 2–0 Шаблон:Fb 38,212
24 June 2009 0–2 Шаблон:Fb Semi-finals 35,369

2010 FIFA World Cup

In advance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a second tier was added to the main grandstand on the western side of the ground, increasing the net capacity from 36,538[1] to 40,911. Additionally, new turnstiles were created, the floodlights upgraded, electronic scoreboards installed, the sound system revamped to the required standards, and CCTV and media facilities improved.

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.[2] Tenders were advertised in February & March 2007. Upgrade work started in July 2007.[3]

Date Time (SAST) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
14 June 2010 16.00 Шаблон:Fb 1–0 Шаблон:Fb Group E 30,620
17 June 2010 16.00 Шаблон:Fb 2–1 Шаблон:Fb Group B 31,593
20 June 2010 13.30 Шаблон:Fb 0–2 Шаблон:Fb Group F 26,643
22 June 2010 16.00 Шаблон:Fb 1–2 Шаблон:Fb Group A 39,415
25 June 2010 20.30 Шаблон:Fb 0–0 Шаблон:Fb Group H 28,042
27 June 2010 16.00 Шаблон:Fb 4–1 Шаблон:Fb Round of 16 40,510

See also

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Commons category

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