Free State Stadium
Vodacom Park Stadium
Location	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Opened
Owner
Tenants	Bloemfontein Celtic
Capacity	36,538

Contents 1 Facilities 2 Sporting and Miscellaneous events 2.1 FIFA World Cup 2010 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

The Free State Stadium, is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used for rugby union, as well as football (soccer). Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom" The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Bloemfontein Celtic' is a South African Football (soccer club based in Bloemfontein that plays in the Premier Soccer League. Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom" The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

The primary rugby union tenants of the facility are:

• The Free State Cheetahs, which participate in South Africa's domestic competition, the Currie Cup
• The Central Cheetahs, which represents Free State and Northern Cape Provinces in the Super 14

The primary soccer tenant is:

• Bloemfontein Celtic, who play in the Premier Soccer League

Facilities

Sporting and Miscellaneous events

FIFA World Cup 2010

In advance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, a second tier will be added to the main grandstand on the western side of the ground, increasing the net capacity from 36,538^[1] to 48,000- mark required for venues to stage 1st and 2nd round matches. The Free State Cheetahs (formerly the Orange Free State) for sponsorship reasons named Vodacom Free State Cheetahs, are a South African For the cricket competition originally known as the Currie Cup see SuperSport Series. The Central Cheetahs, known for sponsorship reasons as Vodacom Cheetahs, is a South African Super 14 rugby union franchise that entered the competition History See also Orange Free State Geography The Free State is situated on flat boundless plains in the heart of South Africa The Northern Cape is a large sparsely populated province of South Africa, created in 1994 when the Cape Province was split up The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds Bloemfontein Celtic' is a South African Football (soccer club based in Bloemfontein that plays in the Premier Soccer League. Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League (NSL of South Africa, also known by its initials ( PSL) The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and Additionally, new turnstiles will be erected, the floodlights will be upgraded, electronic scoreboards will be installed, the sound system will be revamped to the required standards, CCTV (Closed Circuit TV) and the media facilities will be improved.

Bloemfontein is to receive R221 million to upgrade the stadium. Bloemfontein (ˈbluːmfɒnteɪn Afrikaans and Dutch for "spring of Bloem (bloom" Though cost estimates are at R245 million, the city has decided to stand in for the R24m shortfall ^[2]. Tenders were advertised in February & March 2007 and were expected to be awarded in May. Upgrade work started in July 2007 and is scheduled for completion by September 2008^[3]

References

See also

• List of African stadiums by capacity

External links

• Bloemfontein - Official Bloemfontein municipality website

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