Loftus Versfeld Stadium

Bulls (Super Rugby) Blue Bulls ( Currie Cup) Mamelodi Sundowns SuperSport United

Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and football stadium in Pretoria, Tshwane Municipality, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It has a capacity of 51 762 spectators and was last completely modernized in 2008. With the Football World Cup 2010 there were only 42,858 predominantly non- covered seats.

  • 3.1 Group Games
  • 5.1 Group Games
  • 5.2 knockout round

History

The location of today's stadium is used as a sports field since 1903. The first stadium -like facility was built in 1923 of concrete. At this time, the stadium took only 2,000 spectators. As of 1948, the stadium has been expanded several times.

The stadium is home to the South African Rugby Union teams in the Super Rugby Bulls and Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. The two football clubs SuperSport United and Mamelodi Sundowns use the Loftus Versfeld Stadium and the Atteridgeville Super Stadium each part-time. In addition, there also a few games in the Rugby Union World Cup 1995 took place.

Further, the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was played in the stadium prior to the World Cup. 2010 were held here five games the first round and a second-round game of the World Cup.

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

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

Games of the Rugby Union World Cup 1995 in Pretoria

Group Games

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

Quarterfinals

3rd Place Match

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

Games of the Confederations Cup 2009 in Pretoria

Group Games

  • Group B - June 15, 2009, 20:30 clock: United States United States - Italy Italy 1:3 ( 1:0)
  • Group B - June 18, 2009, 16:00 clock: United States United States - Brazil Brazil 0-3 (0-2 )
  • Group B - June 21, 2009, 20:30 clock: Italy Italy - Brazil Brazil 0:3 ( 0:3)

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

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

Games of the Soccer World Cup 2010 in Pretoria

Group Games

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

Second round

  • June 29, 2010, 16:00 clock: 1990 Paraguay Paraguay - Japan Japan 0-0 aet, 5-3 i. E.
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