Royal Bafokeng Stadium

The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a football, rugby and athletics stadium in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa. It was built and is managed by the Royal Bafokeng Nation.[3] It was used as the home stadium for Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars. The Leopards rugby team host large attendance matches during the Currie Cup at the stadium, instead of their usual home ground, Olën Park.

Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Full nameRoyal Bafokeng Sports Palace
AddressSouth Africa[1]
LocationR565 (Sun City Road), Phokeng, South Africa
Coordinates25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E
OwnerRoyal Bafokeng Nation
Capacity44,530[2]
Construction
Opened1999
Renovated2009
Expanded2009
Tenants
Platinum Stars (until 2018; folded)

The capacity of the stadium was increased from 38,000 to 42,000 to be able to host five first round matches and one second round match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[4]

For the 2010 tournament, the main west stand was upgraded and enlarged and given a new cantilever roof. Other improvements include the installation of new electronic scoreboards, new seats, and the upgrading of the floodlights and public address system.

The stadium upgrade was completed in March 2009 for hosting 4 matches of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[5]

Sporting and Miscellaneous events

2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

Royal Bafokeng Stadium was one of the host venues for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Date Time (UTC+2) Team No. 1 Result Team No. 2 Round Attendance
14 June 200920:30 New Zealand0–5 SpainGroup A21,649
17 June 200920.30 South Africa2–0 New Zealand36,598
21 June 200920:30 Egypt0–3 United StatesGroup B23,140
28 June 200915:00 Spain3–2 South Africa3rd/4th Place Play-off31,788

2010 FIFA World Cup

In the World Cup, the stadium hosted five first round matches and one second round match and was the second smallest stadium for the tournament.

Matches
Date Time (UTC+2) Team No. 1 Result Team No. 2 Round Attendance
12 June 201020:30 England1–1 United StatesGroup C38,646
15 June 201013:30 New Zealand1–1 SlovakiaGroup F23,871
19 June 201016:00 Ghana1–1 AustraliaGroup D34,812
22 June 201016:00 Mexico0–1 UruguayGroup A33,425
24 June 201020:30 Denmark1–3 JapanGroup E27,967
26 June 201020:30 United States1–2 GhanaRound of 1634,976

2013 Africa Cup of Nations

Royal Bafokeng Stadium served as one of the host venues for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Date Time (UTC+2) Team No. 1 Result Team No. 2 Round Attendance
22 January 201317:00 Ivory Coast2–1 TogoGroup D2,000
20:00 Tunisia1–0 Algeria8,000
26 January 201317:00 Ivory Coast3–0 Tunisia20,000
20:00 Algeria0–2 Togo35,000
29 January 201320:00 Ethiopia0–2 NigeriaGroup C15,000
30 January 201320:00 Algeria2–2 Ivory CoastGroup D5,000
3 February 201317:00 Ivory Coast1–2 NigeriaQuarter-finals25,000

2019 Fill Up Royal Bafokeng

In 2019, South African star Cassper Nyovest announced that his annual one man show "Fill Up" will be heading to North West and Royal Bafokeng Stadium will be hosting his concert named Fill Up Royal Bafokeng

On the 15th of December 2019, Cassper Nyovest held his 5th concert at Royal Bafokeng with a capacity of over 40,000

See also

References
  1. "Royal Bafokeng Stadium - Rustenburg - the Stadium Guide".
  2. "Royal Bafokeng Stadium". Stuff. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  3. "Sports Palace | Royal Bafokeng Nation". Bafokeng.com. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  4. "Royal Bafokeng Stadium: 2010 Venue – Sportslens". soccerlens.com. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. FIFA.com. "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Destination - FIFA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2018.

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