Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, formerly known as Seisa Ramabodu Stadium, is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
located in
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Bloemfontein, ( ; , "fountain of flowers") also known as Bloem, is one of South Africa's three capital cities and the capital of the Free State province. It serves as the country's judicial capital, along with legislative capital Cape Town ...
. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and was utilized as a training field for teams participating in the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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after being renovated in 2008 and brought up to
FIFA
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standards.
It was the home stadium of
Bloemfontein Celtic
Bloemfontein Celtic Football Club (simply known as Celtic) is a South African amateur football club based in Bloemfontein that competes in the ABC Motsepe League, the third tier of the South African football league system. Bloemfontein Celtic has ...
who also used the
Free State Stadium
The Free State Stadium ( af, Vrystaatstadion), 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 associa ...
. During three-year renovations completed in 2015, the stadium's capacity was expanded from 18,000 to 22,000.
References
External links
Stadium picturePhotos of Stadiums in South Africa
a
cafe.daum.net/stade
Buildings and structures in Bloemfontein
Soccer venues in South Africa
Sports venues in the Free State (province)
Sports venues completed in 1982
1982 establishments in South Africa
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