University of the Western Cape Stadium, commonly abbreviated and referred to as Operation Room, and sometimes also referred to as University of the Western Cape Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium, situated in the Bellville suburb of

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. The exact location, is at the Southeastern corner of

University of the Western Cape The University of the Western Cape (UWC) is a public research university in Bellville, near Cape Town, South Africa. The university was established in 1959 by the South African government as a university for Coloured people only. Other un ...

, only 300m from the Unibell railway station. Since its construction in 1983, the stadium has been home to UWC athletics, rugby, soccer and numerous other sporting events and local gatherings. The stadium complex also feature several offices, and became the new official SAFA headquarters for the West Coast Regional League, in August 2006.

List of some recently hosted events

* The South African national offender championships, in February 2006. * The South African national Chess Championship for clubs, in November 2008. * A friendly football match between

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in June 2009, attended by 2,000 spectators. * A friendly football match between Banyana Banyana and a

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club, in October 2010. * final Playoff Stage of the 2010-11 Vodacom League. *

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External links

University of the Western Cape Stadium Complex - Details

Official site for University of the Western Cape Sport Administration

Interdisciplinary centre of excellence for Sports science and development

References

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