Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
51,762
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to FNB Stadium, 94,736
Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria is the 4th-oldest (opened 1923) of the 114 listed stadiums in Africa. It was a venue of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
It is the 6th-largest of the 31 listed stadiums in South Africa. The nearest listed stadium is Wanderers Stadium, 45.1 km away.
- Listed for
- Football and rugby union
- Tenants
- Blue Bulls, Bulls, Mamelodi Sundowns, South Africa national rugby union team
- Surface
- Grass
- Position
- 25.75° S, 28.22° E
Where it stands in South Africa
- FNB Stadium42,974 more94,736
- 1 more listed stadium
- Mmabatho Stadium7,238 more59,000
- Moses Mabhida Stadium3,738 more55,500
- Cape Town Stadium3,238 more55,000
- Loftus Versfeld Stadium51,762
- Kings Park Stadium5,762 fewer46,000
- Peter Mokaba Stadium6,262 fewer45,500
- Royal Bafokeng Stadium7,232 fewer44,530
- 22 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1905
- Owner
- Blue Bulls Rugby Union
- Share of listed capacity in South Africa
- 4.7%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 2008, more recent than 1 of the other 13 listed stadiums in South Africa with such a year
- Compared with the median in South Africa
- 1.5 times the median capacity of 34,000 across its 31 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1920s in South Africa
- 3 of the 31 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Ellis Park Stadium, 52.0 km
Chronology
- 1923 Opened
- 1977 Renovated
- 2008 Expanded
- 2010 FIFA World Cup venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Wanderers Stadium · south34,000 places, completed 195645.1 km
- Willowmoore Park · south20,000 places, opened 192450.1 km
- Johannesburg Stadium · south37,500 places, opened 199251.5 km
- Ellis Park Stadium · south62,567 places, opened 192852.0 km
- Rand Stadium · south30,000 places, opened 195156.2 km
Source: Wikipedia, Loftus Versfeld Stadium.