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Olympia Park Stadium Location Rustenburg, South Africa Coordinates 25°39′45″S 27°13′19″E / 25.6625°S 27.22194°ECoordinates: 25°39′45″S 27°13′19″E / 25.6625°S 27.22194°E Opened 1989 Owner City of Rustenburg Capacity 30,000 Olympia Park is a multi-purpose stadium located in Rustenburg, South Africa. Not to be cofused with the Royal Bafokeng Stadium, where 2010 FIFA World Cup games will be played, it is currently used mostly for football and rugby matches; it is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]
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Notable matches
1995 Rugby World Cup
During the 1995 Rugby World Cup, the stadium hosted three group-stage matches.[2]
Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance 1995-05-26 Ivory Coast
0–89 Scotland
Group D 20,000 1995-05-31 France
54–18 Ivory Coast
Group D 17,000 1995-06-04 Ivory Coast
11–29 Tonga
Group D 16,000 The stadium irregularly hosts ABSA Premiership games.
References
See also
Venues of the 1995 Rugby World Cup South Africa Ellis Park (Johannesburg) • Loftus Versfeld (Pretoria) • Newlands (Cape Town) • Kings Park Stadium (Durban) • Boet Erasmus Stadium (Port Elizabeth) • Free State Stadium (Bloemfontein) • Olympia Park (Rustenburg) • Basil Kenyon Stadium (East London) • Danie Craven Stadium (Stellenbosch)
Premier Soccer League home venues in 2010–11 Ajax Cape Town AmaZulu Moses Mabhida Stadium (6) • Princess Magogo Stadium (3) • Ulundi Stadium (3) • King Zwelithini Stadium (2) • Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium (1)Bidvest Wits Bloemfontein Celtic Free State Stars Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs FNB Stadium -Soccer City (6) • Rand Stadium (4) • Peter Mokaba Stadium (4) • Loftus Versfeld Stadium (1)Mamelodi Sundowns Maritzburg United Harry Gwala Stadium (15)Moroka Swallows Mpumalanga Black Aces Orlando Pirates Platinum Stars Santos Athlone Stadium (15)SuperSport United Vasco da Gama The parenthesis after each stadium, show how often it was picked as the teams home venue, according to the PSL website. Categories:- Rugby union stadiums in South Africa
- Rugby World Cup stadiums
- Association football venues in South Africa
- South African sports venue stubs
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