The Free State (call for advertising purposes Vodacom Park) stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa, used for football matches and rugby with capacity for 48,000 people. It will be one of the venues of the FIFA World Cup 2010 . Its name comes from the province in which it is situated, the Free State province (in English Free State).
Opened in 1952, underwent a complete renovation during the Rugby World Cup 1995, which was situated.
For World Cup 2010, we added a second level to the main grandstand on the western side of the field, increasing the total capacity of 36538-48000 spectators capacity needed for the stadiums in the 1st and 2nd rounds of championship matches -. In addition, installed new lathes, improved lighting, electronic boards were installed, the sound system was renovated to the standards required, installation of CCTV (closed circuit TV) and better facilities for media and facilities improvements .
To renovate the stadium, Bloemfontein received 221 million rand, although the cost estimates are 245 million because the city has decided to take a deficit of 24 million. Work began in July 2007 and its completion was September 2008.
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