Free State Stadium
Free State Stadium is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa that opened in 1952. Its recorded capacity is 42,000.
Key facts
Free State Stadium is a stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa that opened in 1952. Its recorded capacity is 42,000. It is owned by Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. It is operated by Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality and Free State Rugby Union. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Free State Cheetahs, Cheetahs, Welsh Rugby Union, Cheetahs, Free State Cheetahs, 1995 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- Bloemfontein, South Africa
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 42,000
- Opened
- 1952
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Free State Stadium is at latitude -29.117222, longitude 26.208889, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -29.117222 |
| Longitude | 26.208889 |
| City | Bloemfontein |
| Region | Bloemfontein |
| Country | South Africa |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Free State Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Vodacom Park (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodacom Park | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | 1952 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Free State Rugby Union | 1952 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free State Cheetahs | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Cheetahs | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Welsh Rugby Union | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Cheetahs | Not mapped | 1952 to present | Current | Source |
| Free State Cheetahs | Not mapped | 1952 to present | Current | Source |
| 1995 Rugby World Cup | Not mapped | 1952 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
17 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2421 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34879 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | alias | Rugby Union | Rugby union | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 45158 | 42000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372180655 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Free_State_Stadium | Free State Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Vodacom Park | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22465 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22464 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22463 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15749 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15748 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15747 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15746 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 15745 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: