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{{Short description|Sports venue in Phokeng, South Africa}}
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{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Royal Bafokeng Stadium
| fullname     = Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace
| image       = Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng.jpg
| image_size  = 250px
| country     = South Africa<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.stadiumguide.com/royalbafokengstadium/ | title=Royal Bafokeng Stadium - Rustenburg - the Stadium Guide }}</ref>
| location     = R565 (Sun City Road), [[Phokeng]], South Africa
| broke_ground = 1995
| coordinates  = {{coord|-25.5786|27.1607|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:3000|display=inline,title}}
| owner      = [[Royal Bafokeng Nation]]
| tenants    = [[Platinum Stars F.C.]] (2006&ndash;2018)
| built      = 1996-1998
| opened     = 1999
| renovated  = 2007-2009
| expanded   = 2009
| seating_capacity = 44,530<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/fifa-world-cup/3547808/Royal-Bafokeng-Stadium|title=Royal Bafokeng Stadium|website=Stuff|date=9 May 2010 |access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>
}}

The '''Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace''' is a [[association football|football]], [[rugby union|rugby]] and [[sport of athletics|athletics]] stadium in [[Phokeng]] near [[Rustenburg]], South Africa. It was built and is managed by the [[Royal Bafokeng Nation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bafokeng.com/present/sports-palace |title=Sports Palace &#124; Royal Bafokeng Nation |publisher=Bafokeng.com |access-date=18 May 2010}}</ref> It was used as the home stadium for [[Premier Soccer League]] club [[Platinum Stars]]. The [[Leopards (rugby team)|Leopards]] rugby team host large attendance matches during the [[Currie Cup]] at the stadium, instead of their usual home ground, [[Olën Park]].

The capacity of the stadium was increased from 38,000 to 42,000 to be able to host five first-round matches and one second-round match at the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccerlens.com/royal-bafokeng-stadium/43794/|title=Royal Bafokeng Stadium: 2010 Venue – Sportslens|date=4 December 2009|website=soccerlens.com|access-date=19 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314074317/http://soccerlens.com/royal-bafokeng-stadium/43794/|archive-date=2012-03-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the 2010 tournament, the main west stand was upgraded and enlarged and given a new [[cantilever]] roof. Other improvements include the installation of new electronic scoreboards, new seats, and upgraded floodlights and public address system.

The stadium upgrade was completed in March 2009 for hosting 4 matches of the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007767/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801050454/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5007767/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 August 2008|title=FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Destination - FIFA|last=FIFA.com|publisher=FIFA|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>

== Sporting and Miscellaneous events ==

=== 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup ===
Royal Bafokeng Stadium was one of the host venues for the [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]].

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[UTC+2]])
!Team No. 1
!Result
!Team No. 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|14 June 2009||20:30||{{fb|NZL}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–5||{{fb|ESP}} || rowspan="2" |[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|21,649
|-
|17 June 2009||20.30||{{fb|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|NZL}}|| style="text-align:center;" |36,598
|-
|21 June 2009||20:30||{{fb|EGY}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–3||{{fb|USA}}||[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|23,140
|-
|28 June 2009||15:00||{{fb|ESP}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{fb|RSA}}||[[ 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage#Match for third place|3rd/4th Place Play-off]]||style="text-align:center;"|31,788
|}

=== 2010 FIFA World Cup ===
In the World Cup, the stadium hosted five first round matches and one second round match and was the second smallest stadium for the tournament.

===Matches===
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{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[UTC+2]])
!Team No. 1
!Result
!Team No. 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|12 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ENG}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|USA}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"|38,646
|-
|15 June 2010||13:30||{{fb|NZL}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|SVK}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"|23,871
|-
|19 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|GHA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|AUS}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"|34,812
|-
|22 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|MEX}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|URU}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|33,425
|-
|24 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|DEN}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–3||{{fb|JPN}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group E|Group E]]||style="text-align:center;"|27,967
|-
|26 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|USA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||{{fb|GHA}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#United States vs Ghana|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|34,976
|}

=== 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ===
Royal Bafokeng Stadium served as one of the host venues for the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]].

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[UTC+2]])
!Team No. 1
!Result
!Team No. 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
| rowspan="2" |22 January 2013||17:00||{{fb|CIV}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|TGO}} || rowspan="4" |[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"|2,000
|-
|20:00||{{fb|TUN}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|ALG}}|| style="text-align:center;" |8,000
|-
| rowspan="2" |26 January 2013||17:00||{{fb|CIV}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|TUN}}|| style="text-align:center;" |20,000
|-
|20:00||{{fb|ALG}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–2||{{fb|TGO}}|| style="text-align:center;" |35,000
|-
|29 January 2013||20:00||{{fb|ETH}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–2||{{fb|NGA}} ||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"|15,000
|-
|30 January 2013||20:00||{{fb|ALG}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|CIV}}||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group D|Group D]]||style="text-align:center;"|5,000
|-
|3 February 2013||17:00||{{fb|CIV}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||{{fb|NGA}}||[[2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|25,000
|}

=== 2019 Fill Up Royal Bafokeng ===
In 2019, South African star [[Cassper Nyovest]] announced that his annual one man show "Fill Up" will be heading to North West and Royal Bafokeng Stadium will be hosting his concert named Fill Up Royal Bafokeng

On the 15th of December 2019, [[Cassper Nyovest]] held his 5th concert at Royal Bafokeng with a capacity of over 40,000

== See also ==
*[[List of stadiums in South Africa]]

==References==
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https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/music/local/watch-cassper-nyovest-does-it-again-with-fill-up-royal-bafokeng-39309716
== External links ==
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*[https://cafe.daum.net/stade/Dlwn/25 Photos of Stadiums in South Africa] at [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/ cafe.daum.net/stade]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100425072025/http://in3sixty.com/cms/manager/share/id/87758be7-5672-17e8-1e49-0d93792aeae4 360 View]
*[http://www.bafokeng.com/present/sports-palace Official Site Link]

{{2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Venues}}
{{2010 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}
{{2013 Africa Cup of Nations stadiums}}

[[Category:Soccer venues in South Africa]]
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in South Africa]]
[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in South Africa]]
[[Category:Rustenburg]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa]]
[[Category:Sports venues in North West (South African province)]]
[[Category:Platinum Stars F.C.]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in South Africa]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1999]]