Loftus Versfeld Stadium
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Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a major sports venue in Pretoria, South Africa, best known as a historic rugby and soccer stadium that has hosted numerous international matches and tournaments.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium canonical | 22 |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium area | 1 |
| Loftus Versfeld Stadium pitch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T276606 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Context triple: [Pretoria, contains, Loftus Versfeld Stadium]
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A.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) is a large, iconic football stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for hosting major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
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B.
Principality Stadium
Principality Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Cardiff, Wales, best known as the national stadium for Welsh rugby and football.
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C.
Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Brisbane, Australia, best known as a premier rugby league and soccer stadium.
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D.
Estadio Akron
Estadio Akron is a modern football stadium in the Guadalajara metropolitan area of Mexico, best known as the home ground of Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas).
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E.
UEFA Elite Stadium
A UEFA Elite Stadium is a top-tier football venue that meets the highest standards set by UEFA for hosting major international club and national team competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Target entity description: Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a major sports venue in Pretoria, South Africa, best known as a historic rugby and soccer stadium that has hosted numerous international matches and tournaments.
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A.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) is a large, iconic football stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, best known for hosting major events such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup final.
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B.
Principality Stadium
Principality Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Cardiff, Wales, best known as the national stadium for Welsh rugby and football.
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C.
Suncorp Stadium
Suncorp Stadium is a major multi-purpose sports and entertainment venue in Brisbane, Australia, best known as a premier rugby league and soccer stadium.
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D.
Estadio Akron
Estadio Akron is a modern football stadium in the Guadalajara metropolitan area of Mexico, best known as the home ground of Club Deportivo Guadalajara (Chivas).
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E.
UEFA Elite Stadium
A UEFA Elite Stadium is a top-tier football venue that meets the highest standards set by UEFA for hosting major international club and national team competitions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football stadium
ⓘ
rugby union stadium ⓘ sports venue ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 51000 ⓘ |
| city |
Pretoria, South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria
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| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryCode | ZA ⓘ |
| formerName | Loftus Versfeld Park ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | electronic scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | all-seater ⓘ |
| hasStand |
East Stand
ⓘ
North Stand ⓘ South Stand ⓘ West Stand ⓘ |
| hasUse | concert venue ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
Blue Bulls
ⓘ
Bulls ⓘ Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
2010 FIFA World Cup group stage matches
ⓘ
Rugby Championship tests ⓘ Super Rugby matches ⓘ |
| hostedTournament |
1995 Rugby World Cup
ⓘ
Africa Cup of Nations ⓘ
surface form:
1996 African Cup of Nations
2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Tshwane
Gauteng ⓘ Pretoria, South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Pretoria
|
| namedAfter | Robert Loftus Owen Versfeld ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic rugby heritage
ⓘ
hosting major international tournaments ⓘ |
| opened | 1906 ⓘ |
| operator |
Blue Bulls
ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Bulls Company
|
| owner | City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality ⓘ |
| renovated |
2008
ⓘ
2009 ⓘ |
| sport |
association football
ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
Blue Bulls
ⓘ
Bulls ⓘ Mamelodi Sundowns F.C. ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international football matches
ⓘ
international rugby tests ⓘ rugby union matches ⓘ soccer matches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loftus Versfeld Stadium Description of subject: Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a major sports venue in Pretoria, South Africa, best known as a historic rugby and soccer stadium that has hosted numerous international matches and tournaments.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pretoria
subject surface form:
Union Buildings
this entity surface form:
Loftus Versfeld Stadium area
this entity surface form:
Loftus Versfeld Stadium pitch