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| Location | Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Limited, Corner of Currey and Staib Street, Doornfontein, Johannesburg, 2028 |
| Broke ground | 1927 |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Closed | Open |
| Demolished | N/A |
| Owner | The Golden Lions Rugby Union |
| Operator | Ellis Park Stadium Pty. Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre Region 8. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | £5,000 GBP |
| Architect | unknown |
| Former names | none |
| Tenants | The Golden Lions, The Lions (Super 14), Orlando Pirates Football Club and South African Rugby Union |
| Capacity | 59,611 (Football and Rugby union) |
Ellis Park Stadium[1] is a rugby union stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province The Lions, known as the Cats through the 2006 season, are a South African Rugby union franchise that competes in the Super Rugby competition Orlando Pirates are a South African Football (soccer club founded in 1937 in the Orlando section Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. Gauteng (xaʊˈtɛŋ Sotho xɑ́útʼèŋ̀ is a province of South Africa. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa It hosted the Rugby World Cup final in 1995, which was won by the country's national team, the Springboks. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted by South Africa, and had the distinction of being the first Rugby World Cup in which every match The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko The large stadium was the country's most modern when it was upgraded in 1982 to accommodate almost 60,000 people. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Today, the stadium hosts both football and rugby, and is also used as a venue for other large events, such as open-air concerts. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered It has become synonymous with rugby as the only time when rugby was not played at Ellis Park was during 1980 and 1981 when the stadium was under construction during an upgrade. In 2001 a stampede occurred during a soccer game between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs. A stampede is an act of mass impulse among Herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Orlando Pirates are a South African Football (soccer club founded in 1937 in the Orlando section Kaizer Chiefs is a South African Football (soccer club founded 7 January, 1970 in Soweto, Johannesburg. With 42 people killed, the Ellis Park Stadium disaster is the biggest of its kind in South Africa. The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was the worst sporting accident in South African history
The stadium is named after Mr JD Ellis who made the initial area for the stadium available.
League, provincial, and international games have all been played at the stadium, and it has seen such teams as Brazil, Manchester United and Arsenal play. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international Ellis Park Stadium is the centrepiece of a sporting sector in the south-east of Johannesburg, where it neighbours Johannesburg Stadium (athletics), Standard Bank Stadium (tennis), and an Olympic-class swimming pool. Johannesburg Stadium is a Stadium in the Doornfontein suburb of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. Standard Bank Stadium is a Baseball field located in Crestwood Illinois. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games
Ellis Park Stadium is home to the following teams:
- Orlando Pirates, Premier Soccer League)
- Lions (Cats until September 2006), Super 14 Southern Hemisphere rugby competition
- Golden Lions, Currie Cup domestic rugby competition
Cricket matches were held at the stadium in the past. Orlando Pirates are a South African Football (soccer club founded in 1937 in the Orlando section Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League (NSL of South Africa, also known by its initials ( PSL) The Lions, known as the Cats through the 2006 season, are a South African Rugby union franchise that competes in the Super Rugby competition The Super 14 is the largest Rugby union football club championship in the Southern hemisphere, consisting of four state teams from Australia (Queensland/Reds The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province For the cricket competition originally known as the Currie Cup see SuperSport Series. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries It hosted six Test matches between 1948 and 1954, but it has not been used for first-class cricket since New Wanderers Stadium opened in 1956 and is now used only for rugby and soccer. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Wanderers Stadium is a Stadium situated just south of Sandton in Illovo, Johannesburg in Gauteng Province, South Africa Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School
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History
In 1889 when after a long and hard fought battle the Transvaal Rugby Football Union (now the Golden Lions Rugby Union) was formed and established a domain. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province The first games were played at the Wanderers Club’s stadium whose grounds were situated where Johannesburg Park station is today. Rows between the different rugby clubs as well as the Wanderers Club's claim of the field for the use of cricket games, forced the TRFU to look for an alternative.
An area with a quarry and garbage dumps in Doornfontein was identified in 1927 as the possible alternative. Doornfontein is an inner-city suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, located to the east of the city centre Region 8. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The TRFU negotiated with the Johannesburg City Council's, Mr JD Ellis, (after whom Ellis Park was named) for the availability of these grounds and 13 acres was made available. Johannesburg ( Pronounced /jō-hān'ĭs-bûrg'/ is the largest city in South Africa. On 10 October 1927 the final rental agreement was signed. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A quote of £600 was accepted for the grass and with a loan from the city council to the amount of £5 000, the building of the new stadium could commence. The stadium was built in eight months and in June 1928 the first test was played against the All Blacks. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Thus was born Ellis Park which became internationally renowned and synonymous with rugby. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Crowds of between 38 000 and a record crowd of 100 000 against the British Lions (in 1955) attended the matches.
Ellis Park played the host for cricket matches after an agreement was reached between TRFU and Cricket|Union. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries From 1947 when the cricket pitch was laid until 1956, Ellis Park was host to various cricket matches with the final games played in the 1953/54 series against New Zealand. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Cricket then moved to its new venue where the current Wanderers still is today.
On 28 April 1969 the TRFU formed a stadium committee to investigate the possibilities of a new stadium since the one in use did not meet all the modern requirements. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Only fifteen years later, after the game between Transvaal and the World Team on 31 March 1979, the old Ellis Park was demolished. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Games were played at the Wanderers while the stadium was being rebuilt.
A new TRFU management was elected in 1984 with Dr Louis Luyt as Chairman and Prof Joe Poolman as his deputy. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The decision was taken to place Ellis Park Stadium under the management of a trust. In 1987 after the Ellis Park Stadium was listed on the stock exchange and due to sound financial management by Dr Luyt, Ellis Park could announce that the debt to the amount of R53 million was fully paid and a further 86 suites could be erected. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
Today the Golden Lions Rugby Union (Transvaal Rugby Union before) and Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd are debt free and have cash resources of more than all the other Unions and South African Rugby Union combined as well as borrowing powers of a similar amount.
In 1995 rugby fever hit the country with South Africa's hosting of the Rugby World Cup, the biggest event on the rugby calendar. Ellis Park was the venue for the 1995 Rugby World Cup Final which was played on 24 June 1995. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 In this spectacular final, New Zealand and South Africa ran onto the field at 14:45 in front of 62 000 spectators and millions of spectators in front of their TVs. South Africa won this game 15-12 in extra time.
On 11 April 2001 during a local derby match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates a stampede took place in the stadium resulting in the biggest loss of life for that type of disaster in South Africa. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A stampede is an act of mass impulse among Herd animals or a crowd of people in which the herd (or crowd collectively begins running with no clear direction or purpose
- See main article: Ellis Park Stadium disaster
In 2005 Ellis Park Stadium made history by becoming the first black owned stadium in South Africa. The Ellis Park Stadium disaster was the worst sporting accident in South African history Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Golden Lions Rugby Football Union passed the management of the Ellis Park Precinct to a company with 51% black ownership. The Golden Lions are the main Rugby union for Johannesburg, South Africa, although they also represent a substantial portion of Gauteng Province Interza Lesego, Orlando Pirates F.C. and Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd make up the new management of the Ellis Park Precinct. Orlando Pirates are a South African Football (soccer club founded in 1937 in the Orlando section
The stadium was also witness to a bizarre event during a Premier Soccer League football match between Orlando Pirates and Black Leopards on January 17, 2007 when high winds blew several sideline advertising boards onto the pitch, striking a linesman and three players. Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League (NSL of South Africa, also known by its initials ( PSL) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Orlando Pirates are a South African Football (soccer club founded in 1937 in the Orlando section Black Leopards' are a South African Football (soccer club that plays in the Premier Soccer League. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Play resumed 7 minutes later, but the match was ultimately abandoned 6 minutes from full time due to sudden torrential rains and lightning. The game's kickoff previously had been delayed 15 minutes by a power failure. [2]
Future
Ellis Park Stadium will host five group games, one second round game and one quarter-final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, for which its capacity will be increased by 5,000 seats on the northern side only, to 65,000. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and Areas like the Presidential suite are already receiving a facelift. There will also be a hospitality room and new changing rooms. The total cost of renovations is R500 million and will be complete in June 2008, 2 years before the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, an international tournament for football, that is scheduled to take place between 11 June and
Construction Facts
- More than 30 000 square metres of concrete was poured into the structure.
- More than 4 500 tons of reinforcement was used in the floor area of 48 000 square metres - and this does not include the seating areas.
- Nearly 500 000 pockets of cement went into the work done over 3,2 million man hours.
- There are about 3,1 million bricks laid at the stadium, 1372 windows of various sizes, more than 4,1km of handrails and a total of 70km piping for chairs.
- There are fifty 200 watt speakers, thirty 30 watt speakers & 245 speakers clustered around the stadium.
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| Preceded by Twickenham London |
Rugby World Cup Final Venue 1995 |
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