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{{Short description|Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use South African English|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox venue 
| stadium_name      = Ellis Park
| nickname          = '''Emirates Airline Park'''
| fullname          = Ellis Park Stadium
| image             = Ellis Park Stadium.jpg
| caption           = Ellis Park Stadium in July 2009
| location          = 47 N. Park Lane [[Doornfontein]], [[Johannesburg]], Gauteng Province, 2028
| coordinates       = {{coord|26|11|51|S|28|3|39|E|type:landmark|display=it}}
| broke_ground      = {{start date and age|1927}} 
| built             = 1927–1928
| opened            = {{Start date and age|1928|6}}<ref name="FIFA-Ellispark">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5006468/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821095125/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=5006468/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 August 2007|title=Ellis Park|publisher=FIFA|access-date=9 October 2008}}</ref>
| renovated         = 1982
| expanded          = 2009
| closed            = 
| demolished        = 
| owner             = [[City of Johannesburg]], [[Orlando Pirates]], [[Interza Lesego]], Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd
| operator          = Ellis Park World of Sport
| surface           = Grass
| construction_cost = {{ZAR|40 Million}}
| architect         = 
| former_names      = Coca-Cola Park <small>(2008–12)</small>
| tenants           = [[Lions (Super Rugby)|Lions]] (1996{{ndash}}present) <br>[[Golden Lions]] <br> [[South Africa national rugby union team]] (selected matches) 
| seating_capacity  = 62,567 ([[Rugby union]] and [[Association football|Soccer]])<br>55,686 ([[2010 FIFA World Cup]])
}}
'''Ellis Park Stadium''' (known as '''[[Emirates Airline]] Park''' for sponsorship reasons) is a [[rugby union]] and [[association football]] stadium in [[Johannesburg]], Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the [[1995 Rugby World Cup final|final]] of the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]], which was won by the country's national team, the [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]]. The stadium was the country's most modern when it was upgraded in 1982 to accommodate almost 60,000 people. 

Today, the stadium hosts both [[association football|football]] and rugby and is also used as a venue for other large events, such as open-air concerts. 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 the upgrade.

The stadium was originally named after J. D. Ellis, who made the area for the stadium available. A five-year [[South African rand|ZAR]] 450 million (US$58 million/[[pound sterling|£]]30 million)<!--These numbers reflect exchange rates when the deal was announced--> naming rights deal was signed in 2008 with The Coca-Cola Company, resulting in the stadium being named '''Coca-Cola Park''' between 2008 and 2012.<ref>{{cite web|format=Microsoft Word |url=http://www.ellispark.co.za/manager/clientfiles/Documents/Coca-Cola_announcement.doc |title=Ellis Park Stadium renamed to Coca-Cola Park |date=4 July 2008 |publisher=Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Limited |access-date=9 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203111544/http://www.ellispark.co.za/manager/clientfiles/Documents/Coca-Cola_announcement.doc |archive-date=3 December 2008 }}</ref>

League, provincial, and international football games have all been played at the stadium, and it has seen such teams as [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] play. Ellis Park Stadium is the centrepiece of a sporting sector in the south-east of Johannesburg, where it neighbours [[Johannesburg Stadium]] ([[sport of athletics|athletics]]), [[Standard Bank Arena]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ellispark.co.za/StandardBankArena.aspx |title=Coca-Cola Park : Standard Bank Arena |access-date=9 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307142314/http://www.ellispark.co.za/StandardBankArena.aspx |archive-date=7 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ellis Park Tennis Stadium,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130601222034/http://www.ellispark.co.za/JohanesburgStadium.aspx Johannesburg Stadium]</ref> and an Olympic-class swimming pool.

Ellis Park is home to the following teams:
* [[Lions (United Rugby Championship)|Lions]] (Cats until September 2006), [[United Rugby Championship]].
* [[Golden Lions]], [[Currie Cup]] domestic rugby competition<ref name="Ellispark-History"/>

[[Cricket]] matches were held at the stadium in the past. Ellis Park hosted six [[Test cricket|Test matches]] between 1948 and 1954,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellis Park: Test Matches |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59112.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=17 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216124604/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/59112.html?class=1%3Btemplate%3Dresults%3Btype%3Daggregate |archive-date=16 December 2011}}</ref> but it has not been used for [[first-class cricket]] since [[New Wanderers Stadium]] opened in 1956 and is now only used for [[rugby football|rugby]] and [[association football|football]].

==History==
In 1889 when after a long and hard-fought battle the Transvaal Rugby Football Union (now the [[Golden Lions|Golden Lions Rugby Union]]) was formed and established a domain. 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 Transvaal Rugby Football Union to look for an alternative.

An area with a quarry and garbage dumps in [[Doornfontein]] was identified in, 1927 as the possible alternative. The Transvaal Rugby Football Union negotiated with the [[Johannesburg]] City Council's J. D. Ellis (after whom Ellis Park was named) for the availability of these grounds and {{convert|13|acre|m2}} was made available. On 10 October 1927 the final rental agreement was signed. 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]]. Thus was born Ellis Park which became internationally renowned and synonymous with [[rugby football|rugby]]. Crowds of between 38,000 and a record crowd of 95,000 against the [[British and Irish Lions]] (in 1955) attended the matches.

Ellis Park played the host for [[cricket]] matches after an agreement was reached between Transvaal Rugby Football Union and [[The Transvaal Cricket Union]]. 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. Cricket then moved to its new venue where the current Wanderers still is today.

On 28 April 1969 the Transvaal Rugby Football Union formed a stadium committee to investigate the possibilities of a new stadium since the one in use did not meet all the modern requirements. Fifteen years later, after the game between Transvaal and the World Team on 31 March 1979, the old Ellis Park was demolished. Games were played at the Wanderers while the stadium was being rebuilt.

A new Transvaal Rugby Football Union management was elected in 1984 with [[Louis Luyt]] as chairman and Joe Poolman as his deputy. 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 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.

In 2005 Ellis Park became the first black-owned stadium in South Africa. [[Golden Lions|The Golden Lions Rugby Football Union]] passed the management of the Ellis Park Precinct to a company with 51% black ownership. [[Orlando Pirates]], [[Interza Lesego]] and Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd make up the new management of the Ellis Park Precinct.<ref name="Ellispark-History">{{cite web|url=http://www.ellispark.co.za/Content.aspx?Page=24&Menu=24 |title=The History of Ellis Park |publisher=Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Limited |access-date=9 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802001254/http://www.ellispark.co.za/Content.aspx?Page=24&Menu=24 |archive-date=2 August 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The stadium was witness to an incident during a [[South African Premiership|Premiership]] [[association football|football]] match between [[Orlando Pirates]] and [[Black Leopards]] on 17 January 2007, when high winds blew several sideline advertising boards onto the pitch, striking a linesman and three players. Play resumed 7 minutes later, but the match was ultimately abandoned 6 minutes before full-time due to sudden torrential rains and lightning. The game's kickoff previously had been delayed 15 minutes by a power failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3633453|title=Strong wind causes chaos at Ellis Park|date=18 January 2007|publisher=The Mercury|access-date=9 October 2008}}</ref>

===Disaster of 11 April 2001===
{{main|Ellis Park Stadium disaster}}
In 2001 a [[crowd crush]] occurred during a [[soccer]] game between [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]] and [[Kaizer Chiefs]]. With 43 people killed, the [[Ellis Park Stadium disaster]] is to date the biggest of its kind in South Africa.<ref name="Disaster2001-Finalreport">{{cite web|url=http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=70241|title=Final Report|date=29 August 2002|work=Commission of Inquiry into the Ellis Park Stadium Soccer Disaster of 11 April 2001|publisher=Government of South Africa|access-date=9 October 2008|archive-date=11 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211050725/http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=70241|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Crime===
The inner city suburb of [[Doornfontein]] has experienced increasing crime, leading to a number of incidents affecting stadium goers, and impacting stadium attendances. As a result, there have been calls for South African rugby to move to another venue in Johannesburg.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tsotsi |first=Athenkosi |date=2023-07-27 |title=Boks Test at Ellis Park: No place to hide for criminals |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/rugby/boks-test-ellis-park-criminals/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tshwaku |first=Khanyiso |title=Has the time come for Springbok rugby to move on from Ellis Park? |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/rugbychampionship/has-the-time-come-for-springbok-rugby-to-move-on-from-ellis-park-20230730 |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=Sport |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Concerts==
{{expand section|date=December 2012}}

On 12 January 1985, Ellis Park Stadium was the venue for [[Concert in the Park (South Africa)|Concert in the Park]], a [[benefit concert]] organised by Hilton Rosenthal. 22 artists played the benefit, which raised money for Operation Hunger, a South African non-profit organisation.<ref name="Mojapelo">{{cite book |title=Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music |last=Mojapelo |first=Max |editor-last=Galane |editor-first=Sello |page=75 |chapter=Into the Vibrant Eighties |year=2008 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-KW9f02oNMC&pg=PA75 |publisher=African Minds |isbn=978-1-920299-28-6 |oclc=966015704 }}</ref><ref name="Durbach">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mahala.co.za/culture/a-peaceful-riot/ |title=A Peaceful Riot |first=Dave |last=Durbach |date=30 July 2018 |website=Mahala |access-date=2018-07-25 |archive-date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726071811/http://www.mahala.co.za/culture/a-peaceful-riot/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Among the touring artists who have performed at the Stadium are:

{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Artist !! scope="col" | Date !! scope="col" | Tour
|-
! scope="row" {{rh2|align=right}} | [[Whitney Houston]]
| {{start date|1994|11|12|df=yes}} || [[The Bodyguard World Tour]]
|-
! scope="row" {{rh2|align=right}} | [[Roxette]]
| {{start date|1995|01|15|df=yes}} || [[Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour]]
|-
! scope="row" {{rh2|align=right}} | [[Rolling Stones]]
| 24 & 25 February 1995 || [[Voodoo Lounge Tour]]
|-
! scope="row" {{rh2|align=right}} | [[Phil Collins]]
| 17 March 1995 || [[Both Sides of the World Tour]]
|-
! scope="row" {{rh2|align=right}} | [[Janet Jackson]]
| 21 November 1998 || [[Velvet Rope Tour]]
|-
! scope="row" {{rh2|align=right}} | [[Eminem]]
| 1 March 2014 || [[Rapture Tour]]
|}

[[Whitney Houston]]'s concert was recorded and released as a home video titled: [[Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa]]). A year later also [[Roxette]]'s concert during the [[Crash! Boom! Bang! World Tour]] was recorded and released on VHS home video.

== Sporting events ==

=== 1995 Rugby World Cup ===
{{main|1995 Rugby World Cup}}
In 1995, South Africa hosted the [[1995 Rugby World Cup|Rugby World Cup]], and the final was held at Ellis Park on 24 June in front of 65,000 spectators. South Africa beat New Zealand 15–12 in extra time.

{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Team 1
!Result
!Team 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|27 May 1995||{{ru|Ireland}} ||style="text-align:center;"|19–43||{{ru|NZL}}||[[1995 Rugby World Cup|Pool C]]||style="text-align:center;"|38,000
|-
|31 May 1995||{{ru|NZL}} ||style="text-align:center;"|34–9||{{ru|WAL}}||[[1995 Rugby World Cup|Pool C]]||style="text-align:center;"|38,000
|-
|4 June 1995||{{ru|Ireland}} ||style="text-align:center;"|24–23||{{ru|WAL}}||[[1995 Rugby World Cup|Pool C]]||style="text-align:center;"|35,000
|-
|10 June 1995||{{ru|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|42–14||{{ru|SAM|name=Western Samoa}}||Quarter-finals||style="text-align:center;"|52,000
|-bgcolor=gold
|24 June 1995||{{ru|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|15–12 ([[Overtime (sports)#Rugby league|aet]])||{{ru|NZL}}||'''[[1995 Rugby World Cup final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|65,000
|}

=== 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup ===
Ellis Park 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 ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team 1
!Result
!Team 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|14 June 2009||16:00||{{fb|RSA}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|IRQ}}||[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|48,837
|-
|18 June 2009||20:30||{{fb|EGY}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|ITA}}||[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|52,150
|-
|20 June 2009||20:30||{{fb|IRQ}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|NZL}}||[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|23,295
|-
|25 June 2009||20:30||{{fb|BRA}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|RSA}}||[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup knockout stage#Brazil v South Africa|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|48,049
|-bgcolor=gold
|28 June 2009||20.30||{{fb|USA}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–3||{{fb|BRA}}||'''[[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup Final|Final]]'''||style="text-align:center;"|52,291
|}

=== 2010 FIFA World Cup ===
[[File:Warm-ups at Brazil & North Korea match at FIFA World Cup 2010-06-15 1.jpg|thumb|right|Brazil vs North Korea match]]

Ellis Park hosted five group games, one second-round game and one quarter-final of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], for which its capacity was increased by 5,000 seats on the northern side only, to 62,000.<ref name="FIFA-Ellispark"/> Areas like the Presidential suite also received a facelift. There was also a hospitality room and new changing rooms. The total cost of renovations was R500 million and were completed in June 2008, two years before the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]].

{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" width="100%"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[South African Standard Time|SAST]])
!Team 1
!Result
!Team 2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|12 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|NGA}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|55,686
|-
|15 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|BRA}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|PRK}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group G|Group G]]||style="text-align:center;"|54,331
|-
|18 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|SVN}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–2||{{fb|USA}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group C|Group C]]||style="text-align:center;"|45,573
|-
|21 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|ESP}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|HON|1949}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group H|Group H]]||style="text-align:center;"|54,386
|-
|24 June 2010||16:00||{{fb|SVK}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{fb|ITA}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup Group F|Group F]]||style="text-align:center;"|53,412
|-
|28 June 2010||20:30||{{fb|BRA}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|CHI}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Brazil vs Chile|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|54,096
|-
|3 July 2010||20:30||{{fb|PAR|1990}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|ESP}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Paraguay vs Spain|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|55,359
|}

==Cricket Records==

===Test centuries===
A total of 13 Test match centuries were scored on the ground.<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;ground=428;orderby=start;qualmin1=100;qualval1=batted_score;size=200;template=results;type=batting;view=innings Statistics - Statsguru - Test Matches - Batting Records], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! No. 
! Player
! Score
! Date
! Team
! Opposing team
! Inn.
! Result
|-
| 1 || [[Len Hutton]] || 158 || rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=dmy|1948|12|27}} || rowspan="3" | {{cr|ENG}} || rowspan="3" | {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 1 || rowspan="4" | Drawn<ref name=eng1948>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17495/game/62696/south-africa-vs-england-2nd-test-england-marylebone-cricket-club-tour-of-south-africa-1948-49 2nd Test, England (Marylebone Cricket Club) tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Dec 27-30 1948], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|-
| 2 || [[Cyril Washbrook]] || 195 || 1 
|-
| 3 || [[Denis Compton]] || 114 || 1 
|-
| 4 || [[Eric Rowan]] || 156[[not out|*]] || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || {{cr|ENG}} || 3 
|-
| 5 || [[Allan Watkins]] || 111 || rowspan="3" | {{dts|format=dmy|1949|2|12}} || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 1 || rowspan="3" | Drawn<ref name=eng1949>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17495/game/62698/south-africa-vs-england-4th-test-england-marylebone-cricket-club-tour-of-south-africa-1948-49 4th Test, England (Marylebone Cricket Club) tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 12-16 1949], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|-
| 6 || [[Dudley Nourse]] || 129[[not out|*]] || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || {{cr|ENG}} || 2 
|-
| 7 || [[Len Hutton]] || 123 || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 3 
|-
| 8 || [[Lindsay Hassett]] || 112 || rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|1949|12|24}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|AUS}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 1 || rowspan="2" | Australia won<ref name=aus1949>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17484/game/62704/south-africa-vs-australia-1st-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1949-50 1st Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Dec 24-28 1949], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|-
| 9 || [[Sam Loxton]] || 101 || 1 
|-
| 10 || [[Arthur Morris]] || 111 || rowspan="4" | {{dts|format=dmy|1950|2|10}} || rowspan="4" | {{cr|AUS}} || rowspan="4" | {{cr|RSA|1928}} || 1 || rowspan="4" | Australia won<ref name=aus1950>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17484/game/62707/south-africa-vs-australia-4th-test-australia-tour-of-south-africa-1949-50 4th Test, Australia tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Feb 10-14 1950], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|-
| 11 || [[Jack Moroney]]{{efn-ua|name=jm|Moroney scored two centuries in the match.}} || 118 || 1 
|-
| 12 || [[Jack Moroney]]{{efn-ua|name=jm}} || 101[[not out|*]] || 3 
|-
| 13 || [[Neil Harvey]] || 100 || 3 
|}

===Test match five-wicket hauls===
Eight five-wicket hauls were taken in Test matches on the ground.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Five-wicket hauls in men's Test matches at Ellis Park
|- 
! No.
! Bowler
! Date
! Team
! Opposing team
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|Inn
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|O
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|R
! scope="col" style="width:20px;"|W
! Result
|-
| 1 || [[Cuan McCarthy]] || {{dts|format=dmy|1949|2|12}} || {{cr|SA|1928}} || {{cr|ENG}} || 1 || 35.7{{efn|name=eight|Eight-ball overs were used in this match.}} || 114 || 5 || Drawn<ref name=eng1949/>
|-
| 2 || [[Keith Miller]]{{efn-ua|name=a49|Miller took his five-wicket haul in the second innings of the match and Johnston his in the third after South Africa were asked to [[follow on]].}} || rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|1949|12|24}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|AUS}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|SA|1928}} || 2 || 15{{efn|name=eight}} || 40 || 5 || rowspan="2" | Australia won<ref name=aus1949/>
|-
| 3 || [[Bill Johnston (cricketer)|Bill Johnston]]{{efn-ua|name=a49}} || 3 || 20.1{{efn|name=eight}} || 44 || 6 
|-
| 4 || [[Michael Melle]]{{efn-ua|Melle took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.}} || {{dts|format=dmy|1950|2|10}} || {{cr|SA|1928}} || {{cr|AUS}} || 1 || 33{{efn|name=eight}} || 113 || 5 || Drawn<ref name=aus1950/>
|-
| 5 || [[David Ironside]]{{efn-ua|Ironside took his five-wicket haul on his Test match debut.}} || rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|1953|12|24}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|SA|1928}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|NZ}} || 2 || 19{{efn|name=eight}} || 51 || 5 || rowspan="2" | South Africa won<ref name=ep1953>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17445/game/62764/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-2nd-test-new-zealand-tour-of-south-africa-1953-54 2nd Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Dec 24-29 1953], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|-
| 6 || [[Neil Adcock]] || 4 || 19{{efn|name=eight}} || 43 || 5 
|-
| 7 || [[Hugh Tayfield]] || rowspan="2" | {{dts|format=dmy|1954|1|29}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|SA|1928}} || rowspan="2" | {{cr|NZ}} || 2 || 14{{efn|name=eight}} || 13 || 6 || rowspan="2" | South Africa won<ref name=ep1954>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17445/game/62766/south-africa-vs-new-zealand-4th-test-new-zealand-tour-of-south-africa-1953-54 4th Test, New Zealand tour of South Africa at Johannesburg, Jan 29 - Feb 2 1954], [[CricInfo]]. Retrieved 2020-03-07.</ref>
|-
| 8 || [[Neil Adcock]] || 3 || 26{{efn|name=eight}} || 45 || 5 
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of rugby union stadiums by capacity]]
* [[List of stadiums in South Africa]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]
* [[Ellis Park Stadium Disaster]]
* [[Orlando Pirates FC]]
* [[Johannesburg Stadium]]
* [[Soccer City]]

==Notes==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Ellis Park Stadium}} 
* {{Official website|http://www.ellispark.co.za/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423111345/http://in3sixty.com/cms/manager/share/id/6bc3e2ff-a96e-f7a3-fe93-2b472ea490fc 360° view] at In3sixty.com
*[https://cafe.daum.net/stade/Dlwn/25 Photos of Stadiums in South Africa] at [https://cafe.daum.net/stade/ cafe.daum.net/stade]

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{{succession box
| title=[[Fed Cup]]<br> Final Venue
| before=[[Royal King's Park T.C.]]<br>[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
| after=[[Bad Homburg T.C.]] <br>[[Bad Homburg]]
| years='''[[1972 Federation Cup (tennis)|1972]]'''
}}
{{succession box |
  title=[[Rugby World Cup]]<br />Final venue|
  before=[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] <br/> London|
  after=[[Millennium Stadium]] <br/> [[Cardiff]]|
  years=[[1995 Rugby World Cup|1995]]
}}
{{succession box |
 | title = [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]<br>Final venue
 | years = [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]
 | before = [[Commerzbank-Arena|Waldstadion]]<br>[[Frankfurt]]
 | after = [[Estádio do Maracanã]]<br>[[Rio de Janeiro]]
}}
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[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1928]]
[[Category:Cricket grounds in South Africa]]
[[Category:Soccer venues in South Africa]]
[[Category:Rugby union stadiums in South Africa]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Johannesburg]]
[[Category:Coca-Cola buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Test cricket grounds in South Africa]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in South Africa]]
[[Category:1928 establishments in South Africa]]
[[Category:Venues of the United Rugby Championships]]