Ellis Park Stadium
Also known as Emirates Airline Park, Ellis Park, Coca-Cola Park
stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa
Key facts
- Full name
- Ellis Park Stadium
- Former names
- Coca-Cola Park (2008–12)
- Location
- 47 N. Park Lane Doornfontein , Johannesburg , Gauteng Province, 2028
- Owner
- City of Johannesburg , Luxolo Tyhaliti Holdings , Interza Lesego , Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd
- Operator
- Ellis Park World of Sport
- Capacity
- 62,567 ( Rugby union and soccer ), 55,686 ( 2010 FIFA World Cup )
- Surface
- Grass
- Groundbreaking
- 1927 ; 99 years ago ( 1927 )
- Built
- 1927–1928
- Opened
- June 1928 ; 98 years ago ( 1928-06 )
- Construction cost
- R 40 Million
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Ellis Park Stadium is a rugby union and association football stadium in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's national team, the 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 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.
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