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Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium is a stadium in South Africa that opened in 1927. Its recorded capacity is 62,567.

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Ellis Park Stadium
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Key facts

Ellis Park Stadium is a stadium in South Africa that opened in 1927. Its recorded capacity is 62,567. It is owned by City of Johannesburg, Luxolo Tyhaliti Holdings, Interza Lesego, Ellis Park Stadium Ltd and City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality. It is operated by Ellis Park World of Sport. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Coca-Cola Park. Current tenants are Lions, Golden Lions, Lions, 1995 Rugby World Cup, Golden Lions.

Location
South Africa
Type
Stadium
Capacity
62,567
Opened
1927
Status
Active
Current owner
City of Johannesburg, Luxolo Tyhaliti Holdings, Interza Lesego, Ellis Park Stadium Ltd, City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
4
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Ellis Park Stadium
Ellis Park Stadium

Ellis Park Stadium is at latitude -26.1975, longitude 28.060833, South Africa. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Ellis Park Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-26.1975
Longitude28.060833
CityNot recorded
RegionNot recorded
CountrySouth Africa
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Ellis Park Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Ellis Park Stadium
200820172026Coca-Cola Park (2008 to 2012)Emirates Airline Park (2015 to present)10bet Ellis Park (2026 to present)

Ellis Park Stadium has carried 5 recorded names. Coca-Cola Park (2008–12) (no sponsor) ran Present. Emirates Airline Park (2015–25) (no sponsor) ran Present. Coca-Cola Park (sponsor: South African rand) ran 2008 to 2012. Emirates Airline Park (no sponsor) ran 2015 to present. 10bet Ellis Park (no sponsor) ran 2026 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 4 years.

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Every recorded name of Ellis Park Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Coca-Cola Park (2008–12)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Emirates Airline Park (2015–25)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Coca-Cola ParkSouth African rand2008 to 2012Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Emirates Airline ParkNone2015 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
10bet Ellis ParkNone2026 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Ellis Park Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality1927 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of Johannesburg, Luxolo Tyhaliti Holdings, Interza Lesego, Ellis Park Stadium LtdPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorEllis Park World of SportPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Ellis Park Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
LionsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Golden LionsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
LionsNot mapped1927 to presentCurrentSource
1995 Rugby World CupNot mapped1927 to presentCurrentSource
Golden LionsNot mapped1927 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

28 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Ellis Park Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set24242026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34883not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set348832026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720859502026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleEllis_Park_StadiumEllis Park Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not set10bet Ellis Park2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEmirates Airline Park2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCoca-Cola Park2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEmirates Airline Park (2015–25)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCoca-Cola Park (2008–12)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224732026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224722026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224712026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set224702026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157562026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157552026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157542026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set157532026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Ellis Park Stadium (revision 1372085950). Wikidata item: Q182081.

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