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Sports teams and stadiums
Ellis Park Stadium, the host of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.Club Sport League
Stadium
Kaizer Chiefs Football Premier Soccer League Johannesburg Stadium
Moroka Swallows Football Premier Soccer League Rand Stadium
Orlando Pirates Football Premier Soccer League FNB Stadium
Alexander United Football MTN Supersport Leagues Alexander Stadium
Katlehong City Football MTN Supersport Leagues Potgietersrus Rugby Stadium
Highveld Lions Cricket Standard Bank Cup Series Wanderers Stadium
Lions Rugby Super 14 Ellis Park Stadium
Golden Lions Rugby Currie Cup Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg’s most popular sports by participation are soccer, running, rugby,
and cricket. The Lions, formerly the Cats, represent Johannesburg, North West
and Mpumalanga in the Southern Hemisphere's Super 14 Rugby Competition, which
includes teams from South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Johannesburg is
also the home of the Golden Lions, who play at Ellis Park Stadium and compete in
the Currie Cup.
Early each Sunday morning, tens of thousands of runners gather to take part in
informal runs organised by several athletic clubs. People from Johannesburg are
football mad and clubs from Johannesburg either play in the Premier Soccer
League (PSL) or the First Division. In the PSL, the top Johannesburg teams are
all fierce rivals and include Kaizer Chiefs (also known as the Amakhosi),
Orlando Pirates (also known as the Buccaneers) and Moroka Swallows, based at the
city's Johannesburg, Rand, and FNB stadiums respectively. Witwatersrand
University, nicknamed the Clever Boys, who have a player membership of over
1,500, one of the world's largest are also part of the premier league. First
Division teams include Katlehong City and Alexander United, who play at
Alexander and Reiger Park stadiums respectively
In cricket, the Highveld Lions represent Johannesburg, the rest of Gauteng as
well as the North West Province at the Wanderers Stadium. They take part in the
Supersport and MTN Domestic Championship. Johannesburg will also be the location
of several matches in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is to be held in South
Africa.
NBA great, Steve Nash was born in Johannesburg as well.
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