Bidvest Stadium
Johannesburg (Braampark), Gauteng, South Africa
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg (Braampark), South Africa — opened Not confirmed with confidence; a single low-confidence secondary source states 1921, but this could not be corroborated and may actually refer to the founding of Wits University (1922) rather than the stadium structure, 1 rugby league games hosted, home of Bidvest Wits F.C. (association football, Premier Soccer League/South African Premiership), owned by Wits University.
Sourcing caveat: The 1921 opening-date claim found in a single secondary source is unverified and may be conflated with the 1922 founding of Wits University rather than the stadium's actual construction; reported as not confirmed rather than treated as fact.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed with confidence; a single low-confidence secondary source states 1921, but this could not be corroborated and may actually refer to the founding of Wits University (1922) rather than the stadium structure (The broader Milner Park showground site hosted the 1936 Empire Exhibition and was taken over by the University of the Witwatersrand for academic use from the early 1980s; no source gives a confirmed construction date for the stadium itself.) |
| Home club | Bidvest Wits F.C. (association football, Premier Soccer League/South African Premiership), owned by Wits University |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 1 |
| Top recorded crowd | 2,000 |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Floodlights installed | Not confirmed in sources checked |
| Surface | Grass, pitch dimensions 105m x 68m |
| Years used | 1992 |
| Location | Johannesburg (Braampark), Gauteng |
Name history
- Milner Park — the broader showground/exhibition-grounds site, pre-university era
- Milpark Stadium — used at least through 1992, the year of the recorded rugby league match, and the name Rugby League Project cross-references for this venue
- Bidvest Stadium — current sponsorship name, tied to the Bidvest sponsorship of the Wits University football club; the exact year of the Milpark-to-Bidvest rename is not confirmed
Rugby league history
This venue's only recorded rugby league match, per Rugby League Project, was on 13 November 1992: South Africa beat a touring C.I.S. (Commonwealth of Independent States, representing the former USSR) side 26-30 in front of 2,000 fans, part of a short-lived era of post-Soviet rugby league touring teams visiting South Africa shortly after the country's post-apartheid readmission to international sport. The venue is otherwise known as a football ground -- home of Bidvest Wits F.C. -- and was used as a training venue by the Netherlands national football team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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