2001 in South African sport

none July 2023 July 2023 This is a list of events in South African sport in 2001. Football (soccer) 11 April - The Ellis Park Stadium Disaster, the worst sporting accident in South African history, resulted in 43 deaths at Ellis Park Stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa during the local derby football match between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.Staff 2001-04-12 Families mourn 43 killed in football stampede https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/apr/12/football 2025-11-01 The Guardian en-GB 0261-30772017-07-29 Africa's tragic record of stadium disasters https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37528145/africa-tragic-record-stadium-disasters live https://web.archive.org/web/20180118150127/http://www.espn.com/soccer/south-africa/story/3168201/africas-tragic-record-of-stadium-disasters 2018-01-18 2025-11-01 ESPN.com en See also 2000 in South African sport 2001 in South Africa 2002 in South African sport List of years in South African sport References South Africa