List of the largest football stadiums in the world

May Day Stadium ( Pyongyang ) - with 114,000 seats the largest football stadium and stadium in the world

Aztec Stadium ( Mexico City ) - with 87,000 spectators one of the largest regularly used football stadiums in the world

Maracanã ( Rio de Janeiro ) - 200,000 spectators followed the decisive final round match of the 1950 World Cup , the highest number of spectators in a football stadium. Today, after the renovation, the stadium still has 78,838 seats.

Millennium Stadium ( Cardiff ) - with a capacity of 74,500 largest stadium with a lockable roof

The list of the largest football stadiums names all football stadiums worldwide that have more than 50,000 seats and are used for football . The club that uses the stadium, the type, the presence of a complete grandstand canopy, the year of opening and the seating capacity are named.

There are currently 157 stadiums that meet the above requirements. These are broken down into the various continental associations of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 49 stadiums are in the area of ​​the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) (Asia without Russia, plus Australia). 22 belong to the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) (Africa) and 13 to the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) (North America and the Caribbean). 22 stadiums are in the area of ​​the Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) (South America) and 52 in the area of ​​the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) (Europe, Caucasus, Israel). There are no stadiums of this size in the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

Glasgow , Istanbul , London and Madrid are the only cities with three football stadiums of this size.

Explanation

• City: Name the city in which the stadium is located.
• Name: gives the name of the stadium.
• Country: The country in which the stadium is located. The national flag is shown and the three-digit ISO-3166-1 code is called.
• Team: Names the football club that mainly uses the stadium for its home games in the league or cup. Some stadiums are used by several clubs alternately. Some stadiums serve as national stadiums , in which the national soccer team mainly hosts their home games. In some stadiums, football matches only take place when an increased number of spectators can be expected.
• Type: states the type of stadium. This can be a stadium with a running track ( with LB ) for athletics competitions or without a track around the playing field ( without LB ). multif. means that there is a completely lockable roof and an at least partially retractable playing field.
• Roof: Values, where known, indicate the roofing of the spaces in percent . If you answer No , there is no roof or only parts of the stadium are covered.
• Opening: states the year in which the stadium was opened.
• Seats: states the number of seats in the stadium. These can consist of single seat shells, as in the newer stadiums in Europe , or of seats on benches, as in many of the somewhat older stadiums in South America . In some stadiums, such as in Germany , seats are converted into standing space during league operations, which can increase the capacity of the stadium. For stadiums with a corresponding standing area, the total capacity, seats including standing, is given in (brackets). In international matches seats are only allowed or in continental club football competitions.

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  Camp Nou (Barcelona) - largest stadium in Europe

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  Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) - largest stadium in Australia

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  Azadi Stadium (Tehran)

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  Olympiastadion Berlin , largest stadium in Germany

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  Ernst Happel Stadium , Austria's largest stadium

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  St. Jakob-Park , the largest stadium in Switzerland

The ten largest football stadiums

space	seating places	Surname	city	country	team	Type*	Roof (%)	Eröff- voltage
01	114,000	Stadium May 1st	Pyongyang	PRK	National team , rarely	with LB	100	1989
02	100.024	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne	OUT	National team , rarely	without LB	055	1853
03	099.354	Camp Nou	Barcelona	ESP	FC Barcelona	without LB	041	1957
04th	094,700	Soccer City	Johannesburg	RSA	National team , Kaizer Chiefs	without LB	100	2009
05	090,888	Rose Bowl Stadium	Pasadena	United States	Los Angeles Galaxy (1996-2003)	without LB	No	1923
06th	090,000	Wembley Stadium	London	CLOSELY	National team	without LB	100	2007
07th	088,306	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	Jakarta	INA	National team	with LB	100	1962
08th	087,411	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	Kuala Lumpur	MAS	National team	with LB	100	1998
09	087,000	Aztec Stadium	Mexico city	MEX	National team , Club America	without LB	070	1966
10	086,000	Borg el-ʿArab stadium	Alexandria	EGY	National team	with LB	020th	2006

* LB = career

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

(Asian football confederation, with Australia since 2006)

city	Surname	country	team	Type	Roof (%)	Eröff- voltage	seating places
Aleppo	Aleppo International Stadium	SYR	Al-Ittihad , Al-Hurriyya	with LB	100	2007	053,200
Ahvaz	Ghadir Stadium	IRN	Foolad FC	with LB	No	2012	051,000
Bangkok	Rajamangala National Stadium	THA	National team	with LB	017th	1998	065,000
Brisbane	Suncorp Stadium	OUT	Brisbane Roar	without LB	075	2003	053,223
Busan	Busan Asia Main Stadium	COR	Busan IPark	with LB	100	2001	053,864
Changsha	He Long Stadium	CHN	Hunan Xiangjun , Shenyang	with LB	100	1987	055,000
Chongqing	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center	CHN	Chongqing Lifan	with LB	075	2004	058,680
Dalian	People's Stadium	CHN	Dalian Shide	with LB	No	1976	055,843
Daegu	Daegu Stadium	COR	Daegu FC	with LB	075	2001	065,754
Delhi	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	IND	isolated games	with LB	No	1982	060,000
Doha	Khalifa International Stadium	QAT	National team	with LB	No	1976	050,000
Guangzhou	Guangdong Olympic Stadium	CHN	other sports	with LB	100	2001	080.012
Guangzhou	Tianhe Stadium	CHN	Guangzhou Evergrande	with LB	No	1987	060,000
Hangzhou	Hangzhou Dragon Stadium	CHN	Zhejiang Greentown	with LB	090	2000	051,139
Henan	Henan Stadium	CHN	Henan Jianye	with LB	No		050,000
Hiroshima	Hiroshima Big Arch	JPN	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	with LB	No	1993	050,000
Incheon	Incheon Munhak Stadium	COR	Incheon United	with LB	100	2001	052.179
Isfahan	Naghsh-e Jahan	IRI	Sepahan FC	with LB	100	2003	075,000 (after renovation)
Jakarta	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	INA	National team	with LB	100	1962	088,306
Kochi	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	IND	FC Kochin	without LB	No	1996	060,000
Calcutta	Yuba Bharati Krirangan	IND	National team, Mohammedan Sporting Club	with LB	070	1984	068,000
Kuala Lumpur	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	MAS	National team	with LB	100	1998	087,411
Kuala Lumpur	Shah Alam Stadium	MAS	Selangor FA	with LB	085	1994	069,372
Melbourne	Melbourne Cricket Ground	OUT	National team , rarely	without LB	055	1853	100.024
Melbourne	Docklands Stadium	OUT	Melbourne Victory	multif.	100	2000	055.020
Nanjing	Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium	CHN	Jiangsu Suning	with LB	100	2005	060,000
Osaka	Nagai Stadium	JPN	Cerezo Osaka	with LB	No	1998	050,000
Beijing	Workers stadium	CHN	Beijing Guoan	with LB	020th	1959	066.161
Beijing	Beijing National Stadium	CHN	several clubs	with LB	080	2008	080,000
Pyongyang	Kim Il sung Stadium	PRK	National team	with LB	100	1947	050,000
Pyongyang	Stadium May 1st	PRK	National team , rarely	with LB	100	1989	114,000
Qingdao	Qingdao Guoxin Stadium	CHN	Qingdao Huanghai	with LB	100	1997	062,000
Riad	King Fahd Stadium	KSA	National team , several clubs	with LB	100	1988	067,000
Saitama	Saitama Stadium 2002	JPN	Urawa Red Diamonds	without LB	No	2001	063,718
Seoul	Jamsil Olympic Stadium	COR	National team	with LB	No	1984	069,841
Seoul	Seoul World Cup Stadium	COR	FC Seoul	without LB	090	2001	066,806
Shanghai	Shanghai Stadium	CHN	Shanghai SIPG	with LB	100	1997	080,000
Shenyang	Shenyang Sports Center	CHN	Shenyang Ginde	with LB	100	2007	060,000
Fukuroi	Shizuoka Ecopa Stadium	JPN	Shimizu S-Pulse	with LB	100	2001	051,349
Singapore	Stadium of Singapore	SIN	National team	with LB	006th	1973	055,416
Sydney	ANZ stadium	OUT	National team , rarely	without LB	080	1999	083,500
Tabriz	Sahand Stadium (also Yadegar-e Emam)	IRI	Tractor Sazi	with LB	No	1996	066,833
Tehran	Azadi	IRI	National team , Esteghlal Tehran , Persepolis Tehran	with LB	No	1971	078.116
Tianjin	Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium	CHN	Tianjin Teda , Tianjin Tianhai	with LB	No	2006	060,000
Tokyo	Ajinomoto Stadium	JPN	FC Tokyo , Tokyo Verdy	with LB	No	2001	050,100
Tokyo	Tokyo Olympic Stadium	JPN	National team	with LB	No	1958	057,363
Wuhan	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium	CHN		with LB	100	2002	060,000
Xi'an	Jiaodaruisun Stadium	CHN	International Xi'an Chanba	with LB	No		051,000
Yokohama	Nissan Stadium	JPN	Yokohama F. Marinos	with LB	075	2001	072,372

Confédération africaine de football (CAF)

city	Surname	country	team	Type	Roof (%)	Eröff- voltage	seating places
Abuja	Abuja National Stadium	NGR	National team	with LB	100	2003	60,000
Alexandria	Borg el-ʿArab stadium	EGY	National team	with LB	020th	2006	86,000
Algiers	Stade 5 Juillet 1962	ALG	MC Alger	with LB	013	1976	66,000
Bamako	Stade you 26 mars	MLI	Stade Malien , Nationalm.	with LB	No	2001	55,000
Casablanca	Stade Mohammed V	MAR	Raja , Wydad	with LB	040	1955	55,000
Dakar	Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor	SEN	ASC Jeanne d'Arc , Nationalm.	with LB	No	1985	60,000
Dar es Salaam	Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium	TAN	National team	with LB	No	2007	60,000
Durban	Moses Mabhida Stadium	RSA	National team	without LB	100	2009	70,000
Harare	National Sports Stadium	ZIM	National team	with LB	030th	1994	60,000
Johannesburg	Ellis Park Stadium	RSA	Gauteng Lions , Orlando Pirates	without LB	048	1928	62,567
Johannesburg	Soccer City	RSA	National m. , Kaizer Chiefs	without LB	100	1989	94,700
Cairo	Cairo International Stadium	EGY	al Ahly Cairo , al Zamalek SC	with LB	No	1960	74,100
Cape Town	Cape Town Stadium	RSA	Ajax Cape Town , Cape Town City FC	without LB	100	2009	55,500
Cape Town	Newlands Stadium	RSA	Ajax Cape Town	without LB	100	1890	51,100
Kasarani	Moi International Sports Complex	KEN	National team	with LB	No	1987	60,000
Kigoma	Lake Tanganyika Stadium	TAN	Reli FC				60,000
Kinshasa	Stade des Martyrs	COD	Motema Pembe , AS Vita Club , national team	with LB	No	1994	80,000
Kumasi	Baba Yara Stadium	GHA	Asante Kotoko SC	with LB	No	1959	51,500
Pretoria	Loftus Versfeld Stadium	RSA	Supersport United	without LB	No	1908	51,762
Pretoria	Odi Stadium	RSA	Mamelodi , Ga-Rankuwa	with LB	No		60,000
Rabat	Moulay Abdellah	MAR	FAR Rabat	with LB	042	1983	52,000
Tripoli	June 11th Stadium	LBA	National team	with LB	No	1982	67,000
Tunis	Hammadi Agrebi Stadium	TO DO	Espérance , Club Africain , national team	with LB	095	2001	65,000

Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF)

city	Surname	country	team	Type	Roof (%)	Eröff- voltage	seating places
Chicago	Soldier Field	United States	until 2005 Chicago Fire	without LB	No	1924	63,000
Dallas	Cotton Bowl Stadium	United States	until 2005 FC Dallas	without LB	No	1932	92,100
Edmonton	Commonwealth Stadium	CAN	National team	with LB	No	1978	59,573
Foxborough	Gillette Stadium	United States	New England Revolution	without LB	No	2002	68,756
Guadalajara	Estadio Jalisco	MEX	Atlas Guadalajara , Deportivo Guadalajara	without LB	054	1960	56,713
Kansas City	Arrowhead Stadium	United States	through 2007 Kansas City Wizards	without LB	No	1972	79.101
Pasadena	Rose Bowl Stadium	United States		without LB	No	1923	90,888
Mexico city	Aztec Stadium	MEX	National team , Club América , used in the past by other clubs ( Club Necaxa , CF Atlante , CD Cruz Azul )	without LB	070	1966	87,000
Mexico city	Estadio Olímpico Universitario	MEX	UNAM Pumas	with LB	No	1952	63.186
Miami	Hard Rock Stadium	United States		without LB	No	1987	74,916
Montreal	Montreal Olympic Stadium	CAN		multif.	100	1976	56,245
Seattle	CenturyLink Field	United States	Seattle Sounders FC	without LB	070	2002	67,000
Washington, DC	RFK Stadium	United States	DC United	without LB	060	1961	56,692

Confederação sul americana de Futebol / Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL)

city	Surname	country	team	Type	Roof (%)	Eröff- voltage	seating places
Barranquilla	Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez	COL	Atlético Junior	with LB	100	1986	58,000
Belo Horizonte	Mineirão	BRA	Cruzeiro EC , Atlético Mineiro	with LB	079	1965	62.160
Buenos Aires	El Monumental	ARG	River Plate	with LB	039	1938	65,645
Buenos Aires	La Bombonera	ARG	Boca Juniors	without LB	000	1940	57,395
Buenos Aires	Estadio Presidente Perón	ARG	Racing Club	without LB	100	1950	51,389
Cali	Estadio Deportivo Cali	COL	Deportivo Cali	without LB	No	2007	52,000
Fortaleza	Castelão	BRA	Ceará SC , Fortaleza EC	with LB	100	1973	64,165
Goiânia	Estádio Serra Dourada	BRA	Goiás EC , Vila Nova FC	with LB	033	1975	54,048
Guayaquil	Estadio Monumental	ECU	Barcelona Sporting Club	without LB	055	1987	57,267
Lima	Estadio Monumental "U"	BY	Universitario de Deportes	without LB	026th	2000	80.093
Lima	UNMSM	BY	Universidad San Marcos	with LB	No	1997	67,469
Maturín	Estadio Monumental de Maturin	VEN	Monagas SC	without LB	No	2007	52,000
Medellin	Estadio Atanasio Girardot	COL	Independiente Medellín , Atlético Nacional	with LB	019th	1953	52,872
Montevideo	Estadio Centenario	URU	Club Atlético Peñarol	with LB	No	1930	76,000
Porto Alegre	Gigante da Beira-Rio	BRA	SC Internacional	with LB	033	1969	55,500 (58,306)
Porto Alegre	Olímpico Monumental	BRA	Gremio Porto Alegre	with LB	049	1954	51,081
Recife	Arruda stadium	BRA	Santa Cruz FC	with LB	009	1972	53,289
Ribeirão Preto	Santa Cruz	BRA	Botafogo FR	with LB	010	1968	50,000
Rio de Janeiro	Maracanã	BRA	several clubs	without LB	100	1950	78,838
Santiago de Chile	Estadio Nacional de Chile	CHI	CF Universidad de Chile	with LB	No	1938	63,649
São Luís	Castelão	BRA	Moto Clube	with LB	031	1982	70,000
São Paulo	Estádio do Morumbi	BRA	Sao Paulo FC	with LB	044	1960	80,000
Teresina	Albertão Stadium	BRA	EC Flamenco	with LB	No	1973	60,000
Uberlândia	Parque do Sabiá	BRA	Uberlândia EC	with LB	No	1982	53,350

Union des Associations Européennes de Football / Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)

city	Surname	country	team	Type	Roof (%)	Eröff- voltage	seating places
Amsterdam	Johan Cruyff Arena	NED	Ajax Amsterdam	multif.	100	1996	51,628
Athens	Olympic Stadium	GRE	AEK Athens	with LB	085	1982	69,618
Barcelona	Camp Nou	ESP	FC Barcelona	without LB	041	1957	96,636 (99,354)
Barcelona	Olympic Stadium Barcelona	ESP	until 2009 Espanyol Barcelona	with LB	017th	1927	55.121
Bari	San Nicola Stadium	ITA	Bari FC 1908	with LB	055	1990	58,248
Belgrade	Rajko Mitic Stadium	SER	Red Star Belgrade	with LB	040	1963	55,538
Berlin	Olympiastadion Berlin	GER	Hertha BSC	with LB	100	1936	74,649
Bilbao	Estadio de San Mamés	ESP	Athletic Bilbao	without LB	100	2013	53,289
Brussels	King Baudouin Stadium	BEL	National team	with LB	100	1930	50,024
Bucharest	Arena Națională	ROME	National team	without LB	100	2011	55,600
Cardiff	Millennium Stadium	WHALE	National team	multif.	100	1999	74,500
Donetsk	Donbass Arena	UKR	Shakhtar Donetsk	without LB	100	2009	51.504
Dortmund	Signal Iduna Park	GER	Borussia Dortmund	without LB	100	1974	65,829 (81,360)
Dublin	Aviva Stadium	IRISHMAN	National team	without LB	100	2010	51,700
Dusseldorf	Mercury game arena	GER	Fortuna Dusseldorf	multif.	100	2004	51,500 (54,600)
Edinburgh	Murrayfield Stadium	SCO	Scottish National Rugby Union Team ( Rugby )	without LB	100	1925	67,144
Yerevan	Hrasdan Stadium	POOR	Ararat Yerevan , Kilikia Yerevan	with LB	No	1972	53,849
Gelsenkirchen	Veltins Arena	GER	FC Schalke 04	multif.	100	2001	54,740 (62,271)
Glasgow	Celtic Park	SCO	Celtic Glasgow	without LB	100	1892	60,355
Glasgow	Hampden Park	SCO	Queen's Park FC , national team	with LB	100	1903	52.025
Glasgow	Ibrox Stadium	SCO	Glasgow Rangers	without LB	100	1899	51,082
Hamburg	Volksparkstadion	GER	Hamburger SV	without LB	100	1999	52,000 (57,000)
Istanbul	Ataturk Olympic Stadium	DOOR	National team	with LB	070	2001	76.092
Istanbul	Türk Telekom Arena	DOOR	Galatasaray Istanbul	without LB	100	2011	52,650
Istanbul	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadı	DOOR	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	without LB	100	1952	50,530
Izmir	İzmir Ataturk Stadı	DOOR	Göztepe İzmir	with LB	No	1964	51,295
Kiev	Kiev Olympic Stadium	UKR	Dynamo Kiev , Arsenal Kiev	with LB	015th	1948	70,050
Lille	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	FRA	Lille OSC	without LB	100	2012	50,083
Lisbon	Estádio José Alvalade XXI	POR	Sporting Lisbon	without LB	100	2003	50,466
Lisbon	Estádio da Luz	POR	Benfica Lisbon	without LB	100	2003	65,647
Liverpool	Anfield	CLOSELY	Liverpool FC	without LB	100	1884	54,074
London	London Stadium	CLOSELY	West Ham United	multif.	100	2012	60,000
London	Emirates Stadium	CLOSELY	Arsenal FC	without LB	100	2006	60,361
London	Wembley Stadium	CLOSELY	National team	without LB	100	2007	90,000
London	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	CLOSELY	Tottenham Hotspur	without LB	100	2019	62,062
Lyon	Parc Olympique Lyonnais	FRA	Olympique Lyon	without LB	100	2016	59,286
Madrid	Estadio Santiago Bernabéu	ESP	real Madrid	without LB	060	1947	81,044
Madrid	Estadio Vicente Calderón	ESP	until 2017 Atlético Madrid	without LB	036	1966	55.005
Madrid	Wanda Metropolitano	ESP	Atlético Madrid	without LB	100	2017	67,703
Milan	Giuseppe Meazza Stadium	ITA	AC Milan , Inter Milan	without LB	100	1926	80,074
Manchester	Old Trafford	CLOSELY	Manchester United	without LB	100	1910	76,212
Manchester	Etihad Stadium	CLOSELY	Manchester City	without LB	No	2002	55.097
Marseille	Stade Velodrome	FRA	Olympique Marseille	without LB	100	1937	67,354
Moscow	Luzhniki Olympic Stadium	RUS	Spartak , torpedo	without LB	100	1956	80,864
Munich	Allianz Arena	GER	FC Bayern (until 2017 also TSV 1860 )	without LB	100	2005	69,344 (75,000)
Munich	Olympic Stadium Munich	GER	until 2005 FC Bayern , TSV 1860	with LB	055	1972	63,666 (69,267)
Naples	San Paolo Stadium	ITA	SSC Naples	with LB	100	1959	60,240
Newcastle	St. James' Park	CLOSELY	Newcastle United	without LB	100	1891	52,387
postage	Estádio do Dragão	POR	FC Porto	without LB	100	2003	50,476
Prague	Strahov Stadium	CZE	Sparta Prague (Youth)	without LB		1926	56,000
Rome	Stadio Olimpico	ITA	AS Roma , Lazio	with LB	100	1927	72,698
Rotterdam	De Kuip	NED	Feyenoord Rotterdam	without LB	085	1937	51,137
Saint-Denis	Stade de France	FRA	National team	without LB	100	1998	81,338
St. Petersburg	Gazprom Arena	RUS	Zenith	multif.	100	2017	68.134
Seville	Estadio Benito Villamarín	ESP	Betis Seville	without LB	021st	1929	60,720
Seville	Seville Olympic Stadium	ESP	National team	with LB	100	1997	57,619
Stuttgart	Mercedes-Benz Arena	GER	VfB Stuttgart	without LB	100	1933	54,906 (60,441)
Tbilisi	Boris Paitschadze National Stadium	GEO	Dinamo Tbilisi	with LB	055	1976	54,549
Valencia	Estadio Mestalla	ESP	Valencia CF	without LB	036	1923	52,602
Warsaw	PGE Narodowy	POLE	National team	without LB	100	2011	58,145
Vienna	Ernst Happel Stadium	AUT	National team	with LB	100	1931	50,865

literature

• Frank Jasperneite, Oliver Leisner: Groundhopping Informer - 2007/2008. Hubert & Co., Göttingen 2007, ISBN 978-3-89784-335-6 .
• Michael Müller-Möhring: 1000 Tips European Cup - From Aberdeen to Zrenjanin. Press-Druck Augsburg, Essen 1997, ISBN 3-88474-387-2 .

See also

• List of the largest stadiums in the world
• List of the largest ice hockey stadiums in the world
• List of the largest football stadiums in Europe

Web links

• World stadiums
• The Stadium Guide
• Soccer: The 15 largest stadiums in the world

Individual evidence

1. ^ Frank Jasperneite, Oliver Leisner: Groundhopping Informer - 2007/2008.
2. ↑ stadiumdb.com: North Korea: Kim's shrinking pride article from August 9, 2016 (English)

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