National stadium
As a national stadium that will match a State referred that for its representation is used. A National Stadium is usually distinguished by a large capacity of its tribunes and is venue for important events such as international matches in football or frequently the national cup final. Events of national importance, such as independence celebrations , usually take place in national stadiums.
distribution
Not all states have a national stadium.
States with national stadiums (selection)
In the following states z. B. International football matches are mostly played in a national stadium. Most of these stadiums are located in or near the respective capital (exceptions are e.g. Scotland and Israel).
- Brunei : Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
- Chile : Estadio Nacional de Chile
- China : Beijing National Stadium
- Denmark : Telia Parken (Copenhagen)
- England : Wembley Stadium (football) / Twickenham Stadium (rugby) / London Stadium (athletics, all three in London)
- France : Stade de France (Saint-Denis)
- Greece : Athens Olympic Stadium (football, athletics)
- Iran : Azadi Stadium (Tehran)
- Ireland : Aviva Stadium (Dublin)
- Israel : Teddy Stadium (Jerusalem)
- Japan : New National Stadium (Tokyo) , International Stadium Yokohama
- Liechtenstein : Rheinpark Stadium (Vaduz)
- Malaysia : Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Kuala Lumpur)
- Malta : Ta 'Qali Stadium (Attard)
- Namibia : Independence Stadium (national celebrations, football, Windhoek) / Hage-Geingob-Stadion (rugby, Windhoek)
- Nigeria : Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (Uyo, Akwa Ibom)
- Northern Ireland : Windsor Park (Belfast)
- North Korea : May Day Stadium (Pyongyang)
- Austria : Ernst Happel Stadium (Vienna)
- Poland : Narodowy Stadium (Warsaw), Śląski Stadium (Chorzów)
- Romania : Arena Națională (Bucharest)
- Scotland : Hampden Park (soccer, Glasgow) / Murrayfield (rugby, Edinburgh)
- Sweden : Friends Arena (Solna)
- Slovakia : Národný futbalový štadión (Bratislava)
- Ukraine : Kiev Olympic Stadium
- Hungary : Puskás Aréna (Budapest)
- Vietnam : Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Hanoi)
- Wales : Millennium Stadium (Cardiff)
- Cyprus : GSP Stadium (Nicosia)
States without a national stadium (selection)
In the following countries, important events (such as international football matches) are played in different stadiums, with large stadiums, which are comparable in size to national stadiums, more often:
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernd Rohr , Günter Simon : Football Lexicon . Updated edition. Copress, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-7679-0410-1 , p. 279.