Top Ten Largest Football Stadiums
The world's 10 largest football stadiums ... increase its capacity to 105,000 and maintain its status as the biggest football stadium in ... Wembley has had its ...
Michigan Stadium is the largest American football stadium by seating capacity. The following is an incomplete list of current American football stadiums ranked by capacity. The list contains the home stadiums of all 32 professional teams playing in the NFL as well as the largest stadiums used by college football teams in the NCAA.
FNB Soccer City Stadium. It is the largest football stadium in Africa, and the fifth largest stadium in the world found in Johannesburg, South Africa with a seating capacity for 94,736 fans. Besides, it is located next to the headquarters of the South African Football Association.
With Barcelona looking to extend their capacity to 105,000 or build a new stadium, we take a look at the world's 10 biggest football grounds
The Estadio Azteca (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo asˈteka]) is an association football stadium located in the suburb of Santa Úrsula in Mexico City, Mexico. Since its opening in May 1966, the stadium has been the official home stadium of the professional football team Club América and the official national stadium of the Mexico national football team.
In fact, some of football's biggest arenas – including Wembley and the Nou Camp – are dwarfed by stadiums dedicated to the other football they play across the pond. Not necessarily even NFL, either... the college game also has incredible clout and the grounds to match.
The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, also known as the May Day Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, completed on 1 May 1989. Its first major event was the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students. It is the largest stadium in the world, with a total capacity of 150,000.
The largest 18 football stadiums, measured by capacity, are located all over the globe. In fact every continent other than Antarctica makes an appearance on the list. Asia has the most with six, while Europe has five.
How to get to Estadio Monumental U. Estadio Monumental “U” is located on the western edge of the city of Lima at about 13 kilometres from Lima’s historic centre and 15 kilometres from the more upscale Miraflores area.
One of the biggest venues in Asia, the Shah Alam stadium occasionally doubles as what might be the world's most magnificent go-kart circuit in the off season, run by Asian Formula 2000 Champion driver Ng Wai Leong.
Luzhniki Stadium (Russian: стадион «Лужники», IPA: [stədʲɪˈon lʊʐnʲɪˈkʲi]) is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital, Moscow. Its total seating capacity of 81,000 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and one of the largest stadiums in Europe.
The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu [esˈtaðjo sanˈtjaɣo βernaˈβeu̯]) is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. With a current seating capacity of 81,044, it has been the home stadium of Real Madrid since its completion in 1947. The Santiago Bernabéu is one of the world's most famous football venues.
The Stade de France (French pronunciation: [stad də fʁɑ̃s]) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 81,338 makes it the sixth-largest stadium in Europe.
The largest 18 football stadiums, measured by capacity, are located all over the globe. In fact every continent other than Antarctica makes an appearance on the list. Asia has the most with six, while Europe has five.
Stadiums that are defunct or closed, or those that no longer serve as competitive sports venues (such as Strahov Stadium, which was the largest in the world and holds around 220,000 spectators), are not included.
The Borg el-Arab Stadium is a stadium commissioned in 2006 in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Borg el Arab; 25 km west of Alexandria, Egypt. It is the largest stadium in Egypt and the second largest in Africa (after FNB Stadium in Johannesburg) with a capacity of 86,000 and is an all-seater.
The Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Malay: Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil) in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the city centre of Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, all-seater multi-purpose stadium and the home ground of the Malaysian national football team.