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List of football stadiums by capacity

This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity.

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Argentina

StadiumCapacityClub
Estadio Monumental Antonio V. Liberti ("El Monumental") 57,900River Plate
Estadio Alberto J. Armando ("La Bombonera")54,400Boca Juniors

Belgium

StadiumCapacityClub
King Baudouin Stadium 50,024Belgium
Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,200Standard
Jan Breydelstadion 29,042Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium 28,361Anderlecht
Stade du Pays de Charleroi 25,149Sporting Charleroi
Fenix Stadion 24,604Genk
Bosuilstadion 16,649Antwerp FC
Stade Edmond Machtens 15,266FC Brussels
Herman Vanderpoortenstadion 14,538Lierse
Achter de Kazerne Stadion 13,847Mechelen

Brazil

StadiumCapacityClub
1.Maracană120,000The major football teams in Rio de Janeiro, except Vasco da Gama
2.Mineirăo 89,000Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro
3.Morumbi80,000Săo Paulo
4.Mangueirăo 60,000Paysandu
5.Fonte Nova 55,000Bahia
6.Beira-Rio 55,000Internacional
7.Olímpico Monumental 55,000Gręmio
8.Pacaembú 38,800Public Stadium maintained by Săo Paulo city
9.Parque Antártica 32,000Palmeiras
10.Săo Januário31,000Vasco da Gama

Germany

StadiumCapacityClub
Westfalenstadion 82,700Borussia Dortmund
Olympiastadion76,000Hertha Berlin
Olympiastadion69,300Bayern München
Allianz Arena66,000Bayern München and 1860 München (future; to open in 2005)
Arena AufSchalke61,524Schalke 04
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 57,000VfB Stuttgart
AOL Arena55,000Hamburger SV
Borussia-Park53,100Borussia Mönchengladbach
Waldstadion , soon Commerzbank-Arena 52,000Eintracht Frankfurt
Multifunktionsarena 51,500Fortuna Düsseldorf
RheinEnergie Stadium 51,0001. FC Köln
AWD Arena 49,000Hannover 96
Fritz-Walter-Stadion 46,600Kaiserslautern
Frankenstadion 44,600Nürnberg
Weserstadion 35,300Werder Bremen
Ruhrstadion 33,000VfL Bochum
Ostseestadion30,000Hansa Rostock
Volkswagen Arena 30,000VfL Wolfsburg
Schüco Arena 26,600Arminia Bielefeld
Badenova-Stadion 25,000Freiburg
BayArena22,500Bayer Leverkusen
Stadion am Bruchweg 18,600Mainz 05

Republic of Ireland

StadiumCapacityClub
Croke Park73,500Republic of IrelandOnly during the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road.
Lansdowne Road49,250Republic of Ireland
Dalymount Park12,200Bohemians
Tolka Park 9,700Shelbourne and Dublin City
Turners Cross9,000Cork City
Brandywell Stadium 7,700Derry City

Italy

StadiumCapacityClub(s)
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)85,700AC Milan and Inter Milan
Stadio Olimpico 82,000AS Roma and Lazio
Stadio San Paolo 72,800Napoli
Stadio Delle Alpi71,000Juventus and Torino
Stadio San Nicola 58,300Bari
Stadio Artemio Franchi 47,300Fiorentina
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi 42,200Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona
Stadio Friuli 41,700Udinese
Stadio Via del Mare 41,000Lecce
Stadio dello Stretto 40,200Messina
Stadio Luigi Ferraris 40,100Sampdoria and Genoa
Stadio Sant'Elia 39,900Cagliari
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 39,300Bologna
Stadio Renzo Barbera 37,000Palermo
Stadio Ennio Tardini 29,000Parma
Stadio Grande Torino 28,000Torino (future; to open in 2005)
Stadio Oreste Grenillo 27,700Reggina
Stadio Mario Rigamonti 27,500Brescia
Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 26,600Atalanta
Stadio Alberto Braglia 21,000Modena
Stadio Armando Picchi 18,200Livorno
Stadio Romeo Menti 17,163Vicenza
Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi 10,900Siena

Netherlands

StadiumCapacityClub
Feijenoord Stadion (De Kuip)51,177Feyenoord
Amsterdam ArenA51,000Ajax
Philips Stadion35,200PSV
Gelredome29,600Vitesse
De Galgenwaard 25,000Utrecht
Parkstad Limburg Stadion19,200Roda JC
Abe Lenstra Stadion 17,653Heerenveen
MyCom Stadion 17,000NAC
Willem II Stadion 14,200Willem II
ARKE Stadion 13,500Twente
De Goffert 12,500NEC
Oosterpark Stadion11,224Groningen
Zuiderpark Stadion11,000ADO
De Vijverberg 10,900De Graafschap
Ecco Stadion 9,000Den Bosch
De Alkmaarderhout 8,400AZ
Mandemakers Stadion 7,500RKC
Vast & Goed Stadion 5,000RBC

Norway

StadiumCapacityClub
Ullevaal Stadion25,500Norway, Lyn, and Vĺlerenga
Lerkendal Stadion 21,166Rosenborg
Brann Stadion19,000Brann
Aspmyra Stadion8,800Bodř/Glimt

Spain

StadiumCapacityClub
Camp Nou98,800Barcelona
Estádio Santiago Bernabéu80,000Real Madrid
Estádio Vicente Calderon 57,500Atlético de Madrid
Estadi Olimpic Montjuic 56,000Espanyol
Estádio Mestalla 55,000Valencia
Estádio M. Ruiz de Lopera 52,500Real Betis
Estádio R. Sánchez Pizjuán 45,000Sevilla
Gipuzkoarena 42,400Real Sociedad (future; to open in 2007)
Estádio San Mamés 40,000Athletic Bilbao
Estádio La Rosaleda 37,200Málaga
Estádio la Romareda 34,600Real Zaragoza
Estádio Riazor 34,600Deportivo
Estádio Anoeta 32,000Real Sociedad
Estádio El Madrigal 26,000Villarreal
Estádio Ciutat de Valencia 25,400Levante
Estádio Son Moix 23,100Mallorca
Estádio El Sardinero 22,100Racing de Santander
Estádio El Sadar 19,800Osasuna
Estádio Carlos Belmonte 17,000Albacete
Coliseum Alfonso Perez 14,000Getafe
Estádio Los Pajaritos 9,500Numancia

Sweden

StadiumCapacityClub
Ullevi43,200Sweden
Rĺsunda Stadium35,000Sweden and AIK
Malmö stadion 27,500Malmö FF
Ryavallen 19,400IF Elfsborg
Olympia16,700Helsingborgs IF
Gamla Ullevi15,000IFK Göteborg, Örgryte IS, GAIS
Örjans vall 15,000Halmstads BK, IS Halmia
Stockholms Olympiastadion 13,800Djurgĺrdens IF
Eyravallen 13,000Örebro SK
Landskrona IP 11,500Djurgĺrdens IF
Söderstadion 11,100Hammarby IF, Assyriska Föreningen
Idrottsparken 8,700GIF Sundsvall
Fredriksskans 8,500Kalmar FF
Vĺngavallen 6,500Trelleborgs FF

United Kingdom

England

StadiumCapacityClub
1.Wembley Stadium90,000England (future; rebuilt stadium to open in 2006)
2.Old Trafford68,000Manchester United
3.Stanley Park Stadium61,000Liverpool (future; to open in 2007)
4.Emirates Stadium60,000Arsenal (future; to open in 2006)
5.St James' Park52,200Newcastle United
6.City of Manchester Stadium48,500Manchester City
7.Stadium of Light48,300Sunderland
8.Anfield45,400Liverpool
9.Villa Park43,300Aston Villa
10.Stamford Bridge42,449Chelsea
For a complete list, see List of English football stadiums by capacity

Scotland

StadiumCapacityClub
Celtic Park60,832Celtic
Hampden Park52,500Queens Park and Scotland
Ibrox Stadium50,411Rangers
Pittodrie22,199Aberdeen
Rugby Park18,128Kilmarnock
Tynecastle Stadium18,008Hearts
Easter Road17,500Hibernian
Tannadice Park14,209Dundee United
Fir Park13,742Motherwell
Firhill Stadium13,079Partick Thistle
Dens Park12,085Dundee
East End Park11,998Dunfermline
St Mirren Park 10,800St Mirren
McDiarmid Park10,673St Johnstone
Excelsior Stadium (New Broomfield Park)10,171Airdrie United
Starks Park 10,104Raith Rovers
Almondvale10,000Livingston

Wales

StadiumCapacityClub
Millennium Stadium73,500Wales
Ninian Park20,000Cardiff City
White Rock Stadium 20,000Swansea City (future; to open in 2005)
The Racecourse Ground 15,500Wrexham
Vetch Field 11,742Swansea City
Bell Vue 4,000Rhyl

Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham, though based in Wales, all play in the English league system.

United States

Note that this list includes only soccer-specific stadiums, and not American football stadiums which can also host football (soccer) games.

StadiumCapacityClub(s)
Home Depot Center27,000Los Angeles Galaxy and C.D. Chivas USA
(Unnamed)25,000MetroStars (future; to open in 2005)
Fire House (tbd)25,000Chicago Fire (future; to open in 2006)
Columbus Crew Stadium22,500Columbus Crew
Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center (tbd)20,000F.C. Dallas (future; to open in 2005)
PAETEC Park17,500Rochester Raging Rhinos
Virginia Beach Sportsplex 10,000Virginia Beach Mariners
Blackbaud Stadium5,113Charleston Battery

Uruguay

StadiumCapacityClub
Estadio Centenario 65,000Most Montevidean Teams, particulary Peńarol and Nacional Montevideo

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