10 Biggest Football Stadiums In The World

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10 Biggest Football Stadiums In The World

What are the 10 Biggest Football Stadiums In The World? Well everyone can agree that Football is by far the most commonly known, most important and influential sport in the world. With it comes requirements like stadiums and of these which are the biggest out there to support the incredibly large fan base of the sport? A lot of stadiums on the globe are huge is size but we focused on the capacity of the stadiums. Which of these has the highest record of attendance? find out below. Watch & Bet on Football Here =>

Ten Biggest Football Stadiums In The World

Not only are there National Stadiums like  the magnificent FNB Stadium in South Africa, this list quarters for club stadiums too, will it be Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium on top? Read it till the end to find out. You will now know which is the biggest football stadium in the stadium in the world. See also some of your previously created lists:

Soo, sit back and enjoy this list of the 10 Biggest Football Stadiums In The World.

10. Estadio Monumental

Location: Peru

Home Ground: Peru national team & Club Universitario de Deportes

Kick starting the list is the biggest football stadium in the whole of South America. The Estadio Monumental has a capacity of 80,093 making it the tenth biggest football stadium in the world. The stadium was opened in 2,00 as a replacement of the Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez. It is Peru’s largest stadium and also the largest in South America.

It has played hosts to Peru national team’s matches,  FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and also hosted the final stages of the 2008 Copa Peru.

9. Stade de France 

The Stade de France is the fifth largest stadium in Europe, located in Saint-Denis of France. Being a national stadium, the Stade de France hosts a lot of events annually. The 1998 FIFA World cup were hosted in this stadium, the UEFA Champions League finals in 2000 and 2006, Rugby World Cup in 1999 and 2007, the 2003 World Championships in Athletics and will also some matches of the UEFA Euro 2016. Many artists have had their acts performed in the Stade de France. It has a total capacity of 81,338 seats.

8. Signal Iduna Park

The Signal Iduna Park stadium, home of one of the best performing clubs in the Bundesliga (Borussia Dortmund) is an 83,000 seater stadium located in Dortmund of Germany. The initial name of the stadium was Westfalenstadion but was later renamed in 2005 to Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship arrangement valid for 16 years.

The majors hosted in this stadium were the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup as well as the 2001 UEFA Cup Final when Liverpool won the Cup after beating Deportivo Alaves of Spain.

7. Santiago Bernabéu 

One of the world’s most famous stadium, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium located in Madrid, Spain. The stadium is also one of the most eminent ones worldwide.  It was opened in 1947 and has 85,454 seats. It is the fourth largest in Europe and has hosted the 1964 Europeans Nations Cup, 1982 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Champions League final in 2010.

The Bernabeu stadium recorded a total of 128,000 people on September 3rd, 1974 during a game between Real Madrid and NK Dinamo Zagreb. Watch & Bet on Football Here =>

6. Wembley 

Wembley Stadium is the second largest stadium in Europe. It was opened in 2007, reconstructed after the demolition of the first Wembley stadium in 2002-2003. Wembley is a government-owned stadium and has hosted important matches like the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League finals, EUROPA games, 2012 Olympic games football tournament and will also host the semi-finals and the finals of the 2020 UEFA Euro. Musical concepts have also been held in the stadium with sold out shows by Muse in June 2007 and Eminem in 2014. The Stadium has a total of 90,000 seats.

5. The Rose Bowl 

The Rose Bowl Stadium is a prestigious stadium in United States of America and is one of the oldest stadiums in the world. Built in 1922 and designed to quarter for 92,542 people. Located just outside of Los Angeles in Pasadena in California, The Rose Bowl is the sixth biggest stadium in the world, designed for outdoor athletic activities.

It is best known as an American football venue and annualy host the Rose Bowl Game and many other American Football events. The 1994 FIFA  World Cup final was also hosted in this stadium along with 1999 Women’s World Cup final.

4. FNB Stadium

Not many stadiums in Africa would qualify to host any world wide athletic events. Its amazing to see that South Africa’s FNB stadium is the fifth biggest in the world. The 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP was the biggest event to be hosted in the FNB Stadium as South Africa was the first African country to host the FIFA WORLD CUP.

The FNB st is also known as The Calabash or Soccer City and accommodates for 94,736 people and is home to the South African National team and the Kaizer Chiefs , it also is the first place Nelson Mandela made a speech when he was released from prison in 1990.

3. Estadio Ezteca

The city of Mexico, home of the commonly used mode of celebration in the world, “the Mexican wave” and the magnificent Estadio Azteca stadium. The stadium was opened in 1966 and is the first to have hosted 2 FIFA World Cup Finals in 1970 and 1986, musical performances great artist like Michael Jackson who had 5 sold out shows in 1993. It is also home to the football team  Club América.

The Estadio Azteca’s capacity is 95,000 and has recorded an amazing 119,853 during a football match between Mexico and Brazil in 1968. It is the largest stadium in Mexico and the second largest the world.

2. Camp Nou 

Camp Nou is the second biggest stadium in the world and home to FC Barcelona, one of the biggest football clubs in the world of football. Constructed in the year 1957, initially designed to accommodate for 99,354 people and is the largest stadium in Europe.  Formerly known as Estadio del CF Barcelona and Estadio del FC Barcelona until 2000 when it was changed to Estadio Camp Nou as the full name. The stadium hosted including the 1982 FIFA World Cup semi-final match, the 1992 Summer Olympics and multiple UEFA Champions League matches. Watch & Bet on Football Here =>

1. Azadi Stadium 

Formerly known as the Aryamehr Stadium, the Azadi Stadium comes makes it as the biggest stadium on our 10 Biggest Football Stadiums In The World list. Located in Tehran, Iran, the Azadi Stadium stands out as one of few magnificent stadiums in the world with a total capacity of 120,000 on record, though it can to hold over 130,000 spectators. It was made in 1971 as part of a large complex “Azadi Sport Complex“, along with some swimming facilities, indoor Volleyball courts, football pitches.

The Azadi Tehran Stadium has hosted many important football matches over the years like AFC Champions League final in 1999 and 2002 as well as the 1974 Asian Games for which it was built for.

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