Biggest Stadiums in South America

What are the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in South America? Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in South America? Have you ever wanted to find out what stadiums are in South America and what is the biggest stadium? Well, if you have then you’re at the right place, we are going to run down the list of the biggest stadiums in South America. Watch & Bet on Football =>

Top Ten Biggest Stadiums in South America

Football is the most popular sport in the world with over a billion fans all over the world. Since the mid-20th century, South America has dominated the sport with several countries winning the FIFA World Cup With the continent producing a number of star players who have gone in the history books as one of the greatest players of all time players like Lionel Messi, Pele, Diego Maradona and upcoming talent Neymar Jr. Due to the popularity of the sport, countries on the continent have done everything in their powers to invest in more stadiums and today we run down the list of the Biggest stadiums in South America

South America has been in love with football so deeply and passionately that it makes our Kiwi love for rugby look like little more than a passing interest. South American are so passionate about football that almost all the stadiums on this list are football stadiums and not sports stadiums.

Most tourists and members of the country during their leisure time visit the Monument “U” on the eastern outskirts of Lima, Peru’s capital, you’ll find Estadio Monumental “U”, the largest Sports stadium in South America.

The stadium was designed and planned by a Uruguayan architect by the name of Walter Lavalleja Sarriés, was opened in 2000 and is home to one of Peru’s best national club teams, Universitario de Deportes.

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List of the Biggest Stadiums in South America

Rank	Stadium	Capacity	Country	Home team(s)
1	Monumental “U”	80,093	Peru	Universitario
2	Maracanã	78,838	Brazil	CR Flamengo, Fluminense FC, Brazil national football team
3	Nacional Mané Garrincha	72,788	Brazil	Brasília FC (some games), Brasiliense FC (some games), Brazil national football team
4	Monumental Antonio V. Liberti	67,664	Argentina	River Plate, Argentina national football team
5	Universidad San Marcos	67,469	Peru	Deportivo Universidad San Marcos
6	Morumbi	67,052	Brazil	São Paulo FC
7	Centenario	65,235	Uruguay	Uruguay national football team, Club Nacional de Football, Club Atlético Peñarol (away matches)
8	Castelão	63,903	Brazil	Ceará SC, Fortaleza EC
9	Mineirão	62,160	Brazil	Cruzeiro EC, Atlético Mineiro (some games)
10	Arena do Grêmio	60,540	Brazil	Grêmio FBPA

The Biggest Stadium In South America

What is the biggest stadium in South America? The biggest stadium in South America is the Monumental “U”, the stadium is located in Peru, it has a capacity of 80,093 making it the biggest on the continent.

the Estadio Monumental is a stadium located in Peru’s capital, Lima. The Estadio Monumental is the largest in the country and also the largest in South America with a capacity of 80,093 people. Watch & Bet on Football =>

Construction of the Monumental “U” began on January 16th, 1991 and ended in 2000 at the cost of over $44 million. The stadium was opened on July 2nd, 2000. and has since been home to the Universitario. 

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