List of football stadiums by capacity
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This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity.
| Contents |
Argentina
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| "El Monumental" (Antonio V. Liberti) | 57,900 | River Plate |
| "La Bombonera" (Alberto J. Armando) | 54,400 | Boca Juniors |
England
| Stadium | Capacity | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wembley Stadium | 90,000 | England (future; rebuilt stadium to open in 2006) |
| 2. | Old Trafford | 68,000 | Manchester United |
| 3. | Stanley Park Stadium | 61,000 | Liverpool probably groundsharing with Everton (future; to open in 2007) |
| 4. | Emirates Stadium | 60,000 | Arsenal (future; to open in 2006) |
| 5. | St James' Park | 52,200 | Newcastle United |
| 6. | City of Manchester Stadium | 48,500 | Manchester City |
| 7. | Stadium of Light | 48,300 | Sunderland |
| 8. | Anfield | 45,400 | Liverpool |
| 9. | Villa Park | 43,300 | Aston Villa |
| 10. | Stamford Bridge | 42,449 | Chelsea |
- For a complete list, see List of English football stadiums by capacity
Germany
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Westfalenstadion | 82,700 | Borussia Dortmund |
| Olympiastadion | 76,000 | Hertha Berlin |
| Olympiastadion | 69,300 | Bayern München |
| Allianz Arena | 66,000 | Bayern München and 1860 München (future; to open in 2005) |
| Arena AufSchalke | 61,266 | Schalke 04 |
| Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 57,000 | VfB Stuttgart |
| AOL Arena | 55,000 | Hamburger SV |
| Borussia-Park | 53,100 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Multifunktionsarena | 51,500 | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| RheinEnergie Stadium | 51,000 | 1. FC Köln |
| AWD Arena | 49,000 | Hannover 96 |
| Fritz-Walter-Stadion | 46,600 | Kaiserslautern |
| Frankenstadion | 44,600 | Nürnberg |
| Weserstadion | 35,300 | Werder Bremen |
| Ruhrstadion | 33,000 | VfL Bochum |
| Ostseestadion | 30,000 | Hansa Rostock |
| Volkswagen Arena | 30,000 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Schüco Arena | 26,600 | Arminia Bielefeld |
| Badenova-Stadion | 25,000 | Freiburg |
| BayArena | 22,500 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| Stadion am Bruchweg | 18,600 | Mainz 05 |
Italy
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) | 85,700 | AC Milan and Inter Milan |
| Stadio Olimpico | 82,000 | AS Roma and Lazio |
| Stadio San Paolo | 72,800 | Napoli |
| Stadio Delle Alpi | 71,000 | Juventus and Torino |
| Stadio San Nicola | 58,300 | Bari |
| Stadio Artemio Franchi | 47,300 | Fiorentina |
| Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 42,200 | Chievo Verona and Hellas Verona |
| Stadio Friuli | 41,700 | Udinese |
| Stadio Via del Mare | 41,000 | Lecce |
| Stadio dello Stretto | 40,200 | Messina |
| Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 40,100 | Sampdoria and Genoa |
| Stadio Sant'Elia | 39,900 | Cagliari |
| Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 39,300 | Bologna |
| Stadio Renzo Barbera | 37,000 | Palermo |
| Stadio Ennio Tardini | 29,000 | Parma |
| Stadio Grande Torino | 28,000 | Torino (future; to open in 2005) |
| Stadio Oreste Grenillo | 27,700 | Reggina |
| Stadio Mario Rigamonti | 27,500 | Brescia |
| Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 26,600 | Atalanta |
| Stadio Armando Picchi | 18,200 | Livorno |
| Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi | 10,900 | Siena |
Netherlands
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Feijenoord Stadion (De Kuip) | 51,177 | Feyenoord |
| Amsterdam ArenA | 51,000 | Ajax |
| Philips Stadion | 35,200 | PSV |
| Gelredome | 29,600 | Vitesse |
| De Galgenwaard | 25,000 | Utrecht |
| Parkstad Limburg Stadion | 19,200 | Roda JC |
| Abe Lenstra Stadion | 17,653 | Heerenveen |
| MyCom Stadion | 17,000 | NAC |
| Willem II Stadion | 14,200 | Willem II |
| ARKE Stadion | 13,500 | Twente |
| De Goffert | 12,500 | NEC |
| Oosterpark Stadion | 11,224 | Groningen |
| Zuiderpark Stadion | 11,000 | ADO |
| De Vijverberg | 10,900 | De Graafschap |
| Ecco Stadion | 9,000 | Den Bosch |
| De Alkmaarderhout | 8,400 | AZ |
| Mandemakers Stadion | 7,500 | RKC |
| Vast & Goed Stadion | 5,000 | RBC |
Norway
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ullevaal Stadion | 25,500 | Norway, Lyn, and Vĺlerenga |
| Lerkendal | 21,166 | Rosenborg |
| Brann Stadion | 19,000 | Brann |
Scotland
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic Park | 60,832 | Celtic |
| Hampden Park | 52,500 | Queens Park and Scotland |
| Ibrox Stadium | 50,411 | Rangers |
| Pittodrie | 22,199 | Aberdeen |
| Rugby Park | 18,128 | Kilmarnock |
| Tynecastle Stadium | 18,008 | Hearts |
| Easter Road | 17,500 | Hibernian |
| Tannadice Park | 14,209 | Dundee United |
| Fir Park | 13,742 | Motherwell |
| Firhill Stadium | 13,079 | Partick Thistle |
| Dens Park | 12,085 | Dundee |
| East End Park | 11,998 | Dunfermline |
| St Mirren Park | 10,800 | St Mirren |
| McDiarmid Park | 10,673 | St Johnstone |
| New Broomfield Park | 10,171 | Airdrie United |
| Starks Park | 10,104 | Raith Rovers |
| Almondvale | 10,000 | Livingston |
Spain
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Nou | 98,800 | Barcelona |
| Estádio Santiago Bernabéu | 80,000 | Real Madrid |
| Estádio Vicente Calderon | 57,500 | Atlético de Madrid |
| Estadi Olimpic Montjuic | 56,000 | Espanyol |
| Estádio Mestalla | 55,000 | Valencia |
| Estádio M. Ruiz de Lopera | 52,500 | Real Betis |
| Estádio R. Sánchez Pizjuán | 45,000 | Sevilla |
| Gipuzkoarena | 42,400 | Real Sociedad (future; to open in 2007) |
| Estádio San Mamés | 40,000 | Athletic Bilbao |
| Estádio La Rosaleda | 37,200 | Málaga |
| Estádio la Romareda | 34,600 | Real Zaragoza |
| Estádio Riazor | 34,600 | Deportivo |
| Estádio Anoeta | 32,000 | Real Sociedad |
| Estádio El Madrigal | 26,000 | Villarreal |
| Estádio Ciutat de Valencia | 25,400 | Levante |
| Estádio Son Moix | 23,100 | Mallorca |
| Estádio El Sardinero | 22,100 | Racing de Santander |
| Estádio El Sadar | 19,800 | Osasuna |
| Estádio Carlos Belmonte | 17,000 | Albacete |
| Coliseum Alfonso Perez | 14,000 | Getafe |
| Estádio Los Pajaritos | 9,500 | Numancia |
Sweden
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Ullevi | 43,200 | Sweden |
| Rĺsunda Stadium | 35,000 | Sweden and AIK |
| Malmö stadion | 27,500 | Malmö FF |
| Ryavallen | 19,400 | IF Elfsborg |
| Olympia | 16,700 | Helsingborgs IF |
| Gamla Ullevi | 15,000 | IFK Göteborg, Örgryte IS, GAIS |
| Örjans vall | 15,000 | Halmstads BK, IS Halmia |
| Stockholms Olympiastadion | 13,800 | Djurgĺrdens IF |
| Eyravallen | 13,000 | Örebro SK |
| Landskrona IP | 11,500 | Djurgĺrdens IF |
| Söderstadion | 11,100 | Hammarby IF, Assyriska Föreningen |
| Idrottsparken | 8,700 | GIF Sundsvall |
| Fredriksskans | 8,500 | Kalmar FF |
| Vĺngavallen | 6,500 | Trelleborgs FF |
United States
Note that this list includes only soccer-specific stadiums, and not American football stadiums which can also host football (soccer) games.
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Home Depot Center | 27,000 | Los Angeles Galaxy and C.D. Chivas USA |
| (Unnamed) | 25,000 | MetroStars (future; to open in 2005) |
| Fire House (tbd) | 25,000 | Chicago Fire (future; to open in 2006) |
| Columbus Crew Stadium | 22,500 | Columbus Crew |
| Frisco Soccer and Entertainment Center (tbd) | 20,000 | F.C. Dallas (future; to open in 2005) |
| PAETEC Park | 17,500 | Rochester Raging Rhinos |
| Virginia Beach Sportsplex | 10,000 | Virginia Beach Mariners |
| Blackbaud Stadium | 5,113 | Charleston Battery |
Wales
| Stadium | Capacity | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Millennium Stadium | 73,500 | Wales |
| Ninian Park | 20,000 | Cardiff City |
| White Rock Stadium | 20,000 | Swansea City (future; to open in 2005) |
| The Racecourse Ground | 15,500 | Wrexham |
| Vetch Field | 11,742 | Swansea City |
| Bell Vue | 4,000 | Rhyl |
Cardiff, Swansea and Wrexham, though based in Wales, all play in the English league system.
