Top 10 Largest Stadiums in the World
Top 10 Largest Stadiums in the World - Stadiums today are home to the biggest sporting events in the world. Today, while you can easily watch sports on TV or on the Internet, nothing compares to the atmosphere of watching a match live. And if you're lucky enough to watch a legendary game live, you can spend a lifetime bragging about "being there" on that special occasion.
So it's no surprise that tickets to sporting events tend to be the best value tickets you can get for pretty much anything, surpassing even concerts. But to offer this unique experience to as many fans and others as possible, stadiums must have as many people as possible. The bigger the stadium, the more people experience the atmosphere inside and therefore, the more people can contribute to making the atmosphere even more amazing and special.
The following list ranks the Top 10 Largest Stadiums in the World based on capacity. It will show you the currently largest stadiums anywhere in the world, regardless of the sport or other occasions it is used for.
Note: The ranking only ranks the 10 largest stadiums in the world currently. This means that only completed stadiums that have been put into use will be considered here. Planned stadiums or stadiums currently under construction are not included.
Top 10 biggest stadiums in the world
aka May Day Stadium
Capacity: ~ 114,000
aka Motera . Stadium
Capacity: ~ 110,000
aka Big House
Capacity: ~ 107,600
aka the White House
Capacity: ~ 106,500
aka Horseshoe
Capacity: ~ 102,800
Capacity: ~ 102,700
Capacity: ~ 102,500
aka Death Valley
Capacity: ~ 102,300
Capacity: ~ 101,800
aka Texas Memorial Stadium
Capacity: ~100,100
10 biggest stadiums in the world
1. Rungrado Stadium 1/5
aka May Day Stadium
Capacity: ~ 114,000
Location: Pyongyang, North Korea
Investor: Korean Government
First opening: 1989
First event held: Opening ceremony of the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students (Socialist Youth Event)
Used for: Soccer / Soccer, sometimes also athletics and mass games Tenant: North Korea national football team
2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium
aka Motera Stadium
Capacity: ~ 110,000
Location: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Owner: Gujarat Cricket Association
First opening: 2020
First event held: Namaste Trump (political event honoring US President Donald Trump's visit to India)
Used for:
Cricket Tenant : National Cricket Team of India & Gujarat Cricket Team
3. Michigan Stadium
aka Big House
Capacity: ~ 107,600
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Owner: University of Michigan
First opening: 1927
First Event Held: University of Michigan Wolverines vs Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops (American Football College Game)
Used for: American Football & Lacrosse
Tenant: University of Michigan Wolverines Soccer Team & University of Michigan Lacrosse Team
4. Beaver Stadium
aka the White House
Capacity: ~ 106,500
Location: State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Owner: Pennsylvania State University
First opening: 1960
First Event Held: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Boston University Terriers (American Football College Game)
Used for: American Football
Tenant: Penn State Nittany Lions
5. Ohio Stadium
aka Horseshoe
Capacity: ~ 102,800
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Owner: Ohio State University
First opening: 1922
First Event Held: Ohio State Buckeyes vs Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops (American Football College Game)
Used for: American Football
Tenant: Ohio State Buckeyes
6. Kyle Field
Capacity: ~ 102,700
Location: College Station, Texas, USA
Owner: Texas A&M University
First opening: 1927
First Event Hosted: Texas A&M Aggies vs Trinity University Tigers (American College Soccer Game)
Used for: American Football
Tenant: Texas A&M Aggies
7. Newland Stadium
Capacity: ~ 102,500
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Owner: University of Tennessee
First opening: 1921
First Event Hosted: University of Tennessee Volunteers vs Emory & Henry College Wasps (American College Soccer Game)
Used for: American Football
Tenant: University of Tennessee Volunteers
8. Tiger Stadium
aka Death Valley
Capacity: ~ 102,300
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Owner: Tiger Athletic Foundation & Louisiana State University
First opening: 1924
First event held: L SU Tigers vs Tulane University Green Wave (American College Soccer Game)
Used for:
American football tenant : LSU Tigers
9. Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: ~ 101,800
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Owner: University of Alabama
First opening: 1929
First Event Hosted: University of Alabama Crimson Tide vs Mississippi College Choctaws (American Football College Game)
Used for: American Football
Tenant: University of Alabama Crimson Tide & Alabama High School Athletes Association
10. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
aka Texas Memorial Stadium
Capacity: ~100,100
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Owner: University of Texas
First opening: 1924
First Event Hosted: University of Texas Longhorns vs Baylor University Bears (American College Soccer Game)
Used for: American Football
Tenant: University of Texas Longhorns
TOP 10 LARGEST STADIUMS IN THE WORLD:
1. RUNGRADO 1ST OF MAY STADIUM
Pyongyang, North Korea
Capacity: ~ 114,000
2. SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL STADIUM
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Capacity: ~ 111,000
3. MICHIGAN STADIUM
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Capacity: ~ 107,600
4. BEAVER STADIUM
State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Capacity: ~ 106,500
5. OHIO STADIUM
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Capacity: ~ 102,800
6. KYLE FIELD
College Station, Texas, USA
Capacity: 102,700
7. NEYLAND STADIUM
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Capacity: 102,500
8. TIGER STADIUM
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Capacity: 102,300
9. BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Capacity: 101,800
10. DERRELL K ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM
Austin, Texas, USA
Capacity: 101,100
Top 10 biggest stadiums in the world