The following is a list of covered
sports
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, th ...
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
s, ordered by
capacity; that is the maximum number
spectators the stadium can accommodate for a sports event. This is intended to include only stadiums that are used for sports traditionally held outdoors. It is split into two sublists:
* Stadiums designed for field sports, such as baseball and any of a wide variety of football codes, and/or athletics (track and field).
* Tennis stadiums (a traditional outdoor sport, but with a much smaller playing area)
Only
dome
A dome () is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a m ...
d and
retractable roof
A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. Retractable roofs are sometimes referred to as operable roofs or retractable skylights. The term op ...
stadiums are included, i.e. stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field.
Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...
in London, which seats 90,000 spectators, is not included as the roof can only be partially closed. The stadiums are divided into current stadiums, closed stadiums, and future stadiums (those currently under-construction and those planned for construction).
Indoor arena
An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...
s should not be included on this list as there is a separate
list
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Organizations
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for them.
Current stadiums
Field sports
Tennis/ other
Closed and demolished stadiums
Field Sports
(All of these were domed)
Defunct and Demolished Stadiums
Formerly Covered Stadiums
Tennis/ other
Future Stadiums
Under Construction
Field Sports
Tennis/ other
Planned
Tennis
See also
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List of stadiums by capacity
The following is a list of notable sports stadiums, ordered by their capacity, which refers to the maximum number of spectators they can normally accommodate.
List criteria notes
* The capacity figures are standard, permanent total capacity, i ...
*
List of world's largest domes
A dome is a self-supporting structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere.
Every dome in the world which was the largest dome of its time is listed below. The defining criterion is in each case the inner ...
References
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Lists of stadiums
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Lists of sports venues with capacity