The following is a list of
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
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. They are ordered by their
seating capacity
Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space, in terms of both the physical space available, and limitations set by law. Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile tha ...
, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. All stadiums that are the home of a club or national team with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has ...
finals matches.
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List of European stadiums by capacity
This is a list of the largest European stadiums. Stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 or more are included. The list includes stadiums in European countries.
They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's ...
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List of Asian stadiums by capacity
The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Central Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia. They are ordered by their capacity. Currently only stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included.
Most large s ...
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List of African stadiums by capacity
The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Africa. They are in order by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate.
Most large stadiums in Africa are used for football (soccer), with some ...
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List of South American stadiums by capacity
The following is an incomplete list of South American stadiums. They are ordered by their total capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate (all-seater). Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included.
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List of American football stadiums by capacity
The list contains both stadiums used solely for football, and those used for other sports as well as football. Some stadiums are only used by a team for certain high attendance matches, like
local derbies or cup games.
References
External links
Atlas of Worldwide Football (Soccer) Stadiums for GoogleEarth ***NEW****
ttp://soccerlens.com/largest-football-stadiums/36427/ The 10 Largest Football Stadiums in the World listed by SoccerLens.comThe Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the World listed by TopTensBest.com
Top 10 World's Largest Sports Stadiums listed by TheWondrous.com
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ttp://www.sportskeeda.com/slideshow/10-oldest-active-football-stadiums-world 10 oldest active football stadiums in the world listed by Sportskeeda.comEstadio at Real Madrid
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Lists of sports venues with capacity