Top 10 Largest Stadiums In The World

Football is one of the most watch events in the world with a lot of dramas going on in the stadium, fans and lots more. In this post we will be outlining the top 10 largest stadium in the world 2017.

  1. Allianz Arena

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Allianz Arena is one of the most popular stadium in the world which is being owned by Germany most successful club Bayern Munich. The stadium was named after the sponsor “Allianz SE “and has a capacity for 75000 spectators to watch the game in the field live.

Allianz Arena is known for it’s exterior comprising of inflated ETFE plastic panel and cost for a total sum of 340 million Euros..

  1. Old Trafford

Old Trafford is located in the locality of Old Trafford in Manchester, England. The stadium is owned one of the famous clubs in England, Manchester United.

The stadium has the capacity to occupy 75643 spectators. The stadium, also known as the “Theatre of dreams”, is Manchester United’s home ground since 1910 and has been expended time by time.

During the time when the second war struck, Manchester united was hosting their games in their neighboring club’s stadium, Manchester City’s stadium.

  1. Ataturk Olympic Stadium

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Ataturk Olympic Stadium is Turkey’s most largest stadium that was built in 2002 and named after the founder of Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The stadium is a free stadium owned by the Turkish government built in order to bid for 2008 Olympics. The bid was rejected and the Olympics occurred in Beijing.

The stadium can occupy 76092 spectators.  Turkey giant Galtasaray also used the stadium as their home ground between 2003-2004 .

  1. Luzhniki Stadium

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Here comes Russia’s stadium and the first in our list hat is based in Russia. Luzhniki stadium is a stadium that is located in Moscow the capital of Russia having a capacity of 78360 to occupy spectators. The stadium was used as the home ground Torpedo Moscow, PFC CSKA Moscow, and Spartak Moscow in the past but now is the home ground mainly for the Russian football team.

  1. Stade de France

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The 6th largest stadium in Europe is the French national team’s home ground Stade de France situated in the north of the Paris. This stadium was built for the 1998 FIFA World cup that was hosted in France and has a capacity of 81338 spectators. Other than the national team games and training, French government utilizes the stadium for concerts and UEFA games.

  1. San Siro

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San Siro is the largest and the most popular stadium in Italy and it is the home ground of two Italy heavyweights; AC Millen and Inter Milan. The stadium is situated in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy and has a capacity of 80018 viewers. The stadium was inaugurated in 1926 as the home of AC Milan. In 1945, Inter Milan bought some shares and began to make use of the stadium as their home ground with AC Milan.

  1. Estadio Santiago Bernabeu

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Real Madrid is of the most successful club in the world leading as the all-time champions league winners with 11 trophies. Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is Real Madrid’s stadium named after the club owner, Santiago Bernabeu. The stadium was inaugurated in 1947 and has undergone series of developments and also enlargements. Presently, it has a capacity of 81044  to occupy spectators. It is currently under expansion with an aim to become the largest stadium in the world. Let’s see how it goes, though we expect an improvement from them since they are second richest club in the world. Hala Madrid.

  1. Signal Iduna Park

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It is no other great stadium than Signal Iduna Park that is owned by Germany great club Burossia Dortmund.  This stadium is regarded as the best stadium to be in as a spectator due to how intense the atmosphere of the stadium becomes whenever the club is hosting a game there. Their fans are the best fans in the world due to what they do m=by making sure that there is nothing as quietness in the stadium but intense atmosphere. Signal Iduna Park is one of the most popular stadiums in the world mainly for the hostility. The stadium is the largestet in Germany with space for 81360 spectators.

  1. Wembley stadium

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Wembley stadium one of the most popular stadium in England and also have a capacity of 90000 to occupy spectators.

Wembley stadium is the second largest football stadium in the world which is owned by FA. The stadium is present in the city of London, England, and is mainly the home ground for the English national team. Apart from the training and home matches of the English football team, the stadium is used as the venue for various big matches such as FA cup final, UEFA Champions League final etc.

  1. Camp Nou

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Here comes the first on our list and the largest stadium in the world, Camp Nou. It is the stadium owned by Spanish giants, one of the most popluar clubs in the world, one of the richest, highly-related and greatest club in the world. The stadium  has hosted a number of big events such as Champions League finals and FIFA world cup semi-finals. Camp Nou is based in Catalonia’s capital Barcelona and has a crowd capacity of 99354 spectators. The stadium is in a state of renovation and will be expanded till 2018.