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List of Sports Stadiums in the World 2021

by Abeer Sheikh
June 25, 2021
in Articles, General Knowledge
List of Sports Stadiums in the World 2021
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A stadium is a venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partially or completely adjoined by a tiered structure, designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and watch the event. With the advent of technology, we can easily view sports matches being in the comfort of our homes. But nothing beats the thrill and excitement one experiences while being in the stadium. Stadiums are not only a place for sports lovers, but also provide various jobs and boosts the economy. This article on List of Sports Stadiums in World 2021, will provide you with information on various topics like best sports stadiums in the world, stadiums for different sports, largest and smallest stadiums etc.

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List of Sports Stadiums in the World 2021

Ask any sport fanatic if they like to view matches on a television set. The quick response would be that they prefer viewing it in a stadium. Below mentioned are different categories of stadiums in the world.

Largest Cricket Stadiums in the World

In the List of Sports Stadiums in World 2021, let us first take a look at the largest cricket stadium in the world based on capacity. The sport cricket has over 1 billion fans globally. Cricket is the national sport of England.

Ground

City Country Capacity
Narendra Modi Stadium Ahmedabad India

132,000

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Melbourne Australia 100,024
Eden Gardens Kolkata India

80,000

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium

Raipur India 65,400
Perth Stadium Perth Australia

60,000

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Hyderabad India 55,000
Greenfield International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram India

55,000

Adelaide Oval

Adelaide Australia 53,583
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Chennai India

50,000

JSCA International Cricket Stadium

Ranchi India 50,000
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow India

50,000

Docklands Stadium

Melbourne Australia 48,003
Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Australia

48,000

Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium

Nagpur India 45,000
Barabati Stadium Cuttack India

45,000

Saifai International Cricket Stadium

Saifai India 43,000
Eden Park Auckland New Zealand

42,000

Arun Jaitley Stadium

New Delhi India 41,820
Dr.Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium Guwahati India

40,000

M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

Bangalore India 40,000
Barkatullah Khan Stadium Jodhpur India

40,000

Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

Pune India 37,406
The Gabba Brisbane Australia

36,000

Kardinia Park (stadium)

Geelong Australia 36,000
R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo Sri Lanka

35,002

Sky Stadium

Wellington New Zealand 35,001
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Pallekele Sri Lanka

35,000

National Stadium

Karachi Pakistan 34,228
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai India

33,108

Green Park Stadium

Kanpur India 32,000
Chandigarh Cricket Stadium Chandigarh India

30,000

Holkar Cricket Stadium

Indore India 30,000
Lord’s London England

30,000

Multan Cricket Stadium

Multan Pakistan 30,000
PCA-IS Bindra Stadium Mohali India 28,000

Wanderers Stadium

Johannesburg South Africa 28,000
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium Rajkot India

28,000

Kensington Oval

Bridgetown Barbados 28,000
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Vishakhapatnam India

27,500

Gaddafi Stadium

Lahore Pakistan 27,000
The Oval London England

25,500

Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium

Dhaka Bangladesh 25,416
Queen’s Park Oval Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

25,000

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Dubai United Arab Emirates 25,000
Dehradun International Cricket Stadium Dehradun India

25,000

Greenfield Stadium

Trelawny Parish Jamaica 25,000
Carrara Stadium Gold Coast Australia

25,000

Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium

Fatullah Bangladesh 25,000
Kingsmead Cricket Ground Durban South Africa

25,000

Newlands Cricket Ground

Cape Town South Africa 25,000
Bourda Georgetown Guyana

25,000

Rose Bowl

Southampton England 25,000
Edgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham England

24,803

WACA Ground

Perth Australia 24,500
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur India

23,185

HPCA Stadium

Dharamsala India 23,000
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow India

22,000

Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium

Chittagong Bangladesh 22,000
Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney Australia

22,000

Centurion Park

Centurion South Africa

21,000

York Park

Launceston

Australia

21,000

North Sydney Oval

Sydney Australia 20,000
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai India

20,000

Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground

Kirtipur Nepal

20,000

Queen’s Park

Saint George’s Grenada

20,000

Jinnah Stadium

Gujranwala Pakistan

20,000

Arbab Niaz Stadium

Peshawar Pakistan 20,000
Mangaung Oval Bloemfontein South Africa

20,000

Willowmoore Park

Benoni South Africa 20,000
Central Broward Park Lauderhill United States

20,000

Sabina Park

Kingston Jamaica 20,000
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

20,000

Largest Football Stadiums in the World

Football is a sport that has a massive fan interest and global appeal. In some countries it is also known as soccer. It is ranked as the highest viewed sport in the world with over 4 billion viewers. Let us take a look at the 20 largest football stadiums in the world.

Stadium

City Country Capacity
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium Pyongyang North Korea

114,000

Michigan Stadium

Ann Arbor United States 107,601
MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) Melbourne Australia

100,024

Camp Nou

Barcelona Spain 99,354
FNB Stadium Johannesburg South Africa

94,736

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, California United States 92,800
Wembley Stadium London England

90,000

Estadio Azteca

Mexico City Mexico 87,523
Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala Lumpur Malaysia

87,411

Lusail Iconic Stadium

Lusail Qatar 86,000
Borg El Arab Stadium Alexandria Egypt

86,000

Salt Lake Stadium

Kolkata India 85,000
ANZ Stadium Sydney Australia

83,500

MetLife Stadium

East Rutherford, New Jersey United States 82,500
Croke Park Dublin Ireland

82,500

FedExField

Landover, Maryland United States 82,000
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund Germany

81,365

Stade de France

Saint Denis France 81,338
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Madrid Spain

81,044

Luzhniki Stadium

Moscow Russia

81,000

Largest Stadiums in the World  

Below mentioned are 10 largest stadiums based on capacity.

  1. Narendra Modi Stadium – Formerly knows as Sardar Patel Stadium, the Narendra Modi Stadium is not only the largest cricket stadium in the world, but also largest in terms of capacity. It is located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Currently the capacity stands at 132,000. In the year 2020 it was inaugurated by former US President Donald Trump.
  2. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium – It is a multi-purpose stadium located in Pyongyang, North Korea. It is the second largest stadium in the world in terms of seating capacity. The stadium is used for football matches, athletic events, and mostly for the mass games of the Arirang Festival. It is also famous as the biggest concert stadium in the world.
  3. Michigan Stadium – It is a football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It is nicknamed as “The Big House”. It is the largest stadium in the United States and the third largest in the world. The official seating capacity is 107,601 but it has hosted crowds up to 115,000.
  4. Beaver Stadium– It is an outdoor college football stadium, located on the campus of Pennsylvania State University, in State College Pennsylvania, United States. It has an official seating capacity of 106,572 that makes it the fourth largest stadium in the world.
  5. Ohio Stadium – Located on the campus of The Ohio State University, it is an American Football Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. “The Horseshoe”, “The Shoe”, and “The House That Harley Built” are some of the common nicknames for Ohio stadium. It has a seating capacity of 102,780 since 2019.
  6. Kyle Field – It is a football stadium located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, United States. It has a seating capacity of 102,733 since 2015. It is the sixth largest no n racing stadium in the world and the largest in Texas. Kyle Field has been regarded as one of the most intimidating college football stadiums in the nation by various sportswriters.
  7. Neyland Stadium – It is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. It serves as the home of the  Tennessee Volunteer’s Football team but is also used to host large conventions like National Football League (NFL) exhibition games.  The stadium is named after Robert Neyland, who served three times as head football coach at the University of Tennessee between 1926 and 1952. It has a seating capacity of 102,455 since 2010.
  8. Tiger Stadium – Located in Baton Rogue, Louisiana on the campus of Louisiana State University it is an outdoor stadium. It is the home stadium of the LSU Tigers Football Team. Initially Tiger stadium had a capacity of 12,000 in 1924. But after renovation its current capacity is 102,321, which makes it the eight largest stadium in the world.
  9. Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium – Formerly knows as (War Memorial Stadium, Memorial Stadium, and Texas Memorial Stadium) it is located in the campus of The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. It has a seating capacity of 95,594.
  10. Bryant–Denny Stadium – Located on the campus of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa it is an outdoor stadium. Initially it was named Denny Stadium in honor of George H. Denny. It has a seating capacity of 100,077, which makes it the eight largest stadium in the United States, and the tenth largest stadium in the world.

List of Smallest Stadiums in the World

Below mentioned are the five smallest stadiums based on boundary length and seating capacity –

Boundary Length

Stadium

City Country Boundary Type Size (in meters)
Eden Park Auckland New Zealand Straight

55

The Wanderers

Johannesburg South Africa Square

64

Lord’s

London England Square 65
Eden Gardens Kolkata India Square

66

Eden Park

Auckland New Zealand Square 68

Seating Capacity

Stadium

City Country Capacity
The Grange Club Edinburgh Scotland

5,000

Stormont (cricket ground)

Belfast Northern Ireland 6,000
County Ground Northampton England

6,500

Maple Leaf Cricket Club

King City Canada

7,000

Gymkhana Club Ground

Nairobi Kenya

7,000

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