Major sporting events always attract a large number of fans. And the larger the sports arena on which the game is played, the more spectators it is ready to accept. Let's find out which stadiums in the world are the largest in terms of capacity.
The five largest football stadiums
- So, the largest stadium is in Korea. This is Pyongyang's "First May Stadium." In this arena the football team of North Korea conducts games, and also the local Arirang holiday is held regularly. The capacity of the largest stadium in the world is as much as 150 thousand people.
- The second largest football stadium is the Salt Lake Stadium in Calcutta. There are four home clubs at home. Its capacity is 120 thousand spectators. The football arena "Salt Lake Stadium" for 30 years, it was built in 1984.
- Closes the top three stadium "Aztec Stadium" in Mexico with a capacity of 105 thousand. In addition to the national team, this stadium is also considered home for the American Football Club in Mexico City. "Aztec" - one single stadium, which took just two finals of football championships.
- "Bukit Jalil" in Malaysia - the next in our ranking. In addition to the games of the Malaysian team, this stadium in Kuala Lumpur regularly hosts football championships in Asia. "Bukit Jalil" has a capacity of 100 thousand football fans, but this only applies to seats. The most interesting games here sell tickets even for standing places, and then the stadium is able to accept 100 thousand 200 people.
- But the Tehran stadium "Azadi" is characterized by a capacity of only 100 thousand spectators, and therefore at the moment is in the fifth place. This is not only a football stadium, since after a recent renovation it has become a whole sports complex - there are tennis courts and a cycle track, a volleyball court.
Other major stadiums
The largest stadium in Europe is Barcelona's Camp Nou. In the near future, a grandiose reconstruction of the "Camp Nou", which involves an increase in the number of seats to 106 thousand. This arena is native to the Spanish "Barcelona", and the support of their team Catalan fans has a truly world-wide fame.
Which stadium is the largest in Russia? Of course, this is the Moscow "Luzhniki", capable of hosting almost 90 thousand visitors. Here are not only matches with the participation of the national football team of the country, CSKA and Spartak, but also concerts of world celebrities. It is Luzhniki that are preparing to host the final game of the upcoming World Cup, which will be held in Russia in 2018.
But the largest stadium for American football is the "Michigan Stadium" (110 thousand). It was built in Ann Arbor in 1927. Here, the teams of the University of Michigan on lacrosse, American football and even hockey.
