Top Five Largest Football Stadiums in the World
Camp Nou
Barcelona, here we come. In number five we have the second European stadium on the list, Camp Nou, home of the Barcelona Football Club since 1957 when it was built.
This beautiful venue is also hosted some of the Spanish National football team matches. The stadium was expanded in 1982. Its capacity is 99,786 and the highest attendance recorded was in 1986 during the match between Juventus and Barcelona and the attendance was 120,000 spectators (the maximum capacity of the stadium has been adjusted several times over the years).
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Azadi Stadium of Tehran, Iran
For the fourth largest football venue in the world in the Middle East, we arrive in Tehran, Iran, at the Azadi Stadium. This stadium doesn’t have the largest seating capacity, but it does have a very large ground for standing occupants and its capacity is 100,000. It was built in 1971 and was renovated in 2003.
The stadium is home to the Iranian National football team as well as two other local football teams, Persepolis and Esteghlal. The stadium is being considered as a potential home for a future Olympic event.
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Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium
For the third largest football stadium in the world we go to Mexico and stop at its capital, Mexico City. Estadio Azteca, named as a tribute to Aztec heritage, has an official capacity of 105,064 people. Its largest attendance recorded was 120,000 in 1968 when Mexico faced Brazil (the stadium’s capacity has changed since then).
The stadium was built in 1966 and renovated in 1985. It is the official home of the Mexican national football team as well as the local football club America.
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Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur
We go to Malaysia for our next stop at Kuala Lumpur. In the position of second biggest football stadium in the world sits the National Stadium Bukit Jalil, a very beautiful venue for up to 110,000 seated spectators. It was designed to host a multitude of events, including football matches with Malaysia’s National teams, and first opened in 1998.
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India’s Salt Lake Stadium
In first place we arrive in South Asia and, most precisely, India. Kolkata, India is the home of the Salt Lake Stadium with a capacity of 120,000 people. The structure covers an area of 76.40 acres and was built in 1984.
It is the official home of four local football teams: Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Pailan Arrows, and Prayag United.
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