Sports venue

A sports venue is a building, structure, or place in which a sporting competition is held.

A stadium (Plural: stadiums or stadia) or arena is a place or venue for sports 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 or sit and view the event.

Types of sports venues

Olympiastadion in Berlin where 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2009 World Championships in Athletics were held

Arena Yerofey in Khabarovsk, where 2015 Bandy World Championship and 2018 Bandy World Championship were held

Aerial view of the Helsinki Velodrome, an American football stadium in Helsinki, Finland

• Arena
• Area of water used for a Regatta, e.g. Bosbaan, Lake Attersee, IJsselmeer or the Atlantic Ocean
• Bandy field
• Baseball park
• Billiard hall
• Bullring
• Cricket ground
• Gym
• Horse racing venues (hippodrome)
• Ice hockey arena
• Motorsport venues (autodrome)
• Race track
• Shooting range
• Ski jumping hill
• Speed skating rink
• Stadium
• Swimming pool
• Velodrome

See also

• List of indoor arenas
• List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more
• List of stadiums by capacity
• Lists of sports venues
• Multi-purpose stadium
• Pitch (sports field)
• Sports complex