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For indoor arenas, see List of indoor arenas by capacity.

The following is a list of covered sports stadiums, ordered by capacity; that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate for a sports event. This is intended to include only stadiums that are used for sports traditionally held outdoors. It is split into two sublists:

  • Stadiums designed for field sports, such as baseball and any of a wide variety of football codes, and/or athletics (track and field).
  • Tennis stadiums (a traditional outdoor sport, but with a much smaller playing area)

Only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included, i.e. stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field. Wembley Stadium in London, which seats 90,000 spectators, is not included as the roof can only be partially closed. The stadiums are divided into current stadiums, closed stadiums, and future stadiums (those currently under-construction and those planned for construction).

Indoor arenas should not be included on this list as there is a separate list for them.

Current stadiums

Field sports

# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Tenant(s) Notes
1 AT&T Stadium 80,000 Arlington, Texas  United States RR Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Capacity expandable to 105,000.
2 Principality Stadium 74,500 Cardiff  Wales RR Wales National Rugby Union Team (Welsh Rugby Union)
3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 73,208 New Orleans, Louisiana  United States D New Orleans Saints (NFL) Largest fixed roof stadium, capacity expandable to 76,468
4 NRG Stadium 71,795 Houston, Texas  United States RR Houston Texans (NFL)
5 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 71,000 Atlanta, Georgia  United States RR Atlanta Falcons (NFL), Atlanta United FC (MLS) Expandable to 83,000
6 Krestovsky Stadium 66,881 St. Petersburg  Russia RR, retractable playing surface FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian Premier League)
7 U.S. Bank Stadium 66,655 Minneapolis, Minnesota  United States D Minnesota Vikings (NFL) Capacity expandable to 73,000
8 Olympic Stadium 66,308 Montreal, Quebec  Canada D None Originally opened without a roof. Roof was originally a retractable design, but due to operating issues the roof was later removed, briefly leaving the venue again roofless, before being replaced with a fixed-roof.
9 The Dome at America's Center 66,000 St. Louis, Missouri  United States D St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL) Capacity expandable to 70,000
10 Alamodome 65,000 San Antonio, Texas  United States D UTSA Roadrunners (NCAA) Capacity expandable to 72,000
11 Ford Field 65,000 Detroit, Michigan  United States D Detroit Lions (NFL) Capacity expandable to 70,000
12 State Farm Stadium 63,400 Glendale, Arizona  United States RR; retractable playing surface Arizona Cardinals (NFL) Seating capacity expandable to 72,200 (over 78,600 with standing room).
13 Lucas Oil Stadium 62,421 Indianapolis, Indiana  United States RR Indianapolis Colts (NFL), Indy Eleven (USLC) Capacity expandable to 70,000.
14 Stadion Narodowy 58,145 Warsaw  Poland RR Poland National Football Team (UEFA)
15 Arena Națională 55,634 Bucharest  Romania RR Romania National Football Team (UEFA), FCSB (Liga I)
16 (tie) National Stadium 55,000 Singapore  Singapore RR Singapore National Football Team (AFC)
Tokyo Dome Tokyo  Japan D Yomiuri Giants (NPB)
18 Johan Cruyff Arena 54,990 Amsterdam  Netherlands RR AFC Ajax (Eredivisie)
19 Veltins-Arena 54,740 Gelsenkirchen  Germany RR; retractable playing surface FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) Capacity 61,973 with standing rows
20 Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600 Düsseldorf  Germany RR Fortuna Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)
21 BC Place 54,320 Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada RR BC Lions (CFL), Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) The stadium originally featured a fixed roof, which was later replaced with a retractable roof.
22 Rogers Centre 54,000 Toronto, Ontario  Canada RR Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)
23 Marvel Stadium 53,359 Melbourne  Australia RR Essendon Football Club (AFL), St Kilda Football Club (AFL), Western Bulldogs (AFL), North Melbourne Football Club (AFL), Carlton Football Club (AFL), Melbourne Renegades (BBL), Melbourne Renegades (WBBL), Melbourne Victory FC (A-League)
24 Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 Frankfurt  Germany RR Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga) The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
25 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 Villeneuve d'Ascq  France RR Lille OSC (Ligue 1)
26 Friends Arena 50,000 Solna  Sweden RR Sweden National Football Team (UEFA), AIK Fotboll (Allsvenskan)
27 Carrier Dome 49,250 Syracuse, New York  United States D Syracuse Orange (NCAA) The current air-supported roof will be replaced by a fixed roof in 2020.
28 Chase Field 48,519 Phoenix, Arizona  United States RR Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)
29 T-Mobile Park 47,574 Seattle, Washington  United States RR Seattle Mariners (MLB)
30 Toyota Stadium 45,000 Toyota  Japan RR Nagoya Grampus (J1 League), Toyota Verblitz (Top League)
31 Arena da Baixada 43,000 Curitiba  Brazil RR Club Athletico Paranaense (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A) The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
32 Tropicana Field 42,735 St. Petersburg, Florida  United States D Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) Sections of seating are closed and covered with tarps, functionally bringing the seating capacity down to 31,042.
33 Miller Park 41,900 Milwaukee, Wisconsin  United States RR Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)
34 Minute Maid Park 41,574 Houston, Texas  United States RR Houston Astros (MLB)
35 Sapporo Dome 41,484 Sapporo  Japan D; retractable playing surface Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1 League), Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (NPB) Capacity expandable to 53,796
36 Nagoya Dome 40,500 Nagoya  Japan D Chunichi Dragons (NPB)
37 Globe Life Field 40,300 Arlington, Texas  United States RR Texas Rangers (MLB)
38 Showa Denko Dome Oita 40,000 Ōita  Japan RR Oita Trinita (J1 League)
39 Fukuoka Yahuoku! Dome 38,561 Fukuoka  Japan RR Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (NPB)
40 Parken Stadium 38,065 Copenhagen  Denmark RR Denmark National Football Team (UEFA), F.C. Copenhagen (Superliga)
41 Marlins Park 36,742 Miami, Florida  United States RR Miami Marlins (MLB) Capacity is 37,442 with standing room.
42 Saitama Super Arena 36,500 Saitama  Japan D None Stadium-arena hybrid. A movable seating structure allows it to house field sports and be configured as an arena.
43 Kyocera Dome 36,477 Osaka  Japan D Orix Buffaloes (NPB)
44 Ordos Stadium 35,107 Ordos  China RR None
45 MetLife Dome 33,921 Tokorozawa  Japan RR Saitama Seibu Lions (NPB)
46 Nantong Stadium 32,244 Nantong  China RR None
47 Paris La Défense Arena 32,000 Nanterre  France D Racing 92 (Top 14) Stadium-arena hybrid. A movable seating structure allows it to house field sports and be configured as an arena.
48 Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza 30,748 Dunedin  New Zealand D Otago Rugby Football Union (NZR), Highlanders (Super Rugby), Southern United FC (NZFC) Expandable seating capacity
49 Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium 30,132 Kobe  Japan RR Vissel Kobe (J1 League), INAC Kobe Leonessa (Nadeshiko League), Kobelco Steelers (Top League) The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
50 (tie) Astana Arena 30,000 Nur-Sultan  Kazakhstan RR FC Astana (Kazakhstan Premier League), FC Bayterek (Kazakhstan First Division), Kazakhstan National Football Team (UEFA)
Tele2 Arena Stockholm  Sweden RR Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (Allsvenskan), Hammarby Fotboll (Allsvenskan) Capacity is 33,000 with standing room.
52 GelreDome 25,000 Arnhem  Netherlands RR; retractable playing surface SBV Vitesse (Eredivisie)
53 Fargodome 19,000 Fargo, North Dakota  United States D North Dakota State Bison (NCAA)
54 Gocheok Sky Dome 16,813 Seoul  South Korea D Kiwoom Heroes (KBO League)
55 UNI-Dome 16,324 Cedar Falls, Iowa  United States D Northern Iowa Panthers (NCAA)
56 Kibbie Dome 16,000 Moscow, Idaho  United States D Idaho Vandals (NCAA)
57 (tie) Nipro Hachiko Dome 15,000 Odate  Japan D None
Telenor Arena 15,000 Bærum  Norway D None
59 Alerus Center 13,500 Grand Forks, North Dakota  United States D North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCAA)
60 (tie) Holt Arena 12,000 Pocatello, Idaho  United States D Idaho State Bengals (NCAA)
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas  United States D Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Dallas Rattlers (MLL) Used for high school football by the Frisco Independent School District and serves as the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility.[1][2][3]
62 Walkup Skydome 10,000 Flagstaff, Arizona  United States D Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (NCAA) Capacity expandable to 11,230.
62 (tie) DakotaDome 10,000 Vermillion, South Dakota  United States D South Dakota Coyotes (NCAA)
Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Washington  United States D None
65 ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center 8,539 Johnson City, Tennessee  United States D None
66 Superior Dome 8,000 Marquette, Michigan  United States D Northern Michigan Wildcats (NCAA)
67 Round Valley Ensphere 5,500 Eagar, Arizona  United States D Round Valley High School (AIA)
68 Ultimate Soccer Arenas 5,000 Pontiac, Michigan  United States D Michigan Stars FC (NISA)

Tennis/ other

# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Tenant(s) Notes
1 Arthur Ashe Stadium 23,771 New York City, New York  United States RR US Open Retractable-roofed tennis arena. Originally open-air.
2

(tie)

Centre Court 15,000 London  England RR Wimbledon Originally an open-air stadium.
National Tennis Center Center Court Beijing  China RR China Open
Plaza de Toros La Macarena Medellín  Colombia RR None Retractable-roofed bullfighting arena. Originally open-air.
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena Shanghai  China RR Shanghai Masters
6 Rod Laver Arena 14,820 Melbourne  Australia RR Australian Open Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park (part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct)
7 Louis Armstrong Stadium 14,000 New York City, New York  United States RR US Open Retractable-roofed tennis arena.
8 Perth Arena 13,910 Perth  Australia RR Perth Wildcats (NBL), West Coast Fever (Suncorp Super Netball)
9 Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum 13,200 Hamburg  Germany RR Hamburg European Open
10 Estadio Manolo Santana 12,442 Madrid  Spain RR Madrid Open
11 No. 1 Court 12,345 London  England RR Wimbledon Originally an open-air stadium.
12 Gerry Weber Stadion 12,300 Halle (Westfalen)  Germany RR Halle Open
13 Plaza de Toros de La Ribera 11,046 Logroño  Spain RR None Retractable-roofed bullring.
14 Iradier Arena 10,714 Vitoria-Gasteiz  Spain RR None Retractable-roofed arena
15 Melbourne Arena 10,500 Melbourne  Australia RR Melbourne United (NBL), South East Melbourne Phoenix (NBL), Melbourne Vixens (Suncorp Super Netball), Collingwood Magpies (Suncorp Super Netball), Australian Open Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre
16 Ariake Coliseum 10,000 Koto, Tokyo  Japan RR Japan Open
17 Margaret Court Arena 7,500 Melbourne  Australia RR [4][5] Australian Open Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre
18 Campo Pequeno bullring 6,869 Lisbon  Portugal RR None Retractable-roofed bullfighting stadium. Originally was open-air.
19 Pat Rafter Arena 5,500 Tennyson, Queensland  Australia D Brisbane International Expandable to 7,000
20 Arènes de Metz 5,300 Metz  France D Metz Handball (French Women's Handball Championship), Moselle Open
21 Kungliga tennishallen 5,000 Stockholm  Sweden D Stockholm Open
22 Caja Mágica Court 1 3,500 Madrid  Spain RR Madrid Open
23 Caja Mágica Court 2 2,500 Madrid  Spain RR Madrid Open
24 Aqua Wing Arena 2,000 Nagano  Japan RR None Retractable-roofed aquatics stadium

Closed and demolished stadiums

Field Sports

(All of these were domed)

Defunct and Demolished Stadiums

# Stadium Capacity City Country Closed Demolished Tenant(s) Notes
1 Pontiac Silverdome 82,000 Pontiac, Michigan  United States 2013 December 4, 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL) (1975-2001), Detroit Pistons (NBA) (1978-1988), Detroit Express (NASL) (1978-1980), Michigan Panthers (USFL) (1983-1984), Detroit Mechanix (AUDL) (2012)
2 Georgia Dome 71,228 Atlanta, Georgia  United States 2017 November 20, 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992-2016), Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1997-1999), Georgia State Panthers (NCAA) (2010-2016) Demolished after the opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
3 Kingdome 66,000 Seattle, Washington  United States 2000 March 26, 2000 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (1976-1999), Seattle Sounders (NASL) (1976-1983), Seattle Mariners (MLB) (1977-1999), Seattle SuperSonics (NBA) (1978-1985) The open-air CenturyLink Field stands on the site.
4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,111 Minneapolis, Minnesota  United States 2013 January 18, 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) (1982-2013), Minnesota Twins (MLB) (1982-2009), Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) (1982-2008), Minnesota Strikers (NASL) (1984), Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) (1989-1990) A newer domed stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, stands on the site.
5 NRG Astrodome 62,439 Houston, Texas  United States 2004 N/A Houston Astros (MLB) (1965-1999), Houston Cougars (NCAA) (1965-1997), Houston Stars (USA/NASL) (1967-1968), Houston Oilers (AFL/NFL) (1968-1996), Houston Texans (WFL) (1974), Houston Hurricane (NASL) (1978-1980), Houston Gamblers (USFL) (1984-1985), Houston Energy (WPFL) (2002-2006) Still standing (defunct)
6 RCA Dome 57,981 Indianapolis, Indiana  United States 2008 December 20, 2008 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) (1984-2007) Demolished after the opening of Lucas Oil Stadium.

Formerly Covered Stadiums

# Stadium Capacity (previous to removal of roof) City Country Tenant(s) Notes
1 Fisht Olympic Stadium 40,000 Sochi  Russia PFC Sochi (Russian Premier League) Roof was designed for the 2014 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies and the 2014 Winter Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies as a temporary structure, and was removed as part of a renovation in preparation for the 2018 World Cup.[6][7][8]

Tennis/ other

# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Closed Demolished Tenant(s) Notes
1 Civic Arena 17,537 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  United States RR 2010 2011-2012 Duquesne Dukes (NCAA) (1961-1988), Pittsburgh Rens (ABL) (1961-1963), Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL) (1961-1967), Pittsburgh Condors (ABA) (1967-1968, 1969-1972), Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) (1967-2010), Pittsburgh Triangles (WTT) (1974-1976), Pittsburgh Spirit (MISL) (1978-1986), Pittsburgh Gladiators (AFL) (1987-1990), Pittsburgh Bulls (MILL) (1990-1993), Pittsburgh Phantoms (RHI) (1994), Pittsburgh Stingers (CISL) (1994-1995), Pittsburgh CrosseFire (NLL) (2000), Pittsburgh Xplosion (ABA) (2005-2006) Held tennis events, but primarily served as a NHL arena. Originally built for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Was first RR sports venue in the world. Even though it was RR venue, cost led it to be only partially retracted after 1995, and permanently closed after 2001.[9][10][11][12]

Future Stadiums

Under Construction

Field Sports

# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Planned opening Tenant(s) Notes
1 Jakarta International Stadium 82,000 Jakarta  Indonesia RR 2021 Persija Jakarta (Liga 1) Capacity between 80,000 and 82,000
2 Allegiant Stadium 65,000 Las Vegas  United States D 2020 Las Vegas Raiders (NFL), UNLV Rebels (NCAA) Expandable to 72,000
3 Kai Tak Stadium 50,000 Kowloon  Hong Kong RR 2020 TBD
4 Taipei Dome 40,000 Taipei  Taiwan D TBD TBD

Tennis/ other

# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Scheduled opening Tenant(s) Notes
1 Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss 15,500 Buenos Aires  Argentina RR TBD Argentina (Davis Cup) Existing stadiums with the addition of a retractable roof.
2 Court Philippe Chatrier 14,840 Paris  France RR 2020 French Open Existing stadium with the addition of a retractable roof.[13]

Planned

Tennis

# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Tenant(s) Notes
1 All Net Resort and Arena 22,800 Las Vegas  United States RR TBD TBD, multi-purpose arena with a retractable roof
2 ASB Tennis Centre 3,200 Auckland  New Zealand RR ASB Classic Existing stadium with the planned addition of a retractable roof.

See also

References

  1. ^ Smith, Corbett (May 20, 2015). "A sneak peek on construction at the Cowboys' Star Event Center, also the first domed high school venue in Texas". highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com. Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Dallas Cowboys' New Frisco World Headquarters and Multi-Use Event Center to Be Called The Ford Center at The Star". www.dallascowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Smith, Corbett (May 20, 2015). "A sneak peek on construction at the Cowboys' Star Event Center, also the first domed high school venue in Texas". http://highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com. Dallas News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  4. ^ Rollo, Joe (January 9, 2014). "Margaret Court Arena revamp misses chance of greatnes". www.smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Australian Open could be played entirely indoors, as Margaret Court Arena gets retractable roof". www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  6. ^ Rosenfield, Karissa (February 7, 2014). "The Stadiums of Sochi". www.archdaily.com. Arch Daily. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Sweet, Rod. "FIFA "happy" with Russia's World Cup preparations – for the moment". www.globalconreview.com.
  8. ^ "http://www.themoscowtimes.com/mobile/business/article/russia-to-spend-50-million-taking-roof-off-sochi-olympic-stadium/514657.html". www.themoscowtimes.com. Moscow Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  9. ^ http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2010/05/25/Mellon-Arena-roof-may-open-for-final-show/stories/201005250282
  10. ^ Eberson, Sharon (May 30, 2010). "Arena timeline -- Highlights of 50 years of entertainment - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  11. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20011124133823/http://mellonarena.com/info/history.asp
  12. ^ http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/MellonArena.html
  13. ^ https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/81754/roland-garros-provides-update-on-changes-to-the-philippechatrier-court
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