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The following is an incomplete list of sports venues that currently have or once had a highest attendance of 100,000 people or more. Included are also those venues which have closed, been refurbished, or have been proposed.

Current venues

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This list is for those venues that are currently open for use and have a permanent structure (open venues such as for marathons are not considered). Their highest attendance may have occurred at a time when the configuration of venue was different, through the use of standing sections, or the use of infield areas. In the case of AT&T Stadium, the highest attendance was recorded for a basketball game, which used field-level seating not available for the venue's standard American football configuration. The largest sporting venue in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000. Additionally, TPC Scottsdale during the Phoenix Open has the ability to hold 250,000 spectators in a single day, hosting 216,818 golf fans on February 3, 2018.

Rank Venue name Highest attendance[note 1] Location Current seating capacity Use Image
1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 350,000[1] United States Speedway, Indiana, United States 257,325 Motor racing
2 Circuit de la Sarthe 325,000[2] France Le Mans, France 100,000 Motor racing
3 Ascot Racecourse 280,000 United Kingdom Ascot, United Kingdom 80,000[3] Horse racing
4 Tokyo Racecourse 223,000 Japan Tokyo, Japan 13,750 Horse racing
5 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 221,011[4] Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 100,000 Motor racing
6 Nürburgring-Nordschleife 220,000 Germany Nürburg, Germany 220,000 Motor racing
7 TPC Scottsdale-Stadium Course 216,818 United States Scottsdale, Arizona, United States 250,000 Golf
8 Texas Motor Speedway 212,585 United States Fort Worth, Texas, United States 138,122 Motor racing
9 Adelaide Street Circuit 210,000[5] Australia Adelaide, Australia 200,000 Motor racing
10 Aintree Racecourse 200,000 England Aintree, England 75,000 Horse racing
11 Badminton Park 200,000 England Badminton, England 200,000 Eventing
12 Shanghai International Circuit 200,000 China Shanghai, China 200,000 Motor racing
13 Estádio do Maracanã 199,854 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 78,838 Football
14 Rungrado 1st of May Stadium 190,000 North Korea Pyongyang, North Korea 114,000 Football, Mass games
15 Talladega Superspeedway 175,000 United States Talladega, Alabama, United States 175,000 Motor racing
16 Sebring International Raceway 169,000 United States Sebring, Florida, United States 175,000 Motor racing
17 Daytona International Speedway 167,785 United States Daytona Beach, Florida, United States 167,785 Motor racing
18 Charlotte Motor Speedway 167,000 United States Concord, North Carolina, United States 167,000 Motor racing
19 Nakayama Racecourse 165,676 Japan Chiba, Japan 165,676 Horse racing
20 Bristol Motor Speedway 165,000 United States Bristol, Tennessee, United States 165,000 Motor racing, American football
21 Churchill Downs 164,858[6] United States Louisville, Kentucky, United States 51,000 Horse racing
22 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 156,000[7] United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 142,000 Motor racing
23 Suzuka Circuit 155,000 Japan Suzuka, Japan 155,000 Motor racing
24 Istanbul Park 155,000 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 155,000 Motor racing
25 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 150,000[8] Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 77,193 Football
26 Nürburgring-Südschleife 150,000 Germany Nürburg, Germany 150,000 Motor racing
27 Belmont Park 150,000 United States Elmont, New York, United States 33,000 Horse racing
28 Circuit of the Americas 150,000 United States Austin, Texas, United States 120,000 Motor racing
29 Hampden Park 149,547 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 51,866 Football
30 Holmenkollbakken 143,000[9] Norway Oslo, Norway 50,000 Ski jumping hill
31 Silverstone Circuit 141,000 England Silverstone, England 150,000 Motor racing
32 Circuit de Catalunya 140,000 Spain Montmeló, Spain 140,000 Motor racing
33 Fuji Speedway 140,000 Japan Oyama, Japan 140,000 Motor racing
34 Hanshin Racecourse 139,877 Japan Hyogo, Japan 12,603 Horse racing
35 Estádio do Morumbi 138,032 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil 66,795 Football
36 Michigan International Speedway 137,000 United States Brooklyn, Michigan, United States 137,243 Motor racing
37 Estadio Azteca 136,274[10] Mexico Mexico City, Mexico 87,523 Football and Boxing
38 Pimlico Race Course 135,256 United States Baltimore, Maryland, United States 43,000 Horse racing
39 Korea International Circuit 135,000 South Korea Yeongam, South Korea 135,000 Motor racing
40 Dover International Speedway 135,000 United States Dover, Delaware, United States 95,500 Motor racing and horse racing
41 Mineirão 134,934 Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil 62,547 Football
42 Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan 134,781[11] India Kolkata, India 85,000 Football
43 Flemington Racecourse 130,000 Australia Melbourne, Australia 130,000 Horse racing
44 Sepang International Circuit 130,000 Malaysia Sepang, Malaysia 130,000 Motor racing
45 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium 129,690 Spain Madrid, Spain 81,044 Football
46 Azadi Stadium 128,000 Iran Tehran, Iran 90,000 Football
47 San Siro 125,000 Italy Milan, Italy 82,955 Football
48 Atlanta Motor Speedway 125,000 United States Hampton, Georgia, United States 125,000 Motor racing
49 Melbourne Cricket Ground 121,696 Australia Melbourne, Australia 100,024 Cricket, Australian rules football
50 Cairo International Stadium 120,480 Egypt Cairo, Egypt 74,100 Football
51 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 120,028 England London, England 24,000 Football
52 Soldier Field 120,000[12][13] United States Chicago, Illinois, United States 61,000 American football
53 Buddh International Circuit 120,000 India Greater Noida, India 120,000 Motor racing
54 Eden Gardens 120,000 India Kolkata, India 65,000 Cricket
55 Kyoto Racecourse 120,000 Japan Kyoto, Japan 28,000 Horse racing
56 Camp Nou 120,000 Spain Barcelona, Spain 98,722 Football
57 Hockenheimring 120,000 Germany Hockenheim, Germany 120,000 Motor racing
58 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 120,000 Germany Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Germany 120,000 Motor racing
59 Circuit de Valencia 120,000 Spain Cheste, Spain 120,000 Motor racing
60 Mangueirão 120,000 Brazil Belém, Brazil 45,007 Football
61 Silesian Stadium 120,000 Poland Chorzów, Poland 47,246 Football, Motorcycle speedway
62 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 120,000 France Magny-Cours, France 120,000 Motor racing
63 Hungaroring 120,000 Hungary Mogyoród, Hungary 120,000 Motor racing
64 Epsom Downs Racecourse 120,000 England Epsom, England 10,875 Horse racing
65 Autódromo José Carlos Pace 119,000 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil 119,000 Motor racing
66 Ibrox Stadium 118,567 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 50,947[14] Football
67 Castelão 118,496 Brazil Fortaleza, Brazil 64,846 Football
68 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 115,300 United States Los Angeles, California, United States 92,000 American football and Baseball
69 Michigan Stadium 115,109 United States Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States 107,601 American football
70 Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón 115,000 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 51,389 Football
71 Stadium Australia 114,714 Australia Sydney, Australia 84,000 Rugby League, Football, Rugby Union, Australian Rules football and Cricket
72 Salpausselkä 114,082 Finland Lahti, Finland 80,000 Ski jumping
73 Richmond International Raceway 112,029 United States Richmond, Virginia, United States 112,029 Motor racing
74 Beaver Stadium 110,889 United States State College, Pennsylvania, United States 107,282 American football
75 Kyle Field 110,633[15] United States College Station, Texas, United States 102,512 American football
76 Ohio Stadium 110,045 United States Columbus, Ohio, United States 104,944 American football
77 Olympiastadion 110,000 Germany Berlin, Germany 74,228 Football
78 Neyland Stadium 109,061 United States Knoxville, Tennessee, United States 100,011 American football
79 AT&T Stadium 108,713[16] United States Arlington, Texas, United States 80,000 American football
80 Kentucky Speedway 107,000 United States Sparta, Kentucky, United States 107,000 Motor racing
81 Rose Bowl 106,869 United States Pasadena, California, United States 92,542 American football
82 Estádio Beira-Rio 106,554 Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil 51,300 Football
83 New Hampshire Motor Speedway 105,491 United States Loudon, New Hampshire, United States 93,521 Motor racing
84 Stadium Puskás Ferenc 104,000 Hungary Budapest, Hungary 68,976 Football
85 Murrayfield Stadium 104,000 Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland 67,144 Rugby
86 Luzhniki Stadium 103,000 Russia Moscow, Russia 84,745 Football
87 Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 103,000 Germany Stuttgart, Germany 58,000 Football
88 Odsal Stadium 102,569 England Bradford, England 27,491 Rugby league
89 Tiger Stadium 102,315 United States Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States 102,000 American football
90 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium 102,315 United States Austin, Texas, United States 100,119 American football
90 Sonoma Raceway 102,000 United States Sonoma, California, United States 102,000 Motor racing
91 Olimpiysky National Sports Complex 102,000 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine 83,450 Football
92 Stade 5 Juillet 1962 102,000 Algeria Algiers, Algeria 66,000 Football
93 Bryant–Denny Stadium 101,821 United States Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States 101,821 American football
94 Narendra Modi Stadium 101,566 India Ahmedabad, India 132,000 Cricket
95 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 100,000 Italy Monza, Italy 118,865[17] Motor racing
96 Seoul Olympic Stadium 100,000 South Korea Seoul, South Korea 69,950 Football
97 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 100,000 India Cochin, India 78,000 Football
98 Estadio Centenario 100,000 Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay 76,000 Football
99 Ellis Park Stadium 100,000 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa 62,567 Rugby and Football
100 Chang International Circuit 100,000 Thailand Buriram, Thailand 100,000 Motor racing
101 Circuit Bugatti 100,000 France Le Mans, France 100,000 Motor racing
102 TT Circuit Assen 100,000 Netherlands Assen, Netherlands 100,000 Motor racing
103 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 100,000 Canada Montreal, Quebec, Canada 100,000 Motor racing
104 Hipódromo de San Isidro 100,000 Argentina San Isidro, Argentina 100,000 Horse racing
105 Stade des Martyrs 100,000 Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa, DR Congo 80,000 Football
106 Goodwood Circuit 100,000 England Chichester, England 100,000 Motor racing

Closed, proposed, and expanding venues

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This list is for those venues that are currently closed, not in use, proposed, or are currently being expanded to 100,000 or more spectators.

Rank Venue name Highest capacity[note 1] Location Use
1 Deutsches Stadion 400,000 Germany Nuremberg, Germany Proposed, never opened
2 Strahov Stadium 240,000 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Football, never reached full capacity
3 Buddh International Circuit 200,000 India Greater Noida, India Motor racing (Current Capacity 120,000)
4 Ontario Motor Speedway 155,000 United States Ontario, California Motor racing
5 Aintree Motor Racing Circuit 150,000 England Aintree, England Motor racing
6 Balatonring 140,000 Hungary Sávoly, Hungary Motor racing (opening in TBD)
7 Estádio da Luz (1954) 135,000 Portugal Lisbon, Portugal Football
8 Wembley Stadium (1923) 127,000 England London, England Football
9 West Ham Stadium 120,000 England London, England Football, Greyhound racing, Speedway
10 Brookside Stadium 115,000 United States Cleveland, United States American football, Baseball
11 John F. Kennedy Stadium 102,000 United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States American football
12 Hippodrome of Constantinople 100,000 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Chariot and Horse racing
13 Kirov Stadium 100,000 Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia Football
14 Tower Athletic Grounds 100,000 England New Brighton, England Football
15 10th-Anniversary Stadium 100,000 Poland Warsaw, Poland Football
16 Zentralstadion 100,000 Germany Leipzig, Germany Football
17 Estádio Olímpico Monumental 100,000 Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil Football

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Some capacities include standing places

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