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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. 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
Notes
1
AT&T Stadium
80,000
Arlington , Texas
United States
RR
Capacity expandable to 105,000.
2
Principality Stadium
74,500
Cardiff
Wales
RR
3
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
73,208
New Orleans , Louisiana
United States
D
Capacity expandable to 76,468
4
NRG Stadium
71,795
Houston , Texas
United States
RR
5
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
71,000
Atlanta , Georgia
United States
RR
Expandable to 83,000
6
Krestovsky Stadium
66,881
St. Petersburg
Russia
RR, retractable playing surface
7
U.S. Bank Stadium
66,655
Minneapolis , Minnesota
United States
D
Capacity expandable to 73,000
8
Olympic Stadium
66,308
Montreal , Quebec
Canada
D
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
Capacity expandable to 70,000
10
Alamodome
65,000
San Antonio , Texas
United States
D
Capacity expandable to 72,000
11
Ford Field
65,000
Detroit , Michigan
United States
D
Capacity expandable to 70,000
12
University of Phoenix Stadium
63,400
Glendale , Arizona
United States
RR; retractable playing surface
Seating capacity expandable to 72,200 (over 78,600 with standing room).
13
Lucas Oil Stadium
62,421
Indianapolis , Indiana
United States
RR
Capacity expandable to 70,000.
14
Stadion Narodowy
58,145
Warsaw
Poland
RR
15
Arena Națională
55,634
Bucharest
Romania
RR
16 (tie)
National Stadium
55,000
Singapore
Singapore
RR
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo
Japan
D
18
Veltins-Arena
54,740
Gelsenkirchen
Germany
RR; retractable playing surface
Capacity 61,973 with standing rows
19
Esprit Arena
54,600
Düsseldorf
Germany
RR
20
BC Place
54,320
Vancouver , British Columbia
Canada
RR
The stadium originally featured a fixed roof, which was later replaced with a retractable roof.
21
Rogers Centre
54,000
Toronto , Ontario
Canada
RR
22
Johan Cruyff Arena
53,502
Amsterdam
Netherlands
RR
23
Etihad Stadium
53,359
Melbourne
Australia
RR
24
Commerzbank-Arena
51,500
Frankfurt
Germany
RR
The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
25
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
50,186
Villeneuve d'Ascq
France
RR
26
Friends Arena
50,000
Solna
Sweden
RR
27
Carrier Dome
49,250
Syracuse , New York
United States
D
The current air-supported roof will be replaced by a fixed roof in 2020.
28
Chase Field
48,519
Phoenix , Arizona
United States
RR
29
Safeco Field
47,574
Seattle , Washington
United States
RR
30
Toyota Stadium
45,000
Toyota
Japan
RR
31
Arena da Baixada
43,000
Curitiba
Brazil
RR
The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
32
Tropicana Field
42,735
St. Petersburg , Florida
United States
D
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
34
Minute Maid Park
41,574
Houston , Texas
United States
RR
35
Sapporo Dome
41,484
Sapporo
Japan
D; retractable playing surface
Capacity expandable to 53,796
36
Nagoya Dome
40,500
Nagoya
Japan
D
37
Ōita Bank Dome
40,000
Ōita
Japan
RR
38
Fukuoka Dome
38,561
Fukuoka
Japan
RR
39
Parken Stadium
38,065
Copenhagen
Denmark
RR
40
Marlins Park
36,742
Miami , Florida
United States
RR
Capacity is 37,442 with standing room.
41
Saitama Super Arena
36,500
Saitama
Japan
D
Stadium-arena hybrid. A movable seating structure allows it to house field sports and be configured as an arena.
42
Kyocera Dome
36,477
Osaka
Japan
D
42
Ordos Stadium
35,107
Ordos
China
RR
44
Seibu Dome
33,921
Tokorozawa
Japan
RR
45
Nantong Stadium
32,244
Nantong
China
RR
46
Paris La Défense Arena
32,000
Nanterre
France
D
Stadium-arena hybrid. A movable seating structure allows it to house field sports and be configured as an arena.
47
Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza
30,748
Dunedin
New Zealand
D
Expandable seating capacity
48
Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium
30,132
Kobe
Japan
RR
The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
49 (tie)
Astana Arena
30,000
Astana
Kazakhstan
RR
Tele2 Arena
Stockholm
Sweden
RR
Capacity is 33,000 with standing room.
51
GelreDome
25,000
Arnhem
Netherlands
RR; retractable playing surface
52
Fargodome
19,000
Fargo , North Dakota
United States
D
53
Gocheok Sky Dome
16,813
Seoul
South Korea
D
54
UNI-Dome
16,324
Cedar Falls , Iowa
United States
D
55
Kibbie Dome
16,000
Moscow , Idaho
United States
D
56 (tie)
Odate Jukai Dome
15,000
Odate
Japan
D
Telenor Arena
15,000
Bærum
Norway
D
58
Alerus Center
13,500
Grand Forks , North Dakota
United States
D
59 (tie)
Holt Arena
12,000
Pocatello , Idaho
United States
D
The Ford Center at The Star
Frisco , Texas
United States
D
Used for high school football by the Frisco Independent School District and serves as the Dallas Cowboys ' practice facility.[1] [2] [3]
61
Walkup Skydome
10,000
Flagstaff , Arizona
United States
D
Capacity expandable to 11,230.
62 (tie)
DakotaDome
10,000
Vermillion , South Dakota
United States
D
Tacoma Dome
Tacoma , Washington
United States
D
64
ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center
8,539
Johnson City , Tennessee
United States
D
.
65
Superior Dome
8,000
Marquette , Michigan
United States
D
66
Round Valley Ensphere
5,500
Eagar , Arizona
United States
D
67
Ultimate Soccer Arenas
5,000
Pontiac , Michigan
United States
D
Tennis/ other
#
Stadium
Capacity
City
Country
Domed or Retractable roof
Notes
1
Arthur Ashe Stadium
23,771
New York City , New York
United States
RR
Retractable-roofed tennis arena. Originally open-air.
2 (tie)
Centre Court
15,000
London
England
RR
Originally an open-air stadium
National Tennis Center Center Court
Beijing
China
RR
Plaza de Toros La Macarena
Medellín
Colombia
RR
Retractable-roofed bullfighting arena. Originally open-air.
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena
Shanghai
China
RR
3
Rod Laver Arena
14,820
Melbourne
Australia
RR
Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park (part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct )
4
Louis Armstrong Stadium
14,000
New York City , New York
United States
RR
Retractable-roofed tennis arena.
5
Perth Arena
13,910
Perth
Australia
RR
6
Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum
13,200
Hamburg
Germany
RR
7
Estadio Manolo Santana
12,442
Madrid
Spain
RR
8
Gerry Weber Stadion
12,300
Halle (Westfalen)
Germany
RR
9
Plaza de Toros de La Ribera
11,046
Logroño
Spain
RR
Retractable-roofed bullring.
10
Iradier Arena
10,714
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Spain
RR
Retractable-roofed arena
11
Hisense Arena
10,500
Melbourne
Australia
RR
Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre
12
Ariake Coliseum
10,000
Koto, Tokyo
Japan
RR
13
Margaret Court Arena
7,500
Melbourne
Australia
RR [4] [5]
Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre
14
Campo Pequeno bullring
6,869
Lisbon
Portugal
RR
Retractable-roofed bullfighting stadium. Originally was open-air.
15
Pat Rafter Arena
5,500
Tennyson , Queensland
Australia
D
Expandable to 7,000
16
Arènes de Metz
5,300
Metz
France
D
17
Kungliga tennishallen
5,000
Stockholm
Sweden
D
18
Caja Mágica Court 1
3,500
Madrid
Spain
RR
19
Caja Mágica Court 2
2,500
Madrid
Spain
RR
20
Aqua Wing Arena
2,000
Nagano
Japan
RR
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
Notes
1
Pontiac Silverdome
82,000
Pontiac , Michigan
United States
2013
2017
2
Georgia Dome
74,288
Atlanta , Georgia
United States
2017
2017
Demolished after the opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium .
3
Kingdome
66,000
Seattle , Washington
United States
2000
March 26, 2000
The open-air CenturyLink Field stands on the site.
4
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
64,111
Minneapolis , Minnesota
United States
2013
January 18, 2014
A newer domed stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium , stands on the site.
5
NRG Astrodome
62,439
Houston , Texas
United States
2004
N/A
Still standing (defunct)
6
RCA Dome
57,981
Indianapolis , Indiana
United States
2008
December 20, 2008
Demolished after the opening of Lucas Oil Stadium .
Tennis/ other
Future Stadiums
Under Construction
Field Sports
#
Stadium
Capacity
City
Country
Domed or Retractable roof
Planned opening
Notes
1
Lusail Iconic Stadium
86,250
Lusail
Qatar
RR
2022
To be downsized to a 20,000-seat venue following the 2022 FIFA World Cup
2
Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park
80,000
Inglewood , California
United States
RR
2020
expandable to 100,000
3
ANZ Stadium
75,000
Sydney
Australia
RR
TBD
Addition of roof to existing stadium
4
Las Vegas Stadium
65,000
Las Vegas
United States
D
2020
Expandable to 72,000
5
Kai Tak Stadium
50,000
Kowloon
Hong Kong
RR
2020
6
Globe Life Field
44,000
Arlington , Texas
United States
RR
2020
Capacity between 42,000 and 44,000
7
Taipei Dome
40,000
Taipei
Taiwan
D
Tennis/ other
Planned
Field Sports
Tennis
See also
References
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