List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more
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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.
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Current venues[edit]
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.
| Rank | Venue name | Highest attendance[1] | Location | Current seating capacity | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Circuit de la Sarthe | 263,500[2] |  Le Mans, France |
100,000 | Motor racing |
| 2 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | 257,325[3] |  Speedway, Indiana, United States |
257,325 | Motor racing |
| 3 | Strahov Stadium | 250,000 |  Prague, Czech Republic |
100,000 | Concerts, Exhibitions, Football, Futsal, Gymnastics and Motor racing |
| 4 | Tokyo Racecourse | 223,000 |  Tokyo, Japan |
13,750 | Horse racing |
| 5 | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | 221,011[4] |  Mexico City, Mexico |
100,000 | Motor racing |
| 6 | Texas Motor Speedway | 212,585 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
138,122 | Motor racing |
| 7 | Aintree Racecourse | 200,000-300,000 |  Aintree, England |
75,000 | Horse racing |
| Badminton Park | 200,000 | Badminton, England |
200,000 | Eventing | |
| Shanghai International Circuit | 200,000 |  Shanghai, China |
200,000 | Motor racing | |
| 10 | Estádio do Maracanã | 199,854 |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
78,838 | Football |
| 11 | Talladega Superspeedway | 175,000 | Talladega, Alabama, United States |
175,000 | Motor racing |
| 12 | Daytona International Speedway | 167,785 | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
167,785 | Motor racing |
| 13 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | 167,000 | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
167,000 | Motor racing |
| 14 | Nakayama Racecourse | 165,676 | Chiba, Japan |
15,944 | Horse racing |
| 15 | Bristol Motor Speedway | 165,000 | Bristol, Tennessee, United States |
165,000 | Motor racing |
| 16 | Churchill Downs | 164,858[5] | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
51,000 | Horse racing |
| 17 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | 156,000[6] | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
142,000 | Motor racing |
| 18 | Suzuka Circuit | 155,000 | Suzuka, Japan |
155,000 | Motor racing |
| Istanbul Park | 155,000 |  Istanbul, Turkey |
155,000 | Motor racing | |
| 20 | Südschleife | 150,000 |  Nürburg, Germany |
150,000 | Motor racing |
| Belmont Park | 150,000 | Elmont, New York, United States |
33,000 | Horse racing | |
| Rungnado May Day Stadium | 150,000 |  Pyongyang, North Korea |
150,000 | Football | |
| 24 | Hampden Park | 149,547 |  Glasgow, Scotland |
51,866 | Football |
| 25 | Holmenkollbakken | 143,000[7] |  Oslo, Norway |
50,000 | Ski jumping hill |
| 26 | Circuit de Catalunya | 140,000 |  Montmeló, Spain |
140,000 | Motor racing |
| Fuji Speedway | 140,000 | Oyama, Japan |
140,000 | Motor racing | |
| 28 | Hanshin Racecourse | 139,877 | Hyogo, Japan |
12,603 | Horse racing |
| 29 | Estádio do Morumbi | 138,032 | São Paulo, Brazil |
66,795 | Football |
| 30 | Michigan International Speedway | 137,243 | Brooklyn, Michigan, United States |
137,243 | Motor racing |
| 31 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 137,000 |  Monza, Italy |
137,000 | Motor racing |
| 32 | Estadio Azteca | 136,274[8] | Mexico City, Mexico |
105,000 | Football and Boxing |
| 33 | Korea International Circuit | 135,000 |  Yeongam, South Korea |
135,000 | Motor racing |
| Dover International Speedway | 135,000 | Dover, Delaware, United States |
95,500 | Motor racing and horse racing | |
| 35 | Mineirão | 132,834 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
62,547 | Football |
| 36 | Salt Lake Stadium | 131,000[9] |  Kolkata, India |
68,000 | Football |
| 37 | Flemington Racecourse | 130,000 |  Melbourne, Australia |
130,000 | Horse racing |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 130,000 | Melbourne, Australia |
100,024 | Cricket, Australian rules football | |
| Sepang International Circuit | 130,000 |  Sepang, Malaysia |
130,000 | Motor racing | |
| 40 | Azadi Stadium | 128,000 |  Tehran, Iran |
90,000 | Football |
| Silverstone Circuit | 140,000 | Silverstone, England |
140,000 | Motor racing | |
| San Siro | 125,000 | Milan, Italy |
82,955 | Football | |
| Atlanta Motor Speedway | 125,000 | Hampton, Georgia, United States |
125,000 | Motor racing | |
| 45 | Cairo International Stadium | 120,480 |  Cairo, Egypt |
74,100 | Football |
| 46 | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 120,028 | London, England |
24,000 | Football |
| 46 | Soldier Field | 120,000[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
61,000 | American football |
| Buddh International Circuit | 120,000 | Greater Noida, India |
120,000 | Motor racing | |
| Eden Gardens | 120,000 | Kolkata, India |
88,000 | Cricket | |
| Kyoto Racecourse | 120,000 | Kyoto, Japan |
28,000 | Horse racing | |
| Camp Nou | 120,000 | Barcelona, Spain |
98,722 | Football | |
| Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | 120,000 | Madrid, Spain |
80,400 | Football | |
| Hockenheimring | 120,000 | Hockenheim, Germany |
120,000 | Motor racing | |
| EuroSpeedway Lausitz | 120,000 | Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Germany |
120,000 | Motor racing | |
| Circuit de Valencia | 120,000 | Cheste, Spain |
120,000 | Motor racing | |
| Pimlico Race Course | 120,000 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
43,000 | Horse racing | |
| Mangueirão | 120,000 | Belém, Brazil |
45,007 | Football | |
| Silesian Stadium | 120,000 |  Chorzów, Poland |
47,246 | Football, Motorcycle speedway | |
| Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 120,000 | Magny-Cours, France |
120,000 | Motor racing | |
| Hungaroring | 120,000 |  Mogyoród, Hungary |
120,000 | Motor racing | |
| Epsom Downs Racecourse | 120,000 | Epsom, England |
10,875 | Horse racing | |
| 62 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 119,000 | São Paulo, Brazil |
119,000 | Motor racing |
| 63 | Ibrox Stadium | 118,567 | Glasgow, Scotland |
50,947[26] | Football |
| 64 | Castelão | 118,496 | Fortaleza, Brazil |
64,846 | Football |
| 65 | Circuit of the Americas | 117,429 | Austin, Texas, United States |
120,000 | Motor racing |
| 66 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 115,300 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
92,000 | American football and Baseball |
| 67 | Michigan Stadium | 115,109 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States |
107,601 | American football |
| 68 | Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | 115,000 |  Buenos Aires, Argentina |
51,389 | Football |
| 69 | Stadium Australia | 114,714 | Sydney, Australia |
84,000 | Rugby League, Football, Rugby Union, Australian Rules football and Cricket |
| 70 | Salpausselkä | 114,082 |  Lahti, Finland |
80,000 | Ski jumping |
| 71 | Richmond International Raceway | 112,029 | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
112,029 | Motor racing |
| 72 | Beaver Stadium | 110,753 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States |
107,282 | American football |
| 73 | Kyle Field | 110,633[27] | College Station, Texas, United States |
102,512 | American football |
| 74 | Berlin Olympic Stadium | 110,000 | Berlin, Germany |
74,228 | Football |
| 80 | Neyland Stadium | 109,061 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States |
100,011 | American football |
| 81 | AT&T Stadium | 108,713 | Arlington, Texas, United States |
80,000 | Basketball |
| 82 | Kentucky Speedway | 107,000 | Sparta, Kentucky, United States |
107,000 | Motor racing |
| 83 | Rose Bowl | 106,869 | Pasadena, California, United States |
92,542 | American football |
| 84 | Estádio Beira-Rio | 106,554 | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
51,300 | Football |
| 85 | Ohio Stadium | 108,610 | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
104,944 | American football |
| 86 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | 105,491 | Loudon, New Hampshire, United States |
93,521 | Motor racing |
| 87 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc | 104,000 | Budapest, Hungary |
68,976 | Football |
| Murrayfield Stadium | 104,000 | Edinburgh, Scotland |
67,144 | Rugby | |
| 89 | Luzhniki Stadium | 103,000 |  Moscow, Russia |
84,745 | Football |
| Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 103,000 | Stuttgart, Germany |
58,000 | Football | |
| 91 | Odsal Stadium | 102,569 | Bradford, England |
27,491 | Rugby league |
| 92 | Sonoma Raceway | 102,000 | Sonoma, California, United States |
102,000 | Motor racing |
| Olimpiysky National Sports Complex | 102,000 |  Kiev, Ukraine |
83,450 | Football | |
| Stade 5 Juillet 1962 | 102,000 |  Algiers, Algeria |
66,000 | Football | |
| Tiger Stadium | 102,000 | Baton Rouge, USA |
102,000 | American Football | |
| 96 | Bryant–Denny Stadium | 101,821 | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States |
101,821 | American football |
| 97 | Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium | 101,437 | Austin, Texas, United States |
100,119 | American football |
| 98 | Bung Karno Stadium | 100,800 |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
88,083 | Football |
| 99 | Seoul Olympic Stadium | 100,000 | Seoul, South Korea |
69,950 | Football |
| Estadio Centenario | 100,000 |  Montevideo, Uruguay |
76,000 | Football | |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 100,000 | Delhi, India |
78,000 | Football | |
| Ellis Park Stadium | 100,000 |  Johannesburg, South Africa |
62,567 | Rugby and Football | |
| Circuit Bugatti | 100,000 | Le Mans, France |
100,000 | Motor racing | |
| TT Circuit Assen | 100,000 |  Assen, Netherlands |
100,000 | Motor racing | |
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 100,000 |  Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
100,000 | Motor racing | |
| Hipódromo de San Isidro | 100,000 | San Isidro, Argentina |
100,000 | Horse racing | |
| Hohe Warte Stadium | 100,000 |  Vienna, Austria |
4,600 | Football, Rugby, American Football | |
| Stade des Martyrs | 100,000 |  Kinshasa, DR Congo |
80,000 | Football | |
| Goodwood Circuit | 100,000 | Chichester, England |
100,000 | Motor racing |
Closed, proposed, and expanding venues[edit]
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[1] | Location | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deutsches Stadion | 400,000 | Nuremberg, Germany |
Proposed, never opened |
| 2 | Strahov Stadium | 240,000 | Prague, Czech Republic |
Football, never reached full capacity |
| 3 | Buddh International Circuit | 200,000 | Greater Noida, India |
Motor racing (Current Capacity 120,000) |
| 4 | Ontario Motor Speedway | 155,000 | Ontario, California |
Motor racing |
| 5 | Aintree Motor Racing Circuit | 150,000 | Aintree, England |
Motor racing |
| 6 | Balatonring | 140,000 | Sávoly, Hungary |
Motor racing (opening in TBD) |
| 7 | Estádio da Luz (1954) | 135,000 |  Lisbon, Portugal |
Football |
| 8 | Wembley Stadium (1923) | 127,000 | London, England |
Football |
| 9 | Alabama Motorsports Park | 125,000 | Mobile, Alabama, United States |
Motor racing (opening in 2012) |
| 10 | West Ham Stadium | 120,000 | London, England |
Football, Greyhound racing, Speedway |
| 11 | Brookside Stadium | 115,000 | Cleveland |
American football, Baseball |
| 12 | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 102,000 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
American football |
| 13 | Hippodrome of Constantinople | 100,000 | Istanbul, Turkey |
Chariot and Horse racing |
| Kirov Stadium | 100,000 | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Football | |
| Tower Athletic Grounds | 100,000 | New Brighton, England |
Football | |
| 10th-Anniversary Stadium | 100,000 | Warsaw, Poland |
Football | |
| Zentralstadion (1956) | 100,000 | Leipzig, Germany |
Football | |
| Estádio Olímpico Monumental | 100,000 | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
Football |
See also[edit]
- List of African stadiums by capacity
- List of Asian stadiums by capacity
- List of European stadiums by capacity
- List of North American stadiums by capacity
- List of Oceanian stadiums by capacity
- List of South American stadiums by capacity
- List of stadiums by capacity
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