Baseball, cricket, football, American football... sport is now omnipresent in our society. Discover the 15 biggest stadiums in the world!
Many countries now have at least one stadium per city. However, if at some time these stadiums were mainly used as arena where teams expressed their potential athletic, now it is above all question of demeasure, greatness and especially majesty.
We offer a brief summary of the 15 biggest stadiums in the world!
1. Stade de Premier-Mai
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Bâti to Pyongyang , the capital of North Korea, the stadium of the Premier-Mai serves primarily as a parade for the army of this Asian country. With a capacity of 150,000 effective places, this stage wins the largest palm in the world.
2. Salt Lake Stadium
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The Salt Lake Stadium is purely intended for hosting football matches in the city where it is located, in Calcutta in the State of West Bengal, India. Capable to accommodate up to 120,000 spectators, this stage is the second largest in the world.
3. Michigan Stadium
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Located in the state of Michigan in the United States as its name suggests, the Michigan Stadium is destined for purely sporty use. It welcomes the American football matches of the city of Ann Arbor .
This is a mythical stage that has marked American sport history. This stadium accommodates up to 109,901 seats.
4. Beaver Stadium
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Another American stadium, the Beaver Stadium is also the forefront of the local American football team. Located in the city University Park the Beaver Stadium is able to accommodate up to 107,282 spectators.
5. Stade Azteca
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Built in the Mexican capital, Mexico , the Azteca stadium is used by one of Mexico’s football clubs as the main stadium. He is able to host 105,064 spectators simultaneously.
6. Neyland Stadium
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The city of Knoxville in the Tennessee in the United States is known to be the flagship of one of the most fierce and titrated US football teams.
Its stage is up to the reputation of this team. It welcomes some 102,459 spectators at each meeting. He is the sixth largest stadium in the world.
7. Ohio Stadium
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Other stadium hosting US football matches, Ohio Stadium is the arena of the local team Colombus . By its capacity (102,329) it is the seventh largest in the world.
8. Bryant-Denny Stadium
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Located in the American city of Tuscalussa , the Bryant-Denny stadium also houses American football matches for the local team. It has a capacity of 101,821 seats.
9. Bukit Jalil National Stadium
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The Bukit Jalil National Stadium is the largest in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Located in Kuala Lumpur , it hosts the football matches of the national selection of Malaysia, as well as the football matches of the eponymous city team. Its capacity is 100,200 seats.
10. Texas Memorial Stadium
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Top place of American football worship, Texas Memorial Stadium is located in the texane city of Austin . With a capacity of 100,119 seats, it is the welcoming stage of the NFL Austin team.
His recent refurbishment of US$175 million has redesigned his colours.
11. Melbourne Cricket Ground
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If France has the Rugby as a favorite sport, the United States football, Australia for its part idolater cricket. A Melbourne , the Melbourne Cricket Ground welcomes matches of local cricket and Australian football teams. It's 100 000 seats.
12. Camp Nou
Difficult to talk about the 15 biggest stadiums in the world without evokeing the ancestry of European football, Camp Nou. Located in Barcelona , this iconic stadium is the property of the Spanish club Barcelona FC. Mythic and at the origin of a thousand and a legends, the Barça is king there and has known only few sad sports faintings.
Camp Nou is also the sporting aspect, a mastodon that can accommodate up to 99,354 seated people. This is the twelfth largest stage of the planet.
13. FNB Stadium
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Africa is in the spotlight thanks to the FNB stadium Johannesburg . This is little or no longer the largest stadium in the African continent, which captures a fight of 94,700 spectators at each football meeting of the local team.
Renovation work is planned in a few months to increase this capacity. It is therefore not excluded that the FNB Stadium wins a few places in this ranking.
14. Memorial Coliseum
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The Memorial Coliseum of California is the seventh largest stadium in the United States, and the fourteenth largest in the world. This multi-functional stadium hosts football, American football and even baseball meetings, while enjoying a parade area for local or national parties.
It has a capacity of 93,607 seats and rises in the heart of Los Angeles The City of Angels.
15. Eden Gardens
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India is also one of the few nations in the world where cricket is practiced. The city of Calcutta Even has a stadium dedicated only to this sport, the Eden Gardens. It welcomes some 93,000 people at each local or national team meeting.
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