List of closed stadiums by capacity

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This list of closed stadiums by capacity shows demolished, unused, or otherwise closed sports stadiums ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium could accommodate seated. Stadiums that had a capacity of 15,000 or greater are included.

Most of the largest past stadiums were used for association football or American football. However, some high capacity venues were used for baseball, cricket, Gaelic games, rugby union, rugby league, Australian rules football and Canadian football. Many stadiums had a running track around the perimeter of the pitch allowing them to be used for athletics.

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| Strahov Stadium | 250,000[a 1] | Prague |  Czech Republic | Czechoslovak state, Sparta Prague training | 1994 | Spartakiad, Association football
| Estádio da Luz | 120,000[1] | Lisbon |  Portugal | S.L. Benfica | 2003  | Association football
| Central Stadium | 120,000[2] | Leipzig |  East Germany | East Germany | 1997 | Sports
| West Ham Stadium | 120,000[3] | London |  England | Thames A.F.C., Speedway Hammers | 1972 | Association football, Speedway, Greyhound racing
| John F. Kennedy Stadium | 102,000 | Philadelphia |  United States | Philadelphia Eagles (1936–39, 1941), best known for Army-Navy Game (1936–1979) | 1992 | American football
| Tower Athletic Ground | 100,000[4] | New Brighton |  England | New Brighton Tower, New Brighton | 1977 | Association football
| Kirov Stadium | 100,000 | Saint Petersburg |  Russia | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | 2006 | Association football, Athletics
| Estádio das Antas | 95,000[5] | Porto |  Portugal | F.C. Porto | 2004 | Association football
| White City Stadium | 93,000[6] | London |  England | 1908 Summer Olympics, 1934 British Empire Games, 1966 World Cup, Queens Park Rangers F.C. | 1983 | Association football, Athletics
| Centennial Olympic Stadium | 85,000 | Atlanta |  United States | 1996 Summer Olympics | 1996[a 2] | Athletics
| Pontiac Silverdome | 82,000 | Pontiac |  United States | Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons | 2013 | American football, basketball
| Wembley Stadium (1923) | 82,000 | London |  England | 1948 Summer Olympics, 1966 World Cup, 1996 Euro | 2000 | Association football, Athletics
| Cleveland Stadium | 81,000 | Cleveland |  United States | Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians | 1996 | American football, Baseball
| Tulane Stadium | 80,985 | New Orleans |  United States | Tulane Green Wave, New Orleans Saints | 1979 | American football
| Shah Alam Stadium | 80,372[7] | Shah Alam |  Malaysia | Selangor | 2020 | Association football, athletics
| Giants Stadium | 80,200 | East Rutherford |  United States | New York Giants, New York Jets, New York Cosmos | 2010 | American football, association football
| Georgia Dome | 80,000[8] | Atlanta |  United States | Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Georgia State Panthers | 2017 | American football, basketball
| Waverley Park | 78,000 | Melbourne |  Australia | Fitzroy Football Club, St Kilda Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club | 2000[a 3] | Australian rules football
| Mile High Stadium | 76,273 | Denver |  United States | Denver Bears, Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies | 2002 | American football, baseball
| Estádio José Alvalade | 75,200[9] | Lisbon |  Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 2004  | Association football
| Miami Orange Bowl | 74,476 | Miami |  United States | Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes football | 2008 | American football
| Tampa Stadium | 74,301 | Tampa |  United States | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tampa Bay Bandits, South Florida Bulls football, Tampa Bay Mutiny | 1999 | American football, association football
| Gator Bowl Stadium | 73,227 | Jacksonville |  United States | Gator Bowl | 1994[a 4] | American football
| Madison Square Garden Bowl | 72,000 | New York |  United States | Boxing matches | 1945 | Boxing
| 10th-Anniversary Stadium | 71,008 | Warsaw |  Poland | Poland national football team | 2008 | Association football
| San Diego Stadium | 70,561 | San Diego |  United States | San Diego Chargers, San Diego Padres, San Diego State Aztecs football | 2019 | American football, baseball
| Candlestick Park | 69,732 | San Francisco |  United States | San Francisco Giants, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Golden Gate Gales | 2014 | Baseball, American football, association football
| Stadio delle Alpi | 69,000 | Turin |  Italy | Juventus FC | 2008 | Association football
| Kingdome | 66,000 | Seattle |  United States | Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners | 2000 | American football, baseball
| Texas Stadium | 65,675 | Irving |  United States | Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Tornado, SMU Mustangs football | 2008 | American football, association football
| Veterans Stadium | 65,386 | Philadelphia |  United States | Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies | 2004 | American football, baseball
| Workers' Stadium (1959) | 65,094 | Beijing |  China | Beijing Guoan F.C. | 2020 | Association football
| Wulihe Stadium | 65,000 | Shenyang |  China | Changsha Ginde F.C. | 2007 | Association football
| Meiji Shrine Outer Park Stadium | 65,000 | Tokyo |  Japan | 1930 Far Eastern Games | 1956 | Athletics
| Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,121 | Minneapolis |  United States | Minnesota Vikings (1982–2013), Minnesota Twins (1982–2009), Minnesota Golden Gophers football (1982–2008), Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball (select games, 1985–2013), Minnesota Timberwolves (1989–1990), Minnesota United FC (select games, 2012–2013) | 2013 | American football, baseball, basketball, association football
| Wankdorf Stadium | 64,000 | Bern |  Switzerland | BSC Young Boys | 2001 | Association Football
| Deutsches Stadion | 64,000 | Berlin |  Germany | Germany national football team | 1934 | Association football
| Astrodome | 62,439 | Houston |  United States | Houston Oilers, Houston Astros | 2004 | American football, baseball
| Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 60,606 | Atlanta |  United States | Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves | 1997 | American football, baseball
| Foxboro Stadium | 60,292 | Foxborough |  United States | New England Patriots | 2002 | American football
| Pitt Stadium | 60,190 | Pittsburgh |  United States | Pittsburgh Panthers football | 1999 | American football
| Stadionul National | 60,120 | Bucharest |  Romania | Romania national football team | 2008 | Association football
| Station Road | 60,000 | Pendlebury |  England | Swinton RLFC | 1992 | Rugby league
| Stadion Edmunda Szyca | 60,000 | Poznań |  Poland | Warta Poznań | 1992 | Association football
| Central Park | 60,000 | Wigan |  England | Wigan RLFC | 1999 | Rugby league
| Camp de Les Corts | 60,000 | Barcelona |  Spain | FC Barcelona | 1957 | Association football
| Olympic Stadium | 60,000 | Grenoble |  France | 1968 Winter Olympics | 1968 | Opening and closing ceremonies
| Riverfront Stadium | 59,754 | Cincinnati |  United States | Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds | 2002 | American football, baseball
| Kezar Stadium | 59,636 | San Francisco |  United States | San Francisco 49ers | 1970[a 5] | American football
| Three Rivers Stadium | 59,000 | Pittsburgh |  United States | Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 2001 | American football, baseball
| RCA Dome | 57,980 | Indianapolis |  United States | Indianapolis Colts | 2008 | American football
| Shea Stadium | 57,333 | New York |  United States | New York Jets, New York Mets | 2008 | American football, baseball
| Yankee Stadium | 56,936 | New York |  United States | New York Yankees | 2008 | American football, baseball
| Memorial Stadium | 56,652 | Minneapolis |  United States | Minnesota Golden Gophers football | 1982 | American football
| Victoria Ground | 56,000 | Stoke-on-Trent |  England | Stoke City F.C. | 1997 | Association football
| Estadio Gasómetro | 55,000 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina | Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro | 1993 | Association football
| Polo Grounds | 55,000 | New York |  United States | New York Giants | 1964 | American football, baseball
| National Stadium, Singapore | 55,000 | Singapore |  Singapore | Singapore national football team | 2007 | Association football
| Vicente Calderon Stadium | 54,907 | Madrid |  Spain | Atlético Madrid | 2017 | Association football
| Rheinstadion | 54,000 | Düsseldorf |  Germany | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2005 | Association football
| Memorial Stadium | 53,371 | Baltimore |  United States | Baltimore Colts, Baltimore Orioles | 2001 | American football, baseball
| Milwaukee County Stadium | 53,192 | Milwaukee |  United States | Milwaukee Brewers | 2001[a 6] | American football, Baseball
| Cardiff Arms Park | 53,000 | Cardiff |  Wales | Wales national rugby union team | 1997[a 7] | Rugby union
| Tiger Stadium | 52,416 | Detroit |  United States | Detroit Lions, Detroit Tigers | 1999 | American football, baseball
| Estádio José Alvalade | 52,411 | Lisbon |  Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 2003 | Association football
| Idrætsparken | 52,377 | Copenhagen |  Denmark | Denmark national football team | 1990 | Association football
| Football Park | 51,240 | Adelaide |  Australia | Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide Football Club | 2015 | Australian rules football
| Aloha Stadium | 50,000 | Honolulu |  United States | Hawaiʻi Warriors football | 2020 | American football, baseball
| Cathkin Park | 50,000 | Glasgow |  Scotland | Queen's Park F.C. | 1967 | Association football
| Celtic Park | 50,000 | Belfast |  Northern Ireland | Belfast Celtic F.C. | 1980s | Association football, greyhound racing
| Stadio Nazionale PNF | 50,000 | Rome |  Italy | S.S. Lazio, A.S. Roma | 1953 | Association football
| Stadion Eden | 50,000 | Prague |  Czech Republic | Slavia Prague | 2006 | Association football
| Stadion der Weltjugend | 50,000 | Berlin |  Germany |  | 1992 | Association football, Tennis, Athletics
| The Mount | 50,000 | Catford |  England | Charlton Athletic, Catford South End F.C. | 1950s | Association football
| Bank Street | 50,000 | Manchester |  England | Manchester United F.C. | 1910 | Association football
| Korakuen Stadium | 50,000 | Tokyo |  Japan | Yomiuri Giants | 1988 | Baseball
| Stagg Field | 50,000 | Chicago |  United States | Chicago Maroons football | 1957 | American football
| Stadion Za Lužánkami | 50,000 | Brno |  Czech Republic | 1\. FC Brno | 2001 | Association football
| Harringay Stadium | 50,000 | London |  England |  | 1987 | Greyhound racing, speedway
| Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium | 50,000[10] | Rabat |  Morocco | AS FAR, Morocco national football team | 2023 | Association football
| Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,676 | St. Louis |  United States | St. Louis Cardinals (baseball), St. Louis Cardinals (football) | 2005 | American football, Baseball
| Turner Field | 49,586 | Atlanta |  United States | Atlanta Braves | 2016[a 8] | Baseball
| Lansdowne Road | 49,000 | Dublin |  Ireland | Ireland rugby union team, Republic of Ireland national football team | 2007 | Rugby union, association football
| Ali Sami Yen Stadium | 48,600 | Istanbul |  Turkey | Galatasaray | 2011 | Association football
| Metropolitan Stadium | 48,446 | Bloomington |  United States | Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins | 1985 | American football, baseball
| Cardinal Stadium | 47,925 | Louisville |  United States | Louisville Cardinals football, Louisville Redbirds/RiverBats | 2005[a 9] | American football, baseball
| Ryan Field[a 10] | 47,130 | Evanston |  United States | Northwestern Wildcats football | 2023 | American football
| War Memorial Stadium | 46,500 | Buffalo |  United States | Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bisons | 1973 | American football, baseball
| Lea Bridge Road | 46,289 | London |  England | Leyton Orient F.C. | 1937 | Association Football, speedway
| Ferry Field  | 46,000  | Ann Arbor  |  United States  | Michigan Wolverines Football  | 1926  | American Football
| Sydney Football Stadium (1988) | 45,500 | Sydney |  Australia | New South Wales Waratahs, Sydney FC, Sydney Roosters | 2018 | Association football, rugby league, rugby union
| Parkstadion | 45,067 | Gelsenkirchen |  Germany | FC Schalke 04 | 2001 | Association football
| Fallowfield Stadium | 45,000 | Manchester |  England |  | 1994 | Athletics, association football, track cycling
| Comiskey Park | 43,951 | Chicago |  United States | Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cardinals | 1990 | American football, baseball
| Exhibition Stadium | 43,737 | Toronto |  Canada | Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Argonauts | 1999 | Canadian football, baseball
| Estadi de Sarrià | 43,667 | Barcelona |  Spain | RCD Espanyol | 1997 | Association football
| Arlington Stadium | 43,521 | Arlington |  United States | Texas Rangers | 1994 | Baseball
| Subiaco Oval | 43,500 | Perth |  Australia | Fremantle FC, West Coast Eagles, Australia Wallabies* | 2017 | Australian rules football, rugby union
| Tournament Park | 43,000 | Pasadena |  United States | Rose Bowl Game | 1922 | American football
| Kanjuruhan Stadium | 42,449 | Malang |  Indonesia | Arema FC | 2022 | Association football
| Palmer Stadium | 42,000 | Princeton |  United States | Princeton Tigers | 1996 | American football
| Athletic Grounds | 41,831 | Rochdale |  England | Rochdale Hornets RLFC | 1988 | Rugby league
| Campo das Salésias | 41,000[11] | Lisbon |  Portugal | C.F. Os Belenenses | 1956  | Association football
| Fartown Ground | 40,000 (approx) | Huddersfield |  England | Huddersfield RLFC | 2004 | Rugby league
| Hyde Road | 40,000 | Manchester |  England | Manchester City F.C. | 1923 | Association football
| Springfield Park | 40,000 | Wigan |  England | Wigan Athletic F.C. | 1999 | Association football
| Park Royal Ground | 40,000[12] | London |  England | Queens Park Rangers F.C. | After 1907 | Association football
| Grugastadion | 40,000 | Essen |  Germany |  | 2001 | Association football
| Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli | 40,000 | Naples |  Italy |  | 1942 | Association football
| Estadio Nacional de Peru | 40,000 | Lima |  Peru | Peru national football team | 1951 | Association football
| Parque Pereira | 40,000 | Montevideo |  Uruguay | Uruguay national football team | 1920 | Association football
| Estadio Alvear y Tagle | 40,000 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina | Club Atlético River Plate | 1938 | Association football
| Braves Field | 40,000 | Boston |  United States | Boston Braves | 1955[a 11] | Baseball
| Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt | 40,000 | Liege |  Belgium |  | 1995 | Association football
| Eastville Stadium | 39,462 | Bristol |  England | Bristol Rovers F.C. | 1998 | Association football
| Athletic Park | 39,000 | Wellington |  New Zealand | Hurricanes, Wellington Lions | 1999 | Rugby union
| Ferenc Puskas Stadium | 38,652 | Budapest |  Hungary | Hungary national football team | 2016 | Association football
| Lancaster Park | 38,628 | Christchurch |  New Zealand | Crusaders, Canterbury | 2011 | Rugby union, Cricket
| Arsenal Stadium | 38,000 | London |  England | Arsenal F.C. | 2006 | Association football
| Mountaineer Field | 38,000 | Morgantown |  United States | West Virginia Mountaineers | 1987 | American football
| Stoll Field/McLean Stadium | 37,000 | Lexington |  United States | Kentucky Wildcats | 1972 | American football
| St. Jakob Stadium | 36,800 | Basel |  Switzerland | FC Basel | 1998 | Association football
| Goldstone Ground | 36,747 | Hove |  England | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. | 1997 | Association football
| Råsunda Stadium | 36,608 | Solna |  Sweden | Sweden men's national football team, AIK | 2012 | Association football
| Dynamo Stadium | 36,540 | Moscow |  Russia | FC Dynamo Moscow | 2008 | Association football
| Estadio Tecnológico | 36,485 | Monterrey |  Mexico | CF Monterrey | 2017 | Association football, American Football
| White Hart Lane | 36,284 | London |  England | Tottenham Hotspur | 2017 | Association football
| Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid | 35,800 | Madrid |  Spain | Atlético Madrid | 1966 | Association football
| Municipal Stadium | 35,561 | Kansas City |  United States | Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Athletics | 1976 | American football, baseball
| Stadion am Gesundbrunnen | 35,239 | Berlin |  Germany | Hertha Berlin | 1974 | Association football
| Maine Road Stadium | 35,150 | Manchester |  England | Manchester City F.C. | 2003 | Association football
| Boleyn Ground | 35,016 | London |  England | West Ham United | 2016 | Association football
| Yuri Gagarin Stadium | 35,000 | Varna |  Bulgaria | PFC Spartak Varna | 2007 | Association football
| Forbes Field | 35,000 | Pittsburgh |  United States | Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates | 1971 | American football, baseball
| Clyde Williams Stadium | 35,000 | Ames |  United States | Iowa State Cyclones | 1975 | American football
| Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium | 35,000 | Nishinomiya |  Japan | Hankyu Braves | 2002 | Baseball
| Central Stadium | 35,000 | Tbilisi |  Georgia | FC Dinamo Tbilisi | 1976 | Association football
| Incheon Civil Stadium | 35,000 | Incheon |  South Korea | Incheon Korail | 2008 | Association football
| Kings Park Soccer Stadium | 35,000 | Durban |  South Africa | Manning Rangers | 2006 | Association football
| Théâtre des Cérémonies | 35,000 | Albertville |  France | 1992 Winter Olympics | 1992 | Opening and closing ceremonies
| Tokyo Stadium | 35,000 | Tokyo |  Japan | Lotte Orions | 1977 | Baseball
| Junak Stadium | 35,000 | Sofia |  Bulgaria | Bulgaria national football team | 1952 | Association football
| Brookside Stadium | 35,000 | Cleveland |  United States | Cleveland Baseball Federation | late 1980s | American football, baseball
| Bökelbergstadion | 34,500 | Mönchengladbach |  Germany | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2004 | Association football
| Temple Stadium | 34,200 | Philadelphia |  United States | Temple Owls | 1997 | American football
| Shibe Park | 33,608 | Philadelphia |  United States | Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies | 1976 | American football, baseball
| Autostade | 33,172 | Montreal |  Canada | Montreal Alouettes | 1976 | Canadian football
| Manor Ground | 33,000 | London |  England | Woolwich Arsenal F.C. | 1913 | Association football
| Colt Stadium | 33,000 | Houston |  United States | Houston Astros | 1970 | Baseball
| Yale Field | 33,000 | New Haven |  United States | Yale Bulldogs | 1914 | American football
| Dan Păltinişanu Stadium | 32,972 | Timișoara |  Romania | ACS Poli Timișoara | 2022 | Association football
| Casement Park | 32,600[13] | Belfast |  Northern Ireland | Antrim GAA | 2013[14] | Gaelic games
| Hughes Stadium | 32,500 | Fort Collins |  United States | Colorado State Rams | 2016 | American football
| Stadion Zagłębia Lubin | 32,430 | Lubin |  Poland | Zagłębie Lubin | 2007 | Association football
| Empire Stadium | 32,375 | Vancouver |  Canada | BC Lions, Vancouver Whitecaps | 1993 | Canadian football, association football
| Ebbets Field | 32,000 | Brooklyn |  United States | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1960 | Baseball
| Baker Field | 32,000 | New York |  United States | Columbia Lions | 1982 | American football
| Fujiidera Stadium | 32,000 | Osaka |  Japan | Kintetsu Buffaloes | 2005 | Baseball
| Anlaby Road | 32,000 | Hull |  England | Hull City A.F.C. | 1939 | Association football
| Robert Rice Stadium | 32,000 | Salt Lake City |  United States | Utah Utes football | 1997 | American football
| Hiroshima Municipal Stadium | 31,984 | Hiroshima |  Japan | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2010 | Baseball
| Rutgers Stadium | 31,219 | Piscataway |  United States | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 1993 | American football
| Sportsman's Park | 30,500 | St. Louis |  United States | St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns | 1966 | Baseball
| Wedaustadion | 30,112 | Duisburg |  Germany | MSV Duisburg | 2003 | Association football
| Abbasiyyin Stadium | 30,000 | Damascus |  Syria | Al-Jaish, Al-Wahda, Al Majd | 2013 | Association football
| Empire Stadium | 30,000 | Gżira |  Malta | Malta national football team | 1981 | Association football
| Fouts Field | 30,000 | Denton |  United States | North Texas Mean Green | 2010 | American football
| Muntz Street | 30,000 | Birmingham |  England | Small Heath F.C. | 1907 | Association football
| Roker Park | 30,000 | Sunderland |  England | Sunderland A.F.C. | 1997 | Association football
| Stade Richter | 30,000 | Montpellier |  France | Montpellier HSC | 1990 | Association football
| Stadio Filadelfia | 30,000 | Turin |  Italy | Torino F.C. | 1998 | Association football
| Stadionul Municipal | 30,000 | Brașov |  Romania |  | 2008 | Association football
| Cartier Field | 30,000 | Notre Dame, Indiana |  United States | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 1930 | American football
| DU Stadium | 30,000 | Denver |  United States | Denver Pioneers | 1962 | American football
| New Beaver Field | 30,000 | University Park |  United States | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1959 | American football
| Dongdaemun Stadium | 30,000 | Seoul |  South Korea | Korea Republic national football team | 2008 | Association football
| Estadio Racing Club | 30,000 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina | Racing Club de Avellaneda | 1950 | Association football
| Estadio Sportivo Barracas | 30,000 | Buenos Aires |  Argentina |  | 1950 | Association football
| Tehelné pole | 30,000 | Bratislava |  Slovakia | Slovan Bratislava | 2010 | Association football
| Iowa Field | 30,000 | Iowa City |  United States | Iowa Hawkeyes | 1928 | American football
| Honsellstrasse Stadion | 30,000 | Karlsruhe |  Germany | VfB Mühlburg | 1959 | Association football
| Grigory Fedotov Stadium | 30,000 | Moscow |  Russia |  | 2000 | Association football
| Metalurh Stadium | 29,783[15] | Kryvyi Rih |  Ukraine | FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 2021 | Association football
| Muirton Park | 29,972 | Perth |  Scotland | St Johnstone F.C. | 1989 | Association football
| Stadion De Meer | 29,500 | Amsterdam |  Netherlands | AFC Ajax | 1996 | Association football
| Carisbrook | 29,000 | Dunedin |  New Zealand | Highlanders (to 2011), Otago Rugby Football Union (to 2011), Otago cricket team (to mid-2000s decade), Otago United (to 2008) | 2011 | Rugby union, cricket, association football
| Douglas Park | 28,690 | Hamilton |  Scotland | Hamilton Academical F.C., Clyde F.C. | 1994 | Association football
| Stadionul Steaua | 28,365[16] | Bucharest |  Romania | FC Steaua București, Romania national football team* | 2018 | Association football
| Nikos Goumas Stadium | 27,729 | Nea Filadelfeia |  Greece | AEK F.C. | 2003 | Association football
| Ayresome Park | 26,667 | Middlesbrough |  England | Middlesbrough F.C. | 1995 | Association football
| Diekman Stadion | 26,500 | Enschede |  Netherlands | FC Twente | 1998 | Association football
| New Cross Stadium | 26,000 | London |  England | New Cross Rangers, Millwall F.C. | 1975 | Speedway, association football
| The Nest | 25,037 | Norwich |  England | Norwich City F.C. | 1935 | Association football
| Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (2003) | 25,000 | Al Rayyan |  Qatar | Al-Rayyan SC | 2014 | Association football
| Burnden Park | 25,000 | Bolton |  England | Bolton Wanderers F.C. | 1997 | Association football
| Sheffield Park | 25,000 | Uckfield |  England |  | 1909 | Cricket
| Don Valley Stadium[17] | 25,000 | Sheffield |  England | 1991 Summer Universiade, Sheffield Eagles, Rotherham United F.C., BritBowl (2000–2007 and 2012) | 2013 | Athletics, Rugby League, Association football, American Football
| Bulgarian Army Stadium | 22,995 | Sofia |  Bulgaria | CSKA Sofia | 2023[18] | Association football
| Stadion Oosterpark | 22,000 | Groningen |  Netherlands | FC Groningen | 2006 | Association football
| Linzer Stadion | 21,005 | Linz |  Austria | BW Linz, LASK | 2021 | Association football, athletics
| Alkmaarderhout | 20,000 | Alkmaar |  Netherlands | AZ Alkmaar | 2006 | Association football
| Estádio do Lumiar | 20,000[19] | Lisbon |  Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 1956 | Association football
| NAC Stadion | 20,000 | Breda |  Netherlands | NAC Breda | 1996 | Association football
| Nieuw Monnikenhuize | 18,000 | Arnhem |  Netherlands | SBV Vitesse | 1998 | Association football
| Market Square Arena | 16,530 | Indianapolis |  United States | Indiana Pacers | 1999 | Basketball, hockey
| Qemal Stafa Stadium | 16,230 | Tirana |  Albania | Dinamo Tirana, Partizani Tirana, Albania national football team | 2016 | Association football, athletics
| Stadionul Farul | 15,520 | Constanța |  Romania | Farul Constanța | 2022[20] | Association football, athletics
| Stadionul Nicolae Dobrin | 15,170 | Pitești |  Romania | Argeș Pitești | 2023[21] | Association football

## Ancient past stadiums

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Circus Maximus | 150,000[22] | Rome | Roman Empire | Red, White, Blue and Green, briefly Gold  | early 600s  | Chariot Racing, Ludi, Public Games
Hippodrome of Constantinople | 100,000  | Constantinople | Byzantine Empire | Red, White, Blue, Green  | after 1204  | Chariot Racing
Colosseum | 65,000  | Rome | Roman Empire | Red, White, Blue, Green, briefly Gold  | early 600s  | Chariot Racing, Ludi, Public Games, Gladiatorial

1. ^ 56,000 with individual seats.
2. ^ As originally planned, the stadium was reconfigured into the baseball-specific Turner Field, and served in that role from 1997 to 2016. After the Atlanta Braves moved to the venue now known as Truist Park for the 2017 season, Turner Field was purchased by Georgia State University, which reconfigured the facility a second time into the venue now known as Center Parc Stadium.
3. ^ The stadium was closed in 2000 once Docklands Stadium opened, and was almost completely demolished in 2002. The main grandstand and oval, listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, still stand; capacity is now 2,000. Hawthorn Football Club continue to use Waverley Park for their offices and training facilities.
4. ^ The pedestrian ramp system and west upper deck of the stadium remain standing as part of EverBank Stadium; the remainder was demolished.
5. ^ The original Kezar Stadium was demolished in 1989. A new Kezar Stadium, with a capacity of 10,000, was opened on the same site in 1990.
6. ^ Much of the playing surface was reused for Helfaer Field, a youth baseball park, with the remainder of the stadium demolished.
7. ^ The fate of this stadium is complex. The name "Cardiff Arms Park" is today applied to a rugby ground adjacent to the current Millennium Stadium. The South Stand of the current Arms Park is physically attached to the 1970 North Stand of the former National Stadium that stood on the site. The North Stand today forms what is colloquially called "Glanmor's Gap" in Millennium Stadium.
8. ^ Reconfigured into the venue now known as Center Parc Stadium for American football.
9. ^ This venue, locally known as Old Cardinal Stadium to distinguish it from a newer Cardinal Stadium (now L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium) on the University of Louisville campus, only saw sporadic use after its closure in 2005. The stands were closed in 2013 and partially demolished in 2014, with full demolition following in 2019.
10. ^ Not to be confused with the new Ryan Field, currently under construction on the footprint of the now-demolished original and set to open in 2026.
11. ^ The pavilion grandstand at the end of the right field foul line remains standing as the core of today's Nickerson Field..

## See also

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* List of stadiums
* List of stadiums by capacity
* List of indoor arenas
* 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 association football stadiums by capacity
* List of association football stadiums by country
* List of American football stadiums by capacity
* List of rugby union stadiums by capacity
* List of Gaelic Athletic Association stadiums
* List of tennis stadiums by capacity
* List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues
* List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more
* List of covered stadiums by capacity
* List of future stadiums

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