Large stadiums

Large stadiums

Stadiums with a capacity of at least 60,000

Below is a list with stadiums with a capacity of at least 60,000. Most of these stadiums are used for football matches. Football is known as the most popular sport in the world. Various venues hosted football matches with attendances above 100,000. The stadiums in the list are located in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. The countries with at least five stadiums in the list are Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, the United Kingdom and the United States. The United States, the only country with at least 50 stadiums in the list, has several stadiums with a capacity of 100,000 or more.

The Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte is the largest venue by capacity in the list. The African stadium, which opened in 1994, has a capacity of 125,000. It is located in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Stade des Martyrs de la Pentecôte is known as a venue for several events, like athletics, boxing, concerts, football and religious gatherings. The national football team of the Democratic Republic of the Congo played numerous matches at the stadium, which is used mostly for football matches.