Large stadiums

Large stadiums

Stadiums with a capacity of at least 80,000

Below is a list with stadiums with a capacity of at least 80,000. Most of these stadiums hosted football matches. Football is known as the most popular sport in the world. Various venues hosted football matches with attendances above 100,000. A large amount of the stadiums in the list hosted American football matches. The stadiums in the list are located in Australia, China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States or Zimbabwe.

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.