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This article lists the biggest sports stadiums in Europe. These are stadiums that can hold 30,000 people or more. They are listed by how many people they can hold. The numbers show the total number of permanent seats.

Current Stadiums: Capacity of 30,000 or More

Here are some notes to help you understand the list:

  • (cl) means some seats cannot be used right now, maybe because of building work.
  • (d) means the stadium has special seats that can be moved out for different events.
  • (nd) means those movable seats are not out.
  • (m) means seats that can be moved are being used.
  • (t) means the capacity includes temporary seats that will be taken away later.
  • An asterisk – * – means a team does not play all its home games at that stadium.

The "UEFA Category" column tells you if a stadium is approved by UEFA to host big football matches. These include major club tournaments like the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Europa Conference League. They also host national team games like the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. Some can even host the FIFA World Cup when it's in Europe.

Since May 22, 2023, only Category 4 stadiums can host finals from 2026 onwards, and they need to be big enough:

  • Over 70,000 seats for the UEFA Champions League final.
  • Over 60,000 seats for the UEFA Euro final.
  • Over 40,000 seats for the UEFA Europa League final.
  • Over 30,000 seats for the UEFA Europa Conference League final, the UEFA Women's Champions League final, and the UEFA Nations League final.
  • Over 20,000 seats for the UEFA Women's Euro final and the UEFA Super Cup.

Stadiums with Over 80,000 Seats

Rank Name Capacity City Country Teams / Notes Built UEFA Category Images
1 Camp Nou 105,000 (expected) Barcelona  Spain FC Barcelona, Spain national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 1964, 1982 FIFA World Cup, and 1992 Summer Olympics events.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1989 and 1999.
1957 4
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Camp Nou
2 Wembley Stadium 90,652 London  England England national football team
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 2011, 2013, and will in 2024.
Hosted UEFA Euro 2020 Final, and will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
Hosted 2022 Finalissima and London 2012 Olympic Games Final.
Also hosts Rugby League Challenge Cup Final and NFL International Series games.
2007 4
Wembley Stadium interior
Wembley Stadium
3 Santiago Bernabéu 83,186 Madrid  Spain Real Madrid, Spain national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 1964 Final, 1982 FIFA World Cup Final, and 2018 Copa Libertadores Finals.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1957, 1969, 1980, and 2010.
1947 4
Bernabéu después de la reforma
Santiago Bernabéu
4 Croke Park 82,300
73,500 (seated)
Dublin  Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association
Hosts Hurling and Football Championship finals.
Hosted 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games ceremonies.
Hosted Ireland national rugby union team (2007–2010) and Republic of Ireland national football team (2007-2009) matches.
1884
Croke Park panorama
Croke Park
5 Twickenham Stadium 82,000 London  England England national rugby union team.
Hosted 1991 & 2015 Rugby World Cup finals.
Hosted Heineken Cup Final multiple times.
Also hosts NFL International Series games.
1909
Twickehnam Pitch
Twickenham Stadium
6 Stade de France 81,400 (field)
75,000 (athletics)
Saint-Denis  France France national football team, France national rugby union team
Hosted 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, and UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 2000, 2006, and 2022.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Will host 2024 Summer Olympics events.
Hosted 2003 World Championships in Athletics.
1998 4
2023 Rugby World Cup Argentina vs England (1)
Stade de France
7 Westfalenstadion 81,365 (nd)
66,099 (d)
Dortmund  Germany Borussia Dortmund, Germany national football team (selected matches)
Hosted 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup, and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted 2001 UEFA Cup Final.
This stadium has retractable seating.
1974 4
Dortmund Signal Iduna Park 4
Signal Iduna Park
8 San Siro 80,018 (maximum)
78,275 (current maximum)
75,710 (limited capacity)
Milan  Italy AC Milan and Internazionale
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1965, 1970, 2001, and 2016.
1926 4
San Siro 2011
San Siro

Stadiums with 70,000–80,000 Seats

Rank Name Capacity City Country Teams / Notes Built UEFA Category Images
9 Luzhniki Stadium 78,011 Moscow  Russia Russia national football team*
Hosted 1980 Summer Olympics events.
Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup Final and 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.
1956 4
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Luzhniki Stadium
10 Atatürk Olympic Stadium 77,563 Istanbul  Turkey Fatih Karagümrük S.K.
Turkey national football team
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 2005 and 2023.
2002 4
Istanbul Atatürk Olympic Stadium 1
Atatürk Olympic Stadium
11 Allianz Arena 75,024 (nd)
70,000 (d)
Munich  Germany Bayern Munich
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 2012 and will in 2025.
This stadium has retractable seating.
2005 4
München, Allianz Arena, innen 2019-11 (3)
Allianz Arena
12 Olympiastadion 74,461 Berlin  Germany 1. FC Union Berlin (for some European games)
Hertha BSC
Hosted 1936 Summer Olympics events.
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup Final and will host UEFA Euro 2024 Final.
Hosted 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.
1936 4
Olympiastadion Berlin Sep-2015
Olympiastadion (Berlin)
13 Old Trafford 74,031 Manchester  England Manchester United
Hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996.
Hosted 2003 UEFA Champions League Final.
Also hosts Super League Grand Final.
1910 4
Manchester United Panorama (8051523746)
Old Trafford
14 Millennium Stadium 73,952 Cardiff  Wales Wales national rugby union team
Hosted Clash at the Castle.
Hosted 1999 Rugby World Cup Final.
Hosted Heineken Cup Final multiple times.
Hosted 2017 UEFA Champions League Final.
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
1999 4
Millennium Stadium, 4 August 2012
Millennium Stadium
15 Metropolitano Stadium 70,460 Madrid  Spain Atlético Madrid
Hosted 2019 UEFA Champions League Final.
2017 4
Wanda-Metropolitano
Metropolitano Stadium
16 NSC Olimpiyskiy 70,050
(cl)
Kyiv  Ukraine Ukraine national football team*, FC Dynamo Kyiv
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 Final and 2018 UEFA Champions League Final.
1923 4
Kyiv NSC Olimpiyskyi 5
NSC Olimpiyskiy

Stadiums with 60,000–70,000 Seats

Rank Name Capacity City Country Teams / Notes Built UEFA Category Images
17 Athens Olympic Stadium 69,818
(cl)
Athens  Greece Greece national football team*
Used for 2004 Summer Olympics with 72,000 seats.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1983, 1994, and 2007.
1982 4
OAKA Olympic Stadium - Special Olympics 2011
Athens Olympic Stadium
18 London Stadium 68,013
62,500 (limited capacity)
London  England West Ham United
Built for 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics as an 80,000-seat athletics venue.
2012 4
London Stadium before kickoff - 29.02.2020
London Stadium
19 Stadio Olimpico 67,585 Rome  Italy Roma, Lazio, Italy national rugby union team
Hosted 1960 Summer Olympics events, 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, and UEFA Euro 2020.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1977, 1984, 1996, and 2009.
1930 4
L'Olimpico - panoramio
Stadio Olimpico
20 Stade Vélodrome 67,394 Marseille  France Olympique de Marseille
Hosted 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Hosted UEFA Euro 1960, UEFA Euro 1984, UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2023 Rugby World Cup.
1937 4
Stade Vélodrome 1
Stade Vélodrome
21 Puskás Aréna 67,155 Budapest  Hungary Hungary national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 2020 and 2023 UEFA Europa League Final.
2019 4
Puskás Aréna 01
Puskás Aréna
22 Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh  Scotland Scotland national rugby union team, Edinburgh Rugby
Hosted Heineken Cup Final multiple times.
1925 4
A very rainy Murrayfield (49507190356)
Murrayfield Stadium
23 Estádio da Luz 64,642 Lisbon  Portugal Benfica
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004 Final.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 2014 and 2020 UEFA Champions League Final.
2003 4
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Estádio da Luz
24 Krestovsky Stadium 63,145 Saint Petersburg  Russia Zenit
Hosted 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, 2018 FIFA World Cup, and UEFA Euro 2020.
2017 4
Gazprom Arena From Audience, Sector A
Krestovsky Stadium
25 Olympiastadion 63,118 Munich  Germany Athletics
Hosted 1972 Summer Olympics events.
Hosted 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1979, 1993, and 1997.
1972
2022-08-18 European Championships 2022 by Sandro Halank–005
Olympiastadion (Munich)
26 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 62,850 London  England Tottenham Hotspur
Hosts NFL International Series games.
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
2019 4
Dolphins v Jaguars at Tottenham Stadium
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
27 Arena AufSchalke 62,271 (nd)
54,442 (d)
Gelsenkirchen  Germany FC Schalke 04
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted 2004 UEFA Champions League Final.
This stadium has both retractable and movable seating.
2001 4
Veltins-Arena Panorama
Arena AufSchalke
28 Anfield 61,276 Liverpool  England Liverpool FC 1884 4
Panorama of Anfield with new main stand (29676137824)
Anfield
29 Estadio Benito Villamarín 60,720 Seville  Spain Real Betis
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1929 4
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Estadio Benito Villamarín
30 Emirates Stadium 60,704 London  England Arsenal 2006 4
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Emirates Stadium
31 MHPArena 60,449 (nd)
54,697 (d)
Stuttgart  Germany VfB Stuttgart
Hosted 1974 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Hosted UEFA Euro 1988, and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted 1959 and 1988 UEFA Champions League finals.
1933 4
Neckarstadion 2011
MHPArena
32 Celtic Park 60,411 Glasgow  Scotland Celtic
Hosted 2014 Commonwealth Games events.
1892 4
Celtic Park during an Old Firm derby between Celtic FC and Rangers FC
Celtic Park

Stadiums with 50,000–60,000 Seats

Rank Name Capacity City Country Teams / Notes Built UEFA Category Image
33 Parc Olympique Lyonnais 59,186 Lyon  France Olympique Lyonnais
Hosted UEFA Euro 2016, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Hosted 2018 UEFA Europa League Final.
Hosted 2023 Rugby World Cup games.
2016 4
Olympique lyonnais - Stade rennais, demi-finale de Coupe de France 2019
Parc Olympique Lyonnais
34 PGE Narodowy 58,580 Warsaw  Poland Poland national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 and 2015 UEFA Europa League Final.
2011 4
National Stadium Warsaw aerial view 2
PGE Narodowy
35 Stadio San Nicola 58,248 Bari  Italy Bari
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup and 1991 European Cup Final.
1990 3
36 Deutsche Bank Park 58,000 (nd)
48,387 (d)
Frankfurt  Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
Hosted 1974 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988, 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final, 2006 FIFA World Cup, and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted 1980 UEFA Cup final and 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
1925
Beyonce Renaissance Tour Frankfurt
Deutsche Bank Park
37 Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla 57,619 Seville  Spain Athletics, Spain national football team*
Hosted UEFA Euro 2020 games.
1999 4
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Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla
38 Volksparkstadion 57,274 (nd)
52,245 (d)
Hamburg  Germany Hamburger SV
Hosted 1974 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1988.
Will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted 2010 UEFA Europa League Final.
1953 4
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Volksparkstadion
39 Johan Cruijff ArenA 55,445 Amsterdam  Netherlands AFC Ajax
Netherlands national football team*
Hosted UEFA Euro 2000, UEFA Euro 2020.
Hosted 1998 UEFA Champions League Final and 2013 UEFA Europa League Final.
1996 4
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Johan Cruyff Arena
40 Silesian Stadium 55,211 Chorzów  Poland Ruch Chorzów
Poland national football team
1956 4
Widok bramka
Silesian Stadium
41 Plovdiv Stadium 55,000 Plovdiv  Bulgaria Closed for events in 2023. 1950
42 Arena Națională 54,851 Bucharest  Romania Romania national football team
FCSB
Hosted 2012 UEFA Europa League Final.
2011 4
Arena-bukareszt
Arena Națională
43 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 54,732 Naples  Italy Napoli
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
1959 3
44 Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600 (nd)
51,031(d)
Düsseldorf  Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
Will host UEFA Euro 2024 games.
This stadium has retractable seating.
2004
Merkur-Spiel-Arena
Merkur Spiel-Arena
45 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 54,367 Barcelona  Spain Athletics, hosted 1992 Summer Olympics events. 1927 4
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
46 Borussia-Park 54,022 Mönchengladbach  Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hosted 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup games.
2004
Mönchengladbach stadion
Borussia-Park
47 Ali Sami Yen Stadium 53,798 Istanbul  Turkey Galatasaray S.K. 2011 4
Galatasaray Arena North-West Corner
Rams Park
48 Etihad Stadium 53,400 Manchester  England Manchester City
Hosted 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2015 Rugby World Cup games.
Hosted 2008 UEFA Cup Final.
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
2002 4
Manchester city etihad stadium (cropped)
Etihad Stadium
49 San Mamés 53,332 Bilbao  Spain Athletic Club 2013 4
San Mames, Bilbao, Euskal Herria - Basque Country
San Mamés
50 St. James' Park 52,257 Newcastle upon Tyne  England Newcastle United
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
1886 4
StJamesParkPanorama
St. James' Park
51 Donbas Arena 52,187
(cl)
Donetsk  Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012.
Now closed due to conflict.
2009 4
Donetsk Donbass Arena 30
Donbas Arena
52 Hampden Park 52,032 Glasgow  Scotland Scotland national football team, Queen's Park F.C.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1960, 1976, and 2002.
Hosted UEFA Cup Winners Cup finals in 1962 and 1968.
Hosted 2007 UEFA Cup Final.
Hosted 2014 Commonwealth Games events.
Hosted UEFA Euro 2020, and will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
1903 4
The new normal at Hampden
Hampden Park
53 Aviva Stadium 51,711 Dublin  Ireland Ireland national rugby union team, Republic of Ireland national football team, Leinster Rugby
Hosted 2011 UEFA Europa League Final and 2013 Heineken Cup Final.
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
2010 4
Aviva Stadium seen from Block 312
Aviva Stadium
54 Ibrox Stadium 50,817 Glasgow  Scotland Rangers F.C.
Hosted 2014 Commonwealth Games events.
1899 4
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Ibrox Stadium
55 Friends Arena 50,653 Stockholm  Sweden AIK, Sweden national football team
Hosted UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and 2017 UEFA Europa League Final.
Hosted 2013 and 2014 national bandy finals.
2012 4
Friends Arena panorama
Friends Arena
56 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,157 Lille  France Lille OSC
Hosted UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted 2023 Rugby World Cup games.
2012 4
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Stade Pierre-Mauroy
57 Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 Lisbon  Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004.
Hosted 2005 UEFA Cup Final, 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knockout phase games, and will host 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.
2003 4
Alvalade0023
Estádio José Alvalade
58 Estádio do Dragão 50,033 Porto  Portugal Porto
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004.
Hosted 2019 UEFA Nations League Final and 2021 UEFA Champions League Final.
2003 4
Porto Estádio do Dragão 2
Estádio do Dragão
59 King Baudouin Stadium 50,024 Brussels  Belgium Belgium national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 2000 games.
1930
Boudewijn Stadion - panoramio
King Baudouin Stadium

Stadiums with 40,000–50,000 Seats

Rank Name Capacity City Country Teams / Notes Built UEFA Category Image
63 Max-Morlock-Stadion 50,000 Nuremberg  Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup games.
1928
Frankenstadion 2
Max-Morlock-Stadion
64 Stadion Feijenoord 49,850 Rotterdam  Netherlands Feyenoord
Netherlands national football team*
Hosted UEFA Euro 2000 Final.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1972, 1982.
Hosted UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals multiple times.
Hosted 2002 UEFA Cup Final.
1937 4
Rotterdam De Kuip 1
Stadion Feijenoord
65 RheinEnergieStadion 49,827 Cologne  Germany 1. FC Köln
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
Hosted 2020 UEFA Europa League Final.
2004 4
Rheinenergiestadion-panorama
RheinEnergieStadion
66 Fritz-Walter-Stadion 49,780 Kaiserslautern  Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup games.
1920
Kaiserslautern 03
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
67 Red Bull Arena 49,539 Leipzig  Germany RB Leipzig
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup and will host UEFA Euro 2024.
1954
Leipzig (Rathausturm, Neues Rathaus) 50 ies
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
68 Red Star Stadium 49,450 Belgrade  Serbia Crvena Zvezda
Hosted UEFA Euro 1976 Final & 1973 European Cup Final.
1963 4
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Red Star Stadium
69 Mestalla Stadium 49,430 Valencia  Spain Valencia CF
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1923 4
CAMP DE MESTALLA GRADA DE LA MAR 2014 (2)
Mestalla Stadium
70 Niedersachsenstadion 49,000 Hanover  Germany Hannover 96
Hosted 2006 FIFA World Cup games.
This stadium has retractable seating.
1954
2013-08-28 HDI-Arena Hannover 1
Niedersachsenstadion
71 Parc des Princes 48,583 Paris  France Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Hosted 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1956 European Cup Final, UEFA Euro 1960, UEFA Euro 1984, 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2007 Rugby World Cup games.
1897
2016-06-17 Paris-Parc des Princes
Parc des Princes
72 Ernst Happel Stadion 48,500 Vienna  Austria Austria national football team, Rapid Vienna*, Austria Vienna*
Hosted UEFA Euro 2008 Final.
Hosted UEFA Champions League finals in 1964, 1987, 1990, and 1995.
1931 4
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Ernst Happel Stadion
73 Stadium of Light 48,339 Sunderland  England Sunderland AFC 1997
Stadium of light Haway the lads
Stadium of Light
74 Semple Stadium 45,690 Thurles  Ireland Tipperary GAA 1910
Semple1
Semple Stadium
75 Volgograd Arena 45,568 Volgograd  Russia Rotor Volgograd
Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2018 4
Volgograd arena aerial view 1
Volgograd Arena
76 Lukoil Arena 45,496 Moscow  Russia Spartak Moscow
Hosted 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2014 4
Match veteranov Spartaka (10)
Lukoil Arena
77 Rostov Arena 45,415 Rostov-on-Don  Russia Rostov
Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2018 4
2018 FIFA World Cup Group D march Iceland - Croatia 15
Rostov Arena
78 Ak Bars Arena 45,105 Kazan  Russia Rubin Kazan
Hosted 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2013 4
Казань арена
Ak Bars Arena
79 Wrocław Stadium 45,105 Wrocław  Poland Śląsk Wrocław
Will host 2025 UEFA Europa Conference League Final.
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 games.
2011 4
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Wrocław Stadium
80 Panathenaic Stadium 45,000 Athens  Greece Hosted 1896 Summer Olympics events. 1869
81 Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000 Cork City  Ireland Cork GAA 1976
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
82 Mordovia Arena 44,442 (t)
28,000
Saransk  Russia Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games. 2018 4
Match at Mordovia Arena stadium
Mordovia Arena
83 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium 44,242 Nizhny Novgorod  Russia FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2018 4
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (06 May 2018)
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
84 Gaelic Grounds 44,023 Limerick  Ireland Limerick GAA 1928
85 Vasil Levski National Stadium 43,230 Sofia  Bulgaria Bulgaria national football team, CSKA Sofia 1953
Vasil Levski National Stadium 2022
Vasil Levski National Stadium
86 Stadio Artemio Franchi 43,118 Florence  Italy ACF Fiorentina
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
1931
Soccer in Florence, Italy, 2007
Stadio Artemio Franchi
87 Ullevi 43,000 Gothenburg  Sweden Hosted 1958 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1992.
Hosted 1995 World Championships in Athletics and 2006 European Championships in Athletics.
Hosts local football derbies.
1958
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Ullevi
88 ENEA Stadion 42,837 Poznań  Poland Lech Poznań
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 games.
1980 4
Stadion Miejski w Poznaniu 2013 panorama
ENEA Stadion
89 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 42,714 Seville  Spain Sevilla FC
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1957 4
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Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
90 Vodafone Park 42,590 Istanbul  Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
Hosted 2019 UEFA Super Cup.
2016 4
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Vodafone Park
91 Villa Park 42,530 Birmingham  England Aston Villa F.C.,
Hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996.
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
Hosted 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final and 2012 FA Community Shield.
1897 4
VillaPark PanoramaFromTrinityRoadStand
Villa Park
92 Samara Arena 42,347 Samara  Russia Krylia Sovetov
Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2018 4
Samara Arena
Samara Arena
93 Matmut Atlantique 42,115 Bordeaux  France FC Girondins de Bordeaux
Hosted UEFA Euro 2016 and 2023 Rugby World Cup games.
2015
Stade Matmut Atlantique 2023
Matmut Atlantique
94 Weserstadion 42,100 Bremen  Germany SV Werder Bremen
This stadium has retractable seating.
1923
Weserstadion panorama
Weserstadion
95 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 Saint-Étienne  France AS Saint-Étienne
Hosted UEFA Euro 1984, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2023 Rugby World Cup games.
1931
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard - Saint-Etienne (10-11-2013)
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
96 Stadion Gdańsk 41,620 Gdańsk  Poland Lechia Gdańsk
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 and 2021 UEFA Europa League Final.
2011 4
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Stadion Gdańsk
97 Juventus Stadium 41,507 Turin  Italy Juventus
Hosted 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals games.
Hosted 2014 UEFA Europa League Final and 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League Final.
2011 4
Turin Juventus Stadium 1
Juventus Stadium
98 Stamford Bridge 40,173 London  England Chelsea 1877 4
Stamford Bridge, Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest, 5 January 2020
Stamford Bridge
99 Metalist Stadium 40,003
(cl)
Kharkiv  Ukraine FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 games.
1926 4
Metalist Stadium Kharkiv
Metalist Stadium

Stadiums with 30,000–40,000 Seats

Rank Name Capacity City Country Teams / Notes Built UEFA Category Image
100 Stage Front Stadium 40,000 Barcelona  Spain RCD Espanyol 2009 4
Stage Front Stadium
Stage Front Stadium
101 Hauptstadion 40,000 Aachen  Germany 1924
HaupstadionInnenraum
Hauptstadion
102 Estadio Anoeta 39,500 San Sebastián  Spain Real Sociedad 1993 4
Reale Arena Interior
Estadio Anoeta
103 Goodison Park 39,414 Liverpool  England Everton
Hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup games.
1892
Goodison Park, October 2021
Goodison Park
104 Stadio San Filippo 38,722 Messina  Italy ACR Messina 2004
Curva sud contro il Torino--2007
Stadio San Filippo
105 St. Jakob-Park 38,512 Basel  Switzerland FC Basel
Hosted UEFA Euro 2008 and 2016 UEFA Europa League Final.
2001 4
St-Jakob-Park
St. Jakob-Park
106 Stade Bollaert-Delelis 38,223 Lens  France RC Lens
Hosted UEFA Euro 1984, 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup games.
1932
Stade Bollaert Delelis
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
107 Parken Stadium 38,190 Copenhagen  Denmark FC København
Denmark national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 2020 games.
Hosted 2000 UEFA Cup Final and 1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
1992 4
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Parken Stadium
108 McHale Park 38,000 Castlebar  Ireland Mayo GAA 1931
109 Fitzgerald Stadium 38,000 Killarney  Ireland Kerry GAA 1936
FitzgeraldStadium1
Fitzgerald Stadium
110 Stadio Renzo Barbera 37,619 Palermo  Italy Palermo
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
1932
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Stadio Renzo Barbera
111 Elland Road Stadium 37,608 Leeds  England Leeds United
Hosted UEFA Euro 1996 games.
1897
Leeds elland road stadium
Elland Road Stadium
112 Estádio Nacional 37,593 Oeiras  Portugal Taça de Portugal Finals
Hosted 1967 European Cup Final.
1944
113 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 36,532 Bologna  Italy Bologna
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
1927
114 Helsinki Olympic Stadium 36,251 Helsinki  Finland Finland national football team
Hosted 1952 Summer Olympics events.
Hosted 1983 World Championships in Athletics, 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
Hosted 2022 UEFA Super Cup.
1938 4
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Helsinki Olympic Stadium
115 Allianz Riviera 36,178 Nice  France OGC Nice
Hosted UEFA Euro 2016 games.
2013 4
Allianz Riviera - OGC Nice Stadium
Allianz Riviera
116 National Athletics Centre Stadium 36,000 (t)
14,000
Budapest  Hungary Athletics 2023
117 Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 Nantes  France FC Nantes
Hosted UEFA Euro 1984, 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup games.
1984
Match Football FC Nantes x RC Lens Stade Beaujoire - Nantes (FR44) - 2022-09-18 - 51
Stade de la Beaujoire
118 Philips Stadion 35,200 Eindhoven  Netherlands PSV
Netherlands national football team*
Hosted UEFA Euro 2000.
Hosted 2006 UEFA Cup final and 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final.
1913 4
Psv stadion 2019
Philips Stadion
119 Kuban Stadium 35,200 Krasnodar  Russia FC Kuban Krasnodar 1960
120 Krasnodar Stadium 35,179 Krasnodar  Russia FC Krasnodar 2016
Krasnodar u19- RMu19 (10)
Krasnodar Stadium
121 Kaliningrad Stadium 35,016 Kaliningrad  Russia Baltika Kaliningrad
Hosted 2018 FIFA World Cup games.
2018 4
Kaliningrad stadium - 2018-04-07
Kaliningrad Stadium
122 Hillsborough Stadium 34,945 Sheffield  England Sheffield Wednesday
Hosted 1966 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996 games.
1899
Sheffield wednesday hillsborough stadium
Hillsborough Stadium
123 Arena Lviv 34,725
(cl)
Lviv  Ukraine FC Lviv
Hosted UEFA Euro 2012 games.
2011 4
124 Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 Europa-Park Stadion  Germany SC Freiburg 2021
SC-Stadion Südtribüne (enhanced)
Europa-Park Stadion
125 Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas 34,694 Bordeaux  France Union Bordeaux-Bègles
Hosted 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup games.
1924
Stade Chaban-Delmas Rugby
Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas
126 Riazor 34,600 A Coruña  Spain Deportivo La Coruña
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1940
Homenajeascaloni
Riazor
127 La Romareda 34,596 Zaragoza  Spain Real Zaragoza
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1957
Grada Sur de La Romareda 2019
La Romareda
128 Grotenburg-Stadion 34,500 Krefeld  Germany KFC Uerdingen 05 1927
129 Stadion Poljud 33,987 Split Croatia Croatia Hajduk Split 1979 4
Poljud panorama 2
Stadion Poljud
130 Riverside Stadium 33,931 Middlesbrough  England Middlesbrough FC 1995
Middlesbrough riverside stadium
Riverside Stadium
131 Stadion Henryka Reymana 33,326 Kraków  Poland Wisła Kraków 1953 4
Stadion przed meczem z APOELEM
Stadion Henryka Reymana
132 Mewa Arena 33,305 Mainz  Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05 2011
2023-08-12 TSV Schott Mainz gegen Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–168
Mewa Arena
133 Stadio Luigi Ferraris 33,205 Genoa  Italy Genoa, Sampdoria
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
1911
Stadio Luigi Ferraris di Genova
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
134 Stadium Municipal 33,150 Toulouse  France Toulouse FC
Hosted 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2016.
Hosted 2007 Rugby World Cup games.
1937
Stadium TFC LOSC mai2013 2
Stadium Municipal
135 Cardiff City Stadium 33,280 Cardiff  Wales Cardiff City, Wales National Football Team
Hosted 2014 UEFA Super Cup.
2009 4
Cardiff City Stadium Pitch
Cardiff City Stadium
136 Metallurg Stadium 33,220 Samara  Russia 1957
137 Estadio Nueva Condomina 33,045 Murcia  Spain Real Murcia 2006
Estadio Nueva Condomina
Estadio Nueva Condomina
138 Tele2 Arena 33,000 Stockholm  Sweden Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF 2013 4
Tele2 Arena September 2014 14 (cropped 2)
Tele2 Arena
139 New Tivoli 32,960 Aachen  Germany Alemannia Aachen 2009
Aachen, Neuer Tivoli, innen
New Tivoli
140 Pride Park Stadium 32,956 Derby  England Derby County 1997
Derby pride park stadium derby county
Pride Park Stadium
141 Stade de la Mosson 32,939 Montpellier  France MHSC
Hosted 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup games.
1972
142 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 32,830 Aveiro  Portugal Beira-Mar
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004 games.
2003 4
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro aerial view
Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
143 Coventry Building Society Arena 32,609 Coventry  England Coventry City
Hosted 2012 Summer Olympics events.
2005 4
Coventry Derby October 2021 - 2
Coventry Building Society Arena
144 OPAP Arena 32,500 Athens  Greece AEK
Greece national football team*
Will host 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League Final.
2022 4
145 Estadio Balaídos 32,500 Vigo  Spain Celta de Vigo
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1928
Balaidos hoy
Estadio Balaídos
146 Koševo City Stadium 32,500 Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo 1947 2
147 Toše Proeski Arena 32,483 Skopje  Macedonia FK Vardar, FK Rabotnički, North Macedonia national football team*
Hosted 2017 UEFA Super Cup.
1947 4
Arena Filip Vtori 3014wiki
Toše Proeski Arena
148 Republican Spartak Stadium 32,464 Vladikavkaz  Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 1962
149 Stadio Nereo Rocco 32,454 Trieste  Italy Triestina 1992
Rocco Panoramica
Stadio Nereo Rocco
150 St. Mary's Stadium 32,384 Southampton  England Southampton 2001 4
St Mary's Stadium (2)
St. Mary's Stadium
151 Stadio Euganeo 32,336 Padova  Italy Calcio Padova 1994
152 King Power Stadium 32,262 Leicester  England Leicester City 2002
Leicester city king power stadium
King Power Stadium
153 Karaiskakis Stadium 32,115 Piraeus  Greece Olympiacos
Hosted 2023 UEFA Super Cup.
1896 4
Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus Olympiacos-Arsenal
Karaiskakis Stadium
154 Rudolf Harbig Stadion 32,066 Dresden  Germany Dynamo Dresden 1923
2021-05-12 SG Dynamo Dresden gegen Bischofswerdaer FV 08 (Wernesgrüner Sachsenpokal 2020-21) by Sandro Halank–042
Rudolf Harbig Stadion
155 Bramall Lane 32,050 Sheffield  England Sheffield United, Sheffield Eagles* 1855
Sheffield united bramall lane stadium
Bramall Lane
156 Wörthersee Stadion 32,000 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee  Austria Hosted UEFA Euro 2008 games. 2007
Wörtherseestadion beim Endspiel im ÖFB-Cup 2010
Wörthersee Stadion
157 Stade de Suisse 32,000 Bern  Switzerland Young Boys
Hosted UEFA Euro 2008 games.
2005
Tatze-derby
Stade de Suisse
158 Stadion am Schloss Strünkede 32,000 Herne  Germany Westfalia Herne 1910
Herne Westfalia Stadion
Stadion am Schloss Strünkede
159 Lord's Cricket Ground 32,000 London  England Marylebone Cricket Club, Middlesex County Cricket Club, England cricket team* 1814
Lords Edrich Stand Oct 2021
Lord's Cricket Ground
160 Paris La Défense Arena 32,000 Nanterre  France Racing 92
Uses movable seating to change between field and court sports.
2017
161 American Express Stadium 31,876 Brighton  England Brighton & Hove Albion 2011
Falmer Stadium - night
American Express Stadium
162 Central Trade Union Stadium 31,793
19,845 (limited capacity)
Voronezh  Russia FC Fakel Voronezh, FC FSA Voronezh 2003
Центральный стадион профсоюзов. Июнь 2015
Central Trade Union Stadium
163 Molineux Stadium 31,750 Wolverhampton  England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1889
MolineuxStadium2022
Molineux Stadium
164 Shakhtar Stadium 31,718
(cl)
Donetsk  Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk Reserves and Youth Team*, FC Metalurh Donetsk* 1936
165 Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 31,713 Verona  Italy Hellas Verona
Hosted 1990 FIFA World Cup games.
1963
Italy - Verona - Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
166 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500 Duisburg  Germany MSV Duisburg, Rhein Fire (ELF) 2004
MSV-Arena Panorama
Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
167 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero 31,388 Elche  Spain Elche CF
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1976 4
Interior del estadio
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
168 Ewood Park 31,363 Blackburn  England Blackburn Rovers 1882
Ewood Park 2011
Ewood Park
169 Stadionul Steaua 31,254 Bucharest  Romania CSA Steaua București 2021
Stadionul Steaua, 5 July 2023
Stadionul Steaua
170 Polish Army Stadium 31,103 Warsaw  Poland Legia Warsaw 1930 4
Legia Warsaw Stadium aerial 2022
Polish Army Stadium
171 Dnipro Arena 31,003
(cl)
Dnipro  Ukraine FC Dnipro, SC Dnipro-1 2008 4
Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Домашняя арена Днепра
Dnipro Arena
172 Stadionul Ion Oblemenco 30,983 Craiova  Romania CS Universitatea Craiova 2017
CS Universitatea Craiova versus FC Steaua Bucuresti
Stadionul Ion Oblemenco
173 Augsburg Arena 30,660 Augsburg  Germany FC Augsburg 2009
Impuls Arena Augsburg 2011
Augsburg Arena
174 Akhmat Arena 30,597 Grozni  Russia Akhmat Grozny 2011
175 Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare 30,534 Lecce  Italy US Lecce 1966
The Via Del Mare stadium in Lecce during a Serie A match between Lecce and SPAL Ferrara in February 2020
Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
176 Estadio Carlos Tartiere 30,500 Oviedo  Spain Real Oviedo 2000
Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere (Real Oviedo S.A.D.)
Estadio Carlos Tartiere
177 City Ground 30,404 Nottingham  England Nottingham Forest 1898
CityGroundPanorama
City Ground
178 Cluj Arena 30,335 Cluj Napoca  Romania Universitatea Cluj Napoca 2011 4
ClujArena X
Cluj Arena
179 Algarve Stadium 30,305 Faro  Portugal Gibraltar national football team
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004 games.
2004 4
Estádio do Algarve
Algarve Stadium
180 Stadium MK 30,303 Milton Keynes  England Milton Keynes Dons 2007
181 Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286 Braga  Portugal Braga
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004 games.
Hosted 2019 UEFA Nations League semi-final and third-place play-off.
2003 4
Eduardo Souto de Moura - Braga Stadium 02 (6010593292)
Estádio Municipal de Braga
182 De Grolsch Veste 30,250 Enschede  Netherlands FC Twente
Netherlands national football team*
1998
Grolsch Veste wedstrijd
De Grolsch Veste
183 BayArena 30,210 Leverkusen  Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
This stadium has retractable seating.
1932
Bayarena Leverkusen 2020
BayArena
184 Red Bull Arena 30,188
29,520 (seated)
Salzburg  Austria FC Red Bull Salzburg
Hosted UEFA Euro 2008 games.
2003
EM-Stadion Wals-Siezenheim zur Euro
Red Bull Arena (Salzburg)
185 PreZero Arena 30,150 Sinsheim  Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
This stadium has retractable seating.
2009
Sinsheim Rhein-Neckar-Arena
PreZero Arena
186 Volkswagen Arena 30,122 Wolfsburg  Germany VfL Wolfsburg
This stadium has retractable seating.
2002
VW-Arena (Panorama)
Volkswagen Arena
187 VEB Arena 30,114 Moscow  Russia CSKA Moscow 2016 4
Arena CSKA
VEB Arena
188 bet365 Stadium 30,089 Stoke-on-Trent  England Stoke City 1997
189 Stade de Genève 30,084 Geneva  Switzerland Servette FC
Hosted UEFA Euro 2008 games.
2003
190 Estadio La Rosaleda 30,044 Málaga  Spain Málaga CF
Hosted 1982 FIFA World Cup games.
1941 4
Málaga Estadio de Fútbol La Rosaleda.20121231
Estadio La Rosaleda
191 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,029 Guimarães  Portugal Vitória SC
Hosted UEFA Euro 2004 games.
Hosted 2019 UEFA Nations League semi-final and third-place play-off.
1999 4
The Estádio D. Alfonso Henriques (2018)
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques
192 Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,023
27,670 (limited capacity)
Liège  Belgium Standard Liège
Hosted UEFA Euro 2000 games.
1909
Standard liege kaerjeng02
Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Stadiums Being Built

Here is a list of European stadiums that are currently being built and will be able to hold 30,000 people or more.

Stadium Capacity City Country Team(s) Opening
Everton Stadium 52,679 Liverpool  England Everton
Will host UEFA Euro 2028 games.
2025
Nou Mestalla 49,000 Valencia  Spain Valencia CF 2026
Belarus National Stadium 33,000 Minsk  Belarus Belarus national football team 2025

See also

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  • List of African stadiums by capacity
  • List of Asian 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 country
  • Lists of stadiums
  • Sport in Europe
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