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A national sport stadium is a special sports ground in a country. It's usually the main home for a country's top sports teams, especially for association football (soccer). These stadiums are often found in or near the country's capital city or biggest city.

National stadiums are usually the largest and most impressive sports venues in a country. They often have a rich history, hosting big events like the FIFA World Cup or the Olympics. Sometimes, a local team also uses the stadium.

However, not all countries have one official national stadium. For example, Spain and the United States often move important matches around to different stadiums. This can be good because it lets more fans see the games. It also helps with travel costs, especially in large countries like the United States.

Morodok Techo National Stadium
The Morodok Techo National Stadium in Cambodia.
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Parken in Denmark.
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The Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde in Cape Verde.

Here is a list of national stadiums around the world:

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Afghanistan

  • Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium (cricket)
  • National Stadium (football)

Albania

  • Arena Kombëtare

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

  • Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca (basketball and tennis)
  • Estadio Nacional de Hockey (field hockey)
  • Campo Argentino de Polo (polo)
  • CeNARD (athletics)
  • Estadio José Amalfitani (Vélez Sársfield) (rugby union)
    • The national rugby team plays many home games here.

Armenia

Aruba

Australia

Australia does not have one official national stadium. The two largest stadiums that host major events are:

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Bilino Polje Stadium
  • Koševo Olympic Stadium

Botswana

Brazil

Brazil does not have one official national stadium.

Brunei Darussalam

  • Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium (football)

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Canada does not have one national stadium for ice hockey.

Cape Verde

  • Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde (football)

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

The China national football team does not have one national stadium.

Colombia

  • Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (football)

Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

  • Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat (football)

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Croatia

There is no official national stadium. The two largest stadiums are:

  • Stadion Maksimir
  • Stadion Poljud

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

The Germany national football team plays at different stadiums.

Ghana

Greece

Greenland

  • Nuuk Stadium (football)
  • New National Stadium (proposed)

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

  • Puskás Aréna (football)

Iceland

India

Indonesia

  • Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
  • Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium
  • Istora Gelora Bung Karno
  • Indonesia Arena

Iran

  • Azadi Stadium

Iraq

  • Al-Shaab Stadium
  • Basra Sports City

Republic of Ireland

Sports in Ireland are often managed by groups that cover both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Stadium Owner Sports Notes
Aviva Stadium Irish Rugby Football Union
football Association of Ireland
rugby union and association football The stadium is jointly owned by both groups.
Croke Park Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic games and international rules football This group covers all of Ireland.
Morton Stadium National Sports Campus Development Authority athletics
National Stadium Irish Amateur Boxing Association boxing This group covers all of Ireland.
National Basketball Arena Basketball Ireland basketball This group covers all of Ireland.
National Indoor Arena National Sports Campus Development Authority various indoor sports
National Aquatic Centre aquatics
National Horse Arena equestrianism

Israel

Italy

The Italy national football team plays at different stadiums.

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Kosovo

  • Fadil Vokrri Stadium (football)
  • Palace of Youth and Sports (basket)

Kuwait

  • Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium (football)

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lebanon

  • Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritania

  • Complexe Olympique de la République Islamique de Mauritanie (football)

Mauritius

Mexico

Mexico does not have one national stadium for baseball or basketball.

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands

The national football team has no dedicated stadium.

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

  • Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (football and other sports)
  • Moshood Abiola National Stadium (football and other sports)
  • Lagos National Stadium (football and other sports)

Norway

North Macedonia

Oman

Pakistan

  • National Stadium, Karachi (Cricket)
  • Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (Cricket)
  • Punjab Stadium, Lahore (Football)
  • National Hockey Stadium, Lahore (Field hockey)

Palau

  • Palau National Stadium (PCC Palau Track & Field Stadium), (football and other sports)

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

  • Estadio Defensores del Chaco (football)

Peru

Philippines

  • Rizal Memorial Sports Complex
  • New Clark City Athletics Stadium (athletics)

Poland

  • Stadion Śląski (football)
  • Stadion Narodowy (football)
  • National Rugby Stadium, rugby union national stadium
  • Torwar Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa (judo)
  • Torwar II Lodowisko (figure skating)

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

  • Arena Națională (football)
  • Stadionul Național de Rugby (rugby union)
    • The national rugby team plays most matches here.

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

San Marino

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

There is no official national stadium or arena.

Somalia

Spain

The Spain national football team usually plays at different stadiums.

Sierra Leone

South Africa

The national football, rugby union, and cricket teams play at various venues. These are the main ones:

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Switzerland does not have national stadiums for most sports.

  • The Switzerland Davis Cup team (Tennis) often plays in Palexpo in Geneva.

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tunisia

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has separate national stadiums for its different "Home Nations" (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland).

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

United States

Most popular sports in the United States do not use one national stadium. Instead, big games are held at different places.

  • USA Hockey has specific home arenas for some teams.
  • Howard J. Lamade Stadium (Little League Baseball)
    • This stadium hosts the Little League World Series final every year.
  • Augusta National Golf Club (men's golf)
    • This club hosts The Masters, a major golf tournament.
  • Mission Hills Country Club (women's golf)
    • This club hosts the ANA Inspiration, a major women's golf tournament.
  • Arthur Ashe Stadium (tennis)
    • This is the main stadium for the US Open.
  • Auto racing has main speedways:
  • Churchill Downs and Belmont Park (horse racing)
    • Each track hosts a part of the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred Racing.
  • The US national soccer team has no dedicated stadium.
  • USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium is home to the national softball teams.

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vatican City

Stadio Petriana (football)

    • The Vatican City is too small for a stadium, so this one is actually in Italy.

Venezuela

  • Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo (football)

Vietnam

  • Mỹ Đình National Stadium (football)

Zambia

Zimbabwe

See also

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