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List of European stadiums by capacity

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This is a list of the largest stadiums in European countries. Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included.

They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's permanent total seating capacity.

Current stadiums: capacity of 30,000 or more

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Notes:

(cl) indicates due to a renovation or other reason currently unusable seating, (d) indicates retractable seating deployed, (nd) indicates retractable seating not deployed, (m) indicates movable seating deployed, (t) indicates capacity with temporary seats to be removed

An asterisk – * – indicates that a team does not play all of its home matches at that venue.

The "Category" column indicates whether the stadium has been designated by UEFA as capable of hosting club competitions such as the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, and national team competitions such as the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA Nations League, as well as hosting the FIFA World Cup in Europe. Since 22 May 2023, finals from 2026 onward will only be able to be staged in the Category 4 stadiums with a capacity of over:

  • 70,000 for the UEFA Champions League.
  • 60,000 for the UEFA Euro.
  • 40,000 for the UEFA Europa League.
  • 30,000 for the UEFA Europa Conference League, the UEFA Women's Champions League and the UEFA Nations League.
  • 20,000 for the UEFA Women's Euro and the UEFA Super Cup.[1]

Capacity above 80,000

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Rank Name Capacity City Country Tenants/notes Built UEFA category Images
1 Camp Nou
100,000(expected)		 Barcelona  Spain FC Barcelona, Spain national football team
UEFA Euro 1964 venue, 1982 FIFA World Cup venue
1992 Summer Olympics venue
1989 and 1999 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1957 4[2][3]
2 Wembley Stadium 90,652[4][5] London  England England national football team
2011, 2013 and 2024 UEFA Champions League finals venue
UEFA Euro 2020 and 2028 finals venue
London 2012 Olympic Games Final venue
Rugby League Challenge Cup Final venue
AEW All In London, NFL International Series		 2007 4[2][6][3]
3 Santiago Bernabéu 85,000[7] Madrid  Spain Real Madrid, Spain national football team
UEFA Euro 1964 Final venue, 1982 FIFA World Cup Final venue, 2030 FIFA World Cup Final venue
1957, 1969, 1980 and 2010 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1947 4[2][6][3]
4 Twickenham Stadium 82,500[8] London  England England national rugby union team.
1991 & 2015 Rugby World Cup final
2000, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2015 & 2021 Heineken Cup Final
NFL International Series		 1907
5 Signal Iduna Park 81,365[9][10] Dortmund  Germany Borussia Dortmund, Germany national football team (selected matches)
1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2024 venue
2001 UEFA Cup Final venue
Stadium uses retractable seating[11]		 1974 4[3]
6 Stade de France 81,338 (field)[12]
69,000 (athletics) 		Saint-Denis  France France national football team, France national rugby union team
1998 FIFA World Cup venue, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2000, 2006 and 2022 UEFA Champions League finals venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue, 2023 Rugby World Cup venue, 2010 Heineken Cup Final venue
2024 Summer Olympics venue
2003 World Championships in Athletics		 1998 4[2][6][3]

Capacity of 70,000–80,000

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Rank Name Capacity City Country Tenants/notes Built UEFA category Images
8 Luzhniki Stadium 78,011[13] Moscow  Russia Russia national football team*
1980 Summer Olympics venue
2018 FIFA World Cup Final venue
2008 UEFA Champions League Final venue 		1956 4[2][6][3]
9 Atatürk Olympic Stadium 77,563[14] Istanbul  Turkey Fatih Karagümrük S.K.
Turkey national football team
2005 and 2023 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 2002 4[3]
10 Old Trafford 74,310[15] Manchester  England Manchester United
1966 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 1996 venue
2003 UEFA Champions League Final venue
Super League Grand Final venue		 1910 4[2][6][3]
11 Principality Stadium 73,952[5] Cardiff  Wales Wales national rugby union team
WWE Clash at the Castle
1999 Rugby World Cup Final venue
2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2025 Heineken Cup Final venue
2017 UEFA Champions League Final venue
UEFA Euro 2028 venue		 1999 4[2][6][3]
12 Olympiastadion 71,000[16] Berlin  Germany 1. FC Union Berlin (2021-22 UEFA Europa Conference League Home Games and 2023-24 UEFA Champions League Home Games)
Hertha BSC
1936 Summer Olympics venue
2006 FIFA World Cup Final venue, UEFA Euro 2024 Final venue
2015 UEFA Champions League Final venue		 1936 4[2][6][3]
13 Metropolitano Stadium 70,692[17] Madrid  Spain Atlético Madrid
2019 UEFA Champions League Final venue		 2017 4[2][6][3]
14 NSC Olimpiyskiy 70,050[18]
(cl)		 Kyiv  Ukraine Ukraine national football team*, FC Dynamo Kyiv
UEFA Euro 2012 Final venue
2018 UEFA Champions League Final venue		 1923 4[6][3]
15 San Siro 70,000[19][20] Milan  Italy AC Milan and Internazionale
1990 FIFA World Cup venue
1965, 1970, 2001 and 2016 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1926 4[2][6][3]
16 Allianz Arena 70,000[16] Munich  Germany Bayern Munich
2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2020 venue, UEFA Euro 2024 venue
2012 and 2025 UEFA Champions League finals venue
NFL International Series
Stadium uses retractable seating[21]		 2005 4[2][6][3]
17 Estadio La Cartuja de Sevilla 70,000 (expected) Seville  Spain Athletics, Spain national football team*
UEFA Euro 2020 venue		 1999 4[2][6][3]

Capacity of 60,000–70,000

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Rank Name Capacity City Country Tenants/notes Built UEFA category Images
18 Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618[22] Athens  Greece Greece national football team*
2004 Summer Olympics
1983, 1994 and 2007 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1982 4[6][3]
19 Croke Park 69,100 Dublin  Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association
Hurling Championship and Football Championship finals venue
NHL and NFL finals venue
2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games opening and closing ceremonies venue
Ireland national rugby union team home matches (2007–2010)
Republic of Ireland national football team home matches (2007-2009)		 1884
20 London Stadium 68,013[23]
62,500 (limited capacity)[15]		 London  England West Ham United
2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics as 80,000-seat athletics venue		 2012 4
21 Stadio Olimpico 67,585[24][25] Rome  Italy Roma, Lazio, Italy national rugby union team
1960 Summer Olympics venue, 1990 FIFA World Cup Final venue, UEFA Euro 2020 venue
1977, 1984, 1996 and 2009 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1930 4[2][6][3]
22 Stade Vélodrome 67,394 Marseille  France Olympique de Marseille
1938 FIFA World Cup venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue
UEFA Euro 1960 venue, UEFA Euro 1984 venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue, 2023 Rugby World Cup venue		 1937 4[2][6][3]
23 Puskás Aréna 67,155[26] Budapest  Hungary Hungary national football team
UEFA Euro 2020 venue
2023 UEFA Europa League Final venue
2026 UEFA Champions League final venue		 2019 4[26]
24 Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh  Scotland Scotland national rugby union team, Edinburgh Rugby
2005, 2009 and 2017 Heineken Cup Final venue		 1925 4[27]
25 Estádio da Luz 65,592 Lisbon  Portugal Benfica
UEFA Euro 2004 Final venue
2014 and 2020 UEFA Champions League Final venue
 2003 4[2][6][3]
26 Krestovsky Stadium 63,145[28] Saint Petersburg  Russia Zenit
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup venue, 2018 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2020 venue		 2017 4[2][6][3]
27 Olympiastadion 63,118[29] Munich  Germany Athletics
1972 Summer Olympics venue
1974 FIFA World Cup Final venue
1979, 1993 and 1997 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1972
28 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 62,850[30] London  England Tottenham Hotspur
NFL International Series (2019–present)
UEFA Euro 2028 venue		 2019 4[2]
29 Etihad Stadium 62,170[15] Manchester  England Manchester City
2002 Commonwealth Games
2015 Rugby World Cup venue
2008 UEFA Cup Final venue
UEFA Euro 2028 venue		 2002 4[2][6][3]
30 Anfield 61,276[15] Liverpool  England Liverpool FC 1884 4[31][3]
31 Emirates Stadium 60,704[32] London  England Arsenal 2006 4[2][3]
32 Celtic Park 60,411 Glasgow  Scotland Celtic
2014 Commonwealth Games venue		 1892 4[27]
33 Estadio Benito Villamarín 60,379 (expected)[33] Seville  Spain Real Betis
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1929 4[2]

Capacity of 50,000–60,000

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Rank Name Capacity City Country Tenants/notes Built UEFA category Image
33 Parc Olympique Lyonnais 59,186 Lyon  France Olympique Lyonnais
UEFA Euro 2016 venue, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup venue
2018 UEFA Europa League Final venue
2023 Rugby World Cup venue		 2016 4[2][6][3]
34 PGE Narodowy 58,580 Warsaw  Poland Poland national football team
UEFA Euro 2012 venue
2015 UEFA Europa League Final and 2024 UEFA Super Cup venue		 2011 4[2][6][3]
35 Stadio San Nicola 58,248 Bari  Italy Bari
1990 FIFA World Cup venue
1991 European Cup Final venue		 1990 3[34]
36 Johan Cruijff ArenA 55,445[10] Amsterdam  Netherlands AFC Ajax
Netherlands national football team*
1998 Gay Games venue
UEFA Euro 2000 venue, UEFA Euro 2020 venue
1998 UEFA Champions League Final venue, 2013 UEFA Europa League Final venue		 1996 4[6][3]
37 Silesian Stadium 55,211[35] Chorzów  Poland Ruch Chorzów
Poland national football team		 1956 4[2][6]
38 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán 55,000 (expected) Seville  Spain Sevilla FC
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1957 4[3]
39 Arena Națională 54,851[4] Bucharest  Romania Romania national football team
FCSB
2012 UEFA Europa League Final venue		 2011 4[6][3]
40 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 54,732[36] Naples  Italy Napoli
1990 FIFA World Cup venue
2019 Summer Universiade venue		 1959 3[37]
41 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 54,367[38] Barcelona  Spain Athletics, 1992 Summer Olympics venue
2003 World Police and Fire Games venue		 1927 4[2][6][3]
42 Ali Sami Yen Stadium 53,978[39] Istanbul  Turkey Galatasaray S.K. 2011 4[3]
43 San Mamés 53,332 Bilbao  Spain Athletic Bilbao
2018 European Rugby Champions Cup final venue
2024 UEFA Women's Champions League final venue
2025 UEFA Europa League final venue		 2013 4[2][3]
44 Red Star Stadium 53,000[40] Belgrade  Serbia Crvena Zvezda
UEFA Euro 1976 Final & 1973 European Cup Final venue		 1963 4[6]
45 St. James' Park 52,257[15] Newcastle upon Tyne  England Newcastle United
2015 Rugby World Cup venue
UEFA Euro 2028 venue		 1886 4[3]
46 Donbas Arena 52,187
(cl)		 Donetsk  Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk
UEFA Euro 2012 venue
Now closed due to War in Donbas		 2009 4[6][3]
47 Hampden Park 52,032[5] Glasgow  Scotland Scotland national football team, Queen's Park F.C.
1960, 1976 and 2002 UEFA Champions League finals venue
1962 and 1968 UEFA Cup Winners Cup finals venue
2007 UEFA Cup Final venue
2014 Commonwealth Games venue
UEFA Euro 2020, UEFA Euro 2028 venue		 1903 4[27][2][6][3]
48 Aviva Stadium 51,711[4][5] Dublin  Ireland Ireland national rugby union team, Republic of Ireland national football team, Leinster Rugby
2011 UEFA Europa League Final venue
2013 Heineken Cup Final venue
UEFA Euro 2028 venue		 2010 4[2][3]
49 Ibrox Stadium 51,700[41] Glasgow  Scotland Rangers F.C.
2014 Commonwealth Games venue		 1899 4[27][3]
50 MHPArena 51,000[16] Stuttgart  Germany VfB Stuttgart
1974 FIFA World Cup, 2006 FIFA World Cup venue
UEFA Euro 1988, UEFA Euro 2024 venue
1959 and 1988 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1933 4[2]
51 Ernst Happel Stadion 50,865[40] Vienna  Austria Austria national football team, Rapid Vienna*, Austria Vienna*
UEFA Euro 2008 Final venue
1964, 1987, 1990 and 1995 UEFA Champions League finals venue		 1931 4[2][6][3]
52 Strawberry Arena 50,653[4] Stockholm  Sweden AIK, Sweden men's national football team
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 venue
2017 UEFA Europa League Final venue
2013 and 2014 national bandy finals venue		 2012 4[2][6][3]
53 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 50,530[42] Istanbul  Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K.
2009 UEFA Cup Final final venue		 1908 4[3] Sukrusaracoglu
54 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,157 Lille  France Lille OSC
UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2023 Rugby World Cup venue		 2012 4[3]
55 Estádio José Alvalade 50,095 Lisbon  Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal
UEFA Euro 2004 venue
2005 UEFA Cup Final venue, 2019–20 UEFA Champions League knockout phase venue, 2025 UEFA Women's Champions League Final venue		 2003 4[2][6][3]
56 Estádio do Dragão 50,033[43] Porto  Portugal Porto
UEFA Euro 2004 venue
2019 UEFA Nations League Final venue, 2021 UEFA Champions League Final venue		 2003 4[2][6][3]
57 King Baudouin Stadium 50,024[40] Brussels  Belgium Belgium national football team
UEFA Euro 2000 venue		 1930
58 Arena AufSchalke 50,000[16][10] Gelsenkirchen  Germany FC Schalke 04
2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2024 venue
2004 UEFA Champions League Final venue
Stadium uses both retractable and movable seating[44]		 2001 4[2][6][3]

Capacity of 40,000–50,000

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Rank Name Capacity City Country Tenants/notes Built UEFA category Image
60 Mestalla Stadium 49,430 Valencia  Spain Valencia CF
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1923 4[45]
61 Volksparkstadion 49,000[16] Hamburg  Germany Hamburger SV
1974 FIFA World Cup venue, 2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 1988 venue
UEFA Euro 2024 venue
2010 UEFA Europa League Final venue		 1953 4[2][6][3]
62 Stadium of Light 49,000[46] Sunderland  England Sunderland AFC 1997
63 Parc des Princes 48,229 Paris  France Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
1938 FIFA World Cup venue, 1956 European Cup Final venue, UEFA Euro 1960 venue, UEFA Euro 1984 venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue		 1897
64 Stadion Feijenoord 47,500[10] Rotterdam  Netherlands Feyenoord
Netherlands national football team*
UEFA Euro 2000 Final venue
1972, 1982 UEFA Champions League venue
1963, 1968, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1997 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final venue
1974, 2002 UEFA Cup Final venue		 1937 4[2][6][3]
65 Fritz-Walter-Stadion 47,500[47] Kaiserslautern  Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern
2006 FIFA World Cup venue		 1920
66 Deutsche Bank Park 47,000[48][16] Frankfurt  Germany Eintracht Frankfurt
1974 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 1988 venue, 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup Final venue, 2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2024 venue
1980 UEFA Cup final venue, 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup final venue		 1925
67 Merkur Spiel-Arena 47,000[16] Düsseldorf  Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf
UEFA Euro 2024 venue
Stadium uses retractable seating[citation needed]		 2004
68 Borussia-Park 46,249 Mönchengladbach  Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup venue
 2004
69 Volgograd Arena 45,568 Volgograd  Russia Rotor Volgograd
2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2018 4[citation needed]
70 Lukoil Arena 45,360 Moscow  Russia Spartak Moscow
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup venue, 2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2014 4[3]
71 Ak Bars Arena 45,093 Kazan  Russia Rubin Kazan
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup venue, 2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2013 4[3]
72 Rostov Arena 45,000 Rostov-on-Don  Russia Rostov
2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2018 4[citation needed]
73 Panathenaic Stadium 45,000 Athens  Greece 1896 Summer Olympics venue, 2004 Summer Olympics venue
2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games venue		 1869
74 Páirc Uí Chaoimh 45,000[49] Cork City  Ireland Cork GAA 1976
75 Nizhny Novgorod Stadium 44,899 Nizhny Novgorod  Russia FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod
2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2018 4[citation needed]
76 Mordovia Arena 44,442 (t)
28,000		 Saransk  Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup venue 2018 4[citation needed]
77 Max-Morlock-Stadion 44,308 Nuremberg  Germany 1. FC Nürnberg
2006 FIFA World Cup venue		 1928
78 Vasil Levski National Stadium 43,230[40] Sofia  Bulgaria Bulgaria national football team, CSKA Sofia 1953
79 RheinEnergieStadion 43,000[16] Cologne  Germany 1. FC Köln
2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2024 venue
2010 Gay Games venue
2020 UEFA Europa League Final venue		 2004 4
80 Niedersachsenstadion 43,000 Hanover  Germany Hannover 96
2006 FIFA World Cup venue
Stadium uses retractable seating[citation needed]		 1954
81 Ullevi 43,000 Gothenburg  Sweden 1958 World Cup
UEFA Euro 1992
1983 European Cup Winners Cup Final 1995 World Championships in Athletics
2006 European Championships in Athletics
1961, 1966, 1968 and 1971 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Gothenburg derbies		 1958
82 ENEA Stadion 42,837 Poznań  Poland Lech Poznań
UEFA Euro 2012 venue		 1980 4[3]
83 Wrocław Stadium 42,771[50] Wrocław  Poland Śląsk Wrocław
2025 UEFA Europa Conference League Final venue
UEFA Euro 2012 venue		 2011 4[3]
84 Vodafone Park 42,590 Istanbul  Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
2019 UEFA Super Cup venue		 2016 4[3]
85 Villa Park 42,530[15] Birmingham  England Aston Villa F.C.,
1966 FIFA World Cup venue,
UEFA Euro 1996, UEFA Euro 2028 venue, 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final venue, 2012 FA Community Shield		 1897 4[3]
86 Samara Arena 42,347 Samara  Russia Krylia Sovetov
2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2018 4[citation needed]
87 Matmut Atlantique 42,115 Bordeaux  France FC Girondins de Bordeaux
UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2023 Rugby World Cup venue		 2015
88 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 41,965 Saint-Étienne  France AS Saint-Étienne
UEFA Euro 1984 venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue, 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue, 2023 Rugby World Cup venue		 1931
89 Stadion Gdańsk 41,620[51] Gdańsk  Poland Lechia Gdańsk
UEFA Euro 2012 venue
2021 UEFA Europa League Final venue		 2011 4[3]
90 Juventus Stadium 41,507[52] Turin  Italy Juventus
2021 UEFA Nations League Finals venue
2014 UEFA Europa League Final venue, 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League Final venue		 2011 4[53][3]
91 Stamford Bridge 40,173[15] London  England Chelsea 1877 4[3]
92 Metalist Stadium 40,003
(cl)		 Kharkiv  Ukraine FC Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
UEFA Euro 2012 venue		 1926 4[54]
93 Red Bull Arena 40,000[16] Leipzig  Germany RB Leipzig
2006 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2024 venue		 1954
94 Stadio Artemio Franchi 40,000[55] Florence  Italy ACF Fiorentina
1990 FIFA World Cup venue		 1931

Capacity of 30,000–40,000

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Rank Name Capacity City Country Tenants/notes Built UEFA category Image
97 Stage Front Stadium 40,000 Barcelona  Spain RCD Espanyol 2009 4[3]
98 Hauptstadion 40,000 Aachen  Germany 1924
99 Estadio Anoeta 39,500 San Sebastián  Spain Real Sociedad 1993 4[45]
100 Goodison Park 39,414 Liverpool  England Everton
1966 FIFA World Cup venue		 1892
101 Stadio San Filippo 38,722 Messina  Italy ACR Messina 2004
102 St. Jakob-Park 38,512 Basel  Switzerland FC Basel
UEFA Euro 2008 venue
2016 UEFA Europa League Final venue		 2001 4[3]
103 Stade Bollaert-Delelis 38,223 Lens  France RC Lens
UEFA Euro 1984 venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue		 1932
104 Parken Stadium 38,190[40] Copenhagen  Denmark FC København
Denmark national football team
UEFA Euro 2020 venue
2006 Royal League Final
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
2000 UEFA Cup Final
1994 European Cup Winners' Cup Final		 1992 4[56]
105 McHale Park 38,000[57] Castlebar  Ireland Mayo GAA 1931
106 Fitzgerald Stadium 38,000[49] Killarney  Ireland Kerry GAA 1936
107 Stadio Renzo Barbera 37,619 Palermo  Italy Palermo
1990 FIFA World Cup venue		 1932
108 Elland Road Stadium 37,608 Leeds  England Leeds United
UEFA Euro 1996 venue		 1897
109 Estádio Nacional 37,593 Oeiras  Portugal Taça de Portugal Finals
1967 European Cup Final		 1944
110 Weserstadion 37,441 Bremen  Germany SV Werder Bremen
Stadium uses retractable seating[citation needed]		 1923
111 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara 36,532[58] Bologna  Italy Bologna
1990 FIFA World Cup venue		 1927
112 Helsinki Olympic Stadium 36,251 Helsinki  Finland Finland national football team
1952 Summer Olympics
1983 World Championships in Athletics, 2005 World Championships in Athletics
2022 UEFA Super Cup venue		 1938 4
113 Allianz Riviera 36,178[59] Nice  France OGC Nice
UEFA Euro 2016 venue		 2013 4
114 National Athletics Centre Stadium 36,000 (t)
14,000		 Budapest  Hungary Athletics 2023
115 Stade de la Beaujoire 35,322 Nantes  France FC Nantes
UEFA Euro 1984 venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue		 1984
116 Philips Stadion 35,200[10] Eindhoven  Netherlands PSV
Netherlands national football team*
UEFA Euro 2000 venue
2006 UEFA Cup final venue, 2023 UEFA Women's Champions League final venue		 1913 4[citation needed]
117 Kuban Stadium[note 1] 35,200 Krasnodar  Russia FC Kuban Krasnodar 1960
118 Krasnodar Stadium[note 1] 35,179[63] Krasnodar  Russia FC Krasnodar 2016
119 Kaliningrad Stadium 35,016[64] Kaliningrad  Russia Baltika Kaliningrad
2018 FIFA World Cup venue		 2018 4[citation needed]
120 Hillsborough Stadium 34,945 Sheffield  England Sheffield Wednesday
1966 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 1996 venue		 1899
121 Arena Lviv 34,725[65]
(cl)		 Lviv  Ukraine FC Lviv
UEFA Euro 2012 venue		 2011 4[66]
122 Europa-Park Stadion 34,700 Europa-Park Stadion  Germany SC Freiburg 2021
123 Stade Jacques Chaban-Delmas 34,694 Bordeaux  France Union Bordeaux-Bègles
1938 FIFA World Cup venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue		 1924
124 Riazor 34,600 A Coruña  Spain Deportivo La Coruña
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1940
125 La Romareda 34,596 Zaragoza  Spain Real Zaragoza
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1957
126 Grotenburg-Stadion 34,500 Krefeld  Germany KFC Uerdingen 05 1927
127 Chornomorets Stadium 34,164[67]
(cl)		 Odesa  Ukraine FC Chornomorets Odesa 1936 4
128 Stadion Poljud 33,987[68] Split Croatia Croatia Hajduk Split 1979 4[3]
129 Riverside Stadium 33,931 Middlesbrough  England Middlesbrough FC 1995
130 Stadion Henryka Reymana 33,326[69] Kraków  Poland Wisła Kraków 1953 4[3]
131 Mewa Arena 33,305[70] Mainz  Germany 1. FSV Mainz 05 2011
132 Stadio Luigi Ferraris 33,205[71][72] Genoa  Italy Genoa, Sampdoria
1990 FIFA World Cup venue		 1911
133 Stadium Municipal 33,150 Toulouse  France Toulouse FC
1938 FIFA World Cup venue, 1998 FIFA World Cup venue, UEFA Euro 2016 venue
2007 Rugby World Cup venue		 1937
134 Cardiff City Stadium 33,280 Cardiff  Wales Cardiff City, Wales National Football Team
2014 UEFA Super Cup venue		 2009 4
135 Metallurg Stadium 33,220 Samara  Russia 1957
136 Estadio Nueva Condomina 33,045 Murcia  Spain Real Murcia 2006
137 Tele2 Arena 33,000 Stockholm  Sweden Djurgårdens IF, Hammarby IF 2013 4
138 New Tivoli 32,960 Aachen  Germany Alemannia Aachen 2009
139 Pride Park Stadium 32,956 Derby  England Derby County 1997
140 Stade de la Mosson 32,939[73] Montpellier  France MHSC
1998 FIFA World Cup venue, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup venue		 1972
141 Estádio Municipal de Aveiro 32,830 Aveiro  Portugal Beira-Mar
UEFA Euro 2004 venue		 2003 4[citation needed]
142 Coventry Building Society Arena 32,609 Coventry  England Coventry City
2012 Summer Olympics venue		 2005 4[3]
143 Agia Sophia Stadium 32,500 Athens  Greece AEK
Greece national football team*
2024 UEFA Europa Conference League Final venue		 2022 4[74]
144 Estadio Balaídos 32,500 Vigo  Spain Celta de Vigo
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1928
145 Koševo City Stadium 32,500[75] Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sarajevo 1947 2[75]
146 Toše Proeski Arena 32,483[4][40] Skopje  North Macedonia FK Vardar, FK Rabotnički, North Macedonia national football team*
2017 UEFA Super Cup venue		 1947 4[citation needed]
147 Republican Spartak Stadium[note 1] 32,464 Vladikavkaz  Russia Alania Vladikavkaz 1962
148 Stadio Nereo Rocco 32,454 Trieste  Italy Triestina 1992
149 St. Mary's Stadium 32,384 Southampton  England Southampton 2001 4[3]
150 Stadio Euganeo 32,336 Padova  Italy Calcio Padova 1994
151 King Power Stadium 32,262 Leicester  England Leicester City 2002
152 Karaiskakis Stadium 32,115 Piraeus  Greece Olympiacos
2023 UEFA Super Cup venue		 1896 4[3]
153 Rudolf Harbig Stadion 32,066 Dresden  Germany Dynamo Dresden 1923
154 Bramall Lane 32,050[15] Sheffield  England Sheffield United, Sheffield Eagles* 1855
155 Wörthersee Stadion 32,000 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee  Austria UEFA Euro 2008 venue 2007
156 Stade de Suisse 32,000 Bern  Switzerland Young Boys
UEFA Euro 2008 venue		 2005
157 Stadion am Schloss Strünkede 32,000 Herne  Germany Westfalia Herne 1910
158 Lord's Cricket Ground 32,000 London  England Marylebone Cricket Club, Middlesex County Cricket Club, England cricket team* 1814
159 Paris La Défense Arena 32,000 Nanterre  France Racing 92
Uses movable seating to transition between field and court sports		 2017
160 American Express Stadium 31,876[15] Brighton  England Brighton & Hove Albion 2011
161 Central Trade Union Stadium 31,793
19,845 (limited capacity)		 Voronezh  Russia FC Fakel Voronezh, FC FSA Voronezh 2003
162 Molineux Stadium 31,750[76] Wolverhampton  England Wolverhampton Wanderers 1889
163 Shakhtar Stadium 31,718
(cl)		 Donetsk  Ukraine FC Shakhtar Donetsk Reserves and Youth Team*, FC Metalurh Donetsk* 1936
164 Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 31,713[77] Verona  Italy Hellas Verona
1990 FIFA World Cup venue		 1963
165 Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena 31,500 Duisburg  Germany MSV Duisburg, Rhein Fire (ELF) 2004
166 Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero 31,388 Elche  Spain Elche CF
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1976 4[78]
167 Ewood Park 31,363 Blackburn  England Blackburn Rovers 1882
168 Stadionul Steaua 31,254 Bucharest  Romania CSA Steaua București 2021
169 Polish Army Stadium 31,103 Warsaw  Poland Legia Warsaw 1930 4[3]
170 Dnipro Arena 31,003
(cl)		 Dnipro  Ukraine FC Dnipro, SC Dnipro-1 2008 4[79]
171 Stadionul Ion Oblemenco 30,983 Craiova  Romania CS Universitatea Craiova 2017
172 Augsburg Arena 30,660 Augsburg  Germany FC Augsburg 2009
173 Akhmat Arena[note 1] 30,597 Grozni  Russia Akhmat Grozny 2011
174 Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare 30,534[80][81] Lecce  Italy US Lecce 1966
175 Estadio Carlos Tartiere 30,500 Oviedo  Spain Real Oviedo 2000
176 City Ground 30,404[15] Nottingham  England Nottingham Forest 1898
177 Cluj Arena 30,335 Cluj Napoca  Romania Universitatea Cluj Napoca 2011 4[6]
178 Estádio Algarve 30,305 Faro  Portugal Gibraltar national football team
UEFA Euro 2004 venue		 2004 4[citation needed]
179 Stadium MK 30,303 Milton Keynes  England Milton Keynes Dons 2007
180 Estádio Municipal de Braga 30,286[82] Braga  Portugal Braga
UEFA Euro 2004 venue		 2003 4[citation needed]
181 De Grolsch Veste 30,250[10] Enschede  Netherlands FC Twente
Netherlands national football team*		 1998
182 BayArena 30,210 Leverkusen  Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Stadium uses retractable seating[citation needed]		 1932
183 Red Bull Arena 30,188
29,520 (seated)[83]		 Salzburg  Austria FC Red Bull Salzburg
UEFA Euro 2008 venue		 2003
184 PreZero Arena 30,150 Sinsheim  Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
Stadium uses retractable seating[citation needed]		 2009
185 Volkswagen Arena 30,122 Wolfsburg  Germany VfL Wolfsburg
Stadium uses retractable seating[citation needed]		 2002
186 VEB Arena 30,114 Moscow  Russia CSKA Moscow 2016 4[citation needed]
187 bet365 Stadium 30,089 Stoke-on-Trent  England Stoke City 1997
188 Stade de Genève 30,084 Geneva  Switzerland Servette FC
UEFA Euro 2008 venue		 2003
189 Estadio La Rosaleda 30,044 Málaga  Spain Málaga CF
1982 FIFA World Cup venue		 1941 4[45]
190 Estádio D. Afonso Henriques 30,029[84] Guimarães  Portugal Vitória SC
UEFA Euro 2004 venue
2019 UEFA Nations League semi-final 2 and third-place play-off		 1999 4[citation needed]
191 Stade Maurice Dufrasne 30,023
27,670 (limited capacity)		 Liège  Belgium Standard Liège
UEFA Euro 2000 venue		 1909

Under construction

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Main article: List of future stadiums

The following is a list of European stadiums which are currently under construction and will have a capacity of 30,000 or more.

Stadium Capacity City Country Tenant(s) Opening
Arena Zabrze 31,871 Zabrze  Poland Górnik Zabrze 2025
Everton Stadium 52,679[5] Liverpool  England Everton
UEFA Euro 2028 venue 		2025
Nou Mestalla 49,000[85] Valencia  Spain Valencia CF 2026[86]
Belarus National Stadium 33,000 Minsk  Belarus Belarus national football team 2025[87]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Depending on the boundary between the continents, the stadium can be considered as located in Asia[60][61][62]

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