List of most expensive stadiums

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List of the most expensive stadiums in the world.

RankStadiumSportMain tenant(s)LeagueCountryCityCurrent owner(s)Broke groundOpenedTotal construc­tion cost
(billion US$)
Inflation-adjusted cost
(billion US$) in 2023 [1]
Capacity
1 SoFi Stadium American football Los Angeles Rams
NFL
United States Inglewood Kroenke Sports & Entertainment 20162020$5.5 billion [2] [3] $6.48 billion70,240
Los Angeles Chargers
2 Yankee Stadium Baseball New York Yankees
MLB
United States New York City New York City 20062009$2.3 billion [4] $3.27 billion54,251
Association football New York City FC
MLS
3 Intuit Dome Basketball Los Angeles Clippers NBA United States Inglewood Steve Ballmer (Murphy's Bowl, LLC)20212024$2.0 billion [5] $2.0 billion18,000
4 Allegiant Stadium American football Las Vegas Raiders
NFL
United States Paradise Las Vegas Stadium Authority 20172020$1.9 billion [6] $2.24 billion65,000
UNLV Rebels
5 MetLife Stadium American football New York Jets
NFL
United States East Rutherford New York Jets (50%)
New York Giants (50%)
20072010$1.7 billion [7] $2.38 billion82,500
New York Giants
6 Mercedes-Benz Stadium American football Atlanta Falcons
NFL
United States Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center 20142017$1.5 billion [8] $1.86 billion75,000
Association football Atlanta United
MLS
7 Wembley Stadium Association football England National Team UEFA United Kingdom London The FA 20032007$1.5 billion = £1.1 billion [9] $2.2 billion90,000
England Women's National Team
8 AT&T Stadium American football Dallas Cowboys
NFL
United States Arlington City of Arlington
2005
2009
$1.48 billion [10] $2.1 billion80,000
9 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Association football Tottenham Hotspur
EPL
United Kingdom London Tottenham Hotspur
2013
2019
$1.33 billion = £1 billion$1.58 billion62,850
10 Singapore National Stadium Association football Singapore national football team
AFC
Singapore Kallang Sport Singapore
2010
2014
$1.31 billion = S$1.87 billion[ citation needed ]$1.69 billion55,000
11 Levi's Stadium American football San Francisco 49ers
NFL
United States Santa Clara City of Santa Clara
2012
2014
$ 1.3 billion$1.7 billion68,500
12 Optus Stadium Cricket Australia national cricket team
CA
Australia Perth Government of Western Australia 20142017$1.2 billion [11] $1.49 billion61,244
Western Australia cricket team
Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers Women
Australian rules football West Coast Eagles
AFL
Fremantle Dockers
13 Olympic Stadium (Montreal) multi-purpose stadium CF Montréal
MLS
Canada Montréal Régie des Installations Olympiques (Government of Quebec)
1973
1976
$1.1 billion$ 8.95 billion61,004
14 Krestovsky Stadium Association football Zenit
RPL
Russia Saint Petersburg Zenit
2008
2017
$1.1 billion [12] $1.37 billion68,000
15 U.S. Bank Stadium American football Minnesota Vikings
NFL
United States Minneapolis Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority
2013
2016
$1.1 billion [13] $1.4 billion73,000
16 Globe Life Field Baseball Texas Rangers
MLB
United States Arlington City of Arlington
2017
2020
$1.1 billion [14] $1.3 billion40,300
17 Citi Field Baseball New York Mets
MLB
United States New York New York Mets
2006
2009
$0.9 billion$1.3 billion41,922
18 Estádio Nacional Association football Brasília FC
CB2
Brazil Brasília Terracap
2010
2013
$0.8 billion [15] $1.05 billion72,788

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