List of association football stadiums by capacity

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The following is a list of football stadiums. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. Football stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host FIFA World Cup finals matches. Note that most sports venues with a capacity of at least 40,000 are used for association football. The list contains both stadiums used solely for football, and those used for other sports as well as football. Some stadiums are only used by a team for certain high attendance matches, like local derbies or cup games.

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Football stadiums by capacity

boldDenotes that the stadium is, or was once, the largest association football stadium in the world.
♦Denotes the largest association football stadium in the country or area.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Salt Lake Stadium</span> Multipurpose stadium in Kolkata, India

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stadio Friuli</span> Football stadium

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Accra Sports Stadium</span> Stadium in Accra, Ghana

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bloomfield Stadium</span> Football stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahmad bin Ali Stadium</span> Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fisht Olympic Stadium</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Augsburg Arena</span> Football stadium in Augsburg, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Central Stadium (Yekaterinburg)</span> Football stadium in Yekaterinburg, Russia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nizhny Novgorod Stadium</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Solidarnost Samara Arena</span>

Solidarnost Samara Arena, also known as the Samara Arena, Cosmos Arena, is a football stadium in Samara, Russia. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hosts FC Krylia Sovetov Samara of the Russian Premier League, replacing Metallurg Stadium. It has a capacity of 44,918 spectators. Samara authorities announced their design tender in late 2012 with cost estimated at $320 million.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rostov Arena</span>

Rostov Arena is an association football stadium in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. It was one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. It also hosts FC Rostov of the Russian Premier League, replacing Olimp – 2. It has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volgograd Arena</span> Football stadium in Volgograd, Russia

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ahmed bin Ali Stadium (original)</span> Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar

The original Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, was an association football stadium located in the district of Rawdat Al Jahhaniya, Qatar, around 9 kilometres northwest from the centre of Al Rayyan. It was used mostly for football matches and it was the home to Al-Rayyan Sports Club. The stadium was named after Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar from 1960 to 1972. The stadium, built in 2003, had a seating capacity of 21,282 and was demolished in 2015. The stadium was located 20 km west of Doha.

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