20 Biggest Football stadiums in the world

12) ANZ Stadium – Sydney, Australia

Capacity: 83,500

Home Team: Australia National Football Team

The ANZ Stadium, also known as Stadium Australia, and formerly known as the Telstra Stadium, was completed in 1999 to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. The stadium is home to the annual National Rugby League grand final, and also hosted the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup finals.

11) Azadi Stadium – Tehran, Iran

Capacity: 84,412

Home Teams: Iran National Football Team, Esteghlal FC, Pesepolis FC

One of the most intimidating and inspiring stadiums to play in, the Azadi Stadium is home to the Iranian national football team and local clubs Persepolis FC and Esteghlal FC also call it their home.

It hosted the 1974 Asian Games and is the largest stadium in the Middle East.

10) Borg El Arab Stadium – Alexandria, Egypt

Capacity: 86,000

Home Team: Egypt National Football Team

The stadium was originally built as part of a project for Egypt’s bid to host the 2010 edition of the FIFA World Cup. The stadium was the venue for the opening cermony of the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and hosted the opening match of the tournament, played between Egypt and Trinidad and Tobago.

9) Bukit Jalil National Stadium – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Capacity: 87,411

Home Team: Malaysia National Football Team

The stadium was built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and was the venue in which the opening ceremony was held. The Bukit Jalil is the largest stadium in all of South-East Asia. When it isn’t hosting football games, it is the site of many other events like music concerts and the figure skating shows ‘Disney on Ice’.