30 most famous football stadiums

26) Estadi Di Mestalla (Valencia, Spain)

Capacity: 55,000

Opened: 1923

Tennant(s): Valencia

Although Los Murciélagos could shortly be leaving the old Estadi Di Mestalla behind when they make the switch to the Nou Mestalla, which began construction in 2007, it remains one of the nation’s finest football venues. A relatively large capacity coupled with incredibly steep stands close to pitch-side crafts an intimidating and invasive atmosphere for opposition players. The nation’s fifth largest football stadium was actually used as a concentration camp and storage facility during the Spanish Civil War.

Located close to the city centre, the Mestalla’s cascade of orange and unique structure is memorable and it has played setting to two Copa Del Rey finals in recent years (2011 and 2014) as well as all of Spain’s Olympic football matches in 1992 before the final.

25) Celtic Park (Glasgow, Scotland)

Capacity: 60,411

Opened: 1892

Tennant(s): Glasgow Celtic

Few venues come close to halving the passion that oozes out of Paradise on Old Firm day, with Scotland’s largest stadium catering brilliantly for the roars of fans whose contentment hinges on their club’s success. Despite Celtic Park being an all-seater stadium at present, the club have recently been trialling a safe-standing section in an attempt to recapture the match-day experience of old, although such advances have been controversial and met with their fair share of criticism.

The home faithful turn up the volume to chilling levels on a European night; just cast your mind back to Celtic’s 2-1 win over Barcelona back in 2012. Perhaps a little lower on this list than expected, the gargantuan Parkhead comes close to top spot if we’re talking about grounds that create the best atmosphere.