20 Biggest Football stadiums in the world

4) Camp Nou – Barcelona, Spain

Capacity: 98,787

Home Team: FC Barcelona

The Camp Nou is perhaps one of the most famous sporting venues in the world and certainly one of the largest soccer stadiums in the world. It is home to one of the greatest and most successful football clubs in the world, FC Barcelona.

When packed with a capacity crowd, the atmosphere in the stadium is electric and spectators have watched world superstars like Johan Cruyff, Luis Figo, Lionel Messi in action here. The historic and glorious Manchester United side lifted the Champions League here in 1998-99 after a stunning turnaround in the dying moments.

3) Estadio Azteca – Mexico City, Mexico

Capacity: 104,000

Home Teams: Mexico National Football Team, Club America

The Estadio Azteca has witnessed some golden moments in football since it was opened in 1966. It has been the center of world football for 3 major tournaments including the 1968 Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cups in 1970 and 1986.

In 1970, the ‘Game of the Century’ took place here, when Italy defeated West Germany 4-3 in the semi-finals of the 1970 World Cup. Maradona set the stage on fire in 1986 when he scored the historical ‘Hand of God’ and the ‘Goal of the Century’ in a quarterfinal match against England.

Club America also plays its home games at this stadium.

Its incredible capacity makes it the largest soccer stadium in the world.

2) Salt Lake Stadium – Kolkata, India

Capacity: 120,000

Home Teams: India National Football Team, Mohun Bagan AC, Southern Samity, Mohammedan SC, East Bengal FC, Atletico de Kolkata

Also known as the Yuva Bharati Krirangan and built in 1984, the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata is a multi-sports arena with football being the major sport. It is home to various Indian football clubs like East Bengal and Mohun Bagan and often hosts the national team’s fixtures.

Recently, Argentina and Venezuela played a historic friendly match at this venue, which also boasts of being the stadium where the farewell match of German legend Oliver Kahn was played.

The stadium will be given a much needed face-lift ahead of the U-17 World Cup to be held in India in 2017.

1) Rungrado May Day Stadium – Pyongyang, North Korea

Capacity: 150,000

Home team: North Korea National Team

The Rungrado May Day Stadium tops this list with a huge crowd capacity of 150,000. The stadium is usually the venue for huge shows celebrating and glorifying the country and its government, when it’s not hosting the North Korean national football team.

On a much more dark and grim note, some reports have suggested that the stadium was also the site of the execution of military officials who supposedly plotted the assassinations of state leaders and conspired against the nation.