Largest Sports Stadiums-worldwide

[surrealvol]

According to a very interesting book I recently bought, Neyland Stadium is the seventh largest sports stadium in the world. In the United States, it is the third largest.

This list excludes speedway and motor racing circuits and horse tracks. :good:

I suppose this is correct info. Anybody have any conflicting data?

 

[BWeller18]

Which stadiums are bigger?

 

[milohimself]

1. Praha, Czechoslovakia
Velký Strahovský Stadion, 220,000
Multi-use

2. Pyöngyang, North Korea
Rungnado May Day Stadium, 150,000
Multi-use

3. Calcutta, India
Saltlake Stadium, 120,000
Multi-use

4. Mexico City, Mexico
Estadio Azteca, 114,465
Soccer

5. Ann Arbor, Michigan
Michigan Stadium, 107,501
Football

6. University Park, Pennsylvania
Beaver Stadium, 107,282
Football

7. Knoxville, Tennessee
Neyland Stadium, 104,079
Football

8. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jornalista Mário Filho, 103,045
Soccer

9. Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Stadium, 101,568
Football

10. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
National Stadium Bukit Jalil, 100,200
Multi-use

 

[OWB]

Good job Milo! UM and Penn St. might hold more people, but Neyland towers over the field instead of spreading out. So ours is tougher to play in!

 

[milohimself]

Any way you cut it, 100,000 is a pretty tough crowd to deal with.

 

[surrealvol]

Dang, milo, you are the man!

Stadium number 10 there reminds me of the movie "Entrapment" with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sean Connery. KL is where they made the big heist!

 

[OWB]

Originally posted by milohimself@Feb 27, 2005 12:40 AM
Any way you cut it, 100,000 is a pretty tough crowd to deal with.

Very True, but ours is louder!

 

[milohimself]

Originally posted by surrealvol@Feb 26, 2005 9:41 PM
Dang, milo, you are the man!

Nah, I'm just bored.

The biggest stadiums in the US...

1. Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 107,501
2. Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania, 107,282
3. Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee, 104,079
4. Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio, 101,568
5. Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California, 92,542
6. Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia, 92,058
7. L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California, 92,000
8. FedEx Field, Landover, Maryland, 91,665
9. Tiger Stadium, Batan Rouge, Louisiana, 91,664
10. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gaineseville, Florida, 88,548

 

[OWB]

I believe that the largest crowd Neyland held was 109,000 and some change. Anyone know the record?

 

[milohimself]

They don't count just those in the seats, they count EVERY person that is in the stadium at the time. So you will end up with official attendance that's higher than the seating capacity a lot of the time.

 

[OWB]

Yeah, tell me about it. Every home game that I go to, they announce the official attendance and it shocks me sometimes. Those are the games that you know you will get to know your neighbor really well by games end because you are on top of each other most of the game.

 

[cookeville_vol]

Four of the top ten stadiums in the country belong to the SEC. That just shows how much we love our football.