Since I think the whole Europe vs US debate seems to be getting a little bitchy how about posting our top 10 stadia(including those under contruction but not those still in the planning phase)? I'll start off with...

1.New Wembley
2.Reliant Stadium
3.Azteca Stadium
3.Allianz Arena
5.San Siro
6.Solider Field
7.MCG
8.Guangdong Olympic Stadium
9.Bernabeu Stadium
10.Dragão Stadium

That's pretty hard for me since there are so many great stadiums out there, but i'll give it a try.
Allianz Arena
Soldier Field
Estadio do Dragao
Ibrox Stadium
Stade de France
Nou Camp
Santiago Bernabeu
Azteca
Emirates
Spyros Louis

I'm pretty sure i forgot some..

Nou Camp
Estadio da Laz
Allianz Arena
Munich Olympic Stadium
Wembley
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Reliant Satdium
Telstra Stadium
Stade de France

1 - New/Old Wembley (ENG)
http://www.wembleystadium.com/images/presspackimages/s5concourse_low%20res.jpg
2 - Anfield (ENG)
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ENG/Anfield_Road_UEFA.jpeg
3 - Lords (ENG)
http://bama.ua.edu/~cricket/Lords.jpg
4 - Wimbledon
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/uk/england/london/south-west/sw19-wimbledon-merton/church-road/all-england-lawn-tennis-club/wimbledon-tennis-centre-court.jpg
5 - Millennium Stadium (WAL)
http://www.bigcardiff.co.uk/_images/misc/millennium_stadium_1.jpg
6 - Estadio da Luz (POR)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/portugal/lisboa/lisbon_luz2.jpg
7 - Stade de France (FRA)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/france/ile_de_france/saint_denis2.jpg
8 - Allianz Arena (DEU)
http://www.ps.uni-sb.de/~fries/AllianzArena.jpg
9 - Nou Camp (ESP)
http://www.ticket-buyers-guide.com/images/Nou-Camp.jpg
10 - Oita 'Big Eye' Stadium (JPN)
http://www.takenaka.co.jp/majorworks/topics/2001/win/gifs/ooita3.jpg
http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0912/images/11531_image_3.150.jpg

New Wembley
Old Wembley
OSU Horseshoe stadium
Allianz Arena
City of Manchester Stadium
Sapporo dome
Eatadio Da Luz
Telstra Stadium
Carrow road
Blundell Park

Nou Camp
Sapporo Dome
New Wembley
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Seoul Sangam WC Stadium
San Siro

.........

New Wembley
Reliant Stadium
MCG
Barnebeau
Allainz Arena
San Siro
Nou Camp
Azteca
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Telstra Stadium

Sapporo Dome
San Siro
Maracanà
Amsterdam Arena
Azteca
New Delle Alpi
Melbourne CG
Reliant Stadium
Estadio Da Luz
Anfield Road

1) Reliant Stadium
http://www.musco.com/newsev/images/Reliant-Stadium_endzonelg.jpg

2) Rose Bowl - "The Grandaddy"
http://www.grahamowen.com/images13/heli-rose-bowl.jpg

3) Ohio Stadium - "The 'Shoe"
http://www.collegecharlie.com/files/ohio_stadium2.jpg

4) Wrigley Field
http://www.askthebookie.com/img/baseball_teams_logos/stadiums/cubs.jpg

5) Neyland Stadium
http://smokeys-trail.com/neyland-2001.jpg

6) Fenway Park
http://www.designdepot.com/images/Fenway%20Park.jpg

7) Old Trafford
http://www-scf.usc.edu/~choulart/itp204/old_trafford.jpg

8) St James Park
http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/stjamespark.jpg

9) New Wembley
http://www.wembleystadium.com/images/presspackimages/hi_res_03.jpg

10) Michigan Stadium - "The Big House"
http://www.umich.edu/~urecord/0405/Jan17_05/img/050117_michigan-stadium.jpg

1. Feyenoord Rotterdam
2. Seahawks Seattle
3. Auf Schalke Gelsenkirchen
4. San Siro Milano
5. New Wembley London
6. PSV Eindhoven
7. Saddle Dome Calgary
8. Ibrox Glasgow
9. New York Yankees
10.Stade de France, Paris

Only completed Stadiums on my list, and ones I'm familar with.

1. Reliant Stadium - Best new stadium in the world. Surely, the benchmark.

2. Nou Camp - First stadium that made me go, wow.(back in 82) A classic.

3. San Siro - speechless when I first saw the renovations for Italian 90. Looking tired, but nothing that can't be fixed. I'm sure.

4. Old Trafford - I'm biased, so sue me. Nah, it's a good footballing arena, will only get better with the planned extensions.

5. Da Luz - Classy

6. Newlands Cricket Ground - beautiful, and in perhaps the most picturesque setting of all sporting arenas.

7. Saitama Stadium - My fav in Japan, perhaps even Asia.

8. Stade de France - sexy, shame you're a bit away from the pitch, but can't fault the asthetics.

7. Old Trafford Cricket Ground - yeah it's ugly, but I love the place - full of tradition, and decay!

8. Westfalen - the corners look terrible, but fuck me, that's one great footballing arena for atmosphere.

9. Estadio de Dragao - Similar to the City of Manny, but better porportioned interior.

10. City of Manny - Looks amazing from the outside, the interior ain't all that - shame. Still a fantastic bit of architecture, looks luverly.


There are plenty of baseball parks I love in the States, that have great character, combining the old with the new, I'd have them in, but sadly I don't know their names.

Safeco Field
Miller Park
Reliant Stadium
Telstra Dome
Suncorp Stadium
Allainz
Soldier Field
Ford Field
Da Luz
Toyota Stadium (Japan)

1. Wembley
http://www.wembleystadium.com/images/presspackimages/hi_res_03.jpg
2. Invesco Field
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/colorado/denver_invesco.jpg
3. San Siro
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/italy/lombardia/milano_meazza1.jpg http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/italy/lombardia/milano_meazza2.jpg
4. Allianz
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/germany/bayern/munchen_allianz1.jpg http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/germany/bayern/munchen_allianz2.jpg
5.Camp Nou
http://tinypic.com/2bzi3l
6. Millenium Stadium
http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/cardiff/images/millennium_stadium1.jpg http://www.faime.demon.co.uk/bcfc/cardiff02/pic14.jpg
7. Kyle Field Texas A&M
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/texas/college_station_kyle.jpg
8. Twickenham
http://www.photojunkyard.com/is.php?i=5129&img=Twickenham.jpg
9. FC Koln Rhein Energy Stadium
http://www.stadion-koeln.de/Guide_1FC_Koeln/News/23092004/220904_01.jpg
10. The hawthorns (my spiritual home)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/england/west_midlands/west_bromwich_hawthorns1.jpg http://www.stadiumguide.com/hawthorns5.jpg http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/england/west_midlands/west_bromwich_hawthorns2.jpg

1 Lisbon Sporting Stadium
http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Sporting/luft_01.jpg
2- Municipal de braga stadium

3- da luz stadium

4- feyenord rotterdam

5- old trafford

6- Municipal de aveiro stadium

7- Athens olympic stadium (OG2004)

8- do dragão stadium

9- Stade france

10- alianz arena

1. Guangdong Olympic Stadium, China (F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!!!)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/china/guangdong_olympic1.jpg

2. New Wembley, England
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/london_wembley1.jpg

3. Allianz Arena, Germany
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/munchen_allianz1.jpg

4. Nou Camp, Spain
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/catalonia/barcelona_camp_nou1.jpg

5. Old Trafford, England
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/united_kingdom/england/north_west/manchester_old_trafford1.jpg

7. Shanghai Stadium, China
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/china/shanghai_stadium1.jpg

8. King Fahd International, Saudi Arabia
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_east/saudi_arabia/riyadh_king_fahd1.jpg

6. Toyota Stadium, Japan
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/japan/chubu/toyota_stadium1.jpg

9. Bank of America Stadium, United States
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/north_carolina/charlotte_ericsson.jpg

10. New Deportivo Cali Stadium, Colombia
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/past_future/pictures/future_stadiums/cali_deportivo.jpg

1. Maraca (Bra)
2. Azteca (Mex)
3. New Wembley (Eng)
4. San Siro (Ita)
5. Bernabeu (Spa)
6. Sapporo (Jap)
7. Stade de France (Fra)
8. Munich Olympic Stadium (Ger)
9. Da Luz (Por)
10. Montreal Olympic Stadium (Can)

San Siro
Wembley
Allianz Arena
Dragao
Soldierfield
Seattle Seahawks
Invesco Field
Nou Camp
Luigi Ferraris
Emirates

Grantham Towns (the place where I live) stadium!

The south kesteven sports stadium!

http://www.angelfire.com/games4/southernleague/doverreports/groundphotos/Meres4.jpg
http://www.angelfire.com/games4/southernleague/doverreports/groundphotos/Meres3.jpg
Standing places ensure the place is alway pumping....best atmosphere in the world!

3000 capacity aswell!


One of the best stadiums in the world.....always plenty of room!

My top 10 in no particular order (stadiums only, no ballparks)

Husky Stadium: Seattle, WA -

http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/march02/images/place_stadium.jpg



Lambeau Field: Green Bay, WI -

http://www.packersnews.com/photogallery/0814lambeautour/images/0080203_2.jpg



Rose Bowl: Pasadena, CA -

http://www.anthro-graphics.com/RoseBowl/images/RB004.jpg (http://www.anthro-graphics.com/)



Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field "The Swamp": Gainesville, FL -

http://gatorzone.com/insidefootball/images/facilities/swamp/6.jpg



Tiger Stadium "Death Valley": Baton Rouge, LA -

http://www.lsu.edu/highlights/031/images/phfranz8.jpg



Kyle Field: College Station, TX:

http://sports.tamu.edu/sports/facilities/images2004/full/kylefield.jpg



Qwest Field: Seattle, WA -

http://www.seaoi.org/assets/images/Seahawks_Stadium_lg.jpg



Heinz Field: Pittsburgh, PA -

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/heinz_field/images/Heinz01.jpg


Michie Stadium: West Point, NY -

http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/army/galleries/michie-081704/031018-A-2116P-014-lg.jpg


Ohio Stadium: Columbus, OH -

http://graphics.fansonly.com/schools/osu/trads/images/ohio-stadium2.jpg

My 10 favourite stadia out of the ones I've been to (for sentimental reasons as much as architecture :D)

1. Hong Kong Stadium
2. Ballymore, Brisbane
3. Melbourne Cricket Ground
4. Twickenham
5. Toronto Skydome
6. Sydney Cricket Ground
7. Old Wembley
8. Trent Bridge
9. The Rec, Bath
10. City Ground, Nottingham (1994)

Worst ever - The Manor Ground, Oxford

I've just realised I've also been to the Millennium Stadium and City of Manchester Stadium (in athletics mode) but can't be bothered changing my list :D

Okay, here is my top 10 (only existing, in use, and those I have visited or see on television regularly)

1. Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, no doubt the best stadium in the world
2. Camp Nou, Barcelona
3. San Siro, Milan
4. Old Trafford, Manchester
5. Arena Auf Schalke, Gelsenkirchen
6. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
7. Bernabeu, Madrid
8. Maracana, Rio de Janeiro
9. De Kuip, Rotterdam
10. Anfield, Liverpool

I like the New Wembley Stadium very much, big and beautiful! On the other hand, I find the new Allianz Arena quite ugly. Don't know much about the US-stadiums, but I like the Heinz Field and the Reliant Stadium.

bernabeu


http://www.realmadrid-futbol.com/Estadio_Bernabeu_cubierto.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.es/amilcaratb/fxesp/santiago%20bernabeu.jpg
http://www.real-madrid.de/Bilder/Real-Numancia,%20Estadio%20Santiago%20Bernabeu-02,%2031.03.01.jpg
http://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/students/fabien.curtomillet/images/Madrid/RealMadrid_Bernabeu1.jpg
http://decasillas.webpark.pl/boisko.jpg
http://glycs015.ext.lycos.de/cms/cm/cmss/pireise/images/xtralarge/madrid-6.jpg

I find the tiers of the Bernabeu, and some other Spanish stadiums for that matter, damn right scary...why are they so steep?!

1.Telstra Stadium,Sydney
2.Reliant Stadium,Houston
3.Millennium Stadium,Cardiff
4.MCG,Melbourne
5.Suncorp Stadium,Brisbane
6.Ellis Park,J'burg
7.Mile High,Denver
8.Bernabeu,Madrid
9.Azteca,Mexico City
10.Stade De France,Paris

I find the tiers of the Bernabeu, and some other Spanish stadiums for that matter, damn right scary...why are they so steep?!


is the magic of the stadium :D

like a big couldron of noise...i like stadiums with steep rakes...cant stand alot of the NFL stadia with the seating fanning out for miles from the pitch

the american stadia are very steep, take a look again

In no particular order

Estadio Azteca
Stade de France
Wembley
Amsterdam Arena
Old Trafford
Skydome ( I been there and is awesome)
Alianz Arena
the japannese one, in which the pitch can be taken away
Santiago Bernabeu
Reliant Stadium
Athens olympic stadium

1. do Dragao (P)
2. de France (F)
3. Wembly (UK)
4. Allianz (D)
5. da Luz (P)
6. Athens Olympic (G)
7. Skydome (CAD)
8. Maracana (BRA)
9. San Siro (I)
10. Camp Nou (SP)

An Azteca pic since none have been posted so far...

http://pastadia.9online.fr/Azteca15.jpg

My top 10 favorites

1. Oita stadium, japan
2. Melourne Cricket ground
3. New Wembley stadium
4. Allianz Arena
5. Skydome, Toronto
6. Nou Camp
7. Hong Kong Stadium
8. Old Trafford
9. Highbury
10.Anfield

My top 10 favorites

1. Oita stadium, japan
2. Melbourne Cricket ground
3. New Wembley stadium
4. Allianz Arena
5. Skydome, Toronto
6. Nou Camp
7. Hong Kong Stadium
8. Old Trafford
9. Highbury
10.Anfield

My top 10 in no order

Athens Olympic Stadium
http://webclub.kcom.ne.jp/ma/mtasaki/AthensOlympics/stud01.jpg
http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/sports/gen/img/aug04/oly829.jpg

Manchester City Stadium
http://www.euro-goal.info/euro/england/images/stadiums/City%20of%20Manchester%20Stadium.jpg
http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/2002CWG/images/cityofManchesterstadium3.jpg

Invesco Field
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/colorado/denver_invesco.jpg

Qwest Field
http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/mitig_traf_cong/images/seahawks_stadium.jpg

Stade de France
http://www.footballgroundsofengland.co.uk/images/Stade_de_France.jpg

La Luz
http://www.telepuntoweb.it/euro2004/Immagini/sstadiodaluz.jpg
http://www.ideatv.it/Euro2004/europei-stadio.lisboa-luz.jpg

Karaiskaki Stadium
http://www.mpa.gr/specials/olympics_economics/images/karaiskaki.jpg
http://www.sportime.gr/ast/cov/os/osfp-monaco_karaiskaki_b.jpg

Amsterdam Arena
http://austria80.org/Amsterdam_Arena_1_br3cm.jpg

Telestra Stadium (Sydney)
http://www.hartill.net/Sydney/Images/IMG_0149.jpg

Millenium Stadium (Wales)
http://home.arcor.de/wulf_ablach/dfb/millenium_tag.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/wulf_ablach/dfb/innen.gif

MCG
Telstra dome
Lords
Wembley
SCG
Athens main stadium
Telstra Stadium
and others.

wow @ that Bernabeu stadium.

1. Suncorp Stadium
http://img202.exs.cx/img202/6946/suncorpstadium64ls.jpg
http://img132.exs.cx/img132/6019/suncorpstadium36uz.jpg

2. Telstra Stadium

3. Telstra Dome

4. MCG

5. Gabba

6. Reliant Stadium (impressive)

7. Millenium Stadium (wow)

8. St James Park

9. New Wembley

10. Allianz Arena

-Wembley Stadium, London, UK
-Turner Field, Atlanta, USA
-MCG, Melbourne, Australia
-Berlin Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
-Munich Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany
-Yankee Stadium, New York City, USA
-Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
-Stade Olympique, Montreal, Canada
-Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
-Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia
-City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK

Well, my list isn't any better than others. However, I am going to try to expand the mind a bit and not focus on one sport alone, like many here are doing. So, with that in mind, here's mine, in no order:

Bombonera - Boca Juniors Argentina - Just because...you can't argue with a legendary ground and fans

http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/student/club/soccer/Photos/Maradona/images/Bombonera-2_jpg.jpg

http://www.vivadiego.com/eldiez.jpg

Newland Rugby Ground - South Africa - By far, the best rugby ground in the world. Better than Twickenham

http://www.dsp.sun.ac.za/~christer/images/IMG_4968.JPG

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/africa/south_africa/western_cape/cape_town_newlands1.jpg

Yankee Stadium - New York - The home of legends (of baseball, anyway)

http://www.photofile.com/Photos/Albums/Stadiums/MLB/Images/Yankee_Stadium4.jpg

http://www.wolf-howl.com/images/yankee-stadium.jpg

Lambeau Field - Green Bay - The one nod I give to the *other* football

http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/nfc/lamb102.jpg

http://www.jsonline.com/packer/image/jan00/lambeau.jpg

(old) Wembley Stadium - London - the "real" Wembley IMHO, not its high tech, post-modern replacement

http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/wembley.jpg

http://www.westa.org.uk/Pictures/England%201999-Wembley/wembley.jpg

Estádio Azteca - Mexico City - Can't argue against two World Cups and an intimidating atmosphere

http://homepages.mty.itesm.mx/al224065/estadio_azteca1.jpg

http://www.markus-mathys.ch/imagenes/fotos/mexfussball.jpg

Munich Olympic Stadium - Munich - Probably the only case where an athletics ground is being "ruined" by fussball. :laugh:

http://www.timothysmith.co.uk/photos/aps/24/24-25m.jpg

http://www.blogography.com/photos4/MUNICHolystadium.jpg

Wimbledon - London - I'm surprised this doesn't get mentioned

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/2002/wimbledon/news/2002/06/19/mens_prvw_archive/wimbledon.jpg

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/uk/england/london/south-west/sw19-wimbledon-merton/church-road/all-england-lawn-tennis-club/wimbledon-tennis-centre-court.jpg

Seoul World Cup Stadium - Korea - An absolute dream of a place for futebol :drool:

http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Images/seoul/Wcbt069.jpg

http://www.soccerstadiums.homestead.com/files/wc_2002_seoul_5.jpg

Stade de France - St. Denis - I dislike the French but can't argue with its construction

http://home.nordnet.fr/~scharlet/stadef1.jpg

http://www.worldstadia.com/data/images/p/r/prnj040421130245.jpg

...

no particular order

San Siro

Stamford Bridge

Highbury

Old Trafford

Westfallon

Fenway Park

Nou Camp

Ibrox

Bernabeu

La Bombonera

Tough choice indeed

1. New Wembley
2. Stade de France
3. St James Park
4. Camp Nou in Barclona
5. The national stadium of Ryad
6. ArenA in Amsterdam
7. San Siro in Milan
8. Old Trafford
9. Le stade de la Licorne (Amiens-France) small but gorgeous

http://www.quid.fr/qm/photos/licorne_hd.jpg

10. Manchester City Stadium

1. New Wembley (Knowone can really appreciate what this structure is really about, put it this way it will make your home stadium look like a 1 bedroom 1940's flat)

2. Allianz Stadium, really really smart

3. Lords Cricket Ground

4. Melbourne Cricket Stadium

5. Wimbledon Court 1

6. City of Manchester Stadium

7. Nou Camp - Just mounstourous

8. Molineux, Wolverhampton - absolutely stunning, compact and packs one hell of an atmosphere + its all Orange

9. SkyDome - Toronto - WOW

10. La Luz - Lisbon - Cracking stadium but those bloody ecurity guards cant handle 45,000 England fans to save thier lives ...

1. Estadio da Luz

2. The extension Camp Nou

3. New Wembley

4. Estadio Azteca (Camp Nou before extension)

5. San Siro

6. Millennium Stadium

7. Bernabeu

8. Estadio Alvalade

9. Emirates stadium

10.Amsterdam Arena

have you pics of extension camp nou ? if yes , could you post them or indicate an associated website ?

antigr12:
I'm sorry, this plan is in a verry early stadia. 1 item can i tell you, the architect is Ricardo Bofill.

1.San Siro
2.Old Trafford(I go here every game and since I've not bin many other big stadiums I have to put this near the top).
3.Athens Olympic Stadium
4.City of Manchesta stadium( I went in this for the 2002 games and for the chillis concert very good stadium).
5.Millenium Stadium
6.Nou Camp
7.Yankee Stadium
8.Emirates stadium
9.Amsterdam Arena
10.Allianz Arena

I am probaly the only one here who is not a big fan of wembly. I've never really liked it, I dont know why maybe its because people keep saying its so great etc.

New Wembley
Old Wembley
OSU Horseshoe stadium
Allianz Arena
City of Manchester Stadium
Sapporo dome
Eatadio Da Luz
Telstra Stadium
Carrow road
Blundell Park

the mighty grimsby town fc.

No order

1. Highbury (London,UK)- The all holy Highbury
http://www.socceritis.com/english_clubs/arsenal/highbury.jpg

2. Beaver Stadium (State College,PA)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/pennsylvania/university_park_beaver.jpg

3. Fenway Park (Boston,MA)
http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/american/fenway70.jpg

4.Stadio delle Alpi (Turin,Italy)
http://www.stadiumguide.com/dellealpi2.jpg

5. Sydney Olympic Stadium (Sydney, AUS)

6. Bernabeu (Madrid, ESP)
http://www.realmadridfin.net/kuvat/bernabeu_stadion2.jpg

7. SBC Park (San Francisco, CA)
http://www.stat.ucla.edu/~bk/pac%20bell%20again%20again.jpg

8. Allianz Arena (Munchen)
http://www.allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/images/allianzarena2003/bildergalerien/bildschirmbilder/800x600/luftbilder_130105/12.jpg

9. Camp Nou (Barcelona)

10. Rungnado May Day Stadium (Pyongyang)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/north_korea/pyongyang_may_day1.jpg

Camp Nou will be the largest all seated stadium in the world, after extension works. They will make 20.000 more seats on the lower side of the stadium. Finaly it wil be the high side of this incredible stadium.

Camp Nou will be the largest all seated stadium in the world, after extension works. They will make 20.000 more seats on the lower side of the stadium. Finaly it wil be the high side of this incredible stadium.

I'm supprized there going ahead with that considering they rarely sell out the 98,000 seats they have now. I take it the low side with the roof is going to be increased to be at least level with the highside? Is anykind of roofing going to be included?

Now, the architect is Ricardo Bofill, he is design the extension of the stadium. That is now in proces.

my fave

wembley stadium
newlands cricket stadium
MCG
ALLIanz arena
wimbledon centre court
old trafford
shaktar dontesk new stadium (u shud check it out)
beijing 2008 stadium
proposed 2012 new york stadium
the london 2012 stadium design
soccer city for 2010 world cup finals
too many to think of

1. Montreal Olympic Stadium (Canada)
2. San Sebastian Anoeta Stadium (Spain)
3. Azteca Stadium (Mexico)
4. Wembley (England)
5. Santiago Bernabeu Stadium (Spain)
6. San Siro (Italy)
7. Toronto Skydome (Canada)
8. Munich Olympic stadium (Germany)
9. Stade de France (France)
10. Estadio Da Luz (Portugal)

my top 10 stadiums
1.San Siro http://jeremyrueter.com/DSCF0195.JPG
2.Allianz Arena http://www.allianz-arena.de/imperia/md/content/allianzarena/downloads/39.jpg
3.New Wembley http://www.london2012.com/NR/rdonlyres/50243DE2-6ED5-4CE7-AE37-F287AB6A93AD/0/Wembleyatnight.jpg
4.Westfalenstadion http://sakuracasa.hp.infoseek.co.jp/My%20Webs/2004-10-25_063.JPG
http://www.soccerstadiums.homestead.com/files/dortmund_2.jpg
5.Estadio da Luz
http://www.denning-beagle-boys.de/luz.jpg
6. Old Trafford
7. Nou Camp
8. St. James Park
9. Bernabeu
10.AOL-Arena
http://www.soccerstadiums.homestead.com/files/121_2138_IMG_1_.jpg

My top 10's something perhaps a bit different for you all...

1) Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm (go on, name another ground with such brilliant architecture!)
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/schweden/stockholms_stadion/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/schweden/stockholms_stadion/130.jpg

2) Parc des Princes, Paris
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/frankreich/parc_des_princes/140.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/frankreich/parc_des_princes/250.jpg

3) Stade Chaban-Delma (Parc de Lescure), Bordeaux
http://www.stadiumguide.com/lescure2.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/frankreich/stade_chaban_delmas/100.jpg

4) Hillsborough, Sheffield
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/england/hillsborough/140.jpg
http://www.owlstalk.co.uk/images/weststandinside.jpg

5) Anoeta, San Sebastian
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/anoeta/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/anoeta/110.jpg

6) Stade Louis II, Monaco
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/frankreich/stade_louis_2/160.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/frankreich/stade_louis_2/190.jpg

7) Galpharm Stadium (previously The McAlpine), Huddersfield
http://www.airphotographs.co.uk/images/mcalpine.jpg
http://www.worldstadia.com/data/images/g/g/ggjt040831215913.jpg

8) Brandywell, Derry
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/irland/brandywell_stadium/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/irland/brandywell_stadium/120.jpg

9) Riazor, La Coruna
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/riazor/160.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/riazor/100.jpg

10) The Oval, Belfast
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/nordirland/the_oval/110.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/nordirland/the_oval/170.jpg

Can someone who chose Soldier Field justify their selection for me. I live in Chicago, so I should be defending it, but I think its an average NFL stadium, certainly not one of the best.

Ive edited mine

1 - New/Old Wembley (ENG)
http://www.wembleystadium.com/images/presspackimages/s5concourse_low%20res.jpg
2 - Anfield (ENG)
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ENG/Anfield_Road_UEFA.jpeg
3 - Lords (ENG)
http://bama.ua.edu/~cricket/Lords.jpg
4 - Wimbledon
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/uk/england/london/south-west/sw19-wimbledon-merton/church-road/all-england-lawn-tennis-club/wimbledon-tennis-centre-court.jpg
5 - Millennium Stadium (WAL)
http://www.bigcardiff.co.uk/_images/misc/millennium_stadium_1.jpg
6 - Estadio da Luz (POR)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/portugal/lisboa/lisbon_luz2.jpg
7 - Stade de France (FRA)
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/france/ile_de_france/saint_denis2.jpg
8 - Allianz Arena (DEU)
http://www.ps.uni-sb.de/~fries/AllianzArena.jpg
9 - Nou Camp (ESP)
http://www.ticket-buyers-guide.com/images/Nou-Camp.jpg
10 - Oita 'Big Eye' Stadium (JPN)
http://www.takenaka.co.jp/majorworks/topics/2001/win/gifs/ooita3.jpg
http://www.architectureweek.com/2001/0912/images/11531_image_3.150.jpg


Cant believe I chose the reliant stadium over Wimbledon...and had the Allianz above the Millennium in Cardiff!

Can someone who chose Soldier Field justify their selection for me. I live in Chicago, so I should be defending it, but I think its an average NFL stadium, certainly not one of the best.

The fact that it isnt an average NFL stadia is why I like it, some of the best use of asemetrical design I'v seen in a stadium plus the way the old neo classical sections have been included is very impressive IMHO.

forgot to mention: also like skydome, oita stadium, and the floating roof one of the proposals for the beijing 2008 stadium but my FAVe stadium not to be built was the beijing 2008 proposal with roof opening up as a flower...

http://img272.echo.cx/img272/8679/capetown2016stadiumolympic1kz.jpg

1. Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Deutschland

http://www.fussballportal.de/images/wm/1662331.jpg

http://www.luftbildserver.de/Firmen-und_Image_Luftbilder/images/Dortmund_Westfalenstadion_BVB15.jpg

http://www.frank-jasperneite.de/jahr2004/bvbwolfsburg04053.jpeg

http://www.zgraggen.li/DSCN0447_184web.jpg


2. San Siro, Mailand, Italien
3. Stamford Bridge, London, England
4. Allianz Arena, München, Deutschland
5. New Wembley
6. Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Niederlande
7. Athens Olympic Stadium, Athen, Griechenland
8. Rungnado May Day Stadium
9. Estadio da Luz, Portugal
10. AOL-Arena, Hamburg, Deutschland

1- DA LUZ (Portugal)
http://www.stadionwelt.de/Stadionwelt-Stadien-Arenen/Stadionlisten/Portugal/Benfica/luft_01.jpg

2- Allianz Arena (Germany)
3- Wembley (UK)
4- Dragao (Portugal)
5- Telstra (Australia)
6- Munich Olympic (Germany)
7- Guangdong Olympic (China)
8- Athens Olympic (Greece)
9- Quest Field (US)
10- Husky Seatle (US)

1 for me is the MCG in melbourne, holds like 80,000 or something and soon to be 100,000!!!

MCG
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is one of Australia's greatest assets. It is the biggest stadium in Australia with a capacity of just under 100,000. The MCG is an extremely busy venue accommodating International Cricket, Australian Rules Football, Rugby League & Union, Soccer, as well as Concerts, Dinners and other major functions on its natural turf arena. The MCG is currently undergoing a multi-million dollar redevelopment which include re-building about 55% of the ground.

Location Melbourne, Victoria
Capacity 100,000
Seats 100,000 (100% of capacity)
Record Crowd 121,696 - 1970 VFL Grand Final
Carlton v Collingwood
Video Screen Yes
Lights Yes
Roof No
Built 1853
Last Redeveloped 2002
Former Names
Sports Played Australian Football
Cricket
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Soccer
Home Teams Hawthorn FC
Richmond FC
Collingwood FC
Melbourne FC
Victorian Bushrangers
Annual Events AFL Grand Final
Boxing Day Test
Historic Events Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games
1992 Cricket World Cup
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games


when its finished (below)
http://www.astaonline.com.au/images/MCG%20CAD%20image%5B1%5D.jpg

what it use to look like
http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/photos/mcg3.gif



Telstra dome
Location Melbourne, Victoria
Capacity 56,347
Seats 53,371 (95% of capacity)
Record Crowd
Video Screen Yes
Lights Yes
Roof Yes
Built 2000
Last Redeveloped
Former Names Docklands Stadium
Colonial Stadium
Sports Played Australian Football
Cricket
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Soccer
Home Teams Essendon FC
St.Kilda FC
Western Bulldogs FC
Kangaroos FC
Melbourne Victory FC
Annual Events
Historic Events 2003 Rugby World Cup


http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/photos/telstradome2.jpg


:D

1) Athens Olympic, Athena

2) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

3) Telstra Dome, Melbourne

4) Millennium Stadium

5) Stade de France, France

6) Wembley, England

7) Alianz Arena

8) Bernabeu, Madrid

9) AAMI Stadium, Adelaide :)

10) Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

lol @ aami stadium.

well.....you gotta fill up the list dont ya? ;)

AAMI Stadium Adelaide:

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/oceania/australia/south_australia/adelaide_aami.jpg

56, 000 all-seater

Biggest AFL Stadium outside Victoria

I'm suprised it has more seats than subi, subi looks way bigger.

I dont rekon. AAMI has a larger Surface area i believe. The thing that makes it look small is the fact that its only one tier on the wing opposite the members stand.

Fern:
DA LUZ is the first stadium of all. I have been there (inside) in construction proces.
In May 2003. The stadium was almost finist. It's more beautiful than Bernabeu, Camp Nou or San Siro. Maybe New Wembley even beautiful.

Benfica's the Luz is the most grand of them all.

Giorgos69 , subiaco has a bigger surface area, it has the equal biggest oval in the afl (with aurora stadium in launceston)

another aussie stadium

Subiaco Oval

http://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_mwetz/australia/bilder/kal/footy2.jpg

http://mondialrugby.francetv.fr/IMG/rugybyu_20031006.jpg



Subiaco oval is the largest and most recognised stadium in Western Australia with a capacity of over 43,000 and world-class facilities. Subiaco was built in 1908 and was then known as Mueler Park, with the first match on 9th of May in that year between Subiaco and East Perth. The facilities have been consistently improved since. The 3-Tier Stand which dominates the end behind the goals opened on 31 August 1969 and the 2-Tier Stand on the members’ wing on 27 April 1981. The ANZ Stand opposite the members stand opened on 14 May 1995, that stand included 2-Tiers of seating and also Corporate boxes on the wing.

Location Perth, Western Australia
Capacity 42,922
Seats 42,922 (100% of capacity)


Record Crowd 52,781 (East Fremantle v South Fremantle WAFL GF) Sept 22, 1979


Video Screen Yes
Lights Yes
Roof No
Built 1908
Last Redeveloped 1999
Former Names Mueler Park

Sports Played:
Australian Football
Soccer

Home Teams:
West Coast Eagles FC
Fremantle Dockers FC
Subiaco FC (WAFL)
Annual Events
Historic Events 2003 Rugby World Cup


What it could be (proposal for upgrade i think)

http://img271.echo.cx/img271/7699/subi20oval4wx.jpg (http://www.imageshack.us)

thats odd actually i would have thought that was the reason tyhere were more seats....how darn wide are subies seats? :?:

i think the reason is that adelaide has more room like your seats look longer as in more rows, subi is restricted by roads on the members wing (small section) and on the other wing, then on the three tear stand (to the right of the aerial i showed) so its really restricting.

subi before redevelopement, i sat in the standing only once, so annoying

http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/rwc2003/graphics/subiacooval.jpg

Fern:
DA LUZ is the first stadium of all. I have been there (inside) in construction proces.In May 2003. The stadium was almost finist. It's more beautiful than Bernabeu, Camp Nou or San Siro. Maybe New Wembley even beautiful.
It's quite impressive especially when u have a full house! But I think the new Wembley and the Allianz Arena will give it a run for its money.

Velký Strahovský Stadion, Prague Czech Republic, Largest capacity for any non-raceway stadium in the world at 220,000

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/czech_republic/praha/prague_strahov1.jpg

1) Alianz Arena
2) New Wembley
3) Arena auf Schalke
4) Seul Stadium
5) Estadio da Luz
6) Yokohama Stadium
7) Amsterdam Arena
8) Bernabeu, Madrid
9) Millennium Stadium
10) Westfalenstadion

If looks like a UFO..

http://www.tturuman.pe.kr/mydc/SV300077.JPG http://www.tturuman.pe.kr/mydc/SV300083.JPG
http://www.tturuman.pe.kr/mydc/SV300084.JPG http://www.tturuman.pe.kr/mydc/SV300087.JPG

http://dc2.donga.com/zero/data/6/1085175379/IMG_0943_copy.jpg

Nice. Been there before. Never knew they lit it up though. Btw, isn't it named the Guus Hiddink stadium?

^I think you are right..-_-;;; I thought Daegu stadium was called Guus Hiddink...Oops my mistake.

nice stadium...................
like that kind of blue............
a neuclear kind of blue.............

Biased and Aussie. But not afraid to admit to some outsiders.

1. Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6027/adelaideoval0164pa.jpg

2. AAMI Stadium, Adelaide Australia
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9977/aamistadium0113se.jpg

3. Telstra Stadium, Sydney Australia
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6264/telstrastadium0627it.jpg

4. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/8596/suncorpstadium0614pg.jpg

5. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3408/mcg0607be.jpg

6. Ellis Park, Johannesburgh South Africa
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/4879/ellispark0186ez.jpg

7. Twickenham, London England
http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/6176/twickenham0553vn.jpg

8. Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland
http://img306.imageshack.us/img306/1294/murrayfield0019xy.jpg

9. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles USA
http://img306.imageshack.us/img306/2034/dodgerstadium1088ig.jpg

10. Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Australia
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/7800/hindmarshstadium0226ek.jpg

Velký Strahovský Stadion, Prague Czech Republic, Largest capacity for any non-raceway stadium in the world at 220,000

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/czech_republic/praha/prague_strahov1.jpg


This stadium shut down long ago...they should take it off WorldStadiums.com I think, or put it in the 'Past Stadiums' section.

That'll be why i'd never heard of it until I looked on Worldstadiums.com.

It looks a bit strange doesn't it? Do you know if the structure still exists or has it been demolished?

1. Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
2. San Siro, Milan
3. Camp Nou, Barcelona
4. Anfield Road, Liverpool
5. Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
6. La Bombadiera, Buenos Aires
7. Azteca, Mexico city
8. Luz, Lissabon
9. New Wembley
10. Allianz Arena, Munchen

That'll be why i'd never heard of it until I looked on Worldstadiums.com.

It looks a bit strange doesn't it? Do you know if the structure still exists or has it been demolished?

I saw some pics of it not long ago.

The seats are all gone, just rusty brackets remain...the stands are covered in weeds, the playing area is just a mass of mud and weeds

1) Allianz Arena, Munich

1) Da Luz, Lisbon

1) New Wembley, London

4) Camp Nou, Barcelona (Not up date compared with my three number ones)

4) San Siro, Milan (Not up date compared with my three number ones)

4) Bernabeu, Madrid (Not up date compared with my three number ones)

7) AOL Arena, Hamburg (Wonderful Soccer Stadium)

8) Emirates Arena, London (Not as good as the da luz)

9) Stade de France, Paris (distance to pitch is much to big for soccer)

10) Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam (distance to pitch - especially behind the goals - is to big)

1-Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain.
2-San Siro, Milano, Italy
3-Wembley Stadium, London, UK
4-Da Luz Stadium, Lisboa, Portugal
5-Allianz Arena, München, Germany
6-Azteca Stadium, Méjico D.F., Méjico
7-Cartuja Olympic Stadium, Seville, Spain
8-Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
9-Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
10-Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey

I'll stick to stadiums I have visited or have seen on TV on many occasions, also no proposals, only real stadiums:

1. Spyros Louis Stadium (Olympic Stadium) - Athens, Greece*

2. Melbourne Cricket Ground - Melbourne, Australia*

3. Stadio do Dragao - Porto, Portugal*

4. Stadio da Luz - Lisbon, Portugal*

5. Anfield - Liverpool, England

6. Stadio Bernabeau - Madrid, Spain*

7. Stadio Jose Aveladze - Lisbon, Portugal*

8. Telstra Dome - Melbourne, Australia*

9. Camp Nou - Barcelona, Spain

10. Westfalenstadion - Dortmund, Germany

The ones with the (*) I have been to.

1-Reliant Stadium- Houston, Texas

http://www.musco.com/newsev/images/Reliant-Stadium_endzonelg.jpg

2-Invesco Field- Denver, Colorado

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/invesco/images/Invesco_Mile-high-stadium1.jpg

3-Qwest Field- Seattle, Washington

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/mitig_traf_cong/images/seahawks_stadium.jpg

4-Sydney Olympic Stadium- Sydney, Australia

http://www.hartill.net/Sydney/Images/IMG_0149.jpg

5-Soldier Field- Chicago, Illinois

http://i.b5z.net/i/u/1637013/i/chi_bears_inside_2.jpg

6-Paul Brown Stadium- Cincinnati, Ohio

http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/CincinnatiBengals/newaerial.jpg

7-Athens Olympic Stadium- Athens, Greece

http://eur.news1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/sp/afpji/20040827/040827111725.az9vn79p0b.jpg

8-Lincoln Financial Field- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

http://www.johnnyroadtrip.com/cities/philadelphia/images/lincinside.jpg

9-New Chargers Stadium- San Diego, California

http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/future/chargerstad800.jpg

10-Rice-Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake City Winter Olympics/Real Salt Lake)

http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/rsl/imgs/stadium/430x200_stadium.jpg

Biased and Aussie. But not afraid to admit to some outsiders.

1. Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Australia

2. AAMI Stadium, Adelaide Australia

3. Telstra Stadium, Sydney Australia

4. Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia

5. Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Australia

6. Ellis Park, Johannesburgh South Africa

7. Twickenham, London England

8. Murrayfield, Edinburgh Scotland

9. Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles USA


10. Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Australia

WhaaaA?? AAMI Stadium is a dump! one of the worst in aus.
And Adelaide oval is hardly a stadium.....

1. Seoul Sangam Stadium, Korea Rep. (The largest football-specific stadium in Asia)

http://photoimg.enjoyjapan.naver.com/view/47/43/enjoyjapan_3/68000/67346.jpg




2. Ulsan Munsu Stadium, Korea Rep. (Nice roof, reminds me of little Nou Camp because of 3 storey seaters)

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/south_korea/ulsan/ulsan_munsu1.jpg




3. Jeju Stadium, Korea Rep. ( I'd give credits for environment-friendly atmosphere this stadium gives. You can see the ocean from the seat)

http://img311.imageshack.us/img311/2366/jeju6lp.jpg


4. Stade France, France
5. Allianz Arena, Germany
6. New Wembley, England
7. Millenium, Wales
8. 2008 Beijing, China
9. Oita, Japan
10. Reliant Stadium, USA

AAMI has gotten a lot better with the bucket seats. Ok so the stadium itself is a 30 year old design, but it's hardly a dump. The SANFL, and to a lesser extent, the Adelaide Crows, have done an amazing job with the place. Something the AFL could have done with Waverly instead of the f**k up of Telstra Dome.

As for Adelaide Oval, if Lords can be classed as a stadium surely the worlds most picturesque test cricket ground is.

- Athens Olympic Stadium
http://www.daniilidis.gr/main/olympic/images/81fv8038.jpg http://www.athens2004.com/Images/Legacy/calatrava/closing_ceremony1_29-09.jpg
- Allianz Arena
http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/53014404.jpg?x=x&dasite=MS_GINS&ef=2&ev=1&dareq=B3B0CAEAE758B2F0A8A4CF3C432D7D2B621B2AC3A62513D3
- Da Luz
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_da_luz/images/luft_01.jpg
- New Wembley
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/wembley/modell/130.jpg
- Emirates Stadium
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/neubau/fotos/emirates_stadium/modell/100.jpg
- Athens Olympic Velodrome.
It is just for cyclin but the design of it is just awesome....
http://www.daniilidis.gr/main/olympic/images/81fv8033.jpg
- AOL Arena
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/hamburger_sv/images/kompakt_01.jpg
- Berlin Olympic Sytadium
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/hertha_bsc_berlin/images/innen_01.jpg
- Estádio Dragão
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/euro_2004/estadio_dragao/images/luft_01.jpg
- Karaiskaki Stadium
http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki24th.jpg
http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki6th.jpg

As everybody can se from the fotos... Athens OAKA rulesssss :-))

Currently there is only one winner...the monster rthat is The San Siro (Milan)...but in the future you cant go past the New Wembley Staduim.

BTW Best atmosphere stadium is Anfield Liverpool.

San Siro (Milan)
http://www.goalstorm.com/images/venues/ita/milan.jpg During Construction
http://go-stadium.net/kotu/kotu_StadioGiuseppeMeazza_h02.jpg
http://www.dwtonline.com/cms/data/attachments/3083/foto_rubriek/San%20Siro3.JPG

San Nicola (Bari) a close third. Designed by Renzo Piano
http://www.baricalcio.com/images/stadio_notte.jpg
http://www.casaportale.com/public/uploads/6339.jpg

1. Camp Nou
2. San Siro
3. Allianz Arena
4. Stadio Olimpico
5. Old Trafford
6. Santiago Bernabeu
7. Estadio da Luz
8. San Paolo
9. Olympiastadion
10. Oita Big Eye Stadium

Velký Strahovský Stadion, Prague Czech Republic, Largest capacity for any non-raceway stadium in the world at 220,000

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/czech_republic/praha/prague_strahov1.jpg




Shouldn't this be in an 'Ugliest Stadium' thread?

How impressive is the Estadio Azteca !!
Is it more than San Siro, Bernabeu or Camp Nou.

1. San Siro - Milan, Italy
2. Santiago Bernabau - Madrid, Spain
3. Telstra Stadium - Sydeny, Australia
4. Suncorp Stadium - Brisbane, Australia
5. Nou Camp - Barcelona, Spain
6. MCG - Melbourne, Australia
7. Azteca - Mexico city
8. Alianz Arena - Munich?
9. Amsterdam Arena - Amsterdam, Holland
10. Telstra Arena - Melbourne, Australia

AAMI has gotten a lot better with the bucket seats. Ok so the stadium itself is a 30 year old design, but it's hardly a dump. The SANFL, and to a lesser extent, the Adelaide Crows, have done an amazing job with the place. Something the AFL could have done with Waverly instead of the f**k up of Telstra Dome.

As for Adelaide Oval, if Lords can be classed as a stadium surely the worlds most picturesque test cricket ground is.

Dude, AAMI is no were near world class. i wouldnt even say top 100.
i question wheather you have been to a stadium outside of australia judging by your list.

I admire your honesty i really do, but to say that AAMI is in top 10 let alone Hindmarsh is utter crap.

Stadion Feijenoord 'de Kuip' Rotterdam NL
http://www.qontour.com/IMPORT/WALLPAPERS/DEKUIPSKYHIGH/dekuip_skyhigh_1.jpg
http://www.qontour.com/IMPORT/WALLPAPERS/DEKUIPSKYHIGH/dekuip_skyhigh_2.jpg
http://www.feyenoordhvh.nl/images/feyhvh_dekuip01.jpg
http://www.tifonet.nl/pictures/20020508%20Feyenoord%20-%20Borussia%20Dortmund/006.jpg
http://www.qontour.nl/IMPORT/FOTOS/2003_2004/QCompetition/Comp_040411_fscum/Comp_040411
http://www.vakkiew.nl/Material/Fey-Psv.jpg
http://www.vakkiew.nl/Material/fey%20-%20new.jpg

my top 10

1. san siro milan
2. camp nou barcelona
3. feyenoord stadion rotterdam
4. ibrox stadium scotland
5. bernabeau madrid
6. stade de france paris
7. abe lenstra stadion heerenveen
8. wesfalenstadion dortmund
9. arena auf schalke gelsenkirche
10. philips stadion eindhoven

1. http://siesta.cool.ne.jp/WhiteHartLane/Tottenham_Chelsea02.jpg

http://www.sportsframe.co.uk/images/iteme219.jpg

http://i12.ebayimg.com/03/i/00/8e/ee/fd_1.JPG

Simple as this is the best ground in world for well not in design but for passion i love the club and I just love that stadium I so hope that we redevelop it I don't want to leave this stadium is brilliant it's atmosphere is always good and if you do go there as nuetral that likes to sing then the Park Lane stand is were want to sing just brilliant I love the stadium and every thing to do with it.

Oh Tottenham til I die
Oh Tottenham til I die
Oh Tottenham til I die!!!!!!!!!!

2.
http://www.microstran.com.au/images/wembley2.gif

3.
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/WAL/Millenium_Stadium_A.jpg

4.
http://www.frank-jasperneite.de/jahr2004/daluz1.jpg

5.
http://www.ps.uni-sb.de/~fries/AllianzArena.jpg

6.
http://p.vtourist.com/1474568-Nou_Camp-Barcelona.jpg

7.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/13/xin_35120113090683048324.jpg

8.
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/167/1811/320/arsenal%20emirates%20stadium.jpg
I'll forever hate the club that is building it at the moment but I like this stadium. Oh yeah checker you were right Allianz is better than this stadium.

9.
http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/2002CWG/images/cityofManchesterstadium6.jpg

10.
http://stadiony.net/pictures/england/stamford_bridge/stamford_bridge06.jpg

About oct 2003 me and me mum were passing by there and I said is it alright if we pass by she said yes. we walked round the ground starting from the West stand then got to the hotel. I wanted to go in the ground so I said to one of the sercurity guys can he take us into the ground he said but another could. The man took us in really quickly I went through the Shed end-east stand corner walked down the steps and touched the grass. Saw Ken bates after that outside the hotle whilst talking to the man that had let us in (short fat f***er Ken Bates is smug ***t! :bash: ) then went up the escolaters in the hotle as I was going up to my surprise marcel desailly was at the top and I shook his hand! in all it was a not so bad day until I shook his I have a lot of time for that man.

1. Church of Football
2. Camp Nou
3. Lords
4. Wimbledon
5. Old Trafford
6. Millenium Stadium
7. Twickenham
8. Telstra Stadium (because Johny Wilkinson kicked for World Cup Glory!! :P
9. Allianz Arena
10. Boundary Park (Oldham)
http://www.rivals.net/media/jpg/2000071204660939.jpg

Not stastically the highest football ground in England, but on an icy windy november evening, you would think it was ;)

Nuevo Estadio de la Victoria, Jaen (Spain)

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9900/nuevoestadiodelavictoriajaen2c.jpg

Stade de la Licorne, Amiens (France)

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8497/stadedelalicorneamiens6xm.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/9859/stadedelalicorneamiens16zl.jpg

and simply the best

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2097/0790s1is.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8420/20040vj.jpg

Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California

World's top 10 stadiums........UPDATED!!!

#1- Beijing Olympic Stadium
http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/02/sports_stadiums/image/herzog_n_de_meuron__7506ad2.jpg

#2- Allianz Arena
http://blog.miragestudio7.com/wp-content/uploads2/2007/07/allianzarenafacade3_large.jpg

#3- Estadio Azteca
http://i29.tinypic.com/vdpd6o.jpg

#4- Wembley Stadium
http://www.bdonline.co.uk/Pictures/web/q/e/x/wembley_ready.jpg

#5- Stade de France
http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00375/SNN2004UI_384_375814a.jpg

#6- Reliant Stadium
http://www.gridironstadiumnetwork.net/i/pic01_hou.jpg

#7- Maracana
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x289/rodrigomarques88/Rodrigo%2001/b5.jpg

#8- Amsterdam Arena
http://www.jlgrealestate.com/images/paginas/3478_Arena%20by%20night.jpg

#9- Giuseppe Meazza
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1031/1030095264_0762ce5793.jpg

#10- Montreal Olympic Stadium
http://www.hoteldauphin.ca/dauphinlongueuil/images/Stade.jpg

I can see only 3?

And the ArenA is actually shit because there is not enough sunlight to grow a decent grass pitch.

the ArenA of Schalke in Germany was elected the most innovative and modern stadium in the world followed by the Millenium Stadium of Cardiff (it was about already built stadiums), about stadiums under construction, it's the new wembley that come in first position. I don't know for other positions.

http://www.fascination-stadium.com/images/wm2006/arenaneu1.jpg

In the title you say "World's Top 10 Stadiums"

but you then say "Here are the world's most modern stadiums"

So what is best stadiums in the world or most modern?

Skydome has alot of hightech gadgetry and a retracable roof, I think retractable roof stadiums surely have the upper hand in terms of modernity.

One of the largest video screens in the world, recently upgraded to LCD.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/drjoe12/stadiums%20and%20arenas/pano.jpg

Retractable roof...worlds first BTW.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/drjoe12/stadiums%20and%20arenas/17950451.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/drjoe12/stadiums%20and%20arenas/1989493.jpg

Here are the world's most modern stadiums........


According to whom? There are a lot more than 10 stadia that have been built more recently than the Amsterdam ArenA...

Skydome has alot of hightech gadgetry and a retracable roof, I think retractable roof stadiums surely have the upper hand in terms of modernity.

One of the largest video screens in the world, recently upgraded to LCD.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/drjoe12/stadiums%20and%20arenas/pano.jpg

Retractable roof...worlds first BTW.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/drjoe12/stadiums%20and%20arenas/17950451.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v339/drjoe12/stadiums%20and%20arenas/1989493.jpg



With all due respect Skydome kind of sucks. It was pretty cool back in the early 90's and gets props for the standing as first retractable dome but it already has an outdated look to it.

Wembley is number 1 in my opinion

..and mine :)

do you have a fetish for retractable roofs/domes?

Ibrox is one of the top staduims in the world. A beautiful original facade and it led the way in all-seater stadia in the U.K with many other stadia modelled on it. So much history and tradition. A record attendance of 118'597 aswell. Who in God's name says all this modern stuff is the best! They are all superb stadia but just because they are the most modern it doesnt mean there the best! I'm sure many sports fans will agree with that.

People chill, these are the world's top stadiums to me, if you don't agree with my list, share your top ten list with me and everyone else, this is what this website for anyway.
And yes, to me nothing says modern stadium better than a retractable roof or a dome............

Thought I would bring this back.

Sorry, CM? CJM? :dunno:

With all due respect Skydome kind of sucks. It was pretty cool back in the early 90's and gets props for the standing as first retractable dome but it already has an outdated look to it.

With all due respect, there are more important things than looks. :sleepy:

With all due respect, there are more important things than looks. :sleepy:



Maybe I should not have used the word "sucks" for that I apologise. As far as Skydome as not a sight to behold and really inspiring I think is pretty fair. It does have its good points though and is better then most of what came before it.

As far as stadiums what matters more then looks? I agree it is not all that is important but is it not very important when judging a stadium?

Nice

all i can say is if someones says Athens at some point, I will kick them

Best stadiums should include L'Estadi (Camp Nou), Luigi Ferraris and Saitama 2002

MSG may not look very special, but it is known to many as the World's Most Famous Arena as well as having a prestigous location.

http://www.pilotlist.org/balades/manhattan/08-empire_state.jpg

Oita Stadium is the only stadium in the world today that fits 400m IAAF approved 8-lane tracks with roof closed.

Best studium in the World will be down in Old Trafford ready for the 2006-2007 season.

Why are these the top? Maybe modern but not the top.. Saltlake stadium in India for exanple has a capacity of 120,000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Stadium)
Most of the above barely crack over 50,000. I think stadiums shouldnt be ranked based on just Gadjets Its by capacity and importance... Id proablly wan to see Lords Londen listed also..

Also we have the Eden gardens in the Same city with a capacity of 118,000


....
http://www.webindia123.com/city/westbengal/calcutta/kolkata/image/eden.jpg Eden Gardens

http://www.globalstadia.com/campo_saltlake2.jpg
Salt ;ake stadium


Not too impressive but still very significant

Best studium in the World will be down in Old Trafford ready for the 2006-2007 season.

Thanks for that - I needed a good laugh...

MSG may not look very special, but it is known to many as the World's Most Famous Arena as well as having a prestigous location.

http://www.pilotlist.org/balades/manhattan/08-empire_state.jpg It's so goddamn ugly though. I broke out in tears of unbelieve when I saw that thing irl..

[edit] Especially when you realize what got teared down for this monster..

The MCG in Melbourne with a capacity of 100,000+ when its finished (almost finished)
Record is 121,000 (not exact but around about)
All Seater unlike the ones in india.

its a collesuem!!

http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/2968/mcgnightyey5fl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/8025/mcgwenfinsihed0jg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

1. Azteca, Mexico City - Mexico
2. Jalisco, Guadalajara - Mexico
3. Monumental, Buenos Aires - Argentina
4. Maracana. Rio De Janeiro - brasil
5. Bombonera, Buenos Aires - Argentina
6. Morunbi, Sao Paolo - Brasil
7. Centenario, Montevideo - Uruguay
8. Monumental, Lima - Peru
9. Nacional, Santiago - Chile
10. ??? Guayaquil - Equador

Well It has to be Anfield because of its history even if it was only the kop stand that was standing it would still be the most famous stadium in the world.

It really is a true shrine but you'd have to pick up the history book to no what i mean. Watch the Kop sing you'll never walk alone its something. Look at the kop after hillsborough its a shrine to football and the city of Liverpool the best atmosphere you'll experience!

In terms of appearance

1. colosseum
2. Anfield
3. Nou Camp
4. Ibrox
5. Hampden (old one)
6. Reebok Stadium
7. Old Trafford (OUCH!!! What am i saying)
8. Craven Cottage
9. New Wemberly
10. Highbury

Variety is the spice of life

The #1 IMO will be the new Wembley. :)

Lords is the best for mine. It has real class.

One of the best is the Stadium of Real Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu 1947).
Is huge, is modern, is historic,...http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=260938&page=4

amazinggggggggggggg

Personaly I think that Ashburton Grove will be up there in club football;

-It's size is perfect (60,000) for europe, but infact creates £90 million a season opposed to Manchester United's £65 million due to its large additional corporate facilities>
That is infact when old trafford will have a 76,000 capacity- Man United's Old trafford would have to have a 100,000 capacity before it could create similar revenue; taking into account the proportion of corporate seats to joe blogg seats and whether malcolm glazer will increase ticket prices or Man Uniteds success changes drastically for good or bad.

Its design is elegant;- the roof slopes down to trap any noise made by the crowd, (Lets hope the herd ultras return and make noise over the silence of the plastics!! LOL) The biggest and largest ring of the stadium is the top one and curves up at the sides of the bowl giving a more intimidating effect ( the upper ring holds 28,000 ) - this design makes oppostion players feel enlosed in hatred otherwise known as a cauldren effet.

I know the biggest is MARACANÃ (Rio) !!! The record is 210,000 spectators !!! It's huge !!!

Some people here need to get some fresh air and step outside and see there is this continent called North America with great stadiums and arena's. Go check them out sometime and broaden your horizons.

Some people here need to get some fresh air and step outside and see there is this continent called North America with great stadiums and arena's. Go check them out sometime and broaden your horizons.

Plenty of US stadiums have been mentioned in this thread, I'd say the reverse is actually true on this forum with most US posters commenting on nothing but stadiums in their home country.

Plenty of US stadiums have been mentioned in this thread, I'd say the reverse is actually true on this forum with most US posters commenting on nothing but stadiums in their home country.
:yes:

the same is true for both sides.

Personaly I think that Ashburton Grove will be up there in club football;

-It's size is perfect (60,000) for europe, but infact creates £90 million a season opposed to Manchester United's £65 million due to its large additional corporate facilities>
That is infact when old trafford will have a 76,000 capacity- Man United's Old trafford would have to have a 100,000 capacity before it could create similar revenue; taking into account the proportion of corporate seats to joe blogg seats and whether malcolm glazer will increase ticket prices or Man Uniteds success changes drastically for good or bad.

Its design is elegant;- the roof slopes down to trap any noise made by the crowd, (Lets hope the herd ultras return and make noise over the silence of the plastics!! LOL) The biggest and largest ring of the stadium is the top one and curves up at the sides of the bowl giving a more intimidating effect ( the upper ring holds 28,000 ) - this design makes oppostion players feel enlosed in hatred otherwise known as a cauldren effet.
The only reason Ashburton Grove will be making more money is that they charge about £1000 for cheap season ticket and United charge around £500-600. If Old Trafford put its most of its season tickets upto £1000 a year it would make more than Ashburton Grove.

Also all the new extra seats at Old Trafford about 8000 seats are all executive seats. So your looking at 8000 seats at about £1,200. Also the way United and Aresnal are playing they wont be selling out there grounds.

@CMC,

You've got to be kidding about the Amsterdam Arena. Ajax can't play decent football in it. Its dreadful acoustics ruined U2's last concerts. Grass won't grow in it... The Amsterdam Arena is really not good for anything. It's nice looking, but not spectacular looking. It certainly doesn't belong in the 10 most modern or most beautiful or most functional stadiums in the world. Mind you, I'm an Ajax supporter. :)

where is emirates stadium in the list.. ?

imo germany has the best stadiums now, ready for 2006.
perfect.

I must concur with Perth4life3 and ask where is the MCG in this list?

Or Maracana Stadium in Rio which holds 200,000 odd (albeit not in air conditioned comfort)?

Or the LA Colluseum, where Guns and Roses filmed so many of their stadium rock videos?

Not the best but one of the most famous.... Anfield
http://www.multiweb.cz/liverpool/fans%20lfc/the%20spion%20kop%20v%20sobotu.jpg
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/doigsden/Anfield.jpg

While it fills me with Aussie pride, I am surprised so many have nominated Telstra
Stadium. From what I have heard from mates it is a shite place to actually watch a game, crowd and atmosphere aside. Comments???

Anfield
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/doigsden/Anfield.jpg
:cheers:

1. Allianz arena - München
2. Estadio do Dragao - Porto
3. Paul Brown Stadium - Cincinatti
4. Estadio da Luz - Lissabon
5. INVESCO Field - Denver
6. Gilette stadium - Foxboro
7. Commerzbank Arena - Frankfurt
8. Fenerbahçe Sükrü Saracoglu - Istanbul
9. Parken - Copenhagen
10. Borås Arena - Borås

1. Highbury - The Home of Football

http://www.manutdzone.com/oldtrafford/photos/HIGHBURY.JPG
http://www.neilarksey.co.uk/Highbury%20Pitch.JPG
http://www.soccerstadiums.homestead.com/files/Arsenal3.jpg

1. Nou Camp, Barcelona, España, 98.000

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/camp_nou/830.jpg

2. Stadion Oosterpark, Groningen, Nederland, 12.500

http://www.home.versatel.nl/stadionfcg/oosterpark/opserie05a11.jpg

3. Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Deutschland, 81.000

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_dortmund/images/blick_01.jpg

4. Anfield Road, Liverpool, England, 48.000

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/england/anfield/680.jpg

5. Alberto J. Armando, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 60.000

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/argentinien/alberto_j_armando/120.jpg

Top 5 :cheers:

PLEASE DO NOT CONSULT EARLIER IMPRESSION PICTURES OF THE STADIUM AS IT IS INACCURATE ABOUT THE SHAPE AND SIZE OF IT, THE APEX OF THE STADIUM REACHES 142 ft.

http://www.awimb.com/emAlbum/albums/Ashburton%20Grove/ag020.jpg

http://www.awimb.com/emAlbum/albums/Ashburton%20Grove/plan.jpg

http://www.awimb.com/emAlbum/albums/Ashburton%20Grove/arse26ih.jpg

:cheers:

Anfield
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/doigsden/Anfield.jpg
:cheers:

no offence to Liverpool, but Anfield looks like a flattened cardboard box.

Its all about the history, not the looks

what the hell is that Cardinals Stadium that you had number 1?? I've been to Phoenix and I've never seen/heard of that stadium. I assume it is something they are considering building in the future, but I would find it a little hard to believe that Phoenix would build the Cardinals a new stadium because they have historically had a lousy football team and the fan turnout is usually low.

always fancied Phoenix

Millennium Stadium might be great aesthetically, but try going to a game there. Poor leg room, bare concourses, you really begin to understand how it was so cheap.

There is also a new stadium currently under construction in Donetsk, Ukraine. It's a beauty:

http://shakhtar.com/icons/shakhtar/foto/stadium/585_st_min.jpg

There is also a video presentation of it on the site: http://shakhtar.com/cgi-bin/fc-sh/newstad.pl

Anfield i doubt it, theres way too many biased english people in this thread, there are other stadiums outside the Premier league u know :O

[/IMG]
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/doigsden/Anfield.jpg
That picture is years old the anfield road end has had a new stand for years now.

Melbourne Cricket Ground is definitely in the Top Ten.

MCG.

I am basing this on looks,capacity,executive capacity and Cleanliness.

For instance, Barcelona's Camp nou is nothing short of a cathedral, but it looks really sort of grotty and dusty.

England;

Ashburton Grove

Capacity; 60,000

http://www.stadiumguide.com/ashburton2.jpg

http://www.stadiumguide.com/ashburton3.jpg

Spain;

Estadio El Santiago Bernabeu

Capacity 82,000

http://www.stadiumguide.com/bernabeu2.jpg

Italy;

San Siro

Capacity 87,000

http://www.stadiumguide.com/sansiro2.jpg


Portugal;

Estadio Do Dragoa

Capacity 52,000

http://www.stadiumguide.com/dragao4.jpg


Germany;

Auf Shalke Arena

Capacity 54,000 (All seater mode)

http://www.stadiumguide.com/arenaaufschalke2.jpg

Netherlands;

Amsterdam Arena

Capacity 52,000

http://www.stadiumguide.com/arena8.jpg

the MCG and Wembley are my top must visits, therefore they're in my top 10. I don't rank Lord's as a stadium, it's just a cricket ground. That Reliant place in Texas looks tops too. Anfield and Madison Square Garden deserve a mention but deeper picture reveals something less grand than the names.

This list is for current and u/c stadiums. No particular order.

San Siro (Milan)
Azteca (Mexico City)
New Wembley (London)
Ashburton Grove (London)
Wrigley Field (Chicago)
Soldier Field (Chicago)
Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid)
Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadi (Istanbul)
Westfalenstadion (Dortmund)
Miller Park (Milwaukee)

Hi everyone!

This is my first thread posted here so I thought I'd do something that gives you a bit of background about me. It's good to see there are lots of others out there with an interest in stadia that borders on the unhealthy!

Here are the ten biggest stadia that I've been inside of (capacity figures from worldstadiums.com):

1. [Old] Wembley Stadium, London, UK (capacity then: 80,000); 1991 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final (attendance: 73,532); and 1995 England v Columbia (attendance: 20,038)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\Wembley May 2000.bmpIMG]

2. Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin TX, USA (now DKR Stadium) (capacity then: around 80,000); visit to stadium not on matchday

[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\DKR STadium.bmp

3. Twickenham, London, UK (capacity then: 75,000); 1996 cross-code Challenge (2nd leg) Bath v Wigan (attendance: estimated 42,000)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\Twickenham.bmp

4. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, UK (capacity: 74,500); 2006 Carling Cup Final - last Sunday (attendance: 66,866)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\Millennium Stadium May 2003.bmp

5. Old Trafford, Manchester, UK (capacity: 68,174); Too many games to mention 1986-present. Most recent game: United v Blackburn (2006 Carling Cup Semi-Final, 2nd leg) (attendance: 61,637)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\OT 2001-5.bmp

6. Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK (capacity: 49,000); Sunderland v United (2000 Worthington Cup 4th Round) (attendance: 47,543)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\Stadium of Light.bmp

7. Anfield, Liverpool, UK (capacity then: 40,000); Italy v Russia (Euro '96) (attendance: 35,120)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\anfield.bmp

8. Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK (capacity: 40,000); Everton v Middlesbrough, (Premiership, December 26th 1996) (attendance: unknown - ave 36,188 that season)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\Goodison Park.bmp

9. Central Park, Wigan, UK (capacity then: 37,000); Wigan v Manly (World Club Challenge, 1987) (attendance: 36,895)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\Central Park.bmp

10. City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK (capacity then: 34,000); 2002 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens) (attendance: unknown)

C:\Documents and Settings\Paul Bentham\Desktop\CoMS 2002.bmp

You will have to upload those pics first. Try - http://www.imageshack.us/

Once uploaded then post as you have -

hxxp://www.bastique.com/Site_Graphics/large-img/05-02-17-Tomato.jpg

(replace the xx with tt)

Like this:

1. [Old] Wembley Stadium, London, UK (capacity then: 80,000); 1991 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final (attendance: 73,532); and 1995 England v Columbia (attendance: 20,038)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1762/wembleymay20006hl.png

1. FedEx Field, Washington D.C. area - Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, Attendance 91,000

2. Athens Olympic Stadium- Athletics 2004 Olympics, Attendance I believe was around 60,000 out of the 73,000 possible. It was during the day on a weekday so not big events going on.

3. RFK Stadium, Washington D.C. - Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves, Attendance 47,000 out of 52,000

4. Karaiskaki Stadium, Athens Greece - Athens 2004 Olympics mens soccer quarter final, Italy vs. Mali, Attendance 29,000 out of 32,000

5. Various indoor events with the attendances ranging from 8,000-20,000. I cant remember or keep track.

Okay, sorry about the false start. You kinda got the idea anyway, but here's the full list with pics as originally intended. Thanks for the upload tip, btw.

I invite everyone to provide your own lists. You may be surprised. I was. I didn't think mine would be in the 30's by the time I got to 9th and 10th place...

1. [Old] Wembley Stadium, London, UK (capacity then: 80,000); 1991 Rugby League Challenge Cup Final (attendance: 73,532); and 1995 England v Columbia (attendance: 20,038)

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1762/wembleymay20006hl.png

2. Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin TX, USA (now DKR Stadium) (capacity then: around 80,000); visit to stadium not on matchday

http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dkrstadium6xv.png

3. Twickenham, London, UK (capacity then: 75,000); 1996 cross-code Challenge (2nd leg) Bath v Wigan (attendance: estimated 42,000)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=twickenham1vj.png

4. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, UK (capacity: 74,500); 2006 Carling Cup Final - last Sunday (attendance: 66,866)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=millenniumstadiummay20034ql.png

5. Old Trafford, Manchester, UK (capacity: 68,174); Too many games to mention 1986-present. Most recent game: United v Blackburn (2006 Carling Cup Semi-Final, 2nd leg) (attendance: 61,637)

http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ot200152iv.png

6. Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK (capacity: 49,000); Sunderland v United (2000 Worthington Cup 4th Round) (attendance: 47,543)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stadiumoflight7id.png

7. Anfield, Liverpool, UK (capacity then: 40,000); Italy v Russia (Euro '96) (attendance: 35,120)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=anfield3ka.png

8. Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK (capacity: 40,000); Everton v Middlesbrough, (Premiership, December 26th 1996) (attendance: unknown - ave 36,188 that season)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=goodisonpark3fb.png

9. Central Park, Wigan, UK (capacity then: 37,000); Wigan v Manly (World Club Challenge, 1987) (attendance: 36,895)

http://img504.imageshack.us/my.php?image=centralpark2ad.png

10. City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK (capacity then: 34,000); 2002 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens) (attendance: unknown)

http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=coms20026hh.png

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Most of my top 10 are Racetracks:
1. Lowes Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina. 170,000
http://www.tracktix.com/images/lowes.jpg
2. Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennesee. 165,000
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/tennessee/bristol_speedway1.jpg
3. Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida. 140,000
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/photo/2003-06/8414677.jpg
4. Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia. 120,000
http://nascarracers.hsw.hu/tracks/atlanta/atlanta_bg.jpg
5. Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina. 80,000
http://www.sfo.com/~csuppes/NCAA/ACC/Clemson/aerial.jpg
6. Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois 80,000
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/photos/nascar/trop400/images/poster.jpg
7. Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida. 80,000.
http://www.racingone.com/images/tracks/hires/20.jpg
8. Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina. 73,000
http://www.sfo.com/~csuppes/NFL/CarolinaPanthers/aerial.jpg
9. Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia. 66,000
http://www.pathology.unc.edu/graduate/martinsville-speedway-2002.jpg
10. Scott Stadium, Charlottesville Virginia. 60,000.
http://www.virginia.edu/uvatours/slideshow/images/photoScottStadium.jpg

2. Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennesee. 165,000
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/united_states/tennessee/bristol_speedway1.jpg

I don't class speedways as stadiums, but this one does look like a genuine stadium!!

I don't class speedways as stadiums, but this one does look like a genuine stadium!!

Yea, they arent exactly magnificent pieces of architechture, usually they are paved tracks with grandstands built onto the sides rather than a true stadium structure. Bristol is like a Very large football stadium, the track itself is a half mile and there are always rumors that one day they will lay down turf on the infield and play a football game there. If they do it will likely be the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech, both schools have huge followings in that area and when you combine the capacity of Tech's Lane Stadium (66,000) and UT's Neyland Stadium (104,000) you could easily fill Bristol.

Yea, they arent exactly magnificent pieces of architechture, usually they are paved tracks with grandstands built onto the sides rather than a true stadium structure. Bristol is like a Very large football stadium, the track itself is a half mile and there are always rumors that one day they will lay down turf on the infield and play a football game there. If they do it will likely be the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech, both schools have huge followings in that area and when you combine the capacity of Tech's Lane Stadium (66,000) and UT's Neyland Stadium (104,000) you could easily fill Bristol.


sorry,should read these threads properly

mine are

1)EPSOM DOWNS 125,000 Various Derby's
2)90,000 QPR V Spurs,'82 cup final WEMBLEY
=90,000 QPR V OXFORD '86 league cup final(WEMBLEY)

4)66,000Millenuim Stad Cardiff QPR V CARDIFF Div2 play-off final

5)55,000Highbury Arsenal v Liverpool (sometime in the 80's)


3)

I like this thread :)

1. Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,000). AFL Preliminary Final 1997: Adelaide Crows v Western Bulldogs.

2. Old Wembley (78,000). England v Canada rugby international, 1992.

3. Twickenham (76,000). Pilkington Cup final 1996: Bath v Leicester, Cross-code challenge 1996: Bath v Wigan, Rugby World Cup 1999: England v Italy and England v Tonga, Zurich Premiership final 2004: Bath v Wasps.

4. Millennium Stadium (72,500). Rugby World Cup 1999: Argentina v Japan.

5. Toronto Skydome (50,500). MLB: Toronto Blue Jays v Cleveland Indians, 1991.

6. Sydney Cricket Ground (44,000). Worked backstage for Michael Jackson concert, 1996.

7. Hong Kong Stadium (40,000). Rugby World Cup Sevens 1997.

8. Villa Park (40,000). FA Premier League: Aston Villa v Swindon Town, 1994.

9. City of Manchester Stadium (39,000). 2002 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens.

10. City Ground (30,000). FA Premier League: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, 1993.

My lame list....


1 - Stade de France (80,000) - France vs. New Zealand, 2003 Confederations Cup

2 - Parc des Princes (55,000) - PSG vs. Someone, league match.

3 - Carrow Road (26,000) - Liverpool vs. Norwich

4 - South Kesteven District Council Stadium (3,500) - Grantham Town FC vs. Leyton Orient, FA Cup



Thats it...

Brent,do you like any staduims outside of the USA?
Of course, just havent had the oppurtunity to visit any! I know the NFL wants to play a regular season game in the new Wembley Stadium which would be cool (although theres nothing wrong with a traditional footy match). The new Emirates stadium is amazing, as are Old Trafford and Allainz Arena. There are many more.

Of course, just havent had the oppurtunity to visit any! I know the NFL wants to play a regular season game in the new Wembley Stadium which would be cool (although theres nothing wrong with a traditional footy match). The new Emirates stadium is amazing, as are Old Trafford and Allainz Arena. There are many more.


BRENT,sorry,i didn't read the thread properly.
Your right,it would be amazing if a proper NFL regular season game could be staged at Wembley,but there is a chance that OLD TRAFFORD will host a TAMPA game,considering the the links Man Utd and Tampa have(owned the the Glazers)

BRENT,sorry,i didn't read the thread properly.
Your right,it would be amazing if a proper NFL regular season game could be staged at Wembley,but there is a chance that OLD TRAFFORD will host a TAMPA game,considering the the links Man Utd and Tampa have(owned the the Glazers)

NO, please god no! If our sacred turf ever got tainted by that shitty Yank's other team, he would be lynched!

NO, please god no! If our sacred turf ever got tainted by that shitty Yank's other team, he would be lynched!

Amen to that!

Anyway, I'm going to minimise the potential to look like a tit by uploading these one at a time. And so, without further ado, I give you, in second place:

2. Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin TX, USA (now DKR Stadium) (capacity then: around 80,000); visit to stadium not on matchday, March 1994.

http://img354.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dkrstadium7ht.jpg

D'Oh!

2. Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin TX, USA (now DKR Stadium) (capacity then: around 80,000); visit to stadium not on matchday, March 1994.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c7/DKR_Memorial_Stadium.jpg/300px-

D'Oh!!!

2. Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin TX, USA (now DKR Stadium) (capacity then: around 80,000); visit to stadium not on matchday, March 1994. I've found a better picture anyway as it had the running track when I was there (if I can manage to post it)

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/com314/graphics/stadium.gif

Hurrah!

3. Twickenham, London, UK (capacity then: 75,000); 1996 cross-code Challenge (2nd leg) Bath v Wigan (attendance: estimated 42,000)

http://www.footballgroundsofengland.co.uk/images/Twickenham-02.jpg

Okay, got the hang of this now...

4. Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, UK
(capacity: 74,500); 2006 Carling Cup Final - last Sunday (attendance: 66,866)

http://www.faime.demon.co.uk/bcfc/cardiff02/pic15.jpg

5. Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
(capacity: 68,174); Too many games to mention 1986-present. Most recent game: United v Blackburn (2006 Carling Cup Semi-Final, 2nd leg) (attendance: 61,637)

http://users.wfu.edu/valeje4/Old%20Trafford.JPG

6. Stadium of Light, Sunderland, UK
(capacity: 49,000); Sunderland v United (2000 Worthington Cup 4th Round) (attendance: 47,543)

http://www.cerysmatic.clara.net/images/stadium-of-light-sunderland.jpg

7. Anfield, Liverpool, UK
(capacity then: 40,000); Italy v Russia (Euro '96) (attendance: 35,120)

http://www.euro-goal.info/euro/england/images/stadiums/anfield.jpg

8. Goodison Park, Liverpool, UK
(capacity: 40,000); Everton v Middlesbrough, (Premiership, December 26th 1996) (attendance: unknown - ave 36,188 that season)

http://home.skysports.com/images/stadia/11.jpg

9. Central Park, Wigan, UK
(capacity then: 37,000); Wigan v Manly (World Club Challenge, 1987) (attendance: 36,895)

http://www.lqqk.co.uk/you/rhcp8b.jpg

10. City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester, UK
(capacity then: 34,000); 2002 Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens) (attendance: unknown)

http://www.euro-goal.info/euro/england/images/stadiums/City%20of%20Manchester%20Stadium.jpg

D'Oh!!!

2. Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin TX, USA (now DKR Stadium) (capacity then: around 80,000); visit to stadium not on matchday, March 1994. I've found a better picture anyway as it had the running track when I was there (if I can manage to post it)

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/com314/graphics/stadium.gif


cool. I've been in that stadium, oh, 50 or 55 times ... which is where i went to school. This link (http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316181) is what it looks like now and will look in the coming years (2008).

What were you in Austin for?

What were you in Austin for?

I was at Lancaster University 1992-1995 and in my second year, two of my friends got an exchange or something to UT. Around Spring Break time in '94, I got my student load and bought a ticket to Austin. Had a great time for two weeks and found out just why Austin is regarded as one of the most vibrant places to go for a night out in the US!

Anyway, I killed some time there one morning while my mates were in a tutorial, sat watching the sprinters doing their start training. I was amazed that you could just wander at will around the place (although access to the upper tier was locked). I did walk right to the top of the concourse (eleven floors up as I remember!)

It will always be extraordinary to us over here that College football is such a significant part of the sporting landscape. When our University team played soccer games against other teams, they were lucky to get a crowd of 80. To see a stadium of 80,000 for (in one sense, at least) the equivalent thing in America is just bizarre. You can't even think of it as a 'Division 2' [archaic English term] to the NFL because the crowds are even bigger than that! In may ways to us, it just defies all logic!

Anyway, I'm sure you had a great time at Austin. I defy anyone not to!

.....outside of your own country. And you can only show five photos at the max, so pick a good one's. I'll get the ball rolling -


Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki (Moscow). Capacity - 84745

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/russland/luzhniki/110.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/russland/luzhniki/100.jpg

http://www.photoweb.ru/prophoto/Gallery/n_arhytekt/17.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/russland/luzhniki/220.jpg

http://www.cedarseed.com/pearl/luzhniki.jpg

I wonder if the russians are beginning to use this stadium again now the surface is allowed for football.

it's gotta be either the reliant stadium (usa) or the allianz arena (germany) for me:

reliant:
http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/goldcup/2005/downloads/RELIANT_STADIUM/Reliant.png

allianz:
http://clabedan.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/allianz_arena.jpg

Well, seeing as I can't say Wembley or Old Trafford, and edennewstairs has already mentioned the Reliant Stadium, I'm gonna have to choose another one of my favourite stadiums: The Olympic Stadium in Athens:

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/greece/athens_olympic_stadium_greece_2.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22632/24691/334269/0/OAKA+-+From+Tourkovounia+-+3+-+OAKA.jpg

http://www.calatrava.info/images/buildings/olympics/stadium2.jpg

http://www.benardot.com/Stadium1.jpg


And I'd also like to give a quick mention to the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff:

http://www.faime.demon.co.uk/bcfc/cardiff02/pic15.jpg

It's a shame it won't have a lot of use when Wembley is complete, although seeing games being played in Wembley will wipe away any shread of pity I have for the Millenium stadium ;)

:cheers:

I like the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, never been there though:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/australien/suncorp_stadium/110.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/australien/suncorp_stadium/120.jpg

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/australien/suncorp_stadium/130.jpg

I can't believe no-one's had this yet, so I'll claim it:

The Camp Nou, Barcelona (capacity: 98,934): surely the ultimate football stadium anywhere on Earth!

It is to my constant regret that, having gone to Barcelona on a stag party in May 2002, I decided against making my own pilgrimage, thinking everyone else would think me a bit sad. The next day, I found that a Catalan XI had played Brazil there in a pre World Cup warm-up match. Not only was the game an excuse for us all to go, but it was Brazil too!!

http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/noucamp0002.jpg

http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/noucamp0001.jpg

http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/noucamp01.jpg

http://barca.sportenter.co.il/Camp/Gallery/bigcamp2.jpg

http://sandorson.fw.hu/Barcelona/52.jpg

One day, I'll go back...

How the hell do I post a bloody image!! any ideas???

Click on the "Go Advance" button on the Quick Reply section. Click the square with the mountain, orange sky and sun. This is importaint: paste the URL of the picture ITSELF in the popup box. Click OK.

If you're using Windows, you can get the pictures URL by right-clicking on the picture and copying the URL in the popup box.

Ok it´s not a huge stadium.. but i think its beautiful and it's my hometown team stadium.
The stadium has the shape of U because the team represents the students association of the local university
The capacity is 30000 and its located in the center of Coimbra, Portugal.



http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00149/Cidade_de_Coimbra___149555a.jpg

http://data.blogg.de/7520/images/Coimbra.JPG

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/portugal/coimbra/coimbra_municipal2.jpg

Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (Real Madrid)

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/5844/15bernabeucelta1411mb8jq.jpg

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/1151/42cimg39970dx.jpg

Munich Olympic Stadium

http://z.about.com/d/christianteens/1/0/C/C/0707municholympic5.jpg

http://nodens.physics.ox.ac.uk/~oi/Album/Munich/olymphall.jpg

http://images.dpchallenge.com/images_challenge/252/102246.jpg

I kind of like Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton:
http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/north_america/canada/alberta/edmonton_commonwealth.jpg
http://www.edmontonharriers.com/commonwealth_stadium.gif

sharing the honours with the nou camp, Bernabeu, Wembley and (perhaps) old Trafford as the homes of Football, has to be the San Siro
forget yer gimmicky arches and impossibly steep terracing, the San Siro is the most beautiful!

http://www.janekjonas.de/blog/archives/SanSiro2.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/pictures/milano_meazza/milano_meazza5.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/pictures/milano_meazza/milano_meazza6.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro_UEFA.jpeg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro2.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro_A2.jpg

1. Dolphins Stadium, Miami

2. Lambeau Field, Green Bay

3. Metrodome, Minneapolis

4. Yankee Stadium, New York

5. Busch Stadium, St. Louis

6. Rogers Centre, (skydome) Toronto

7. Jacobs Field, Cleveland

8. Great American Ballpark, Cinncinati

9. Shea Stadium, New York

10. Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia

That order is probably not correct, but it's somewhat close. I've also been to about 10 others baseball parks, like Wrigley, San Fransisco (At&T) and Fenway, but those are very small in capacity. Pray to god that Minnesota gets some new stadiums......... the Metroshithole is a dump!!!!

http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/nfc/lincmain.jpg

That, Lambeau Field and LTU arena in Dusseldorf........

[IMG]http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/nfc/lincmain.jpg

My biggest 10...

1. Melbourne Cricket Ground; Melbourne, Australia - 100,000

2. Telstra Stadium; Sydney, Australia - 83,500

3. Waverly Park; Melbourne, Australia - then 72,000 (demolished in '03)

4. Telstra Dome; Melbourne, Australia - 56,347

5. Princess Park; Melbourne, Australia - 35,000

6. Whitten Oval; Melbourne, Australia - 25,000

7. Olympic Park; Melbourne, Australia - 18,500

8. Rod Laver Arena; Melbourne, Australia - 16,000

=9. Knights Stadium; Melbourne, Australia - 15,000

=9. Windy Hill; Melbourne, Australia - 15,000

All right its not much, and all but one are in Melbourne. But it includes Australia's 3 largest stadiums (and the 4 largest of the last 5 years), and what is one of the greatest stadiums on earth, the MCG.

^^ You have to add [/IMG] to the end of your picure link as well :)

:cheers:

Santiago Bernabeu for me: its simply the best

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/spanien/santiago_bernabeu/images/innen/innen_01.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/spanien/santiago_bernabeu/images/innen/innen_10.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/spanien/santiago_bernabeu/images/innen/innen_21.jpg

those new benches look damn cool:

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/spanien/santiago_bernabeu/images/sonstige/sonstige_01.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/spanien/santiago_bernabeu/images/logen/logen_02.jpg

Thanks,

[/IMG]http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/nfc/lincmain.jpg[/IMG]

Damn it........

NFLeuropefan, take the backslash off of the 1st IMG, and the picture will show.

sharing the honours with the nou camp, Bernabeu, Wembley and (perhaps) old Trafford as the homes of Football, has to be the San Siro
forget yer gimmicky arches and impossibly steep terracing, the San Siro is the most beautiful!

http://www.janekjonas.de/blog/archives/SanSiro2.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/pictures/milano_meazza/milano_meazza5.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/architecture/stadium_design/pictures/milano_meazza/milano_meazza6.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro_UEFA.jpeg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro2.jpg

http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ITA/San_Siro_A2.jpg

disqualified - more than 5 photos posted

Ok it´s not a huge stadium.. but i think its beautiful and it's my hometown team stadium.
The stadium has the shape of U because the team represents the students association of the local university
The capacity is 30000 and its located in the center of Coimbra, Portugal.



http://pub.tv2.no/multimedia/na/archive/00149/Cidade_de_Coimbra___149555a.jpg

http://data.blogg.de/7520/images/Coimbra.JPG

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/portugal/coimbra/coimbra_municipal2.jpg

disqualified - stadium in home country

Well, seeing as I can't say Wembley or Old Trafford, and edennewstairs has already mentioned the Reliant Stadium, I'm gonna have to choose another one of my favourite stadiums: The Olympic Stadium in Athens:

http://www.theodora.com/wfb/photos/greece/athens_olympic_stadium_greece_2.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22632/24691/334269/0/OAKA+-+From+Tourkovounia+-+3+-+OAKA.jpg

http://www.calatrava.info/images/buildings/olympics/stadium2.jpg

http://www.benardot.com/Stadium1.jpg


And I'd also like to give a quick mention to the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff:

http://www.faime.demon.co.uk/bcfc/cardiff02/pic15.jpg

It's a shame it won't have a lot of use when Wembley is complete, although seeing games being played in Wembley will wipe away any shread of pity I have for the Millenium stadium ;)

:cheers:

disqualified - more than one stadium posted

it's gotta be either the reliant stadium (usa) or the allianz arena (germany) for me:

reliant:
http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/goldcup/2005/downloads/RELIANT_STADIUM/Reliant.png

allianz:
http://clabedan.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/allianz_arena.jpg


disqualified - more than one stadium posted

Thanks

http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/nfc/lincmain.jpg

I like these
Da Luz, Lisbon
http://img466.imageshack.us/img466/2807/daluz7la.jpg
Fedex Field, Washington
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/6242/fedex7012er.jpg

Borussia-Park


http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/kompakt_neu_01.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionguides/deutschland/borussia_moenchengladbach/images/luft_04.jpg

With Reliant, Bernabeu and Nou Camp already mentioned...

I like the style of that one, Mile High:
Roofless is good for the (real) turf, too... ;)

http://www.sportsvenue-technology.com/projects/invesco/images/Invesco_Mile-high-stadium1.jpg

disqualified - more than one stadium posted
Disqualified - Nobody likes a smart arse! ;)

Nowhere in your original post did it say anything about not being allowed to post pictures of more then one stadium. The only rules you set were that it had to be from outside your own country, and less then five photos per post.
In my previous post, I picked my (alternative) favourite stadium-the Olympic stadium in Athens, but I also just gave a brief mention to another stadium I liked. Not against the rules, unlike your post :D

I like the look of the Mile High stadium, I don't usually like stadiums without roofs that much, but there is just something about that stadium that looks impressve (at least from the inside).

Plus, the Bernabeu is also one of my personal favourites, though the new Wembley will capture my attension more then that stadium when it is fully completed :)

:cheers:

Athens Olympic Stadium. Certainly one of the better looking ones.


http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/2055/pb140033.jpg

http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/2055/pb140034.jpg

http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/2055/pb140035.jpg

http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/2055/pb140086.jpg

And an aweseme interior!
http://i1.tinypic.com/oiapgy.jpg

Hey, you copied my choice :D

:cheers:

may be quite old, but i really like the MESTALLA in Valencia..
it's really impressive

http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/mestalla_camp/100.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/mestalla_camp/110.jpg
http://www.stadionwelt.de/stadionwelt_stadien/templates/stadionlisten/spanien/mestalla_camp/120.jpg

http://home.skysports.com/images/stadia/6.jpg

:)
Rumour is that Spurs could turn the pitch by 90 degrees but they don't need to do that as the ground has huge potiential to become a great ground.

My fav stadium

http://www.rp-online.de/layout/showbilder/1491-porto_ap_fcporto.jpg

http://www.in.gr/news/Reviews/Review534204/assets/Dragao.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40265000/jpg/_40265617_stadium.jpg

http://img55.photo.163.com/j_xpy/7633628/153985206.jpg

http://ejournal.eduprojects.net/tv/media/Portugal/Images%20of%20Porto/estadio-dragao.jpg

Hey, you copied my choice :D

:cheers:
and what a superb choice it was!

Jalisco - Guadalajara
http://enlinea.guadalajara.gob.mx/postales/Images/Jalisco/EstadioJalisco1.jpg

Cleveland Browns Stadium - Cleveland
http://www.stadiumsofnfl.com/afc/cleve102.jpg

Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan - Sevilla
http://www.fussballtempel.net/uefa/ESP/Ramon_Sanchez_Pizjuan_A2.jpg

http://www.rp-online.de/layout/showbilder/1491-porto_ap_fcporto.jpg

http://www.in.gr/news/Reviews/Review534204/assets/Dragao.jpg

http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40265000/jpg/_40265617_stadium.jpg

http://img55.photo.163.com/j_xpy/7633628/153985206.jpg

http://ejournal.eduprojects.net/tv/media/Portugal/Images%20of%20Porto/estadio-dragao.jpg


Is that Stadio Drago stadium in Protugal???
I still feel they should hav put a sliding roof on it.

New Soldier Field In Chicago
http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/_images/news/soldier_field.jpg

http://www.intheloop-chicago.com/images/pic-soldier_field.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/qsmwls.jpg

http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/389/100503gallery11me.th.jpg

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=qsmwsj

Reliant Stadium in Houston

http://www2.yamaha-motor.fr/actu/IMG/jpg/reliant_stadium_houston.jpg

http://www.musco.com/newsev/images/Reliant-Stadium_endzonelg.jpg

http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=qsmx61

http://i2.tinypic.com/qsmxhd.jpg

Allianz Arena
http://i2.tinypic.com/qsmxw4.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/qsnibl.jpg

http://www.moeller-horcher.de/de/pressezentrum/download/zaunz/allianz_arena2_klein.jpg

http://www.d-spannenkrebs.de/jpgs/allianz_arena.jpg

This has obviously gotta be my fave stadium :D :
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7126/dscn01027cy.jpg
Followed closely by Allianz Arena!

My favorite stadium is without a doubt the beutiful Kerkyra Stadium on the island of Kerkyra(Corfu), Greece

Just look at the beauty!!!!
http://www.stadia.gr/kerkyra/kerkyra1.jpg
http://www.stadia.gr/kerkyra/kerkyra4.jpg
http://www.stadia.gr/kerkyra/kerkyra3.jpg

Just think, this beauty was a Greek 1st division football stadium last year!

I've forgotten two which should have gone in my list:

Joint 3rd: Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, UK. (capacity: 75,000) National Meeting, 1996

http://www.visitliverpool.com/MervinImages/liverpool-aintree(1).jpg

Joint 7th: Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland. (capacity: 49,000) Robbie Williams concert, 2001.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/demeraux.jerome/Cartes/Dublin.jpg

That chalks off Central Park and the CoMS in Manchester from my Top 10.

You cant have racecourse can ya?

What about race tracks?
If you ca then chuck Melbourne Albert Park Formula 1 and Melbourne Phillip Island motoGP circuit up top of my list.

Albert Park is really pushing it, for most of the year it's just a park with a lake and a road that goes around it, which becomes surrounded with temporary seating for one weekend every year.

1. Kings Park Rugby stadium- 52500- Rugby World Cup semi Final SA vs France
2. FNB soccer stadium (soccer city) - 90 000- Amitabachan concert
3. Wanderes Cricket Stadium- 30 000 - SA vs Pakistan 98
4. Kingmead cricket ground - 25 000 - SA vs West Indies 2002
uhh ya thats about it,
but I see some guys are including races, so if it counts the A1 Grand prix Durban street track, 120 000

Telstra Dome.
it is tied in my heart with the MCG, but seeing as the dome is Essendon's home, and you can check out brilliant photos of the 'G on its very own thread here, this post is dedicated to Melbourne's #2 stadium, the very versatile 'Telstra Dome'.

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/photos/telstradome2.jpg

http://www.nemesis.sim-racing.net/corner/Events/Colonial%20Stadium%202001/pic3.jpg

http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/rwc2003/graphics/telstradome.jpg

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/photos/telstradome1.jpg

My favorite stadium is without a doubt the beutiful Kerkyra Stadium on the island of Kerkyra(Corfu), Greece

Just look at the beauty!!!!
http://www.stadia.gr/kerkyra/kerkyra1.jpg
http://www.stadia.gr/kerkyra/kerkyra4.jpg
http://www.stadia.gr/kerkyra/kerkyra3.jpg

Just think, this beauty was a Greek 1st division football stadium last year!
Funny.. it reminds me of the Olympic Stadium... :lol:

1. Nou Camp 98000
2. Croke Park 82000
3. Stade de France 80000
4. Twickenham 75000
5. Olympic Stadium Munich 66000
6. St James Park 52000
7. Lansdowne Road 50000
8. Anfield 45000
9. Villa Park 43000
10. Goodison Park 40000

You cant have racecourse can ya?

What about race tracks?
If you ca then chuck Melbourne Albert Park Formula 1 and Melbourne Phillip Island motoGP circuit up top of my list.

I'd add Flemington Racecourse - I was (working) there for the Melbourne Cup in 1997...

What is the BEST stadium in the world, not the one with the best fans, not the most famous, the BEST....... In your opinion..... Please, don't let this turn into a US vs. Europe pissing contest...

Fenway Park in Boston. The many little fixes to the park(ie. the green monster) makes it fun.

Camden Yards, Baltimore.

Could I ask that pictures are included with 'nominations' ?

When I tried to do an unbiased analysis, Safeco Field came out on top. It really can make a great case. It fits into its environment with a half warehouse feel, half sea port feel with the great steel work. It has a classic, yet modern feel that's perfect for baseball. Usual baseball luxury with usual baseball simplicity in the cheap seats. Not too much of a hiters' park. I happen to think its the best retractable roof in the world. When the roof is open it feels totally outdoors. I can't think of another retractable that has achieved this. At the same time, it has a great, unique indoor/outdoor feel under the roof. I think its the only one that understands the concept of roof vs a dome. If this place was put in AT&T's location it would be especially hard to beat. I'm sure others will pick other stadium's, but I think Safeco got everything right.

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3127/192277288uojuytfs5ee.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img506.imageshack.us/img506/4042/82412702kblalffs6we.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://www.sorub.com/panorama/mlb/Safeco%20Field%20-%20September%202002.jpg

http://www.myspot.net/tlang/seattle/P8110037.JPG

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9127/indexstock4346199nx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2872/137927338fxmontph0fy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I think Petco Park in San Diego is one of the best, I dont even like baseball all that much but I really want to go there. It is just a beautiful park and has a great view. Also Emirates stadium looks like it will be awesome when completed, but Id have to look at the finished product first.

Petco:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/bdogg187/petcopark.jpg


Of the stadiums Ive been to (which arent that many) the best is the Charlotte Bobcats Arena. It is state of the art for the NBA and the newest arena in the NBA. Ive been there for 6 NBA basketball games (including the first game played in the arena) and 2 Minor league hockey games and its really great, it also has america's largest indoor score board and seats just over 19,000. Most of the photos I have are just computer renderings made before it was built, I cant find any ones that were made after the construction, but having seen it in person these pics are pretty accurate.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/bdogg187/CBAnight.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/bdogg187/CBAoutside.jpg
Heres one very bad photo I took of the seating bowl and scoreboard at the Lakers-Bobcats game, it looks kinda dark in my photo, but thats the fault of the camera-man.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/bdogg187/Lakergame-zoomMedium.jpg

When I tried to do an unbiased analysis, Safeco Field came out on top.

Hmm, I actually like the stadium right across from it better, Qwest field is by far the best in the NFL, not only does it look great, but its designed to maximize the noise of the fans.

by far? Nah, I think Reliant in Houston and Invesco in Denver could give it a run for its money.

by far? Nah, I think Reliant in Houston and Invesco in Denver could give it a run for its money.

For some reason those didnt cross my mind, both are very nice, I still like Qwest though.

I'm going arena and saying American Airlines Center in Dallas. Rantanamo can hook up the pics because i suck at finding them. Thanks!

As much as I love Quest I gotta go with Safeco, for all of the reasons above.