Top 10 Biggest Stadiums In The World

Number 10. Bryant-Denny Stadium

With a capacity of 100,077, The Bryant-Denny Stadium is the 10 biggest stadium in the world. Located on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, the stadium is the home of the college football team Alabama Crimson Tide. It opened on September 28, 1929.

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Number 9. Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium

Located in Austin, Texas, on the campus of the University of Texas, it is the home of the Texas Longhorns football team. With a capacity of 100,119, the stadium opened on November 8, 1924.

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Number 8. Tiger Stadium

The home of the LSU Tigers football team and located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on the campus of Louisiana State University. It opened on November 25, 1924, and has a capacity of 102,321.

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Number 7. Neyland Stadium

Constructed in 1921 as Shields–Watkins Field, the stadium is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and it is the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team. It has a current capacity of 102,455.

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Number 6. Kyle Field

Located on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and with a capacity of 102,733. It has been the home to the Texas A&M Aggies football team in rudimentary form since 1904 and as a permanent concrete stadium since 1927.

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Number 5. Ohio Stadium

The home of the Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio Stadium is located in Columbus, Ohio on the campus of The Ohio State University and has the capacity of 102,780. The stadium opened on October 7, 1922.

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Number 4. Beaver Stadium

Located in State College, Pennsylvania on the campus of Pennsylvania State University and it is the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The stadium opened on September 17, 1960, and has a capacity of 106,572.

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Number 3. Michigan Stadium

The Michigan Stadium is the largest stadium in the United States with a capacity of 107,601 but has hosted crowds in excess of 115,000 in the past. It is the home of the Michigan Wolverines football team and is located on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The stadium opened on October 1, 1927.

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Number 2. Sardar Patel Stadium

Commonly known as Motera Stadium, the Sardar Patel Stadium is the largest cricket stadium in the world, with a capacity of 110,000 spectators. Located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association and is a venue for Test, ODI, and T20I cricket matches. The stadium was constructed and opened in 1983 and in 2015, the stadium was closed and demolished before being completely rebuilt by February 2020.

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Number 1. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium

Located in Pyongyang, North Korea, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the largest stadium in the world with a seating capacity of 150,000. It opened on 1 May 1989 and it is used for football games, athletics events, and most often for mass games. It is also the home stadium of the North Korean national football team.

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