List of track and field stadiums by capacity

This list contains stadiums with at least a 45,000 capacity that include facilities for athletics events.

Athletics stadiums with a capacity of 45,000 or higher edit

Stadium Capacity City Country Athletics competitions Other sports Image
Rungnado May Day Stadium 114,000[1] Pyongyang   North Korea Association football, mass games  
Bukit Jalil National Stadium 87,411 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2001 Southeast Asian Games, 2017 Southeast Asian Games Association football  
Shah Alam Stadium 80,372 Shah Alam   Malaysia Association football
Guangdong Olympic Stadium 80,012[2] Guangzhou   China 2001 National Games of China, 2009 Asian Championships, 2010 Asian Games Association football  
Beijing National Stadium 80,000[3] Beijing   China 2008 Summer Olympics, 2015 World Championships, 2027 World Championships Association football  
Azadi Stadium 78,166[4] Tehran   Iran 1974 Asian Games Association football  
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 77,193 Jakarta   Indonesia 1962 Asian Games, 1985, 1995, and 2000 Asian Athletics Championships, 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Asian Para Games Association football  
Stade de France 77,083 Saint-Denis   France 2003 World Championships, 2024 Summer Olympics Association football, rugby union, rugby league  
Cairo International Stadium 75,000 Cairo   Egypt 1991 All-Africa Games Association football  
Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium 75,000 Isfahan   Iran Association football
Atatürk Olympic Stadium 74,753 [5] Istanbul   Turkey 2027 European Games Association football  
Olympiastadion 74,228[6] Berlin   Germany 1936 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2018 European Championships, World Athletics Continental Tour (ISTAF Berlin) Association football  
International Stadium Yokohama 72,237 Yokohama   Japan 2019 IAAF World Relays Association football, rugby union  
Stadio Olimpico 70,634[7] Rome   Italy 1960 Summer Olympics, 1974 European Championships, 2024 European Championships, 1975 Summer Universiade, 1987 World Championships, 2001 Summer Deaflympics, IAAF Diamond League (Golden Gala) Association football  
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex 70,050[8] Kyiv   Ukraine Association football  
Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618[9] Athens   Greece 2004 Summer Olympics, 1982 European Championships, 1997 World Championships Association football
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium 68,833 Tabriz   Iran Association football
Baku Olympic Stadium 68,700 Baku   Azerbaijan 2015 European Games, 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Association football  
London Stadium 68,013 London   United Kingdom 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Summer Paralympics, 2017 World Championships Association football, Baseball, Cricket, Rugby league, Rugby union
Salt Lake Stadium 68,000[10] Kolkata   India 1987 South Asian Games Association football  
Japan National Stadium 68,000 Tokyo   Japan 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2025 World Championships Association football, rugby union  
Daegu Stadium 66,422 Daegu   South Korea 2003 Summer Universiade, 2011 World Championships Association football
Basra International Stadium 65,227 Basra   Iraq Association football  
Stade du 5 Juillet 64,000 Algiers   Algeria 1975 Mediterranean Games, 1978 All-Africa Games, 2000 African Championships in Athletics, 2004 Pan Arab Games, 2007 All-Africa Games, 2018 African Youth Games Association football  
Estadio Olímpico Universitario 63.186 Mexico City   Mexico 1955 Pan American Games, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1975 Pan American Games, 1979 Summer Universiade Association football  
Olympiastadion 63,118[11] Munich   Germany 1972 Summer Olympics, 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, 2002 European Championships, 2022 European Championships Association football  
Nanjing Olympic Sports Center 61,443 Nanjing   China 2005 National Games of China, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Association football
Moshood Abiola National Stadium 60,491 Abuja   Nigeria 2003 All-Africa Games Association football  
Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 60,334 Shenzhen   China 2011 Summer Universiade Association football
Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium 60,000 Dakar   Senegal Association football
Kasarani Stadium 60,000 Nairobi   Kenya 1987 All-Africa Games, 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships Association football  
National Sports Stadium 60,000 Harare   Zimbabwe Association football
Seoul Olympic Stadium 60,000 Seoul   South Korea 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics Association football
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 60,000[12] Delhi   India 1982 Asian Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games Association football  
Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi 60,000 Radès   Tunisia 2001 Mediterranean Games Association football
National Heroes Stadium 60,000 Lusaka   Zambia Association football  
Mogadishu Stadium 60,000 Mogadishu   Somalia Association football
Odi Stadium 60,000 Mabopane   South Africa Association football
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium 60,000 Kuwait City   Kuwait Association football
Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 60,000 Shenyang   China 2013 National Games of China Association football  
Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium 60,000 Hefei   China Association football
Guangxi Sports Center 60,000 Nanning   China Association football
Mmabatho Stadium 59,000 Mahikeng   South Africa Association football
Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,860 Chongqing   China Association football
Stadio San Nicola 58,270 Bari   Italy 1997 Mediterranean Games Association football
Estadio de La Cartuja 57,619 Seville   Spain 1999 World Championships Association football  
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000 Córdoba   Argentina Association football  
Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 Jinan   China 2009 National Games of China Association football  
Commonwealth Stadium 56,302 Edmonton   Canada 1978 Commonwealth Games, 1983 Summer Universiade, 2001 World Championships Association football, Canadian Football
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 55,926 Barcelona   Spain 1955 Mediterranean Games, 1998 IAAF World Cup, 1992 Summer Olympics, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics Association football  
Stadion Śląski 55,211 Chorzów   Poland 2021 World Athletics Relays, 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, 2023 European Games, 2028 European Athletics Championships Association football  
Kaohsiung National Stadium 55,000 Kaohsiung   Taiwan Association football  
Helong Sports Center Stadium 55,000 Changsha   China Association football  
Tianhe Stadium 54,856 Guangzhou   China 1987 National Games of China Association football  
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 54,726 Naples   Italy 2019 Summer Universiade Association football
Tianjin Olympic Center 54,696 Tianjin   China 2017 National Games of China Association football
Boris Paichadze Stadium 54,549 Tbilisi   Georgia Association football, rugby union  
Hrazdan Stadium 54,208 Yerevan   Armenia Association football
Wuhan Sports Center Stadium 54,000 Wuhan   China 2015 Asian Athletics Championships Association football  
Busan Asiad Main Stadium 53,864 Busan   South Korea 2002 Asian Games Association football
Aleppo International Stadium 53,200 Aleppo   Syria Association football
Rajko Mitić Stadium 53,000 Belgrade   Serbia 2009 Summer Universiade Association football  
Yellow Dragon Sports Center 52,672 Hangzhou   China Association football  
Franklin Field 52,593 Philadelphia   United States 1980 Liberty Bell Classic, Penn Relays American football
Guiyang Olympic Sports Center 51,638 Guiyang   China Association football  
Hohhot City Stadium 51,632 Hohhot   China Association football  
İzmir Atatürk Stadium 51,295 İzmir   Turkey 1971 Mediterranean Games, Islamic Games, 2005 Summer Universiade Association football  
Shizuoka Stadium 50,889 Fukuroi   Japan Association football, rugby union  
Ernst Happel Stadion 50,865 Vienna   Austria 1938 European Championships (women) Association football  
King Baudouin Stadium 50,093 Brussels   Belgium 1950 European Championships, IAAF Diamond League (Memorial Van Damme) Association football
Singapore National Stadium 50,000 Singapore   Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Associention football, Cricket, rugby sevens  
Nagai Stadium 50,000 Osaka   Japan 2007 World Championships Association football  
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium 50,000 Kuala Terengganu   Malaysia 2008 Sukma Games Association football
Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000 Phnom Penh   Cambodia Association football
Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 Nanchang   China Association football
Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000 Ürümqi   China Association football
Kim Il-sung Stadium 50,000 Pyongyang   North Korea Association football
Pars Shiraz Stadium 50,000 Shiraz   Iran Association football  
Rajamangala National Stadium 49,722 Bangkok   Thailand 1998 Asian Games, 2007 Summer Universiade Association football
Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 49,500 Beirut   Lebanon Association football
Miyagi Stadium 49,133 Rifu   Japan Association football  
Incheon Munhak Stadium 49,084 Incheon   South Korea Association football  
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre 48,500 Brisbane   Australia 1982 Commonwealth Games, 2001 Goodwill Games, 2032 Summer Olympics Association football, Rugby league
Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos 46,931 Rio de Janeiro   Brazil 2007 Pan American Games, 2007 Parapan American Games, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Paralympics Association football
Stade Mohammed V 45,891 Casablanca   Morocco 1983 Mediterranean Games Association football  
Khalifa International Stadium 45,857 Doha   Qatar 2006 Asian Games, 2030 Asian Games, 2019 Asian Championships, 2019 World Championships Association football  
Tripoli Stadium 45,000 Tripoli   Libya Association football
Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium 45,000 Surabaya   Indonesia Association football  
Harapan Bangsa Stadium 45,000 Banda Aceh   Indonesia Association football
Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000 Seremban   Malaysia Association football
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 45,000 Kobe   Japan 1985 Summer Universiade Association football

See also edit

References edit

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