List of eponyms of stadiums
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This is a list of eponyms of stadiums.
[edit] Argentina
[edit] Austria
- Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium (now UPC-Arena) in Graz, named for Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, named for Ernst Happel
- Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Hütteldorf, named for Gerhard Hanappi
[edit] Chile
- Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, named for Carlos Dittborn
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
[edit] Cuba
- Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium, Holguín, named for Calixto García
- Estadio Augusto César Sandino, Santa Clara, named for Augusto César Sandino
- Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba, named for Guillermón Moncada
- Nguyen Van Troi Stadium, Guantánamo, named for Nguyen Van Troi
[edit] Dominican Republic
- Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macorís, named for Julián Javier
- Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, named for Juan Pablo Duarte
- Estadio Tetelo Vargas, San Pedro de Macorís, named for Tetelo Vargas
[edit] Finland
- Paavo Nurmi Stadion, Turku, named for Paavo Nurmi
[edit] France
- Court Philippe Chatrier, Paris, named for Philippe Chatrier (former head of French Tennis Federation)
- Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, named for Jean Bouin
- Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, also named for Jean Bouin
- Stade Jean-Pierre Papin, Lesquin, named for Jean-Pierre Papin
[edit] Germany
- Dietmar Hopp Stadion, Sinsheim, named for Dietmar Hopp
- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, named for Gottlieb Daimler
- Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam-Babelsberg, named for Karl Liebknecht
- Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden, named for Rudolf Harbig
[edit] Greece
- Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, named for Apostolos Nikolaidis
[edit] India
- Chennai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, named for Jawaharlal Nehru
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Ludhiana, named for Guru Gobind Singh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, named for Jawaharlal Nehru
[edit] Iraq
- Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, named for Franso Hariri
[edit] Ireland
- Croke Park, Dublin, named for Thomas Croke
- FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney, named for Dick FitzGerald (Gaelic games athlete)
- Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, named for Padraig Ó Chaoimh (builder of the modern Gaelic Athletic Association)
[edit] Italy
- Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, named for Alberto Braglia
- Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, named for Alberto Picco
- Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania, named for Angelo Massimino
- Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, named for Armando Picchi
- Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, named for Artemio Franchi
- Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena, named for Artemio Franchi
- Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, named for Carlo Speroni
- Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantua, named for Danilo Martelli
- Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, named for Ennio Tardini
- Stadio Erasmo Iacovone, Taranto, named for Erasmo Iacovone
- Arena Garibaldi - Romeo Anconetani, Pisa, named for Giuseppe Garibaldi and Romeo Anconetani
- Stadio Gino Pistoni, Ivrea, named for Gino Pistoni
- Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples, named for Giorgio Ascarelli
- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, named for Giuseppe Meazza
- Stadio Guido Biondi, Lanciano, named for Guido Biondi
- Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, named for Luigi Ferraris
- Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, named for Marcantonio Bentegodi
- Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, named for Mario Rigamonti
- Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, named for Nereo Rocco
- Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, Catanzaro, named for Nicola Ceravolo
- Stadio Omobono Tenni, Treviso, named for Omobono Tenni
- Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria, named for Oreste Granillo
- Stadio Pino Zaccheria, Foggia, named for Pino Zaccheria
- Stadio Pio XII, Albano Laziale, named for Pope Pius XII
[edit] Netherlands
- Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, named for Abe Lenstra
[edit] Nicaragua
- Estadio Dennis Martinez, Managua, named for Dennis Martínez
[edit] Nigeria
- Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, named for Sani Abacha
[edit] Paraguay
- Estadio Roberto Bettega, Asunción, named for Roberto Bettega
[edit] Peru
[edit] Puerto Rico
- Estadio Hiram Bithorn, San Juan, named for Hiram Bithorn
- Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium, Ponce, named for Juan "Pachín" Vicéns
- Estadio Roberto Clemente, Carolina, named for Roberto Clemente
[edit] Russia
- Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow, named for Eduard Streltsov
[edit] Spain
- Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, named for Lluís Companys i Jover
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, named for Santiago Bernabéu
- Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, named for Vicente Calderón
[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
- Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, named for Hasely Crawford
[edit] Turkey
- Ali Sami Yen Stadium, İstanbul, named for Ali Sami Yen
- Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Atatürk Olympic Stadium, İstanbul, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Atatürk Stadyumu, Denizli, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Atatürk Stadyumu, Eskişehir, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- BJK İnönü Stadium, İstanbul, named for İsmet İnönü
- Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu, Bursa, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Cemal Gürsel Stadyumu, Erzurum, named for Cemal Gürsel
- Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadium, Diyarbakır, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Kayseri Atatürk Stadyumu, Kayseri, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Konya Atatürk Stadium, Konya, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Rize Atatürk Stadium, Rize, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Sakarya Atatürk Stadyumu, Sakarya, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, named for Şükrü Saracoğlu
[edit] United Kingdom
- Boleyn Ground (more commonly known as Upton Park), London, England, named for Anne Boleyn
- Kassam Stadium, Oxford, England, named for Firoz Kassam
- Madejski Stadium, Reading, England, named for John Madejski
[edit] United States
[edit] Uruguay
- Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo, named for José Nasazzi
- Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, named for Luis Franzini
[edit] Zambia
- Dag Hammerskjold Stadium, Ndola, named for Dag Hammarskjöld
