List of eponyms of stadiums

This is a list of eponyms of stadiums.

Contents 1 Argentina 2 Austria 3 Canada 4 Chile 5 Costa Rica 6 Côte d'Ivoire 7 Cuba 8 Dominican Republic 9 Finland 10 France 11 Georgia 12 Germany 13 Greece 14 India 15 Iraq 16 Ireland 17 Italy 18 Japan 19 Netherlands 20 Nicaragua 21 Nigeria 22 Paraguay 23 Peru 24 Puerto Rico 25 Russia 26 South Africa 27 Spain 28 Trinidad and Tobago 29 Turkey 30 Ukraine 31 United Kingdom 32 United States 33 Uruguay 34 Zambia

Argentina

• Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, named for José Amalfitani (former president of Vélez Sársfield, the football club that owns the stadium)
• Estadio Alberto J. Armando (aka La Bombonera), Buenos Aires, named for Alberto J. Armando (former president of Boca Juniors, the stadium's owner)
• Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba, named for Mario Kempes (star of the 1978 World Cup-winning Argentina national team, and a native of the province)
• Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (aka El Monumental de Núñez), Buenos Aires, named for Antonio Vespucio Liberti (former president of CA River Plate, the stadium's owner)
• Estadio Brigadier Estanislao López, Santa Fe, named for Estanislao López
• Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, named for Father Ernesto Martearena (Catholic priest and social activist in the Salta region)

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

Canada

• Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard, Montreal, named for Claude Robillard (first director of the city's urban planning department)
• Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa, named for Frank Clair (former coach and general manager of the Ottawa Rough Riders, which occupied the stadium at its renaming in 1993)
• Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, named for Ivor Wynne (Hamilton civic leader)
• McMahon Stadium, Calgary, named for donors Frank and George McMahon
• Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field, Regina, named for Neil "Piffles" Taylor (World War I hero, and past player and coach for the stadium's main occupant, the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (Stade Percival-Molson), Montreal, named for Percival Molson (star athlete killed in World War I whose will funded much of the original stadium construction)
• Saputo Stadium (Stade Saputo), Montreal, named either for the Saputo family or the company founded by family member Lino Saputo
• Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium, Vancouver, named for Nat Bailey (Vancouver restaurateur and promoter of baseball in the city)
• Terry Fox Stadium, Ottawa, named for Terry Fox (iconic athlete and cancer treatment activist)

Chile

• Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, named for Carlos Dittborn

Costa Rica

• Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, named for Ricardo Saprissa (early financial backer of the stadium's owner, Deportivo Saprissa)

Côte d'Ivoire

• Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, named for Félix Houphouët-Boigny

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

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

Finland

• Paavo Nurmi Stadion, Turku, named for Paavo Nurmi

France

• Court Philippe Chatrier, Paris, named for Philippe Chatrier (former head of French Tennis Federation)
• Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, named for Marcel Michelin (executive for the Michelin company who founded the multisport club AS Michelin, now known as AS Montferrand; the stadium's main occupant is Montferrand's rugby union section, ASM Clermont Auvergne)
• Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, named for Father Ernest-Théodore Valentin Deschamps (Catholic priest who founded the stadium's owner and occupant, AJ Auxerre)
• Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan, named for Aimé Giral (captain of the USA Perpignan rugby union team, who died in World War I)
• Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde, named for Amédée Domenech (France rugby union international who starred for the stadium's owner, CA Brive, in the 1950s and 1960s)
• Stade André-Moga, Bègles, named for André Moga (former player and president of CA Bègles, one of the two clubs that form the Union Bordeaux Bègles professional side)
• Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, named for Auguste Bonal (former president of the stadium's main tenant, FC Sochaux Montbéliard, and figure in the French resistance during World War II)
• Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, named for Jacques Chaban-Delmas (politician and mayor of Bordeaux for almost 50 years)
• Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse, named for Ernest Wallon (founding president of Stade Toulousain, the rugby union club that owns this facility)
• Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, named for Félix Bollaert (commercial director of a local mining company who died shortly before the stadium was completed)
• Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, named for Geoffroy Guichard (founder of Groupe Casino, who donated the stadium site)
• Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, named for Gilbert Brutus (rugby player, executive, and coach for USA Perpignan, and also referee)
• Stade Guy Boniface, Mont-de-Marsan, named for Guy Boniface (France rugby union international and star for Stade Montois, the stadium's owner, in the 1950s and 1960s)
• 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
• Stade Mayol, Toulon, named for Félix Mayol (entertainer and native of Toulon who purchased and donated the stadium site)
• Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, named for Yves du Manoir (French rugby international who died in a 1928 plane crash)
• Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier, also named for Yves du Manoir

Georgia

• Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi – Boris Paichadze
• Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi – Mikheil Meskhi

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

Greece

• Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, named for Apostolos Nikolaidis
• Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus named for Georgios Karaiskakis
• Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki named for Kleanthis Vikelidis

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

Iraq

• Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, named for Franso Hariri

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)
• Semple Stadium, Thurles, named for Tom Semple (hurling star of the early 20th century who later led the committee that developed the aforementioned stadium)

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

Japan

• Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo – named for Prince Chichibu, member of the Imperial House of Japan and patron of rugby union in the country

Netherlands

• Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, named for Abe Lenstra

Nicaragua

• Estadio Dennis Martinez, Managua, named for Dennis Martínez

Nigeria

• Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, named for Sani Abacha

Paraguay

• Estadio Roberto Bettega, Asunción, named for Roberto Bettega

Peru

• Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernandez, Lima, named for Teodoro "Lolo" Fernandez

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

Russia

• Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow, named for Eduard Streltsov

South Africa

• Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg – named for J. D. Ellis, who provided the land on which the stadium sits
• Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria – named for Robert Owen Loftus Versfeld, the founder of organised sport in Pretoria
• Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth – indirectly named for Nelson Mandela. The stadium is directly named for the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality which includes Port Elizabeth.

Spain

• Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, named for Lluís Companys i Jover
• Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, named for Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
• Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, named for Vicente Calderón

Trinidad and Tobago

• Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, named for Hasely Crawford

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

Ukraine

• Bannikov Stadium, Kiev, named for Viktor Bannikov
• Butovsky Vorskla Stadium, Poltava, named for Oleksiy Butovsky
• Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev, named for Valeri Lobanovsky
• Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv, named for Yuri Gagarin

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
• Walkers Stadium, Leicester, named for sponsors Walkers (snack foods), originally founded by Henry Walker.

United States

• Main article: List of eponyms of stadiums in the United States

Uruguay

• Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo, named for José Nasazzi
• Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, named for Luis Franzini

Zambia

• Dag Hammerskjold Stadium, Ndola, named for Dag Hammarskjöld