List of closed stadiums by capacity

This list of closed stadiums by capacity shows demolished, unused, or otherwise closed sports stadiums ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium could accommodate seated. All stadiums that had a capacity at the time of closing of 25,000 or greater are included.

Most of the largest stadiums were used for football (soccer) or American football. However, some high capacity venues were used for baseball, cricket, Gaelic games, rugby union, rugby league, Australian rules football and Canadian football. Many stadiums had a running track around the perimeter of the pitch allowing them to be used for athletics.

List

StadiumCapacityCityCountryTenantClosedSport
Strahov Stadium 250,000[a 1] Prague Czech RepublicCzechoslovak state, Sparta Prague training1990sSpartakiad, Association football
Circus Maximus150,000[1]Rome Italy549Various
West Ham Stadium120,000[2]London EnglandThames A.F.C., Speedway Hammers1972Association football, Speedway, Greyhound racing
Estádio da Luz120,000[3][a 2]Lisbon PortugalS.L. Benfica2003Association football
Central Stadium (Leipzig, GDR)120,000[4]Leipzig East GermanyEast Germany1997Sports
John F. Kennedy Stadium102,000Philadelphia United StatesPhiladelphia Eagles (1936–39, 1941), best known for Army-Navy Game (1936-1979)1992American football
Tower Athletic Grounds100,000[5]New Brighton EnglandNew Brighton Tower, New Brighton1960sAssociation football
White City Stadium93,000[6]London England1908 Summer Olympics, 1934 British Empire Games, 1966 World Cup, Queens Park Rangers F.C.1983Association football, Athletics
Estádio das Antas90,000[7]Porto PortugalF.C. Porto2004Association football
Centennial Olympic Stadium85,000Atlanta United States1996 Summer Olympics1996[a 3]Athletics
Kirov Stadium84,000Saint Petersburg RussiaFC Zenit St. Petersburg2006Association football
Wembley Stadium82,000London England1948 Olympics, 1966 World Cup, Speedway World Championship, FA Cup Final, Challenge Cup Final, England national football team2000Greyhound racing, association football, Gaelic Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League
Cleveland Stadium81,000Cleveland United StatesCleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians1996American football, Baseball
Tulane Stadium80,985New Orleans United States Tulane Green Wave, New Orleans Saints1980American football
Giants Stadium80,200East Rutherford United StatesNew York Giants, New York Jets, New York Cosmos 2010 American football, association football
Circus of Antioch80,000[8]Antioch TurkeyVarious
Waverley Park78,000Melbourne AustraliaFitzroy Football Club, St Kilda Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club2000[a 4]Australian rules football
Mile High Stadium 76,273 Denver  United States Denver Bears, Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies 2002 American football, baseball
Miami Orange Bowl74,476Miami United StatesMiami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes football2008American football
Tampa Stadium74,301Tampa United States Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tampa Bay Bandits, South Florida Bulls football, Tampa Bay Mutiny 1999 American football, association football
Gator Bowl Stadium73,227Jacksonville United StatesGator Bowl 1994[a 5] American football
Madison Square Garden Bowl72,000New York United StatesBoxing matchesBoxing
10th-Anniversary Stadium71,008Warsaw PolandPoland national football team2008Association football
Stadio delle Alpi69,000Turin ItalyJuventus F.C.2008Association football
Kingdome66,000Seattle United StatesSeattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners2000American football, baseball
Texas Stadium65,675Irving United States Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Tornado, SMU Mustangs football 2008 American football, association football
Veterans Stadium65,386Philadelphia United StatesPhiladelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies2004American football, baseball
Wulihe Stadium65,000Shenyang ChinaChangsha Ginde F.C.2007Association football
Meiji Shrine Outer Park Stadium65,000Tokyo Japan1930 Far Eastern Games1956Athletics
Wankdorf Stadium64,000Bern  SwitzerlandBSC Young Boys2001Association Football
Deutsches Stadion64,000Berlin GermanyGermany national football team1934Association football
Reliant Astrodome62,439Houston United StatesHouston Oilers, Houston Astros2004American football, baseball
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium60,606Atlanta United StatesAtlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves1997American football, baseball
Foxboro Stadium60,292Foxborough United StatesNew England Patriots2002American football
Pitt Stadium60,190Pittsburgh United StatesPittsburgh Panthers football1999American football
Stadionul National60,120Bucharest RomaniaRomania national football team2008Association football
Station Road60,000Pendlebury EnglandSwinton RLFC1992Rugby league
Central Park60,000Wigan EnglandWigan RLFC1999Rugby league
Camp de Les Corts60,000Barcelona SpainFC Barcelona1957Association football
Olympic Stadium60,000Grenoble France1968 Winter Olympics1968Opening and closing ceremonies
Riverfront Stadium59,754Cincinnati United StatesCincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds2002American football, baseball
Kezar Stadium59,636San Francisco United StatesSan Francisco 49ers1970[a 6]American football
Three Rivers Stadium59,000Pittsburgh United StatesPittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates2001American football, baseball
RCA Dome57,980Indianapolis United StatesIndianapolis Colts2008American football
Shea Stadium57,333New York United StatesNew York Jets, New York Mets2008American football, baseball
Yankee Stadium56,936New York United StatesNew York Yankees2008American football, baseball
Memorial Stadium56,652Minneapolis United StatesMinnesota Golden Gophers football1982American football
Victoria Ground56,000Stoke-on-Trent EnglandStoke City F.C.1997Association football
Estadio Gasómetro55,000Buenos Aires ArgentinaClub Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro1993Association football
Polo Grounds55,000New York United StatesNew York Giants1964American football, baseball
National Stadium, Singapore55,000Singapore SingaporeSingapore national football team2007Association football
Rheinstadion54,000Düsseldorf GermanyFortuna Düsseldorf2005Association football
Memorial Stadium53,371Baltimore United StatesBaltimore Colts, Baltimore Orioles2001American football, baseball
Milwaukee County Stadium53,192Milwaukee United StatesMilwaukee Brewers2001[a 7]American football, Baseball
Cardiff Arms Park53,000Cardiff WalesWales national rugby union team1997[a 8]Rugby union
Tiger Stadium52,416Detroit United StatesDetroit Lions, Detroit Tigers2008American football, baseball
Estádio José Alvalade52,411Lisbon PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal2003Association football
Idrætsparken52,377Copenhagen DenmarkDenmark national football team1990Association football
Cathkin Park50,000Glasgow ScotlandQueen's Park F.C.1967Association football
Celtic Park50,000Belfast Northern IrelandBelfast Celtic F.C.1980sAssociation football, greyhound racing
Stadio Nazionale PNF50,000Rome ItalyA.S. Roma1953Association football
Stadion Eden50,000Prague Czech RepublicSlavia Prague2006Association football
Stadion der Weltjugend50,000Berlin Germany1992Association football, Tennis, Athletics
The Mount50,000Catford EnglandCharlton Athletic, Catford South End F.C.1950sAssociation football
Bank Street50,000Manchester EnglandManchester United F.C.1910Association football
Colosseum50,000Rome Italy435Gladiatorial combat
Korakuen Stadium50,000Tokyo JapanYomiuri Giants1988Baseball
Stagg Field50,000Chicago United StatesChicago Maroons football1957American football
Stadion Za Lužánkami50,000Brno Czech Republic1. FC BrnoAssociation football
Harringay Stadium50,000London England1987Greyhound racing, speedway
Busch Memorial Stadium 49,676 St. Louis  United States St. Louis Cardinals (baseball), St. Louis Cardinals (football) 2005 American football, Baseball
Lansdowne Road49,000Dublin IrelandIreland rugby union team, Republic of Ireland national football team2007Rugby union, association football
Metropolitan Stadium48,446Bloomington United StatesMinnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins1985American football, baseball
Cardinal Stadium 47,925 Louisville  United States Louisville Cardinals football, Louisville Redbirds/RiverBats 2005[a 9] American football, baseball
War Memorial Stadium46,500Buffalo United StatesBuffalo Bills1973American football
Lea Bridge Road46,289London EnglandLeyton Orient F.C.1937Association Football
Parkstadion45,067Gelsenkirchen GermanyFC Schalke 042001Association football
Fallowfield Stadium45,000Manchester England1994Athletics, association football, track cycling
Stadium at Olympia45,000Olympia GreeceAncient Olympic Games5th century BCStadion
Circus of Carthage45,000[9]Carthage TunisiaVarious
Comiskey Park43,951Chicago United States Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cardinals 1990American football, baseball
Exhibition Stadium43,737Toronto CanadaToronto Blue Jays, Toronto Argonauts1999Canadian football, baseball
Estadi de Sarrià43,667Barcelona SpainRCD Espanyol1997Association football
Arlington Stadium43,521Arlington United StatesTexas Rangers1994Baseball
Tournament Park43,000Pasadena United StatesRose Bowl Game1922American football
Palmer Stadium42,000Princeton United StatesPrinceton Tigers1996American football
Athletic Grounds41,831Rochdale EnglandRochdale Hornets RLFC1988Rugby league
Stadio della Vittoria40,400Bari ItalyA.S. Bari1990Association football
Fartown Ground40,000 (approx)Huddersfield EnglandHuddersfield RLFC2004Rugby league
Hyde Road40,000Manchester EnglandManchester City F.C1923Association football
Springfield Park40,000Wigan EnglandWigan Athletic F.C.1999Association football
Park Royal Ground40,000[10]London EnglandQueens Park Rangers F.C.After 1939Association football
Horse Ring, Park Royal Showyard40,000[10]London EnglandQueens Park Rangers F.C.After 1907Association football
Grugastadion40,000Essen Germany2001Association football
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli40,000Naples ItalyWorld War IIAssociation football
Amphitheatre in Capua40,000Capua ItalyGladiator
Estadio Nacional de Peru40,000Lima PeruPeru national football team1951Association football
Parque Pereira40,000Montevideo UruguayUruguay national football teamAssociation football
Estadio Alvear y Tagle40,000Buenos Aires ArgentinaClub Atlético River Plate1938Association football
Braves Field40,000Boston United StatesBoston Braves1955[a 10]Baseball
Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt40,000Liege Belgium1995Association football
Eastville Stadium39,462Bristol EnglandBristol Rovers F.C.1998Association football
Athletic Park39,000Wellington New ZealandHurricanes, Wellington Lions 1999Rugby union
Arsenal Stadium38,000London EnglandArsenal F.C.2006Association football
Mountaineer Field38,000Morgantown United StatesWest Virginia Mountaineers1987American football
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium37,000Lexington United StatesKentucky Wildcats1972American football
St. Jakob Stadium36,800BaselSwitzerland SwitzerlandFC Basel1998Association football
Goldstone Ground36,747Hove EnglandBrighton & Hove Albion F.C.1997Association football
Dynamo Stadium36,540Moscow RussiaFC Dynamo Moscow2008Association football
Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid35,800Madrid SpainAtlético Madrid1966Association football
Municipal Stadium35,561Kansas City United StatesKansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Athletics1976American football, baseball
Stadion am Gesundbrunnen35,239Berlin GermanyHertha Berlin1974Association football
Maine Road35,150Manchester EnglandManchester City F.C.2003Association football
Yuri Gagarin Stadium35,000Varna BulgariaPFC Spartak Varna2007Association football
Forbes Field35,000Pittsburgh United StatesPittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates1971American football, baseball
Clyde Williams Stadium35,000Ames United StatesIowa State Cyclones1975American football
Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium35,000Nishinomiya JapanHankyu Braves2002Baseball
Central Stadium35,000Tbilisi GeorgiaFC Dinamo Tbilisi1976Association football
Incheon Civil Stadium35,000Incheon South KoreaIncheon Korail2008Association football
Kings Park Soccer Stadium35,000Durban South AfricaManning Rangers2006Association football
Théâtre des Cérémonies35,000Albertville France1992 Winter Olympics1992Opening and closing ceremonies
Estádio do Lumiar35,000Lisbon PortugalSporting Clube de Portugal1956Association football
Tokyo Stadium35,000Tokyo JapanLotte Orions1977Baseball
Junak Stadium35,000Sofia BulgariaBulgaria national football team1952Association football
Brookside Stadium35,000Cleveland United StatesCleveland Baseball FederationAmerican football, baseball
Bökelbergstadion34,500Mönchengladbach GermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach2004Association football
Temple Stadium34,200Philadelphia United StatesTemple Owls1997American football
Shibe Park33,608Philadelphia United StatesPhiladelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies1976American football, baseball
Autostade33,172Montreal CanadaMontreal Alouetteslate 1990sCanadian football
Manor Ground33,000London EnglandWoolwich Arsenal F.C.1913Association football
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques33,000Guimarães PortugalVitória S.C.2004Association football
Colt Stadium33,000Houston United StatesHouston Astros1970Baseball
Yale Field33,000New Haven United StatesYale Bulldogs1914American football
Stadion Zagłębia Lubin32,430Lubin PolandZagłębie Lubin2007Association football
Empire Stadium32,375Vancouver CanadaBC Lions, Vancouver Whitecaps 1993 Canadian football, association football
Ebbets Field32,000Brooklyn United StatesBrooklyn Dodgers1960Baseball
Baker Field32,000New York United StatesColumbia Lions1982American football
Fujiidera Stadium32,000Osaka JapanKintetsu Buffaloes2005Baseball
Anlaby Road32,000Hull EnglandHull City A.F.C.1939Association football
Rice Stadium32,000Salt Lake City United StatesUtah Utes football1997American football
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium31,984Hiroshima JapanHiroshima Toyo Carp2010Baseball
Rutgers Stadium31,219Piscataway United StatesRutgers Scarlet Knights1993American football
Sportsman's Park30,500St. Louis United StatesSt. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns1966Baseball
Wedaustadion30,112Duisburg GermanyMSV Duisburg2003Association football
Empire Stadium, Gżira30,000Gżira MaltaMalta national football team1981Association football
Fouts Field 30,000 Denton  United States North Texas Mean Green 2010 American football
Muntz Street30,000Birmingham EnglandSmall Heath F.C.1907Association football
Roker Park30,000Sunderland EnglandSunderland A.F.C1997Association football
Stade Richter30,000Montpellier FranceMontpellier HSC1990Association football
Stadio Filadelfia30,000Turin ItalyTorino F.C.1998Association football
Stadionul Municipal30,000Brașov Romania2008Association football
Stadium of Domitian30,000Rome Italy577Athletics
Cartier Field30,000Notre Dame, Indiana United StatesNotre Dame Fighting Irish1930American football
DU Stadium30,000Denver United StatesDenver Pioneers1962American football
New Beaver Field30,000University Park United StatesPenn State Nittany Lions1959American football
Dongdaemun Stadium30,000Seoul South KoreaKorea Republic national football team2008Association football
Estadio Racing Club30,000Buenos Aires ArgentinaRacing Club de Avellaneda1950Association football
Estadio Sportivo Barracas30,000Buenos Aires Argentina1950Association football
Tehelné pole30,000Bratislava SlovakiaSlovan Bratislava2010Association football
Ikada Stadium30,000Jakarta Indonesia1962Association football
Iowa Field30,000Iowa City United StatesIowa Hawkeyes1928American football
Circus of Thysdrus30,000[9]Thysdrus TunisiaVarious
Honsellstrasse Stadion30,000Karlsruhe GermanyVfB Mühlburg1959Association football
Grigory Fedotov Stadium30,000Moscow Russia2000Association football
Muirton Park29,972Perth ScotlandSt. Johnstone F.C.1989Association football
Carisbrook 29,000 Dunedin  New Zealand Highlanders (to 2011), Otago Rugby Football Union (to 2011), Otago cricket team (to mid-2000s (decade)), Otago United (to 2008) 2011 Rugby union, cricket, association football
Douglas Park28,690Hamilton ScotlandHamilton Academical F.C., Clyde F.C.1994Association football
Ayresome Park26,667Middlesbrough EnglandMiddlesbrough F.C.1995Association football
New Cross Stadium26,000London EnglandNew Cross Rangers, Millwall F.C.1975Speedway, association football
The Nest25,037Norwich EnglandNorwich City F.C.1935Association football
Burnden Park25,000Bolton EnglandBolton Wanderers F.C.1997Association football
Sheffield Park25,000Uckfield England1909Cricket
Don Valley Stadium[11]25,000Sheffield England1991 Summer Universiade, Sheffield Eagles, Rotherham United F.C., BritBowl (2000-2007 and 2012)2013Athletics, Rugby League, Association football, American Football
  1. 56,000 with individual seats.
  2. 78,000 with individual seats.
  3. As originally planned, the stadium was reconfigured into the baseball-specific Turner Field.
  4. The stadium was closed in 2000 once Docklands Stadium opened, and was almost completely demolished in 2002. The main grandstand and oval, listed on the Victorian Heritage Register, still stand; capacity is now 2,000. Hawthorn Football Club continue to use Waverley Park for their offices and training facilities.
  5. The pedestrian ramp system and west upper deck of the stadium remain standing as part of EverBank Field; the remainder was demolished.
  6. The original Kezar Stadium was demolished in 1989. A new Kezar Stadium, with a capacity of 10,000, was opened on the same site in 1990.
  7. Much of the playing surface was reused for Helfaer Field, a youth baseball park, with the remainder of the stadium demolished.
  8. The fate of this stadium is complex. The name "Cardiff Arms Park" is today applied to a rugby ground adjacent to the current Millennium Stadium. The South Stand of the current Arms Park is physically attached to the 1970 North Stand of the former National Stadium that stood on the site. The North Stand today forms what is colloquially called "Glanmor's Gap" in Millennium Stadium..
  9. Cardinal Stadium still stands, but has seen only sporadic use since its closure in 2005.
  10. The pavilion grandstand at the end of the right field foul line remains standing as the core of today's Nickerson Field..

See also

References

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  2. Twydell, Dave (1995). Rejected F.C. Volume 2. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 249. ISBN 1-874427-21-6.
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  9. 9.0 9.1 Humphrey, John, Roman circuses: arenas for chariot racing, University of California Press, 1986, p. 316.
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