List of covered stadiums by capacity

For indoor arenas, see List of indoor arenas by capacity.

The following is a list of covered sports stadiums, ordered by capacity; that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate for a sports event. This is intended to include only stadiums that are used for sports traditionally held outdoors. It is split into two sublists:

Only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included, i.e. stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field. The stadiums are divided into current stadiums, closed stadiums, stadiums currently under construction, and planned stadiums.

Indoor arenas should not be included on this list as there is a separate list for them.

Current stadiums

Field sports

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryDomed or Retractable roofNotes
1 AT&T Stadium 80,000 Arlington, Texas  United States RR Capacity expandable to 105,000.
2 Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff  Wales RR Capacity to be expanded to 80,000 in planned renovation
3 Georgia Dome 74,288 Atlanta, Georgia  United States D Set to be demolished in 2017 after the opening of the New Atlanta Stadium.
4 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 73,208 New Orleans, Louisiana  United States D Capacity expandable to 76,468
5 NRG Stadium 71,054 Houston, Texas  United States RR
6 Baku National Stadium 68,700 Baku  Azerbaijan RR
7 Edward Jones Dome 66,000 St. Louis, Missouri  United States D Capacity expandable to 70,000
8 Stade olympique de Montréal 65,255 Montreal, Quebec  Canada D Originally opened without a roof. Roof was originally a retractable design, but due to operating issues the roof was later removed, briefly leaving the venue again roofless, before being replaced with a fixed-roof.
9 Alamodome 65,000 San Antonio, Texas  United States D Capacity expandable to 72,000
10 Ford Field 65,000 Detroit, Michigan  United States D Capacity expandable to 70,000
11 University of Phoenix Stadium 63,400 Glendale, Arizona  United States RR; retractable playing surface Seating capacity expandable to 72,200 (over 78,600 with standing room).
12 Lucas Oil Stadium 62,421 Indianapolis, Indiana  United States RR Capacity expandable to 70,000.
13 Stadion Narodowy 58,145 Warsaw  Poland RR
14 Etihad Stadium 56,347 Melbourne  Australia RR
15 Arena Națională 55,634 Bucharest  Romania RR
16 National Stadium 55,000 Singapore  Singapore RR
Tokyo Dome 55,000 Tokyo  Japan D
18 Esprit Arena 54,600 Düsseldorf  Germany RR
19 Veltins-Arena 54,442 Gelsenkirchen  Germany RR; retractable playing surface Capacity 61,973 with standing rows
20 BC Place 54,320 Vancouver, British Columbia  Canada RR The stadium originally featured a fixed-roof, which was later replaced with a retractable-roof.
21 Rogers Centre 54,000 Toronto, Ontario  Canada RR
22 Amsterdam Arena 53,052 Amsterdam  Netherlands RR
23 Commerzbank-Arena 51,500 Frankfurt  Germany RR The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
24 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 Villeneuve d'Ascq  France RR
25 Friends Arena 50,000 Solna  Sweden RR
26 Carrier Dome 49,262 Syracuse, New York  United States D
27 Chase Field 48,633 Phoenix, Arizona  United States RR
28 Safeco Field 47,476 Seattle, Washington  United States RR
29 Toyota Stadium 45,000 Toyota  Japan RR
30 Arena da Baixada 43,000 Curitiba  Brazil RR The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
31 Tropicana Field 42,735 St. Petersburg, Florida  United States D Sections of seating are closed and covered with tarps, functionally bringing the seating capacity down to 31,042.
32 Minute Maid Park 42,060 Houston, Texas  United States RR
33 Miller Park 41,900 Milwaukee, Wisconsin  United States RR
34 Sapporo Dome 41,484 Sapporo  Japan D; retractable playing surface Capacity expandable to 53,796
35 Nagoya Dome 40,500 Nagoya  Japan D
36 Ōita Bank Dome 40,000 Ōita  Japan RR
37 Fukuoka Dome 38,561 Fukuoka  Japan RR
38 Telia Parken 38,065 Copenhagen  Denmark RR
39 Marlins Park 36,742 Miami, Florida  United States RR Capacity is 37,442 with standing room.
40 Kyocera Dome 36,477 Osaka  Japan D
41 Ordos Stadium 35,107 Ordos  China RR
42 Seibu Dome 33,921 Tokorozawa  Japan RR
43 Nantong Stadium 32,244 Nantong  China RR
44 Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza 30,748 Dunedin  New Zealand D Expandable seating capacity
45 Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium 30,132 Kobe  Japan RR The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.
46 Tele2 Arena 30,001 Stockholm  Sweden RR Capacity is 33,000 with standing room.
47 Astana Arena 30,000 Astana  Kazakhstan RR
48 New Foolad Stadium 27,501 Ahvaz  Iran RR
49 GelreDome 25,000 Arnhem  Netherlands RR; retractable playing surface
50Fargodome 19,000 Fargo, North Dakota  United States D
51 UNI-Dome 16,324 Cedar Falls, Iowa  United States D
52 Kibbie Dome 16,000 Moscow, Idaho  United States D
53 Odate Jukai Dome 15,000 Odate  Japan D
54 Alerus Center 13,500 Grand Forks, North Dakota  United States D
55 Holt Arena 12,000 Pocatello, Idaho  United States D
56 DakotaDome 10,000 Vermillion, South Dakota  United States D
Tacoma Dome 10,000 Tacoma, Washington  United States D
Walkup Skydome 10,000 Flagstaff, Arizona  United States D Capacity expandable to 11,230.
59 ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center 8,539 Johnson City, Tennessee  United States D
60 Superior Dome 8,000 Marquette, Michigan  United States D
61 Round Valley Ensphere 5,500 Eagar, Arizona  United States D

Tennis

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryDomed or Retractable roof Notes
1 Centre Court 15,000 London  England RR Originally an open-air stadium
National Tennis Center Center Court 15,000 Beijing  China RR
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena 15,000 Shanghai  China RR
4 Rod Laver Arena 14,820 Melbourne  Australia RR
5 Perth Arena 13,910 Perth  Australia RR
6 Caja Mágica Central Court 13,910 Madrid  Spain RR
7 Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum 13,200 Hamburg  Germany RR
8 Gerry Weber Stadion 12,300 Halle (Westfalen)  Germany RR
9 Hisense Arena 10,500 Melbourne  Australia RR
10 Ariake Coliseum 10,000 Koto, Tokyo  Japan RR
11Margaret Court Arena 7,500 Melbourne  Australia RR [1][2]
12 Caja Mágica Court 1 3,500 Madrid  Spain RR
13 Caja Mágica Court 2 2,500 Madrid  Spain RR

Closed and demolished stadiums

Field Sports

(All of these were domed)

Defunct and Demolished Stadiums

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryClosedDemolishedNotes
1 Silverdome 80,311 Pontiac, Michigan  United States 2008 N/A Still standing (without roof)
2 Kingdome 66,000 Seattle, Washington  United States 2000 March 24, 2000
3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,111 Minneapolis, Minnesota  United States 2013 January 18, 2014
4 NRG Astrodome 62,439 Houston, Texas  United States 2004 N/A Still standing
5 RCA Dome 57,981 Indianapolis, Indiana  United States 2008 December 20, 2008

Formerly Covered Stadiums

#StadiumCapacity (previous to removal of roof)CityCountryNotes
1 Fisht Olympic Stadium 40,000 Sochi  Russia Roof was designed for the 2014 Winter Olympics opening and closing and 2014 Winter Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies as a temporary structure, and it is being removed as part of a renovation in preparation for the 2018 World Cup.[3][4][5]

Tennis

#StadiumCapacityCityDomed or Retractable roofClosedDemolishedNotes
1 Civic Arena 17,537 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania RR 2010 2012 Held tennis events, but primarily served as a NHL arena. Originally built for use by the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. Was first RR sports venue in the world Even though it was RR venue, cost led it to be only partially retracted after 1995, and permanently closed after 2001.[6][7][8][9]

Stadiums under construction

Field Sports

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryDomed or Retractable roofPlanned opening Notes
1 New Atlanta Stadium 71,000 Atlanta, Georgia  United States RR 2017 Expandable to 75,000
2 New Zenit Stadium 66,881 St. Petersburg  Russia RR, retractable playing surface 2016
3 New Minnesota Stadium 65,000 Minneapolis, Minnesota  United States D 2016 Expandable to 73,000 for instances such as the Super Bowl LII
4 Kai Tak Stadium 50,000 Kowloon  Hong Kong RR 2020
5 Taipei Dome 40,000 Taipei  Taiwan D 2015
6 Arena 92 32,000 Nanterre  France D 2016
7 Seoul Gocheok Dome Baseball Stadium 30,000 Seoul  South Korea D 2015 -

Tennis

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryDomed or Retractable roof Notes
1 Arthur Ashe Stadium 22,547 New York City, New York  United States RR Existing stadium with the addition of a retractable roof planned for completion by 2016.

Planned Stadiums

Field Sports

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryDomed or Retractable roof Notes
1 Lusail Iconic Stadium 86,250 Lusail  Qatar RR To be downsized to a 20,000-seat venue following the 2022 FIFA World Cup, planned opening in 2022
2 National Olympic Stadium 80,000 Tokyo  Japan RR Planned opening in 2019, Olympic Stadium for the 2020 Summer Olympics
City of Champions Stadium80,000Inglewood, California  United StatesRR Planned groundbreaking in December 2015
3 Farmers Field 72,000 Los Angeles, California  United States RR Expandable to 76,000
4 JSU Domed Stadium 50,000 Jackson, Mississippi  United States D [10]
5Proposed AC Milan stadium 48,000 Milan  ItalyRR Planned opening in 2018[11]
6 NSU Domed Stadium 39,000 Norfolk, Virginia  United States D Planned opening in 2017 will used for Football, Basketball & Track and Field. It is on the campus of Norfolk State University
7Rays Ballpark 35,000 Tampa Bay Area, Florida  United States RR Plans currently on hold

Tennis

#StadiumCapacityCityCountryDomed or Retractable roof Notes
1 New Louis Armstrong Stadium 15,000 New York City, New York  United States RR Planned for completion by 2018
2 Court Philippe Chatrie 14,840 Paris  France RR Existing stadium with the addition of a retractable roof planned for completion by 2019
3 Stade Roland Garros 4th stadium 14,600 Paris  France RR Planned for completion by 2019
4 No. 1 Court 11,430 London  England RR Existing stadium with the addition of a retractable roof planned for completion by 2019
5 ASB Centre 3,200 Auckland  New Zealand RR Existing stadium with the planned addition of a retractable roof

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rollo, Joe (January 9, 2014). "Margaret Court Arena revamp misses chance of greatnes". www.smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Australian Open could be played entirely indoors, as Margaret Court Arena gets retractable roof". www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rosenfield, Karissa (February 7, 2014). "The Stadiums of Sochi". www.archdaily.com. Arch Daily. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ Sweet, Rod. "FIFA "happy" with Russia’s World Cup preparations – for the moment". www.www.globalconreview.com.
  5. ↑ "http://www.themoscowtimes.com/mobile/business/article/russia-to-spend-50-million-taking-roof-off-sochi-olympic-stadium/514657.html". www.themoscowtimes.com. Moscow Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2010/05/25/Mellon-Arena-roof-may-open-for-final-show/stories/201005250282
  7. ↑ Eberson, Sharon (May 30, 2010). "Arena timeline -- Highlights of 50 years of entertainment - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  8. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20011124133823/http://mellonarena.com/info/history.asp
  9. ↑ http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/MellonArena.html
  10. ↑ "The Dome". www.jsuma.edu. Jackson State University. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  11. ↑ "AC Milan unveils plans to open new 48,000-seat stadium with retractable roof in 2018". The Republic (Columbus, IN). Associated Press. February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2015.