Brandt Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The worlds biggest stadiums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_(soccer)_stadiums_by_capacity Would never have thought that North Korea would have the biggest stadium in the world! Always thought that the Maracana was the biggest. Didnt it at one point hold 205,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_R Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Interesting list there with a few suprises. Couldn't even name a north korean player. Always thought the biggest was the maracana as well. Im sure it must hold record for actual attendance. Malaysia is a strange one as well it is not a huge country yet they have at least 2 massive stadiums. Couldn't name a malaysia player either... shaun maloney? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandt Posted July 4, 2008 Author Share Posted July 4, 2008 Interesting list there with a few suprises. Couldn't even name a north korean player. Always thought the biggest was the maracana as well. Im sure it must hold record for actual attendance. Malaysia is a strange one as well it is not a huge country yet they have at least 2 massive stadiums. Couldn't name a malaysia player either... shaun maloney? Yes, the maracana, 199,854. Brazil v Uruguay 1950 http://soccer.suite101.com/article.cfm/record_sporting_attendances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean counter Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 They have Hampden above Ibrox, I thought Hampden was 52 k and Ibrox 54 K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Pretty sure they had to knock part of the Maracana down, a whole tier if I remember right, and make it an all seater. For helf an' safety reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 The Biggest stadium construction ever started was in Nuremburg. Luckily our Grandparents scuppered the project. The idea was to build the German Stadium to hold over 400,000 spectators, making it the "largest sports stadium in the world". The ground plan of the gigantic horseshoe-shaped building is reminiscent of the Ancient Stadium in Olympia. The foundation stone was laid in 1937, but by 1945 work on the site had still not proceeded beyond the excavation stage. The hole that was excavated filled up with ground water, thus forming the present-day Silbersee Lake. The ground that FC Nuremburg play in is the redeveloped Hitler Youth Stadium just down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo83 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Wouldn't fancy a seat in the back row of that, although at Hearts games last season it might have been less harmful on the eyes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 1974 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 This is a stadium. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahov_Stadium [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_ Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 This is a stadium. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahov_Stadium [/img] Looks like Meadowbank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$ilvery_Moon Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Rŭngrado May First Stadium. At the end of the 1990s, a number of North Korean army generals were executed by being burned alive in the stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 1974 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Looks like Meadowbank! 220,000 Meadowbank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 They have Hampden above Ibrox, I thought Hampden was 52 k and Ibrox 54 K Rangers 51 K - hence they usually have an average gate of 48-49K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy1874hmfc Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 A cricket stadium with a capacity of 100,000 , what next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Did I miss Murrayfield on the list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMHearts Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Amazingly I have been to 22 of these stadiums. The majority watching Hearts, Scotland or Man City games plus a couple of touristy visits when half jugged on holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Phamism Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 Aye, but you've got to remember that this from Wikipedia which can be edited by anyone. This is their list of Scottish Football stadiums................spot the untruths!! From wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_%28soccer%29_stadiums_by_country#Scotland Stadium Capacity Club/Team Celtic Park 60,832 Celtic Hampden Park 52,025 Queen's Park and Scotland Ibrox Stadium 51,082 Rangers Pittodrie 21,474 Aberdeen Rugby Park 18,128 Kilmarnock Easter Road 17,458 Hibernian Tynecastle Stadium 17,402 Hearts Tannadice Park 14,223 Dundee United Fir Park 13,742 Motherwell East End Park 12,558 Dunfermline Cappielow 11,589 Greenock Morton Dens Park 11,506 Dundee Firhill Stadium 10,921 Partick Thistle Love Street 10,752 St Mirren McDiarmid Park 10,723 St Johnstone New Broomfield 10,170 Airdrie United Somerset Park 10,185 Ayr United Almondvale 10,005 Livingston Caledonian Stadium 7,512 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Falkirk Stadium 6,935 Falkirk New Douglas Park 5,300 Hamilton Academical Raydale Park 3,000 Gretna Firs Park 1,880 East Stirlingshire :107years: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skotskosparta Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 This is a stadium. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahov_Stadium [/img] It is the old Velky Strahovky Stadium (big Strahov stadium), it was used for the communist exhibitions and aerobic shows (Spartaka) and now is the venue of Sparta Praha's youth training academy, it contains 7 x uefa standard full size pitches 1 x warm up pitch, car park for 100 cars changing rooms, press room, rehabilitation center and bar!! The picture below shows you the scale of the stadium, as the wee ground to the left holds 20000. and a picture of the wee ground above on the left, you can actually see the big stadium behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 1974 Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 It is the old Velky Strahovky Stadium (big Strahov stadium), it was used for the communist exhibitions and aerobic shows (Spartaka) and now is the venue of Sparta Praha's youth training academy, it contains 7 x uefa standard full size pitches 1 x warm up pitch, car park for 100 cars changing rooms, press room, rehabilitation center and bar!! The picture below shows you the scale of the stadium, as the wee ground to the left holds 20000. and a picture of the wee ground above on the left, you can actually see the big stadium behind. Visited that stadium when i was in Prague last year. Couldn't believe the size of it when compared to the ground next to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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