LIST OF SPORTING VENUES WITH A HIGHEST ATTENDANCE OF 100 000 OR MORE

The following is an incomplete list of sports venues that currently have or once had a highest attendance of 100,000 people or more. Included are also those venues which have closed, been refurbished, or have been proposed.

Current venues

This list is for those venues that are currently open for use and have a permanent structure (open venues such as for marathons are not considered). Their highest attendance may have occurred at a time when the configuration of venue was different, through the use of standing sections, or the use of infield areas. In the case of AT&T Stadium, the highest attendance was recorded for a basketball game, which used field-level seating not available for the venue's standard American football configuration. The largest sporting venue in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, has a permanent seating capacity for more than 257,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000. Additionally, TPC Scottsdale during the Phoenix Open has the ability to hold 250,000 spectators in a single day, hosting 216,818 golf fans on February 3, 2018.

Rank	Venue name	Highest attendance^{[note 1]}	Location	Current seating capacity	Use
1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	350,000^[1]	Speedway, Indiana, United States	257,325	Motor racing
2	Circuit de la Sarthe	325,000^[2]	Le Mans, France	100,000	Motor racing
3	Ascot Racecourse	280,000	Ascot, United Kingdom	80,000^[3]	Horse racing
4	Tokyo Racecourse	223,000	Tokyo, Japan	13,750	Horse racing
5	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	221,011^[4]	Mexico City, Mexico	100,000	Motor racing
6	Nürburgring-Nordschleife	220,000	Nürburg, Germany	220,000	Motor racing
7	TPC Scottsdale-Stadium Course	216,818	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States	250,000	Golf
8	Texas Motor Speedway	212,585	Fort Worth, Texas, United States	138,122	Motor racing
9	Adelaide Street Circuit	210,000^[5]	Adelaide, Australia	200,000	Motor racing
10	Aintree Racecourse	200,000	Aintree, England	75,000	Horse racing
11	Badminton Park	200,000	Badminton, England	200,000	Eventing
12	Shanghai International Circuit	200,000	Shanghai, China	200,000	Motor racing
13	Estádio do Maracanã	199,854	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	78,838	Football
14	Rungrado 1st of May Stadium	190,000	Pyongyang, North Korea	114,000	Football, Mass games
15	Talladega Superspeedway	175,000	Talladega, Alabama, United States	175,000	Motor racing
16	Sebring International Raceway	169,000	Sebring, Florida, United States	175,000	Motor racing
17	Daytona International Speedway	167,785	Daytona Beach, Florida, United States	167,785	Motor racing
18	Charlotte Motor Speedway	167,000	Concord, North Carolina, United States	167,000	Motor racing
19	Nakayama Racecourse	165,676	Chiba, Japan	165,676	Horse racing
20	Bristol Motor Speedway	165,000	Bristol, Tennessee, United States	165,000	Motor racing, American football
21	Churchill Downs	164,858^[6]	Louisville, Kentucky, United States	51,000	Horse racing
22	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	156,000^[7]	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	142,000	Motor racing
23	Suzuka Circuit	155,000	Suzuka, Japan	155,000	Motor racing
24	Istanbul Park	155,000	Istanbul, Turkey	155,000	Motor racing
25	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	150,000^[8]	Jakarta, Indonesia	77,193	Football
26	Nürburgring-Südschleife	150,000	Nürburg, Germany	150,000	Motor racing
27	Belmont Park	150,000	Elmont, New York, United States	33,000	Horse racing
28	Circuit of the Americas	150,000	Austin, Texas, United States	120,000	Motor racing
29	Hampden Park	149,547	Glasgow, Scotland	51,866	Football
30	Holmenkollbakken	143,000^[9]	Oslo, Norway	50,000	Ski jumping hill
31	Silverstone Circuit	141,000	Silverstone, England	150,000	Motor racing
32	Circuit de Catalunya	140,000	Montmeló, Spain	140,000	Motor racing
33	Fuji Speedway	140,000	Oyama, Japan	140,000	Motor racing
34	Hanshin Racecourse	139,877	Hyogo, Japan	12,603	Horse racing
35	Estádio do Morumbi	138,032	São Paulo, Brazil	66,795	Football
36	Michigan International Speedway	137,000	Brooklyn, Michigan, United States	137,243	Motor racing
37	Estadio Azteca	136,274^[10]	Mexico City, Mexico	87,523	Football and Boxing
38	Pimlico Race Course	135,256	Baltimore, Maryland, United States	43,000	Horse racing
39	Korea International Circuit	135,000	Yeongam, South Korea	135,000	Motor racing
40	Dover International Speedway	135,000	Dover, Delaware, United States	95,500	Motor racing and horse racing
41	Mineirão	134,934	Belo Horizonte, Brazil	62,547	Football
42	Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan	134,781^[11]	Kolkata, India	85,000	Football
43	Flemington Racecourse	130,000	Melbourne, Australia	130,000	Horse racing
44	Sepang International Circuit	130,000	Sepang, Malaysia	130,000	Motor racing
45	Santiago Bernabéu Stadium	129,690	Madrid, Spain	81,044	Football
46	Azadi Stadium	128,000	Tehran, Iran	90,000	Football
47	San Siro	125,000	Milan, Italy	82,955	Football
48	Atlanta Motor Speedway	125,000	Hampton, Georgia, United States	125,000	Motor racing
49	Melbourne Cricket Ground	121,696	Melbourne, Australia	100,024	Cricket, Australian rules football
50	Cairo International Stadium	120,480	Cairo, Egypt	74,100	Football
51	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre	120,028	London, England	24,000	Football
52	Soldier Field	120,000^[12]^[13]	Chicago, Illinois, United States	61,000	American football
53	Buddh International Circuit	120,000	Greater Noida, India	120,000	Motor racing
54	Eden Gardens	120,000	Kolkata, India	65,000	Cricket
55	Kyoto Racecourse	120,000	Kyoto, Japan	28,000	Horse racing
56	Camp Nou	120,000	Barcelona, Spain	98,722	Football
57	Hockenheimring	120,000	Hockenheim, Germany	120,000	Motor racing
58	EuroSpeedway Lausitz	120,000	Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Germany	120,000	Motor racing
59	Circuit de Valencia	120,000	Cheste, Spain	120,000	Motor racing
60	Mangueirão	120,000	Belém, Brazil	45,007	Football
61	Silesian Stadium	120,000	Chorzów, Poland	47,246	Football, Motorcycle speedway
62	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	120,000	Magny-Cours, France	120,000	Motor racing
63	Hungaroring	120,000	Mogyoród, Hungary	120,000	Motor racing
64	Epsom Downs Racecourse	120,000	Epsom, England	10,875	Horse racing
65	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	119,000	São Paulo, Brazil	119,000	Motor racing
66	Ibrox Stadium	118,567	Glasgow, Scotland	50,947^[14]	Football
67	Castelão	118,496	Fortaleza, Brazil	64,846	Football
68	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	115,300	Los Angeles, California, United States	92,000	American football and Baseball
69	Michigan Stadium	115,109	Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States	107,601	American football
70	Estadio Presidente Juan Domingo Perón	115,000	Buenos Aires, Argentina	51,389	Football
71	Stadium Australia	114,714	Sydney, Australia	84,000	Rugby League, Football, Rugby Union, Australian Rules football and Cricket
72	Salpausselkä	114,082	Lahti, Finland	80,000	Ski jumping
73	Richmond International Raceway	112,029	Richmond, Virginia, United States	112,029	Motor racing
74	Beaver Stadium	110,889	State College, Pennsylvania, United States	107,282	American football
75	Kyle Field	110,633^[15]	College Station, Texas, United States	102,512	American football
76	Ohio Stadium	110,045	Columbus, Ohio, United States	104,944	American football
77	Olympiastadion	110,000	Berlin, Germany	74,228	Football
78	Neyland Stadium	109,061	Knoxville, Tennessee, United States	100,011	American football
79	AT&T Stadium	108,713^[16]	Arlington, Texas, United States	80,000	American football
80	Kentucky Speedway	107,000	Sparta, Kentucky, United States	107,000	Motor racing
81	Rose Bowl	106,869	Pasadena, California, United States	92,542	American football
82	Estádio Beira-Rio	106,554	Porto Alegre, Brazil	51,300	Football
83	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	105,491	Loudon, New Hampshire, United States	93,521	Motor racing
84	Stadium Puskás Ferenc	104,000	Budapest, Hungary	68,976	Football
85	Murrayfield Stadium	104,000	Edinburgh, Scotland	67,144	Rugby
86	Luzhniki Stadium	103,000	Moscow, Russia	84,745	Football
87	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion	103,000	Stuttgart, Germany	58,000	Football
88	Odsal Stadium	102,569	Bradford, England	27,491	Rugby league
89	Tiger Stadium	102,315	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States	102,000	American football
90	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium	102,315	Austin, Texas, United States	100,119	American football
90	Sonoma Raceway	102,000	Sonoma, California, United States	102,000	Motor racing
91	Olimpiysky National Sports Complex	102,000	Kyiv, Ukraine	83,450	Football
92	Stade 5 Juillet 1962	102,000	Algiers, Algeria	66,000	Football
93	Bryant–Denny Stadium	101,821	Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States	101,821	American football
94	Narendra Modi Stadium	101,566	Ahmedabad, India	132,000	Cricket
95	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	100,000	Monza, Italy	118,865^[17]	Motor racing
96	Seoul Olympic Stadium	100,000	Seoul, South Korea	69,950	Football
97	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	100,000	Cochin, India	78,000	Football
98	Estadio Centenario	100,000	Montevideo, Uruguay	76,000	Football
99	Ellis Park Stadium	100,000	Johannesburg, South Africa	62,567	Rugby and Football
100	Chang International Circuit	100,000	Buriram, Thailand	100,000	Motor racing
101	Circuit Bugatti	100,000	Le Mans, France	100,000	Motor racing
102	TT Circuit Assen	100,000	Assen, Netherlands	100,000	Motor racing
103	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	100,000	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	100,000	Motor racing
104	Hipódromo de San Isidro	100,000	San Isidro, Argentina	100,000	Horse racing
105	Stade des Martyrs	100,000	Kinshasa, DR Congo	80,000	Football
106	Goodwood Circuit	100,000	Chichester, England	100,000	Motor racing

Closed, proposed, and expanding venues

This list is for those venues that are currently closed, not in use, proposed, or are currently being expanded to 100,000 or more spectators.

Rank	Venue name	Highest capacity^{[note 1]}	Location	Use
1	Deutsches Stadion	400,000	Nuremberg, Germany	Proposed, never opened
2	Strahov Stadium	240,000	Prague, Czech Republic	Football, never reached full capacity
3	Buddh International Circuit	200,000	Greater Noida, India	Motor racing (Current Capacity 120,000)
4	Ontario Motor Speedway	155,000	Ontario, California	Motor racing
5	Aintree Motor Racing Circuit	150,000	Aintree, England	Motor racing
6	Balatonring	140,000	Sávoly, Hungary	Motor racing (opening in TBD)
7	Estádio da Luz (1954)	135,000	Lisbon, Portugal	Football
8	Wembley Stadium (1923)	127,000	London, England	Football
9	West Ham Stadium	120,000	London, England	Football, Greyhound racing, Speedway
10	Brookside Stadium	115,000	Cleveland	American football, Baseball
11	John F. Kennedy Stadium	102,000	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States	American football
12	Hippodrome of Constantinople	100,000	Istanbul, Turkey	Chariot and Horse racing
13	Kirov Stadium	100,000	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Football
14	Tower Athletic Grounds	100,000	New Brighton, England	Football
15	10th-Anniversary Stadium	100,000	Warsaw, Poland	Football
16	Zentralstadion	100,000	Leipzig, Germany	Football
17	Estádio Olímpico Monumental	100,000	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Football

Notes

^ ^a ^b Some capacities include standing places

References

^ "Photo shows view from space of record-breaking crowd at 100th Indy 500". USA Today. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
^ "Le Mans records 325k attendance for centenary edition". 24h-lemans.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16.
^ https://populous.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Populous-Italia-Brochure.pdf
^ "Mexico City crowd tops 400,000". Crash NET. 17 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
^ "GRAND PRIX RESULTS: AUSTRALIAN GP, 1995". Grand Prix.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
^ Bailey, Steve (7 May 2011). "Velazquez roars to Derby triumph aboard Animal Kingdom". Thoroughbred Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Race Results". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
^ "Jelang PSMS vs Persib, Kenangan Rekor 150.000 Penonton di Senayan". Kompas. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
^ Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952). Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 (PDF). Oslo, Norway. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
^ "Chavez-Haugen attendance record shattered?". Fight News. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
^ Bhaskaran, K. (19 July 1997). "Beneath the box office lurks hidden danger". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
^ Ford, Liam T.A. (October 2009). Soldier Field: A Stadium and Its City (1st ed.). Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.
^ Hirsley, Michael (January 15, 1996). "If Bears Go, So May Soldier Field". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
^ "Rangers Football Club | SPFL". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
^ "No. 14 A&M Downed by No. 3 Ole Miss". Texas A&M Athletics. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
^ "2010 All-Star Game recap". National Basketball Association. 2011-12-05. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

External links

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[ReferenceA-1] Some capacities include standing places

[2] "Photo shows view from space of record-breaking crowd at 100th Indy 500". USA Today. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2023-12-30.

[3] "Le Mans records 325k attendance for centenary edition". 24h-lemans.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-16.

[4] ttps://populous.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Populous-Italia-Brochure.pdf

[5] "Mexico City crowd tops 400,000". Crash NET. 17 October 2003. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 2013-12-21.

[6] "GRAND PRIX RESULTS: AUSTRALIAN GP, 1995". Grand Prix.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2016.

[7] Bailey, Steve (7 May 2011). "Velazquez roars to Derby triumph aboard Animal Kingdom". Thoroughbred Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[8] "Race Results". Archived from the original on 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2012-03-28.

[9] "Jelang PSMS vs Persib, Kenangan Rekor 150.000 Penonton di Senayan". Kompas. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.

[10] Organising Committee for the VI Winter Olympic Games (1952). Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952 (PDF). Oslo, Norway. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2010.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)

[11] "Chavez-Haugen attendance record shattered?". Fight News. 26 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-21.

[rediff-12] Bhaskaran, K. (19 July 1997). "Beneath the box office lurks hidden danger". rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[13] Ford, Liam T.A. (October 2009). Soldier Field: A Stadium and Its City (1st ed.). Chicago: University Of Chicago Press.

[14] Hirsley, Michael (January 15, 1996). "If Bears Go, So May Soldier Field". Chicago Tribune. Chicago. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2014.

[15] "Rangers Football Club | SPFL". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-01-22.

[16] "No. 14 A&M Downed by No. 3 Ole Miss". Texas A&M Athletics. October 11, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

[17] "2010 All-Star Game recap". National Basketball Association. 2011-12-05. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2019-01-01.

[18] "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2020 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 September 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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