List of national stadiums

Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very near a country's capital city or largest city. It is generally (but not always) the country's largest and most lavish sports venue with a rich history of hosting a major moment in sports (i.e. FIFA World Cup, Olympics, etc.). In many, but not all cases, it is also used by a local team. Many countries, including Spain and the United States, do not have a national stadium designated as such; instead matches are rotated throughout the country. The lack of a national stadium can be seen as advantageous as designating a single stadium would limit the fan base capable of realistically attending matches as well as the concern of the cost of transportation, especially in the case of the United States due to its geographical size and high population.

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A list of national stadiums follows:

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Australia does not have an official national stadium, yet its three biggest stadiums alternate hosting large events are the following:

  • Melbourne Cricket Ground (Cricket and Australian rules football) - currently the largest sporting venue in Australia and the largest in the Southern Hemisphere with a capacity of 100,024.
  • Stadium Australia, currently known under a sponsorship deal as 'ANZ Stadium' - was the 2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium (at the time with a capacity of 110,000), and now hosts Rugby League, Rugby Union and Association football matches with a capacity of 84,000. There exists a popular rivalry between ANZ Stadium and the MCG due to lasting rivalries between football codes and the respective cities. Cricket and AFL are currently not played at the venue.
  • Perth Stadium, currently known under a sponsorship deal as 'Optus Stadium' It is the third largest stadium in Australia. The Stadium can hold 60,000 people.

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Benin

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brazil does not have an official national stadium. Large sports events (mostly football) are commonly held in alternate venues. However, during reconstruction for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and as the capital city's and country's greatest stadium, the name Estádio Nacional (Portuguese for National Stadium) was added to the old Mané Garrincha stadium, leaving its official name as Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha, even though it doesn't act as a solo national stadium.

The largest and most well known stadium in Brazil is Estádio do Maracanã located at Rio de Janeiro. The Brazil national football team have most of their high-profile matches taken place in the Maracanã and the venue has hosted multiple World Cup and Copa America matches in its history including the two World Cup finals that Brazil has hosted (1950 and 2014).

Brunei Darussalam
  • Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium (football)

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cambodia

Cameroon
  • Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo (football and athletics)

Canada

Prior to confederation into Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland used King George V Park as its national stadium.

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile

China

The China national football team does not have a national stadium. The team traditionally plays games at Hongkou Football Stadium, Kunming Tuodong Sports Center, Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, or Workers' Stadium, but in recent years, they have played most of their games at other venues.

Colombia

Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Cook Islands
  • National Stadium (Cook Islands)

Costa Rica

Croatia

There is no official national stadium. The following two stadiums are the largest and most commonly host international events:

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Djibouti
  • Stade du Ville

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

eSwatini

Ethiopia

Faroe Islands

Fiji

Finland

France

Gabon

The Gambia

Georgia

Germany
  • The German national football team usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country. However, the venue for the German Cup Final is the Olympiastadion in Berlin. As a multipurpose stadium, the Berlin Olympiastadion also hosts international athletic competitions and other events. However, the Munich Olympiastadion was used for the finals of international football competitions held during the later West German era, such in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988.

Ghana

Greece

Greenland

Grenada

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Team sports in Ireland are often governed by bodies representing both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, on an All-Ireland basis. See the Northern Ireland section for other cases.

StadiumOwnerSportsNotes
Aviva StadiumIrish Rugby Football Union
football Association of Ireland		rugby union and association footballThe IRFU is all-island while the FAI is restricted to the Republic. The IRFU owns the land but the stadium built on it is jointly owned by both bodies.
Croke ParkGaelic Athletic AssociationGaelic games and international rules footballThe GAA is all-island
Morton StadiumNational Sports Campus Development AuthorityathleticsAthletics Ireland is all-island, although Athletics Northern Ireland is linked to both Athletics Ireland and UK Athletics.
National StadiumIrish Amateur Boxing AssociationboxingThe IABA is all-island
National Basketball ArenaBasketball IrelandbasketballBasketball Ireland is all-island
National Indoor ArenaNational Sports Campus Development Authorityvarious indoor sports[2]Construction began at the National Sports Campus in 2015.[3]
National Aquatic CentreNational Sports Campus Development AuthorityaquaticsSwim Ireland uses but does not own the venue, which is part of the National Sports Campus.
National Horse ArenaNational Sports Campus Development AuthorityequestrianismHorse Sport Ireland uses but does not own the venue, which is part of the National Sports Campus.

The following venues are "designated national sporting arenas" for the purposes of Section 21 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 (which regulates sale of alcohol at sports venues):[4] National Stadium,[5] Croke Park,[6] Semple Stadium,[7] Royal Dublin Society,[8] Aviva Stadium,[9] Thomond Park.[10]

Israel

Italy
  • The Italian national football team usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country.
  • Stadio Olimpico (Olympics and rugby union)
    • In the case of rugby union, the national team plays matches throughout the country, but since 2012 has used Stadio Olimpico for all of its home Six Nations matches. Previously, Stadio Flaminio served the same purpose.

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kiribati

Republic of Korea

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Kosovo

Kurdistan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Latvia

Lesotho

Lebanon

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macau

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Morocco

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands
  • Olympisch Stadion (athletics)
  • The national football team has no dedicated stadium. It plays at venues around the country. However the most commonly used stadium is the Amsterdam ArenA in Amsterdam, home to Eredivisie club Ajax.
  • Nationaal Rugby Centrum Amsterdam (rugby union)

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria

Norway

North Macedonia

Oman

Pakistan

Palau

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal
  • Estádio do Jamor (football and athletics). However, the national football team very seldom plays there.
  • Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (rugby union)

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

San Marino

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Somalia

Spain
  • The Spanish national football team usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country!

Sierra Leone

South Africa

The national football, rugby union and cricket teams all play at various venues throughout South Africa. However, these are the de facto national stadiums:

Suriname

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Togo

Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Tunisia

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

Team sports in the United Kingdom are often governed by bodies representing the Home Nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – with some sports organised on an All-Ireland basis. In international sporting events these sports are contested not by a team representing the United Kingdom, but by teams representing the separate home nations, and as a result there are separate national stadiums for many sports.

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

United States

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vatican City

Stadio Petriana (football)—because the Vatican City does not have enough territory to house a sports stadium, Stadio Petriana is in fact situated within the bounds of Italy.

Venezuela

Vietnam
  • My Dinh National Stadium (football)
  • Hang Day Stadium

(Selected match)

Zambia

Zimbabwe

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  4. "Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003: Amendments, Commencement, SIs made under the Act". Irish Statute Book. 16 November 2016. Other Associated Secondary Legislation. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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