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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 (e.g. 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.
A list of national stadiums follows:
01Afghanistan
02Andorra
03Antigua and Barbuda
04Argentina
- Estadio Único (football), since 2025
- Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca (basketball and tennis)
- Estadio Nacional de Hockey (field hockey)
- Campo Argentino de Polo (polo)
- CeNARD (athletics)
- Estadio José Amalfitani, also known as Vélez Sársfield (rugby union), Although the national team plays Tests at several venues around the country, most of their home Tests against teams in the Six Nations and Tri Nations are held here.
05Armenia
06Aruba
07Australia
Australia does not have an official national stadium. The country's two largest stadiums, which host major domestic and international events, are:
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne), primarily used for cricket and Australian rules football, the MCG has notably hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics (opening and closing ceremonies), the 1992 and 2015 Cricket World Cup finals, and the 2006 Commonwealth Games (opening and closing ceremonies).
- Stadium Australia (Sydney), primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and association football, Stadium Australia has notably hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics (opening and closing ceremonies), the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
08Bahamas
09Bangladesh
10Barbados
- Aquatic Centre (artistic swimming, swimming, and water polo)
- Barbados National Stadium (football, outdoor track and field)
11Belarus
12Belgium
13Bermuda
14Bhutan
15Bolivia
16Bosnia and Herzegovina
17Brazil
- Brazil does not have an official national stadium. Mostly (football) matches 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 in the Maracanã and the venue has hosted multiple World Cup and Copa America matches throughout its history including the two World Cup finals that Brazil has hosted (1950 and 2014).
18Brunei Darussalam
19Bulgaria
20Cambodia
21Cameroon
22Canada
- Sobeys Stadium & Stade IGA (tennis)
- BC Place (soccer and rugby union). Although a 2007 report from FIFA referred to BMO Field as Canada's national stadium, due to BC Place's indoor field being playable year-round and its higher capacity, many major soccer events are held there instead, such as the final match of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Similarly, while the national rugby team has no official stadium, most of their matches are split between BC Place and BMO Field
- BMO Field (soccer and rugby union)
- Lamport Stadium (rugby league)
- Maple Leaf Cricket Club (cricket)
- Rogers Centre (baseball)
- Scotiabank Arena (basketball)
Prior to confederation with Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland used King George V Park as its national stadium.
23Cape Verde
24Chile
- Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (football)
- Court Central Anita Lizana (tennis)
25China
26Colombia
27Democratic Republic of the Congo
28Republic of the Congo
29Cook Islands
30Costa Rica
31Czech Republic
32Denmark
33Dominican Republic
34Ecuador
35Egypt
36Estonia
37Eswatini
38Ethiopia
39Fiji
- HFC Bank Stadium (football and rugby union)
- National Hockey Centre (field hockey)
40Finland
41France
- Stade de France (football, rugby union, and athletics)
- In the case of rugby, the national team plays Test matches throughout the country, but it uses Stade de France exclusively for its fixtures in the Six Nations Championship.
42Georgia
43Germany
- The Germany 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.
- Lanxess Arena (handball and ice hockey)
- Uber Arena (basketball)
- OWL Arena (tennis)
- Warsteiner HockeyPark (field hockey)
- Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark (rugby union)
44Greece
45Greenland
- Nuuk Stadium (football)
- New National Stadium (proposed)
46Grenada
47Guatemala
48Honduras
49Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (rugby union)
- Hong Kong Stadium (football), hosted the inaugural AFC Asian Cup in 1956 and East Asian Games in 2009.
- Kai Tak Sports Park (football and rugby sevens)
50India
51Indonesia
52Ireland
This section includes national stadia for sports governed by bodies representing the Republic of Ireland and All-Ireland. See the Northern Ireland section for remaining Irish national stadia.
- Aviva Stadium (association football and rugby union)
- Croke Park (Gaelic football and hurling)
- Morton Stadium (athletics)
- National Stadium (boxing)
- National Basketball Arena (basketball)
Notes
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):
National Stadium,
Croke Park,
Semple Stadium,
Royal Dublin Society,
Aviva Stadium,
Thomond Park.
53Israel
- Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (football)
- Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem (football)
- Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa (football)
- Netanya Stadium, Netanya (football)
- Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva (football)
- Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv (basketball)
- Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv (basketball and judo)
- Pais Arena, Jerusalem (judo)
- Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon (tennis)
54Italy
- Stadio Olimpico (Olympics and rugby union)
- In the case of rugby union, the national team plays matches throughout the country, but since 2012 they has used the Stadio Olimpico for all of its home Six Nations matches. Previously, Stadio Flaminio served the same purpose.
- Stadio Steno Borghese (baseball)
- PalaLido (roller hockey, handball, gymnastics, and wrestling)
- Pala Alpitour (ice hockey)
- Velodromo Vigorelli (American football)
- Massimo Falsetti Cricket Field (cricket)
55Ivory Coast
56Jamaica
57Japan
- Ariake Coliseum (tennis)
- Tokyo Dome (baseball)
- Koshien Stadium (baseball)
- National Stadium (football and athletics)
- International Stadium Yokohama (football)
- Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (rugby union), The Japan national team plays matches at several venues around the country, but Chichibunomiya is the most commonly used, and the country's national federation is headquartered here.
- Kokugikan (Sumo)
58Kenya
59Republic of Korea
60Democratic People's Republic of Korea
61Kosovo
- Fadil Vokrri Stadium (football)
- Palace of Youth and Sports (basket)
62Kuwait
63Kyrgyzstan
64Latvia
65Lesotho
- Setsoto Stadium (football and athletics)
66Liberia
67Lithuania
- Darius and Girėnas Stadium (men football)
- LFF Stadium (women football)
- Palanga Stadium (athletics)
- SEB Arena (tennis)
- Utena Hippodrome (baseball)
68Luxembourg
69Macau
70Malawi
71Malaysia
- Arena Nicol David (squash)
- Axiata Arena (badminton)
- Stadium Negara
- Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Football and athletics)
- National Hockey Stadium (Field hockey)
72Mali
73Malta
74Martinique
- Stade d'Honneur (football and athletics)
75Mauritania
76Mexico
77Moldova
78Monaco
79Morocco
80Myanmar
- Bogyoke Aung San Stadium
- National Indoor Stadium (badminton)
- Thuwunna Stadium (association football)
- Wunna Theikdi Sports Stadium (association football)
81Namibia
82Nepal
83Netherlands
84Nicaragua
85Niger
86Nigeria
- Godswill Akpabio International Stadium (football and other sports)
- Moshood Abiola National Stadium (football and other sports)
- Lagos National Stadium (football and other sports)
87Norway
88Oman
89Pakistan
- National Stadium, Karachi (Cricket)
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (Cricket)
- Punjab Stadium, Lahore (Football)
- National Hockey Stadium, Lahore (Field hockey)
90Palau
- Palau National Stadium (PCC Palau Track & Field Stadium), (football and other sports)
91Panama
92Papua New Guinea
93Peru
94Philippines
95Poland
- Kazimierz Górski National Stadium (football) - home stadium of the Poland men's national football team.
- Gdańsk Stadium (football) - home stadium of the Poland women's national football team.
- Śląski Stadium (football) - this stadium was previously designated by Polish Football Association as Poland men's national football team's official national stadium.
- National Rugby Stadium, rugby union national stadium
- Torwar Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa (judo)
- Torwar II Lodowisko (figure skating)
96Portugal
- Estádio Nacional (football and athletics). However, the national football team very seldom plays there..
- Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (rugby union)
- Estoril Court Central (tennis)
- Altice Arena (futsal, roller hockey, basketball, handball and volleyball)
97Puerto Rico
- Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, a baseball park
98Qatar
99Romania
- Arena Națională (football)
- Stadionul Național de Rugby (rugby union), The national team plays occasional matches at other venues around the country, but the vast majority of matches are held here.
100Russia
101Rwanda
102Saint Kitts and Nevis
103Saint Lucia
104Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
105San Marino
106Serbia
107Singapore
108Slovakia
109Slovenia
110Somalia
111Spain
- Estadio de La Cartuja (association football cup finals since 2020)
- Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid (basketball and handball)
- Caja Mágica (tennis)
- Estadio Nacional Complutense (rugby union)
112Sierra Leone
113Solomon Islands
114Sri Lanka
115Sweden
- Strawberry Arena (men's football)
- Gamla Ullevi (women's football)
- 3Arena (American football, speedway)
- Stockholms Stadion (athletics)
- Ericsson Globe (ice hockey)
- Lugnet (Nordic skiing)
- Åre Ski Area (alpine skiing)
- Östersund Ski Stadium (biathlon)
- Stadium Arena (basketball)
- Nya Örvallen (baseball)
- Eriksdalsbadet (swimming)
116Taiwan
- Kaohsiung National Stadium (a.k.a. World Games Stadium) (football and athletics)
117Tanzania
118Thailand
119Trinidad and Tobago
120Turkey
121Turkmenistan
- Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
122Tunisia
123Uganda
124Ukraine
125United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi International Tennis Centre (tennis)
- Al Maktoum Stadium (association football)
- Al Nahyan Stadium (association football)
- Hazza bin Zayed Stadium (association football)
- Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium (association football)
- Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium (association football)
- Zabeel Stadium (association football)
- Zayed Sports City Stadium (association football)
126United 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.
- London Stadium (athletics)
- National Basketball Performance Centre (basketball)
- Wimbledon Centre Court (tennis)
- Silverstone Circuit (motorsport)
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland
For other sports, see Ireland
England and Wales
127United States
- USA Hockey has designated home arenas for some of its teams. The national under-17 and under-18 boys' teams play home games at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. The national sled hockey team trains at Tim Hortons Iceplex in Brighton, New York and plays most of its home games at LECOM Harborcenter in Buffalo, New York, the last of which has also hosted numerous other USA Hockey events.
- Pettit National Ice Center (speed skating)
- Most of the most popular sports in the United States do not rely on a single national stadium, instead rotating the highest profile contests among various neutral sites.
- Howard J. Lamade Stadium (Little League Baseball), Lamade Stadium is the primary stadium of the Little League World Series, hosting the final every year. It is one of two stadiums at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania that permanently hosts the LLWS, with Volunteer Stadium as the other.
- Augusta National Golf Club (men's golf), Augusta is home of The Masters, the only one of the three U.S.-based men's major golf tournaments to be held at a constant venue year after year; the U.S. Open and PGA Championship are both held at rotating venues.
- Mission Hills Country Club (women's golf), Mission Hills hosts the ANA Inspiration, only one of the three U.S.-based women's major golf tournaments to be held at a constant venue year after year; the U.S. Women's Open and Women's PGA Championship are both held at rotating venues.
- Arthur Ashe Stadium (tennis), primary stadium of the lone U.S. tennis major, the US Open. The stadium is the centerpiece of a complex known as the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
- Auto racing, although its leading competitions are both touring circuits, feature flagship races at de facto national speedways: Indianapolis Motor Speedway for open-wheel racing, Circuit of the Americas for Formula One, and Daytona International Speedway for stock car racing.
- Churchill Downs and Belmont Park (horse racing), each track hosts a leg in the Triple Crown of American Thoroughbred Racing, and both have hosted the most prominent race outside the Triple Crown, the Breeders' Cup Classic, which is part of the Breeders' Cup event held annually at rotating venues. (Pimlico, the site of the other leg of the Triple Crown, has never hosted the Breeders' Cup.)
- Like Spain, Brazil, Australia, Germany, and Italy, the US national soccer team has no dedicated stadium or arena. They play at different venues throughout the country for exhibition or tournament purposes. However, 21 games were held in RFK Stadium in the country's capital, Washington, D.C., more than any other venue in the country, which led to suggestions that RFK Memorial was the de facto national stadium prior to its 2019 closure. The women's soccer team also has no dedicated venue.
- USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium serves as the home of the men's and women's national teams as well as the headquarters of USA Softball.
128Uruguay
129Uzbekistan
130Vatican 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.
131Venezuela
132Zimbabwe
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