10 largest stadiums in the world

10 Largest Stadiums in the

WorldGroup 1David SherockZack KovacsDan MonusKimberly Moore

#10 Melbourne Cricket Ground

Located in Melbourne, Australia

Originally held 130,000 people

Limited to 100,000 in the 1970’s due to safety regulations

Built in 1853 First game of cricket

played on September 30, 1854

#9 National Stadium Bukit Jalil

Located just south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games

Took 6 years to complete construction

Home of the Malaysian football team

Has a capacity of 100,200

#8 Neyland Stadium

Located in Knoxville, Tennessee

University of Tennessee’s home field

Held 104,079 until 1996 when renovations limited the seating to 102,037

#7 Ohio Stadium

Located in Columbus, Ohio

Home of The Ohio State University Buckeyes

Built in 1922 Holds up to 102,329

people Nicknamed “The

Horseshoe” for it’s horseshoe-like design

#6 Jornalista Mario Filho

Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Safe capacity of 103,045 Official attendance of

199,500 for the 1950 World Cup Final

More commonly known as the "Estadio do Maracana“

Mostly used by the football clubs in Rio de Janeiro including Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense

#5 Beaver Stadium

Located in State College, PA at Penn State University

Home of the Penn State Nittany Lions

Constructed in 1960 Has a current capacity

of 107,282

#4 Michigan Stadium

Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Built in 1927 Home of the University

of Michigan Wolverines Largest American

Football stadium Holds 107,501 people Nicknamed "The Big

House"

#3 Estadio Azteca

Located in Mexico City Used mostly for

football matches Home of the Mexico

national team and Mexican club team America

Has a capacity of 114,465

#2 Salt Lake Stadium

Located in Salt Lake City, a district of Kolkata in India

Officially known as Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Stadium of the Indian Youth)

Holds up to 120,000 people

Has a 3-tier construction

#1 Rungrado May Day Stadium

Located in Pyongyang, North Korea

Built in 1989 Seats 150,000 people,

the most of any stadium in the world

Constructed of 16 arches arranged in a ring

In 1995, it held 190,000 people for a professional wrestling event