POSTED BY MARTIN KICH
In an article for Business Insider, Alan Dawson has provided a ranking of the 30 stadiums with the largest crowd capacity. If there were any doubt that major college football is primarily a big business and is skewed to the biggest programs in the five largest conferences, this list should put it to rest.
=29: Twickenham — London, England
Capacity:82,000.
Home team: England national rugby union team.
=29: FedExField — Landover, Maryland, United States
Capacity: 82,000.
Home team: Washington Redskins (NFL).
28: Croke Park — Dublin, Ireland
Capacity:82,300.
Tenant: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
27: Metlife Stadium — East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Capacity:82,500.
Home teams: New York Giants and the New York Jets (both NFL).
26: Stadium Australia — Sydney, AustraliaGetty Images
Capacity: 83,500.
Home team: New South Wales Blues (rugby league).
25: Salt Lake Stadium — Kolkata, India
Capacity:85,000.
Home team: Indian national football team (soccer).
24: Memorial Stadium — Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Capacity:85,458.
Home team: Nebraska Cornhuskers (college football).
23: Borg El Arab Stadium — Alexandria, Egypt
Capacity:86,000.
Home team: Egypt national football team (soccer).
22: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium — Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Capacity: 86,112.
Home team: Oklahoma Sooners (college football).
21: Estadio Azteca — Mexico City, Mexico
Capacity:87,000.
Home teams: Mexico national football team and Club América (both soccer).
20: Bukit Jalil National Stadium — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Capacity: 87,411.
Home team: Malaysia national football team (soccer).
19: Jordan-Hare Stadium — Auburn, Alabama, United States
Capacity:87,451.
Home team: Auburn Tigers (college football).
18: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium — Gainesville, Florida, United States
Capacity:88,548.
Home team: Florida Gators (college football).
17: Wembley Stadium — London, England
Capacity: 90,000.
Home team: England national football team (soccer).
16: Rose Bowl — Pasadena, California, United States
Capacity:90,888.
Home team: UCLA Bruins (college football).
15: Cotton Bowl Stadium — Dallas, Texas, United States
Capacity:92,100.
Tenant: Dallas Independent School District.
14: Sanford Stadium — Athens, Georgia, United States
Capacity:92,746.
Home team: Georgia Bulldogs (college football).
13: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum — Los Angeles, California, United States
Capacity:93,607.
Home team: USC Trojans (college football).
12: Soccer City — Johannesburg, South Africa
Capacity:94,736.
Home team: South Africa national football team and Kaizer Chiefs (soccer).
11: Camp Nou — Barcelona, Spain
Capacity:99,354.
Home team: FC Barcelona (soccer).
10: Melbourne Cricket Ground — Melbourne, Australia
Capacity:100,024.
Home team: Melbourne Cricket Club (cricket).
9: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium — Austin, Texas, United States
Capacity:100,119.
Home team: Texas Longhorns (college football).
8: Bryant-Denny Stadium — Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Capacity:101,821.
Home team: Alabama Crimson Tide (college football).
7: Tiger Stadium — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Capacity:102,321.
Home team: LSU Tigers (college football).
6: Neyland Stadium — Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Capacity:102,455.
Home team: Tennessee Volunteers (college football).
5: Kyle Field — College Station, Texas, United States
Capacity:102,733.
Home team: Texas A&M Aggies (college football).
4: Ohio Stadium — Columbus, Ohio, United States
Capacity:104,944.
Home team: Ohio State Buckeyes (college football).
3: Beaver Stadium — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Capacity:106,572.
Home team: Penn State Nittany Lions.
2: Michigan Stadium — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Capacity:107,601.
Home team: Michigan Wolverines (college football).
1: May Day Stadium — Pyongyang, North Korea
Capacity:114,000.
Home team: North Korea national football team (soccer).*
This is the photo ostensibly of Salt Lake Stasium in Kolkata, India. Unless soccer is a much rougher sport in India, I am guessing that it’s a mistake.
Dawson’s complete article is available at: http://www.businessinsider.com/ranked-biggest-sports-stadiums-in-the-world-by-crowd-capacity-2018-3?
