List of closed stadiums by capacity


This list of closed stadiums by capacity shows demolished, unused, or otherwise closed sports stadiums ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium could accommodate seated. All stadiums that had a capacity at the time of closing of 25,000 or greater are included.
Most of the largest stadiums were used for football or American football. However, some high capacity venues were used for baseball, cricket, Gaelic games, rugby union, rugby league, Australian rules football and Canadian football. Many stadiums had a running track around the perimeter of the pitch allowing them to be used for athletics.

List

StadiumCapacityCityCountryTenantClosedSport
Strahov Stadium220,000PragueCzechoslovak state, Sparta Prague training1994Spartakiad, Association football
Circus Maximus150,000RomeRoman EmpireThe Reds, The Greens, The Whites, The Blues549Various, mainly chariot racing.
West Ham Stadium120,000LondonEnglandThames A.F.C., Speedway Hammers1972Association football, Speedway, Greyhound racing
Estádio da Luz120,000LisbonS.L. Benfica2003Association football
Central Stadium 120,000LeipzigEast Germany1997Sports
John F. Kennedy Stadium102,000PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPhiladelphia Eagles, best known for Army-Navy Game 1992American football
Hippodrome of Constantinople100,000ConstantinopleThe Blues, The Greens1204Chariot Racing, Public Executions
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex100,000KievUkraineUkraine national football team, Dynamo Kiev2007Association football, Athletics
Tower Athletic Grounds100,000New BrightonEnglandNew Brighton Tower, New Brighton1977Association football
Kirov Stadium100,000Saint PetersburgRussiaFC Zenit St. Petersburg2006Association football, Athletics
White City Stadium93,000LondonEngland1908 Summer Olympics, 1934 British Empire Games, 1966 World Cup, Queens Park Rangers F.C.1983Association football, Athletics
Estádio das Antas90,000PortoF.C. Porto2004Association football
Centennial Olympic Stadium85,000AtlantaUnited States1996 Summer Olympics1996Athletics
Wembley Stadium82,000LondonEngland1948 Olympics, 1966 World Cup, Speedway World Championship, FA Cup Final, Challenge Cup Final, England national football team2000Greyhound racing, association football, Gaelic Football, Rugby Union, Rugby League
Cleveland Stadium81,000ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians1996American football, Baseball
Tulane Stadium80,985New OrleansUnited StatesTulane Green Wave, New Orleans Saints1979American football
Giants Stadium80,200East RutherfordUnited StatesNew York Giants, New York Jets, New York Cosmos2010American football, association football
Circus of Antioch80,000Antioch526Various
Georgia Dome80,000AtlantaUnited StatesAtlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks, Georgia State Panthers2017American football, basketball
Waverley Park78,000MelbourneAustraliaFitzroy Football Club, St Kilda Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club2000Australian rules football
Mile High Stadium76,273DenverUnited StatesDenver Bears, Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies2002American football, baseball
Miami Orange Bowl74,476MiamiUnited StatesMiami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes football2008American football
Tampa Stadium74,301TampaUnited StatesTampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tampa Bay Bandits, South Florida Bulls football, Tampa Bay Mutiny1999American football, association football
Gator Bowl Stadium73,227JacksonvilleUnited StatesGator Bowl1994American football
Madison Square Garden Bowl72,000New YorkUnited StatesBoxing matches1945Boxing
10th-Anniversary Stadium71,008WarsawPolandPoland national football team2008Association football
Candlestick Park69,732San Francisco----
Stadio delle Alpi69,000TurinItalyJuventus F.C.2008Association football
Kingdome66,000SeattleUnited StatesSeattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners2000American football, baseball
Texas Stadium65,675IrvingUnited StatesDallas Cowboys, Dallas Tornado, SMU Mustangs football2008American football, association football
Veterans Stadium65,386PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPhiladelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies2004American football, baseball
Wulihe Stadium65,000ShenyangChinaChangsha Ginde F.C.2007Association football
Meiji Shrine Outer Park Stadium65,000TokyoJapan1930 Far Eastern Games1956Athletics
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome64,121MinneapolisUnited StatesMinnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Golden Gophers football, Minnesota Golden Gophers baseball, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota United FC 2013American football, baseball, basketball, association football
Wankdorf Stadium64,000BernSwitzerlandBSC Young Boys2001Association Football
Deutsches Stadion64,000BerlinGermanyGermany national football team1934Association football
Astrodome62,439HoustonUnited StatesHouston Oilers, Houston Astros2004American football, baseball
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium60,606AtlantaUnited StatesAtlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves1997American football, baseball
Foxboro Stadium60,292FoxboroughUnited StatesNew England Patriots2002American football
Pitt Stadium60,190PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Panthers football1999American football
Stadionul National60,120BucharestRomania national football team2008Association football
Station Road60,000PendleburyEnglandSwinton RLFC1992Rugby league
Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca60,000PoznańPolandWarta Poznań1992Association football
Central Park60,000WiganEnglandWigan RLFC1999Rugby league
Camp de Les Corts60,000BarcelonaSpainFC Barcelona1957Association football
Olympic Stadium60,000GrenobleFrance1968 Winter Olympics1968Opening and closing ceremonies
Riverfront Stadium59,754CincinnatiUnited StatesCincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds2002American football, baseball
Kezar Stadium59,636San FranciscoUnited StatesSan Francisco 49ers1970American football
Three Rivers Stadium59,000PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates2001American football, baseball
RCA Dome57,980IndianapolisUnited StatesIndianapolis Colts2008American football
Shea Stadium57,333New YorkUnited StatesNew York Jets, New York Mets2008American football, baseball
Yankee Stadium56,936New YorkUnited StatesNew York Yankees2008American football, baseball
Memorial Stadium56,652MinneapolisUnited StatesMinnesota Golden Gophers football1982American football
Victoria Ground56,000Stoke-on-TrentEnglandStoke City F.C.1997Association football
Estadio Gasómetro55,000Buenos AiresClub Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro1993Association football
Polo Grounds55,000New YorkUnited StatesNew York Giants1964American football, baseball
National Stadium, Singapore55,000SingaporeSingapore national football team2007Association football
Johan Cruyff Arena54,990AmsterdamNetherlandsAFC Ajax1996Association football
Rheinstadion54,000DüsseldorfGermanyFortuna Düsseldorf2005Association football
Memorial Stadium53,371BaltimoreUnited StatesBaltimore Colts, Baltimore Orioles2001American football, baseball
Milwaukee County Stadium53,192MilwaukeeUnited StatesMilwaukee Brewers2001American football, Baseball
Cardiff Arms Park53,000CardiffWales national rugby union team1997Rugby union
Tiger Stadium52,416DetroitUnited StatesDetroit Lions, Detroit Tigers2008American football, baseball
Estádio José Alvalade52,411LisbonSporting Clube de Portugal2003Association football
Idrætsparken52,377CopenhagenDenmark national football team1990Association football
Football Park51,240AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide Football Club2015Australian rules football
Cathkin Park50,000GlasgowQueen's Park F.C.1967Association football
Celtic Park50,000BelfastNorthern IrelandBelfast Celtic F.C.1980sAssociation football, greyhound racing
Stadio Nazionale PNF50,000RomeItalyA.S. Roma1953Association football
Stadion Eden50,000PragueSlavia Prague2006Association football
Stadion der Weltjugend50,000BerlinGermany1992Association football, Tennis, Athletics
The Mount50,000CatfordEnglandCharlton Athletic, Catford South End F.C.1950sAssociation football
Bank Street50,000ManchesterEnglandManchester United F.C.1910Association football
Colosseum50,000RomeItaly435Gladiatorial combat
Korakuen Stadium50,000TokyoJapanYomiuri Giants1988Baseball
Stagg Field50,000ChicagoUnited StatesChicago Maroons football1957American football
Stadion Za Lužánkami50,000Brno1. FC Brno2001Association football
Harringay Stadium50,000LondonEngland1987Greyhound racing, speedway
Busch Memorial Stadium49,676St. LouisUnited StatesSt. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals 2005American football, Baseball
Turner Field49,586AtlantaUnited StatesAtlanta Braves2016Baseball
Lansdowne Road49,000DublinIreland rugby union team, Republic of Ireland national football team2007Rugby union, association football
Metropolitan Stadium48,446BloomingtonUnited StatesMinnesota Vikings, Minnesota Twins1985American football, baseball
Cardinal Stadium47,925LouisvilleUnited StatesLouisville Cardinals football, Louisville Redbirds/RiverBats2005American football, baseball
War Memorial Stadium46,500BuffaloUnited StatesBuffalo Bills, Buffalo Bisons1973American football, baseball
Lea Bridge Road46,289LondonEnglandLeyton Orient F.C.1937Association Football
Sydney Football Stadium45,500SydneyAustraliaNew South Wales Waratahs, Sydney FC, Sydney Roosters2018Association football, rugby league, rugby union
Parkstadion45,067GelsenkirchenGermanyFC Schalke 042001Association football
Fallowfield Stadium45,000ManchesterEngland1994Athletics, association football, track cycling
Stadium at Olympia45,000OlympiaAncient Olympic Games5th century BCStadion
Circus of Carthage45,000Carthage5th century ADVarious
Comiskey Park43,951ChicagoUnited StatesChicago White Sox, Chicago Cardinals1990American football, baseball
Exhibition Stadium43,737TorontoCanadaToronto Blue Jays, Toronto Argonauts1999Canadian football, baseball
Estadi de Sarrià43,667BarcelonaSpainRCD Espanyol1997Association football
Arlington Stadium43,521ArlingtonUnited StatesTexas Rangers1994Baseball
Domain Stadium43,500PerthFremantle FC, West Coast Eagles, Australia Wallabies*2017Australian rules football, rugby union
Tournament Park43,000PasadenaUnited StatesRose Bowl Game1922American football
Palmer Stadium42,000PrincetonUnited StatesPrinceton Tigers1996American football
Athletic Grounds41,831RochdaleEnglandRochdale Hornets RLFC1988Rugby league
Stadio della Vittoria40,400BariItalyA.S. Bari1990Association football
Fartown Ground40,000 HuddersfieldEnglandHuddersfield RLFC2004Rugby league
Hyde Road40,000ManchesterEnglandManchester City F.C.1923Association football
Springfield Park40,000WiganEnglandWigan Athletic F.C.1999Association football
Park Royal Ground40,000LondonEnglandQueens Park Rangers F.C.After 1939Association football
Horse Ring, Park Royal Showyard40,000LondonEnglandQueens Park Rangers F.C.After 1907Association football
Grugastadion40,000EssenGermany2001Association football
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli40,000NaplesItaly1942Association football
Amphitheatre in Capua40,000CapuaItaly5th century ADGladiatorial combat
Estadio Nacional de Peru40,000LimaPeru national football team1951Association football
Parque Pereira40,000MontevideoUruguay national football team1920Association football
Estadio Alvear y Tagle40,000Buenos AiresClub Atlético River Plate1938Association football
Braves Field40,000BostonUnited StatesBoston Braves1955Baseball
Stade Vélodrome de Rocourt40,000LiegeBelgium1995Association football
Eastville Stadium39,462BristolEnglandBristol Rovers F.C.1998Association football
Athletic Park39,000WellingtonNew ZealandHurricanes, Wellington Lions1999Rugby union
Lancaster Park38,628ChristchurchNew ZealandCrusaders, Canterbury2011Rugby union, Cricket
Parken38,065CopenhagenDenmarkF.C. Copenhagen1911Association football
Arsenal Stadium38,000LondonEnglandArsenal F.C.2006Association football
Mountaineer Field38,000MorgantownUnited StatesWest Virginia Mountaineers1987American football
Stoll Field/McLean Stadium37,000LexingtonUnited StatesKentucky Wildcats1972American football
St. Jakob Stadium36,800BaselSwitzerlandFC Basel1998Association football
Goldstone Ground36,747HoveEnglandBrighton & Hove Albion F.C.1997Association football
Råsunda Stadium36,608SolnaSwedenSwedish national football team, AIK2012Association football
Dynamo Stadium36,540MoscowRussiaFC Dynamo Moscow2008Association football
Estadio Tecnológico36,485MonterreyMexicoCF Monterrey2017Association football, American Football
White Hart Lane36,284London EnglandTottenham Hotspur2017Association football
Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid35,800MadridSpainAtlético Madrid1966Association football
Municipal Stadium35,561Kansas CityUnited StatesKansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Athletics1976American football, baseball
Stadion am Gesundbrunnen35,239BerlinGermanyHertha Berlin1974Association football
Maine Road35,150ManchesterEnglandManchester City F.C.2003Association football
Yuri Gagarin Stadium35,000VarnaPFC Spartak Varna2007Association football
Forbes Field35,000PittsburghUnited StatesPittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Pirates1971American football, baseball
Clyde Williams Stadium35,000AmesUnited StatesIowa State Cyclones1975American football
Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium35,000NishinomiyaJapanHankyu Braves2002Baseball
Central Stadium35,000TbilisiFC Dinamo Tbilisi1976Association football
Incheon Civil Stadium35,000IncheonIncheon Korail2008Association football
Kings Park Soccer Stadium35,000DurbanSouth AfricaManning Rangers2006Association football
Théâtre des Cérémonies35,000AlbertvilleFrance1992 Winter Olympics1992Opening and closing ceremonies
Estádio do Lumiar35,000LisbonSporting Clube de Portugal1956Association football
Tokyo Stadium35,000TokyoJapanLotte Orions1977Baseball
Junak Stadium35,000SofiaBulgaria national football team1952Association football
Brookside Stadium35,000ClevelandUnited StatesCleveland Baseball Federationlate 1980sAmerican football, baseball
Bökelbergstadion34,500MönchengladbachGermanyBorussia Mönchengladbach2004Association football
Temple Stadium34,200PhiladelphiaUnited StatesTemple Owls1997American football
Shibe Park33,608PhiladelphiaUnited StatesPhiladelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Phillies1976American football, baseball
Autostade33,172MontrealCanadaMontreal Alouettes1976Canadian football
Manor Ground33,000LondonEnglandWoolwich Arsenal F.C.1913Association football
Estádio D. Afonso Henriques33,000GuimarãesVitória S.C.2004Association football
Colt Stadium33,000HoustonUnited StatesHouston Astros1970Baseball
Yale Field33,000New HavenUnited StatesYale Bulldogs1914American football
Hughes Stadium32,500Fort CollinsUnited StatesColorado State Rams2016American football
Stadion Zagłębia Lubin32,430LubinPolandZagłębie Lubin2007Association football
Empire Stadium32,375VancouverCanadaBC Lions, Vancouver Whitecaps1993Canadian football, association football
Ebbets Field32,000BrooklynUnited StatesBrooklyn Dodgers1960Baseball
Baker Field32,000New YorkUnited StatesColumbia Lions1982American football
Fujiidera Stadium32,000OsakaJapanKintetsu Buffaloes2005Baseball
Anlaby Road32,000HullEnglandHull City A.F.C.1939Association football
Rice Stadium32,000Salt Lake CityUnited StatesUtah Utes football1997American football
Hiroshima Municipal Stadium31,984HiroshimaJapanHiroshima Toyo Carp2010Baseball
Rutgers Stadium31,219PiscatawayUnited StatesRutgers Scarlet Knights1993American football
Sportsman's Park30,500St. LouisUnited StatesSt. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Browns1966Baseball
Wedaustadion30,112DuisburgGermanyMSV Duisburg2003Association football
Empire Stadium30,000GżiraMalta national football team1981Association football
Fouts Field30,000DentonUnited StatesNorth Texas Mean Green2010American football
Muntz Street30,000BirminghamEnglandSmall Heath F.C.1907Association football
Roker Park30,000SunderlandEnglandSunderland A.F.C.1997Association football
Stade Richter30,000MontpellierFranceMontpellier HSC1990Association football
Stadio Filadelfia30,000TurinItalyTorino F.C.1998Association football
Stadionul Municipal30,000Brașov2008Association football
Stadium of Domitian30,000RomeItaly577Athletics
Cartier Field30,000Notre Dame, IndianaUnited StatesNotre Dame Fighting Irish1930American football
DU Stadium30,000DenverUnited StatesDenver Pioneers1962American football
New Beaver Field30,000University ParkUnited StatesPenn State Nittany Lions1959American football
Dongdaemun Stadium30,000SeoulKorea Republic national football team2008Association football
Estadio Racing Club30,000Buenos AiresRacing Club de Avellaneda1950Association football
Estadio Sportivo Barracas30,000Buenos Aires1950Association football
Tehelné pole30,000BratislavaSlovan Bratislava2010Association football
Ikada Stadium30,000Jakarta1962Association football
Iowa Field30,000Iowa CityUnited StatesIowa Hawkeyes1928American football
Circus of Thysdrus30,000Thysdrus695Various
Honsellstrasse Stadion30,000KarlsruheGermanyVfB Mühlburg1959Association football
Grigory Fedotov Stadium30,000MoscowRussia2000Association football
Muirton Park29,972PerthSt Johnstone F.C.1989Association football
Carisbrook29,000DunedinNew ZealandHighlanders, Otago Rugby Football Union, Otago cricket team, Otago United 2011Rugby union, cricket, association football
Douglas Park28,690HamiltonHamilton Academical F.C., Clyde F.C.1994Association football
Nikos Goumas Stadium27,729Nea FiladelfeiaAEK F.C.2003Association football
Ayresome Park26,667MiddlesbroughEnglandMiddlesbrough F.C.1995Association football
New Cross Stadium26,000LondonEnglandNew Cross Rangers, Millwall F.C.1975Speedway, association football
The Nest25,037NorwichEnglandNorwich City F.C.1935Association football
Burnden Park25,000BoltonEnglandBolton Wanderers F.C.1997Association football
Sheffield Park25,000UckfieldEngland1909Cricket
Don Valley Stadium25,000SheffieldEngland1991 Summer Universiade, Sheffield Eagles, Rotherham United F.C., BritBowl 2013Athletics, Rugby League, Association football, American Football