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This list contains stadiums with at least a 45,000 capacity that include facilities for athletics events.

Athletics stadiums with a capacity of 45,000 or higher

# Stadium Capacity City Country Athletics competitions Other sports Image
1 Rungnado May Day Stadium 114,000 [1] Pyongyang   North Korea Association football, mass games
2 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 87,411 Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2001 Southeast Asian Games, 2017 Southeast Asian Games Association football
3 Shah Alam Stadium 80,372 Shah Alam   Malaysia Association football
4 Guangdong Olympic Stadium 80,012 [2] Guangzhou   China 2001 National Games of China, 2009 Asian Championships, 2010 Asian Games Association football
5 Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium 60,000 Dakar   Senegal Association football
6 Beijing National Stadium 80,000 [3] Beijing   China 2008 Summer Olympics, 2015 World Championships, 2027 World Championships Association football
7 Kasarani Stadium 60,000 Nairobi   Kenya 1987 All-Africa Games, 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships Association football
8 National Sports Stadium 60,000 Harare   Zimbabwe Association football
9 Azadi Stadium 78,166 [4] Tehran   Iran 1974 Asian Games Association football
10 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 77,193 Jakarta   Indonesia 1962 Asian Games, 1985, 1995, and 2000 Asian Athletics Championships, 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Asian Para Games Association football
11 Atatürk Olympic Stadium 74,753 [5] Istanbul   Turkey 2027 European Games Association football
12 Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium 75,000 Isfahan   Iran Association football
13 Cairo International Stadium 75,000 Cairo   Egypt 1991 All-Africa Games Association football
14 Stade de France 77,083 Saint-Denis   France 2003 World Championships, 2024 Summer Olympics Association football, rugby union, rugby league
15 Olympiastadion 74,228 [6] Berlin   Germany 1936 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2018 European Championships, World Athletics Continental Tour ( ISTAF Berlin) Association football
16 International Stadium Yokohama 72,237 Yokohama   Japan 2019 IAAF World Relays Association football, rugby union
17 Stadio Olimpico 70,634 [7] Rome   Italy 1960 Summer Olympics, 1974 European Championships, 2024 European Championships, 1975 Summer Universiade, 1987 World Championships, 2001 Summer Deaflympics, IAAF Diamond League ( Golden Gala) Association football
18 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex 70,050 [8] Kyiv   Ukraine Association football
19 Seoul Olympic Stadium 60,000 Seoul   South Korea 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics Association football
20 Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618 [9] Athens   Greece 2004 Summer Olympics, 1982 European Championships, 1997 World Championships Association football
21 Olympiastadion 63,118 [10] Munich   Germany 1972 Summer Olympics, 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, 2002 European Championships, 2022 European Championships Association football
22 Estadio Olímpico Universitario 63.186 Mexico City   Mexico 1955 Pan American Games, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1975 Pan American Games, 1979 Summer Universiade Association football
23 Yadegar-e Emam Stadium 68,833 Tabriz   Iran Association football
24 Baku Olympic Stadium 68,700 Baku   Azerbaijan 2015 European Games, 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Association football
25 Salt Lake Stadium 68,000 [11] Kolkata   India 1987 South Asian Games Association football
26 Japan National Stadium 68,000 Tokyo   Japan 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Paralympics, 2025 World Championships Association football, rugby union
27 Daegu Stadium 66,422 Daegu   South Korea 2003 Summer Universiade, 2011 World Championships Association football
28 Basra International Stadium 65,227 Basra   Iraq Association football
29 Tripoli Stadium 45,000 Tripoli   Libya Association football
30 Stade du 5 Juillet 64,000 Algiers   Algeria 1975 Mediterranean Games, 1978 All-Africa Games, 2000 African Championships in Athletics, 2004 Pan Arab Games, 2007 All-Africa Games, 2018 African Youth Games Association football
31 Nanjing Olympic Sports Center 61,443 Nanjing   China 2005 National Games of China, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Association football
32 Moshood Abiola National Stadium 60,491 Abuja   Nigeria 2003 All-Africa Games Association football
33 Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 60,334 Shenzhen   China 2011 Summer Universiade Association football
34 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 60,000 [12] Delhi   India 1982 Asian Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games Association football
35 Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi 60,000 Radès   Tunisia 2001 Mediterranean Games Association football
36 National Heroes Stadium 60,000 Lusaka   Zambia Association football
37 Mogadishu Stadium 60,000 Mogadishu   Somalia Association football
38 Odi Stadium 60,000 Mabopane   South Africa Association football
39 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium 60,000 Kuwait City   Kuwait Association football
40 Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 60,000 Shenyang   China 2013 National Games of China Association football
41 Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium 60,000 Hefei   China Association football
42 Guangxi Sports Center 60,000 Nanning   China Association football
43 Mmabatho Stadium 59,000 Mahikeng   South Africa Association football
44 Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,860 Chongqing   China Association football
45 Stadio San Nicola 58,270 Bari   Italy 1997 Mediterranean Games Association football
46 Estadio de La Cartuja 57,619 Seville   Spain 1999 World Championships Association football
47 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000 Córdoba   Argentina Association football
48 Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 Jinan   China 2009 National Games of China Association football
49 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 55,926 Barcelona   Spain 1955 Mediterranean Games, 1998 IAAF World Cup, 1992 Summer Olympics, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics Association football
50 Stadion Śląski 55,211 Chorzów   Poland 2021 World Athletics Relays, 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, 2023 European Games, 2028 European Athletics Championships Association football
51 Kaohsiung National Stadium 55,000 Kaohsiung   Taiwan Association football
52 Helong Sports Center Stadium 55,000 Changsha   China Association football
53 Tianhe Stadium 54,856 Guangzhou   China 1987 National Games of China Association football
54 Stadio Diego Armando Maradona 54,726 Naples   Italy 2019 Summer Universiade Association football
55 Tianjin Olympic Center 54,696 Tianjin   China 2017 National Games of China Association football
56 Boris Paichadze Stadium 54,549 Tbilisi   Georgia Association football, rugby union
57 Hrazdan Stadium 54,208 Yerevan   Armenia Association football
58 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium 54,000 Wuhan   China 2015 Asian Athletics Championships Association football
59 Busan Asiad Main Stadium 53,864 Busan   South Korea 2002 Asian Games Association football
60 Aleppo International Stadium 53,200 Aleppo   Syria Association football
61 Rajko Mitić Stadium 53,000 Belgrade   Serbia 2009 Summer Universiade Association football
62 Yellow Dragon Sports Center 52,672 Hangzhou   China Association football
63 Franklin Field 52,593 Philadelphia   United States 1980 Liberty Bell Classic, Penn Relays American football
64 Guiyang Olympic Sports Center 51,638 Guiyang   China Association football
65 Hohhot City Stadium 51,632 Hohhot   China Association football
66 İzmir Atatürk Stadium 51,295 İzmir   Turkey 1971 Mediterranean Games, Islamic Games, 2005 Summer Universiade Association football
67 Shizuoka Stadium 50,889 Fukuroi   Japan Association football, rugby union
68 Ernst Happel Stadion 50,865 Vienna Austria Austria 1938 European Championships (women) Association football
69 King Baudouin Stadium 50,093 Brussels   Belgium 1950 European Championships, IAAF Diamond League ( Memorial Van Damme) Association football
70 Singapore National Stadium 50,000 Singapore   Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Associention football, Cricket, rugby sevens
71 Nagai Stadium 50,000 Osaka   Japan 2007 World Championships Association football
72 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium 50,000 Kuala Terengganu   Malaysia 2008 Sukma Games Association football
73 Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium 50,000 Phnom Penh   Cambodia Association football
74 Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 Nanchang   China Association football
75 Xinjiang Sports Centre 50,000 Ürümqi   China Association football
76 Kim Il-sung Stadium 50,000 Pyongyang   North Korea Association football
77 Khalifa International Stadium 45,857 Doha   Qatar 2006 Asian Games, 2030 Asian Games, 2019 Asian Championships, 2019 World Championships Association football
78 Max-Morlock-Stadion 44,308 Nuremberg   Germany 1934 German Combat Games Association football
79 Pars Shiraz Stadium 50,000 Shiraz   Iran Association football
80 Rajamangala National Stadium 49,722 Bangkok   Thailand 1998 Asian Games, 2007 Summer Universiade Association football
81 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 49,500 Beirut   Lebanon Association football
82 Miyagi Stadium 49,133 Rifu   Japan Association football
83 Incheon Munhak Stadium 49,084 Incheon   South Korea Association football
84 Stade Mohammed V 45,891 Casablanca   Morocco 1983 Mediterranean Games Association football
85 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium 45,000 Surabaya   Indonesia Association football
86 Harapan Bangsa Stadium 45,000 Banda Aceh   Indonesia Association football
87 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000 Seremban   Malaysia Association football
88 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 45,000 Kobe   Japan 1985 Summer Universiade Association football

See also

References

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  2. ^ Chinese Architecture- Guangdong Olympic Stadium. Chinese-architecture.info. Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
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  7. ^ Brief Guide to Olympic Stadium of Rome | SPOSTARE LA FINALE DA ROMA? NO! GRAZIE. Maspostatevilaregina.com (2009-04-23). Retrieved on 2011-09-04.
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