25 greatest football stadiums around world, from the Bernabeu to San Mames… but Tottenham’s £1bn ground down in 21
ATMOSPHERE, capacity and the quality of the toilets are all taken into consideration when fans argue about the best stadiums in the world.
And a poll to determine which ground holds that honour has revealed some surprising results.
Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera home in Buenos Aires is one of the most iconic stadiums in the worldGetty
Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium is also one of the most well knownGetty
Tottenham splashed out a staggering £1BILLION on their new North London home which currently ranks just 21st despite being the most expensive stadium ever built.
But surprisingly, it’s a stadium in Egypt that sits in the No 1 spot.
Here SunSport reveals the results of a poll conducted by Spanish outlet Marca in 2020.
1 CAIRO INTERNATIONAL STADIUM
Home team: Al Ahly
Capacity: 75,000
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Cairo International StadiumGetty – Contributor
2 SANTIAGO BERNABEU
Home team: Real Madrid
Capacity: 81,044
Location: Madrid, Spain
Santiago Bernabeu stadiumGetty – Contributor
3 NOU CAMP
Home team: Barcelona
Capacity: 99,354
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Nou CampGetty
4 MOUNUMENTAL DE CHILE
Home team: Colo Colo
Capacity: 47,347
Location: Santiago, Chile
Monumental de ChileGetty
5 SAN MAMES
Home team: Athletic Bilbao
Capacity: 53,289
Location: Bilbao, Spain
San Mames stadiumGetty – Contributor
6 WANDA METROPOLITANO
Home team: Atletico Madrid
Capacity: 68,456
Location: Madrid, Spain
Wanda MetropolitanoGetty – Contributor
7 ANFIELD
Home team: Liverpool
Capacity: 54,074
Location: Liverpool, England
AnfieldGetty
8 LA BOMBONERA
Home team: Boca Juniors
Capacity: 49,000
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Boca Juniors’ La BomoneraGetty
9 SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Home team: Borussia Dortmund
Capacity: 81,360
Location: Dortmund, Germany
WestfalenstadionGetty – Contributor
10 MOHAMED V
Home team: Raja and Wydad Casablanca
Capacity: 52,000
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Mohamed V Stadium – CasablancaAfrica Cup of Nations
11 STADE OLYMPIQUE DE RADES
Home team: Tunisian national team
Capacity: 60,000
Location: Rades, Tunisia
Stade Olympique de RadesGetty
12 WEMBLEY
Home team: England national team
Capacity: 90,000
Location: London, England
Wembley StadiumAlamy
13 OLD TRAFFORD
Home team: Manchester United
Capacity: 76,000
Location: Manchester, England
Old TraffordPA:Press Association
14 MARACANA
Home team: Brazil national team, Flamengo, Fluminense
Capacity: 78,838
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maracana stadiumGetty
15 SAN SIRO
Home team: AC Milan, Inter Milan
Capacity: 80,018
Location: Milan, Italy
San SiroGetty
16 ALLIANZ ARENA
Home team: Bayern Munich
Capacity: 75,024
Location: Munich, Germany
Allianz ArenaGetty – Contributor
17 STADE VELODROME
Home team: Marseille
Capacity: 67,394
Location: Marseille, France
Stade VelodromeGetty – Contributor
18 ESTADIO DA LUZ
Home team: Benfica
Capacity: 65,647
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Estadio da Luz, LisbonGetty
19 JOHAN CRUYFF ARENA
Home team: Ajax
Capacity: 54,990
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Johan Cruyff arenaGetty – Contributor
20 MOUNUMENTAL
Home team: River Plate
Capacity: 70,074
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monumental, Buenos AiresAFP
21 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM
Home team: Tottenham Hotspur
Capacity: 62,303
Location: London, England
Tottenham Hotspur StadiumGetty
22 ESTADIO AZTECA
Home team: Mexico national team, Club America and Cruz Azul
Capacity: 87,523
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Estadio AztecaGetty
23 SOCCER CITY STADIUM
Home team: South Africa national team, Kaizer Chiefs
Capacity: 94,736
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Soccer City StadiumGetty – Contributor
24 CELTIC PARK
Home team: Celtic
Capacity: 60,411
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Celtic ParkPA:Press Association
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25 AZADI STADIUM
Home team: Iran national team
Capacity: 78,116
Location: Tehran, Iran
Azadi StadiumGetty
