1. Rungrado May Day Stadium (150,000)

The Rungrado May Day Stadium is located in Pyongyang, North Korea, and is actually a multi-purpose stadium which is also used for other sports including athletics. With a capacity of 150,000 it is not only the largest football stadium in the world but also the largest non auto-racing stadium in the world. It is currently used by the North Korean National football team.

2. Salt Lake Stadium (120,000)

The Salt Lake Stadium in West Bengal, India, is also a multi-use stadium and has a capacity of 120,000. It is, like the Rungrado Stadium, also used for athletics. The stadium was completed in 1984 and consists of a three tier configuration. The Salt Lake Stadium is primarily used as a football stadium with three of the big clubs in Indian football using the stadium, these clubs being Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal FC and Mohammedan SC. The stadium is also often used by the Indian national team and important national games, such as cup finals.

3. Estadio Azteca (105,000)

The Estadio Azteca is located in Mexico City, Mexico, and is the official home stadium of both the Mexican National Team and Mexican league team Club America. The first game in the stadium was played on May 26th 1966 and it originally had a capacity of 114,000, this had to be reduced later to 105,000 for safety reasons. The stadium has been used for a wide variety of major events, including the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1986 FIFA World Cup

4. Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,000)

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is located in... err, well.. Melbourne of course. The stadium is remembered internationally for being the centrepiece of the 1956 Summer Olympics and more recently the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and holds 100,000 people. It is used primarily for Cricket and Australian Rules Football but makes this list due to the Australian National Football Team using it for many of its competitive games

5. Azardi Stadium (100,000)

The Azardi Stadium in Tehran is home to the Iran national football team as well as two professional Iranian teams, Persepolis F.C. and Esteghlal F.C. It was completed in 1971 and holds 100,000 people. It was originally built for the 1974 Asian games which Iran hosted and had a capacity of 110,000, this was reduced to 90,000 following the installation of seats in the lower tiers of the stadium in 2003.

6. Bukit Jalil National Stadium (100,000)

Bukik Jalil National Stadium is located in the Malaysian city of, well Bukik Jalil! It was opened in 1998 to coincide with the 1998 Commonwealth games which was hosted in the country. The stadium holds 100,000 people, is all seated, and is multi-purpose. It is primarily used now as the home of the Malaysian National Football Team, but is also used for a variety of other sporting events and concerts; Gwen Stefani amongst the major acts to play there.

As aesthetically pleasing as it is, the structure of the Louis II hasn't failed to take functionality into account. The playing surface lies directly atop a four-story parking lot, which neighbors an Olympic size swimming pool and a basketball court with seating for 2,000 people. Given this, it's no surprise that the stadium acts as host to more than AC Monaco's home games. This is where the fat cats and the high rollers come to catch high-level squash and tennis tournaments, as well as IAAF athletic events.

Number 7 – Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain – 98,772

The Camp Nou , or Nou Camp, is the biggest soccer stadium in Europe and famously the home of FC Barcelona. Built in 1957 as tge club outgrew it’s old stadium, the Camp Nou, back when standing sections were still allowed could hold more than 105,000 fans. The 1999 champions league final that saw Manchester United complete an amazing last minute comeback against Bayern Munich was played there, along with the 1989 final, the 1992 Olympics final and the opening match of the 1982 World Cup.

 

Number 8 – Estadio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 96,000

 Another legendary soccer stadium, the Maracana was built for the 1950 World Cup hosted by Brazil, and holds the record for highest attendance for a soccer game, with the famous Uruguay win over Brazil in the World Cup that gave Uruguay the trophy, watched by 199,854 fans, although it’s estimated that the actual figure was over 200,000. Despite reduced to half the capacity, it’s still the largest soccer stadium in South America and is home to Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama when the teams play each other and big matches. The Brazilian national team also plays there, among other stadiums around the country

 

 

Number 9 – Beijing National Stadium, Beijing, China – 91,000

 

The famous bird’s nest, the main stadium in the 2008 Olympics at Beijing has really lost a lot of it’s prestige since the olympics have come and gone, with no real proper use being found for it. The venue’s owners have announced that it will become a shopping center in about five years. Before that, the Italian Super Cup, the Supercoppa Italiana between Inter and Lazio will be played there. After that, nothing else is scheduled. The national team plays at the workers stadium, also in Beijing.

 

Number 10 (shared) – Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo, Guayaquil, Ecuador – 90,000

The biggest stadium in Ecuador and the second biggest in South America is home to Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC, who also own and operate the stadium. Despite being the biggest stadium in the country, the national team plays in Quito, in the Olympic stadium. The Monumental was inaugurated in 1987, with Barcelona from Spain playing the locals. Pele, who attended to opening match, was quoted saying that it is one of the most beautiful stadium in the world, a quote that received a golden plaque inside the stadium.