List of European stadiums by capacity explained

This is a list of the largest stadiums in European countries. Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included.

They are ordered by their audience capacity. The capacity figures are for each stadium's permanent total seating capacity.

Current stadiums: capacity of 30,000 or more

Notes:

(cl) indicates due to a renovation or other reason currently unusable seating,(d) indicates retractable seating deployed,(nd) indicates retractable seating not deployed,(m) indicates movable seating deployed,(t) indicates capacity with temporary seats to be removed

An asterisk – * – indicates that a team does not play all of its home matches at that venue.

The "Category" column indicates whether the stadium has been designated by UEFA as capable of hosting club competitions such as the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, and national team competitions such as the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Women's Championship and the UEFA Nations League, as well as hosting the FIFA World Cup in Europe. Since 22 May 2023, finals from 2026 onward will only be able to be staged in the Category 4 stadiums with a capacity of over:

Capacity of 30,000–40,000

Under construction

See main article: article and List of future stadiums.

The following is a list of European stadiums which are currently under construction and will have a capacity of 30,000 or more.

Stadium Capacity City Country Tenant(s) Opening
Arena Zabrze31,871ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze2025
Everton Stadium52,679LiverpoolEverton
UEFA Euro 2028 venue
2025
Nou Mestalla49,000[2] ValenciaValencia CF2026[3]
Belarus National Stadium33,000MinskBelarus national football team2025[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Circular Letter No24: Invitation to bid to host the UEFA Champions League finals 2026 & 2027, UEFA Europa League finals 2026 & 2027, UEFA Europa Conference League finals 2026 & 2027 and UEFA Women's Champions League finals 2026 & 2027 . UEFA . 14 June 2023 . 22 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Peter Lim named new Valencia CF owner. 24 May 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233136/http://www.soccerex.com/industry-news/peter-lim-named-new-valencia-cf-owner/. 25 May 2014.
  3. News: Valencia: Mestalla's fate sealed. Stadiumdb.com. 14 May 2019.
  4. News: Национальный стадион будет готов к 2025 году . Football.by .