National stadium 919728 223261825 2008-07-03T08:47:38Z MrDante 7370489 /* Israel */ {{TOCright}} A '''national stadium''' is a [[stadium]] that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an [[football (soccer)|association football]] stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very near a country's [[capital city]] or [[largest city]]. It is generally (but not always) the country's largest and most lavish [[sports]] venue. In many cases, but not all, it is also used by a club team. Many countries including the [[United States]], do not have a National Stadium designated as such. A list of national stadiums are: ==[[Afghanistan]]== *[[National Stadium (Afghanistan)|National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Albania]]== *[[Qemal Stafa (stadium)|Qemal Stafa]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Algeria]]== *[[Stade 5 Juillet 1962]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Andorra]]== *[[Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Angola]]== *[[Estádio da Cidadela]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Antigua and Barbuda]]== *[[Antigua Recreation Ground]] ([[cricket]] and [[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Argentina]] == *[[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca]] ([[basketball]] and [[tennis]]) *[[Estadio Nacional de Hockey]] ([[field hockey]]) *[[Campo Argentino de Polo]] ([[polo]]) *[[CeNARD]] ([[Sport|athletics]]) *[[Estadio José Amalfitani]], also known as ''Vélez Sársfield'' ([[rugby union]]) — Although [[Argentina national rugby union team|the national team]] plays Tests at several venues around the country, most of their home Tests against teams in the [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] and [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri Nations]] are held here. ==[[Armenia]]== *[[Hrazdan Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Australia]]== Whilst Australia does not have an "official" national stadium, its two biggest stadiums alternate hosting large events: *[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] ([[Australian rules football]], [[cricket]], and major [[football (soccer)|soccer]] events) - often seen as the [[de facto]] national stadium due to historical links as well as being the current largest in Australia. As it is the largest stadium in Australia (with a capacity at 100,000), and is located in Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia, the MCG is generally considered Australia's national stadium, although it alternates between ANZ Stadium hosting major events. *[[Stadium Australia|ANZ Stadium]], formerly known as Stadium Australia, the 2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium ([[rugby league]], [[rugby union]], [[football (soccer)]] and occasional [[Australian rules football]]). There exists a popular rivalry between ANZ Stadium and the MCG due to lasting rivalries between [[football]] codes and the respective cities. There was a strongly implied claim to being the new national stadium when it opened in 1999 with the name 'Stadium Australia'. The only major sport that it does not host events for is [[cricket]], as the Sydney Cricket Ground is a traditional home for the sport. ==[[Austria]]== *[[Ernst Happel Stadion]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Azerbaijan]]== *[[Tofik Bakhramov Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Bahamas]]== *[[Thomas Robinson Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Bahrain]]== *[[Bahrain National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Bangladesh]]== *[[Bangabandhu National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur Stadium]] ([[cricket]]) ==[[Barbados]]== *[[Kensington Oval]] ([[cricket]]) ==[[Belarus]]== *[[Dinamo Stadium (Minsk)|Dinamo Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Belgium]]== *[[King Baudouin Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Benin]]== *[[Stade de l'Amitié]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Bermuda]]== *[[Bermuda National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]], [[rugby union]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Bhutan]]== *[[Changlimithang Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[archery]]) ==[[Bolivia]]== *[[Estadio Hernando Siles]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]== *[[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Botswana]]== *[[Botswana National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Brazil]]== Brazil does not have an "official" national stadium. Large sports events are commonly held in alternate venues. *[[Estádio do Maracanã]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) - located in [[Rio de Janeiro]], it is often seen as the ''de facto'' national stadium due to historical links as well as being the current largest in Brazil. It was the venue of the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] final match and will possibly be for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]. *''[[Estádio do Morumbi|Morumbi]]'' ([[São Paulo]] - ''largest city''), ''[[Estádio Mané Garrincha|Mané Garrincha]]'' ([[Brasília]] - ''capital city''), ''[[Mineirão]]'' ([[Belo Horizonte]]), ''[[Estádio Beira-Rio|Beira-Rio]]'' ([[Porto Alegre]]), ''[[Estádio Couto Pereira|Couto Pereira]]'' ([[Curitiba]]), ''[[Estádio Serra Dourada|Serra Dourada]]'' ([[Goiânia]]), ''[[Mangueirão]]'' ([[Belém]]), ''[[Vivaldão]]'' ([[Manaus]]), ''[[Estádio do Arruda|Arruda]]'' ([[Recife]]), ''[[Estádio Fonte Nova|Fonte Nova]]'' ([[Salvador]]) and ''[[Machadão]]'' ([[Natal]]) are also commonly used to host [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] matches during the [[FIFA World Cup qualification|World Cup qualification]] and [[Conmebol]] events. ==[[Brunei Darussalam]]== *[[Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Bulgaria]]== *[[Vasil Levski National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Burkina Faso]]== *[[Stade du 4-Août]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Burundi]]== *[[Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Cambodia]]== *[[Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Cameroon]]== *[[Stade Omnisports]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Canada]]== *[[BMO Field]] (men's [[football (soccer)|soccer]]) *[[Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)]] (women's soccer and formerly men's) *''Canada does not have a national stadium/arena for ice hockey. The [[Canada national men's ice hockey team|national team]] plays at several venues throughout the country.'' ==[[Cape Verde]]== *[[Estádio da Várzea]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Central African Republic]]== *[[Barthelemy Boganda Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Chad]]== *[[Stade Nacional (Chad)|Stade Nacional]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Chile]]== *[[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[People's Republic of China]]== *[[Beijing National Stadium|Beijing Olympic Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Colombia]]== *[[Estadio El Campín]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Republic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville]]== *[[Stade de la Revolution]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo-Kinshasa]]== *[[Stade des Martyrs]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Cook Islands]]== *[[National Stadium (Cook Islands)]] ==[[Costa Rica]]== *[[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Côte d'Ivoire]]== *[[Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Croatia]]== *[[Maksimir Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Cuba]]== *[[Estadio Latinoamericano]] ([[baseball]]) ==[[Cyprus]]== *[[GSP Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Czech Republic]]== *[[Strahov Stadium]] ([[sokol]]) *[[AXA Arena]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[O2 Arena (Prague)|O<sub>2</sub> arena]] ([[ice hockey]]) ==[[Denmark]]== *[[Parken Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Djibouti]]== *[[Stade du Ville]] ==[[Dominican Republic]]== *[[Estadio Quisqueya]] ([[baseball]]) ==[[East Timor]]== *[[National Stadium (East Timor)|National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Ecuador]]== *[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Egypt]]== *[[Cairo International Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[El Salvador]]== *[[Estadio Cuscatlán]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[England]]== *[[Lord's Cricket Ground]] ([[cricket]]) *[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] ([[rugby union]]) *[[Wembley Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Crystal Palace National Sports Centre]] ([[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ''will be replaced by [[Olympic Stadium (London)|the Olympic Stadium]]'' *[[National Hockey Stadium]] ([[field hockey|hockey]]) ==[[Equatorial Guinea]]== *[[Nuevo Estadio de Malabo]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Eritrea]]== *[[Cicero Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Estonia]]== *[[A. Le Coq Arena]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Ethiopia]]== *[[Addis Abeba Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Faroe Islands]]== *[[Tórsvøllur]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Fiji]]== *[[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]] ([[rugby union]]) ==[[Finland]]== *[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) *[[Hartwall Areena]] ([[ice hockey]]) ==[[France]]== *[[Stade de France]] ([[football (soccer)|football]], [[rugby union]], and [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ** In the case of rugby, the [[France national rugby union team|national team]] plays test matches throughout the country, but it exclusively uses Stade de France for its fixtures in the [[Six Nations Championship]]. ==[[Gabon]]== *[[Stade Omar Bongo]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[The Gambia]]== *[[Independence Stadium (Bakau)]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]== *[[Boris Paichadze Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Germany]]== Germany usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country. ==[[Ghana]]== *[[Ohene Djan Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Greece]]== *[[Karaiskákis Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]] ([[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Greenland]]== *[[Nuuk Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Grenada]]== *[[Queen's Park, Grenada|Queen's Park]] ([[cricket]]) ==[[Guatemala]]== *[[Estadio Mateo Flores]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Guinea]]== *[[Stade 28 Septembre]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Guinea-Bissau]]== *[[Estádio 24 de Setembro]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Guyana]]== *[[Bourda]] ([[cricket]]) ==[[Honduras]]== *[[Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Iran]]== *[[Azadi Stadium]] ==[[India]]== *[[Eden Gardens]] ([[cricket]]) *[[Salt Lake Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Israel]]== *[[Ramat Gan Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Nokia Arena]] ([[basketball]]) *[[Canada Stadium (Israel)]] ([[Tennis]]) ==[[Italy]]== * [[Stadio Flaminio]] ([[rugby union]]) ==[[Jamaica]]== *[[Independence Park]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) *[[Sabina Park]] ([[cricket]]) ==[[Japan]]== *[[Tokyo Dome]] ([[baseball]]) *[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Olympic Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) *[[Nissan Stadium|Yokohama International Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium]] ([[rugby union]]) ==[[Korea, South]]== *[[Olympic Stadium, Seoul|Seoul Olympic Stadium]] ([[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) *[[Seoul World Cup Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Korea, North]]== *[[Kim Il-sung Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) *[[Rungnado May Day Stadium]] ==[[Lesotho]]== *[[Setsoto Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Luxembourg]]== * [[Stade Josy Barthel]] ==[[Liechtenstein]]== *[[Rheinpark Stadion]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Malaysia]]== *[[Stadium Negara]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Bukit Jalil National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) <!--[[1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]--> ==[[Martinique]]== *[[Stade d'Honneur (Martinique)|Stade d'Honneur]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Mexico]]== *[[Estadio Azteca]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Monaco]]== *[[Stade Louis II]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Morocco]]== *[[Stade Mohamed V]] ==[[Netherlands]]== *[[Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam)|Olympisch Stadion]] ([[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[New Zealand]]== *[[Eden Park]] ([[rugby union]]) ==[[Nicaragua]]== *[[Estadio Dennis Martinez]] ([[baseball]] and [[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Northern Ireland]]== *[[Windsor Park]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Norway]]== *[[Ullevaal Stadion]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Bislett Stadion]] ([[athletics (track and field)|athletics]] ==[[Pakistan]]== *[[National Stadium, Karachi]], ([[cricket]]) ==[[Panama]]== *[[Estadio Nacional de Panamá]] ([[baseball]]) *[[Estadio Rommel Fernandez]] ([[Football (Soccer)|Football]]) ==[[Paraguay]]== *[[Estadio Defensores del Chaco]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Peru]]== *[[Estadio Nacional (Lima)]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Philippines]]== *[[Rizal Memorial Sports Complex|Rizal Memorial Coliseum]] ([[athletics (track and field)|athletics]], [[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Poland]]== *[[Silesia Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]], [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]], [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]]) ==[[Portugal]]== *[[Estádio do Jamor]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Republic of Ireland]]== *[[National Stadium (Ireland)]], first all purpose boxing stadium in the world. *[[Croke Park]] ([[Gaelic games]]) *[[Lansdowne Road]] ([[rugby union]] and [[association football]]) ''Undergoing reconstruction, to reopen in early 2010: events moved to Croke Park until then.'' *[[Morton Stadium]] (athletics) *[[National Aquatic Centre]] (swimming) ==[[Romania]]== *[[Lia Manoliu Stadium]] ([[football]]) ==[[Russia]]== *[[Luzhniki Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Scotland]]== *[[Hampden Park]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] ([[rugby union]]) *[[The Grange, Edinburgh (cricket and sports club)|The Grange]] ([[cricket]]) ==[[Serbia]]== *[[Stadion Crvena Zvezda]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Belgrade Arena|Beogradska arena]] ([[basketball]]) ==[[Singapore]]== *[[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[South Africa]]== *[[FNB Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Newlands Cricket Ground]] ([[cricket]]) **''South Africa does not have a national stadium for rugby union. The [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springboks]] play at several venues throughout the country, four of which seat over 50,000.'' ==[[Sweden]]== *[[Råsunda Stadium]] ([[association football|football]]) *[[Stockholm Globe Arena|Globe Arena]] ([[ice hockey]]) *Future stadiums: ** [[Swedbank Arena, Solna|Swedbank Arena]] ([[Sweden national football team|men's football]]) ** [[Nya Gamla Ullevi]] ([[Sweden women's national football team|women's football]]) ==[[Syria]]== *[[Abbasiyyin Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) *[[Aleppo International Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Turkey]]== *[[Atatürk Olympic Stadium]] ([[football (soccer)|football]] and [[athletics (track and field)|athletics]]) ==[[Uruguay]]== *[[Estadio Centenario]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Venezuela]]== *[[Estadio Pueblo Nuevo]] ([[football (soccer)|football]]) ==[[Wales]]== *[[Millennium Stadium]] ([[rugby union]] and [[football (soccer)|football]]) ==References== {{unreferenced|date=August 2006}} [[Category:National stadiums| ]] [[Category:Lists of stadiums]] [[ar:ملعب وطني]] [[da:Nationalstadion]] [[de:Liste der Nationalstadien]] [[no:Nasjonalarena]] [[pt:Estádio Nacional]] [[sv:Nationalarena]]