The biggest grounds for each sport
Each sport has its own giant. Michigan Stadium leads the stadiums listed for American football with 107,600, Narendra Modi Stadium the cricket grounds with 132,000, FNB Stadium rugby union, the Melbourne Cricket Ground rugby league and Dodger Stadium baseball.
A stadium is "listed for" a sport here when it appears in Wikipedia's capacity list for that sport, so one ground can appear under several headings: the Melbourne Cricket Ground is on the cricket, Australian rules football, rugby league, athletics and American football lists. Football is left out of this story because 1,499 of the 2,233 stadiums are listed for it; its largest is Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, and the finder filters the rest.
American football
Of the 270 stadiums listed for American football, 106 hold 50,000 or more, and 257 are in the United States. Michigan Stadium leads with 107,600, followed by Beaver Stadium and Ohio Stadium, each above 100,000.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Stadium | United States | 107,600 | 1927 |
| Beaver Stadium | United States | 106,304 | 1960 |
| Ohio Stadium | United States | 102,780 | 1922 |
| Kyle Field | United States | 102,733 | 1905 |
| Tiger Stadium | United States | 102,321 | 1924 |
Cricket
Cricket has 119 listed grounds, 33 of them in India and 22 in Australia. Narendra Modi Stadium at 132,000 is the largest stadium of any kind on the site; the Melbourne Cricket Ground follows at 100,024. Half of the cricket grounds hold fewer than 21,200.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Modi Stadium | India | 132,000 | 2020 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | 100,024 | 1853 |
| Eden Gardens | India | 68,000 | 1864 |
| Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium | India | 65,000 | 2008 |
| Perth Stadium | Australia | 61,266 | 2017 |
Rugby union
Rugby union's 114 listed stadiums are led by FNB Stadium in Johannesburg (94,736), Stadium Australia in Sydney and Twickenham Stadium in London. France has the most of them, 31.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| FNB Stadium | South Africa | 94,736 | 1989 |
| Stadium Australia | Australia | 83,000 | 1999 |
| Twickenham Stadium | United Kingdom | 82,000 | 1909 |
| Stade de France | France | 81,338 | 1998 |
| Millennium Stadium | United Kingdom | 73,931 | 1999 |
Rugby league
The 72 stadiums listed for rugby league include several of the largest grounds of other sports: the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Wembley Stadium and Stadium Australia head the list. Australia has 36 of the 72.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | 100,024 | 1853 |
| Wembley Stadium | United Kingdom | 90,000 | 2007 |
| Stadium Australia | Australia | 83,000 | 1999 |
| Old Trafford | United Kingdom | 74,158 | 1910 |
| Allegiant Stadium | United States | 65,000 | 2020 |
Baseball
Baseball parks are smaller. The 78 listed for baseball have a median capacity of 32,765, and only 2 reach 50,000: Dodger Stadium (56,000) and Estadio Latinoamericano in Havana (55,000). The United States has 31 of them and Japan 26.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodger Stadium | United States | 56,000 | 1962 |
| Estadio Latinoamericano | Cuba | 55,000 | 1946 |
| Chase Field | United States | 48,330 | 1998 |
| Koshien Stadium | Japan | 47,757 | 1924 |
| T-Mobile Park | United States | 47,368 | 1999 |
Athletics
Athletics is listed for 366 stadiums, more than any sport except football. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang is the largest at 113,281. Japan has the most, 57.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rungrado 1st of May Stadium | North Korea | 113,281 | 1989 |
| Ohio Stadium | United States | 102,780 | 1922 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | 100,024 | 1853 |
| Beijing National Stadium | China | 91,000 | 2008 |
| Bukit Jalil National Stadium | Malaysia | 87,411 | 1998 |
Australian rules football
Australian rules football has 14 listed grounds, all in Australia. The Melbourne Cricket Ground leads, then Perth Stadium and Docklands Stadium.
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Australia | 100,024 | 1853 |
| Perth Stadium | Australia | 61,266 | 2017 |
| Docklands Stadium | Australia | 56,347 | 2000 |
| Adelaide Oval | Australia | 53,500 | 1872 |
| Carrara Stadium | Australia | 50,000 | 1987 |
Gaelic games
Gaelic games have 20 listed grounds, all in Ireland. Croke Park in Dublin (82,300) is almost twice the size of the next, Semple Stadium (45,690).
| Stadium | Nation | Capacity | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croke Park | Ireland | 82,300 | 1884 |
| Semple Stadium | Ireland | 45,690 | 1910 |
| Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Ireland | 45,300 | 1976 |
| Gaelic Grounds | Ireland | 44,023 | 1928 |
| Fitzgerald Stadium | Ireland | 38,000 | 1936 |
Grounds shared by several sports
Some stadiums appear on many of these lists. Of the 2,233 stadiums on the site, 35 are listed for three sports or more; Melbourne Cricket Ground is listed for 5: American football, athletics, Australian rules football, cricket and rugby league. The earliest opening year among the grounds listed for each sport is 1787 for cricket (Lord's), 1807 for football (Racecourse Ground), 1807 for rugby union (Arena Civica) and 1912 for baseball (Fenway Park). The Melbourne Cricket Ground (1853) is also the earliest ground listed for American football.
Football itself, left out of the sections above, is listed for 1,499 stadiums in 96 nations, with a median capacity of 23,588. Its three largest are Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, FNB Stadium and New Administrative Capital Stadium.
Baseball shows how much two nations can differ within one sport. The 31 parks listed for baseball in the United States have a median capacity of 41,331, the 26 in Japan 30,000. Japan's oldest listed park is Koshien Stadium (1924), the United States' oldest is Fenway Park (1912).
The sports side by side
| Sport | Listed stadiums | Nations | Median capacity | Median opening year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American football | 270 | 9 | 35,000 | 1966 |
| Cricket | 119 | 25 | 21,200 | 1986 |
| Rugby union | 114 | 17 | 20,000 | 1967 |
| Rugby league | 72 | 9 | 20,000 | 1971 |
| Baseball | 78 | 10 | 32,765 | 1997 |
| Athletics | 366 | 96 | 30,000 | 1981 |
| Australian rules football | 14 | 1 | 38,500 | 1933 |
| Gaelic games | 20 | 1 | 19,845 | 1935 |
The table shows how differently the sports are spread. Athletics is listed in 96 nations, more than any other sport here, while American football and rugby league each appear in 9 and 9 nations. Australian rules football and Gaelic games are each confined to one nation. Baseball parks are the youngest group, with a median opening year of 1997; Australian rules grounds and Gaelic grounds are the oldest, with medians of 1933 and 1935. Grounds listed for Australian rules football have the highest median capacity, 38,500, and those listed for Gaelic games the lowest, 19,845.
Each sport with twenty or more listed stadiums has its own page with the full list: see stadiums by sport.
Sources: Wikipedia's capacity lists for each sport and the articles of each stadium, read on 28 October 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How we count.