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List of European stadiums by capacity

List of European stadiums by capacity

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This is a list of the largest stadiums 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: 70,000 for the UEFA Champions League, 60,000 for the UEFA Euro, 40,000 for the UEFA Europa League, 30,000 for the UEFA Europa Conference League, the UEFA Women's Champions League and the UEFA Nations League, 20,000 for the UEFA Women's Euro and the UEFA Super Cup.[1]

Capacity above 80,000

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Capacity of 70,000–80,000

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Capacity of 60,000–70,000

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Capacity of 50,000–60,000

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Capacity of 40,000–50,000

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Capacity of 30,000–40,000

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Under construction

Main article: 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.

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See also

Notes

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      Depending on the boundary between the continents, the stadium can be considered as located in Asia[60][61][62]

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