Contents 1 Afghanistan 2 Albania 3 Algeria 4 Andorra 5 Angola 6 Antigua and Barbuda 7 Argentina 8 Armenia 9 Australia 10 Austria 11 Azerbaijan 12 Bahamas 13 Bahrain 14 Bangladesh 15 Barbados 16 Belarus 17 Belgium 18 Benin 19 Bermuda 20 Bhutan 21 Bolivia 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 Botswana 24 Brazil 25 Brunei Darussalam 26 Bulgaria 27 Burkina Faso 28 Burundi 29 Cambodia 30 Cameroon 31 Canada 32 Cape Verde 33 Central African Republic 34 Chad 35 Chile 36 People's Republic of China 37 Colombia 38 Republic of the Congo(Congo-Brazzaville) 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) 40 Cook Islands 41 Costa Rica 42 Côte d'Ivoire 43 Croatia 44 Cuba 45 Cyprus 46 Czech Republic 47 Denmark 48 Djibouti 49 Dominican Republic 50 East Timor 51 Ecuador 52 Egypt 53 El Salvador 54 England 55 Equatorial Guinea 56 Eritrea 57 Estonia 58 Ethiopia 59 Faroe Islands 60 Fiji 61 Finland 62 France 63 Gabon 64 The Gambia 65 Georgia 66 Germany 67 Ghana 68 Greece 69 Greenland 70 Grenada 71 Guatemala 72 Guinea 73 Guinea-Bissau 74 Guyana 75 Honduras 76 Hong Kong 77 Iceland 78 Indonesia 79 Iran 80 India 81 Republic of Ireland 82 Israel 83 Italy 84 Jamaica 85 Japan 86 Republic of Korea 87 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 88 Lesotho 89 Luxembourg 90 Libya 91 Liechtenstein 92 Lithuania 93 Macedonia 94 Malaysia 95 Malta 96 Martinique 97 Mexico 98 Monaco 99 Morocco 100 Namibia 101 Netherlands 102 New Zealand 103 Nicaragua 104 Northern Ireland 105 Norway 106 Pakistan 107 Panama 108 Paraguay 109 Peru 110 Philippines 111 Poland 112 Portugal 113 Romania 114 Russia 115 Scotland 116 Singapore 117 South Africa 118 Sweden 119 Syria 120 Taiwan 121 Thailand 122 Turkey 123 Ukraine 124 United States of America 125 Uruguay 126 Venezuela 127 Vietnam 128 Wales 129 References

A national stadium is a stadium, may serve to provide a strong national image to the world.^[1] Typically it 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 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 but not all cases, it is also used by a club team. Many countries including the United States and Germany, do not have a National Stadium designated as such.

A list of national stadiums are:

[edit] Afghanistan

• National Stadium (football)

[edit] Albania

• Qemal Stafa (football)

[edit] Algeria

• Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (football)

[edit] Andorra

• Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella (football)

[edit] Angola

• Estádio da Cidadela (football)

[edit] Antigua and Barbuda

• Antigua Recreation Ground (cricket and football)

[edit] Argentina

• Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (football)
• Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca (basketball and tennis)
• Estadio Nacional de Hockey (field hockey)
• Campo Argentino de Polo (polo)
• CeNARD (athletics)
• Estadio José Amalfitani, also known as Vélez Sársfield (rugby union) — Although the national team plays Tests at several venues around the country, most of their home Tests against teams in the Six Nations and Tri Nations are held here.

[edit] Armenia

• Hrazdan Stadium (football)
• Hanrapetakan Stadium (football)

[edit] Australia

Australia does not have an official national stadium, yet its two biggest stadiums alternate hosting large events are the following:

• Melbourne Cricket Ground (Australian rules football, cricket, and major soccer events) - often seen as the de facto national stadium due to historical links as well as being the current largest in Australia.

• Stadium Australia, currently known under a sponsorship deal as 'ANZ Stadium', 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.

[edit] Austria

• Ernst Happel Stadion (football)

[edit] Azerbaijan

• Tofik Bakhramov Stadium (football)

[edit] Bahamas

• Thomas Robinson Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Bahrain

• Bahrain National Stadium (football)

[edit] Bangladesh

• Bangabandhu National Stadium (football)
• Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur Stadium (cricket)

[edit] Barbados

• Barbados National Stadium (outdoor track and field)

[edit] Belarus

• Dinamo Stadium (football)

[edit] Belgium

• King Baudouin Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Benin

• Stade de l'Amitié (football)

[edit] Bermuda

• Bermuda National Stadium (football, rugby union and athletics)

[edit] Bhutan

• Changlimithang Stadium (football and archery)

[edit] Bolivia

• Estadio Hernando Siles (football)

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium (football)

[edit] Botswana

• Botswana National Stadium (football)

[edit] Brazil

Brazil does not have an official national stadium. Large sports events are commonly held in alternate venues.

• Estádio do Maracanã (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.
• Morumbi (São Paulo - largest city), Mané Garrincha (Brasília - capital city), Mineirão (Belo Horizonte), Beira-Rio (Porto Alegre), Couto Pereira (Curitiba), Serra Dourada (Goiânia), Mangueirão (Belém), Vivaldão (Manaus), Arruda (Recife) and Machadão (Natal) are also commonly used to host Brazil national team matches during the World Cup qualification and Conmebol events.

[edit] Brunei Darussalam

• Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium (football)

[edit] Bulgaria

• Vasil Levski National Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Burkina Faso

• Stade du 4-Août (football)

[edit] Burundi

• Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium (football)

[edit] Cambodia

• Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Cameroon

• Stade Omnisports (football)

[edit] Canada

• BMO Field (men's soccer)
• Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) (women's soccer and formerly men's)
• Saputo Stadium (men's soccer)
• Canada does not have a national stadium/arena for ice hockey. The national team plays at several venues throughout the country.

[edit] Cape Verde

• Estádio da Várzea (football)

[edit] Central African Republic

• Barthelemy Boganda Stadium (football)

[edit] Chad

• Stade Nacional (football)

[edit] Chile

• Estadio Nacional (football)

[edit] People's Republic of China

• Beijing National Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Colombia

• Estadio El Campín (football)

[edit] Republic of the Congo(Congo-Brazzaville)

• Stade de la Revolution (football)

[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa)

• Stade des Martyrs (football and athletics)

[edit] Cook Islands

• National Stadium (Cook Islands)

[edit] Costa Rica

• Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (football and athletics)

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

• Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny (football)

[edit] Croatia

• Maksimir Stadium (football)

[edit] Cuba

• Estadio Latinoamericano (baseball)

[edit] Cyprus

• GSP Stadium (football)

[edit] Czech Republic

• Strahov Stadium (sokol)
• AXA Arena (football)
• O₂ arena (ice hockey)

[edit] Denmark

• Parken Stadium (football)

[edit] Djibouti

• Stade du Ville

[edit] Dominican Republic

• Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (football)
• Estadio Quisqueya (baseball)

[edit] East Timor

• National Stadium (football)

[edit] Ecuador

• Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (football and athletics)

[edit] Egypt

• Cairo International Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] El Salvador

• Estadio Cuscatlán (football)

[edit] England

• Lord's Cricket Ground (cricket)
• Twickenham (rugby union)
• Wembley Stadium (football)
• Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (athletics) will be replaced by the Olympic Stadium
• National Hockey Stadium (hockey)

[edit] Equatorial Guinea

• Nuevo Estadio de Malabo (football)

[edit] Eritrea

• Cicero Stadium (football)

[edit] Estonia

• A. Le Coq Arena (football)

[edit] Ethiopia

• Addis Abeba Stadium (football)

[edit] Faroe Islands

• Tórsvøllur (football)

[edit] Fiji

• National Stadium (rugby union)

[edit] Finland

• Helsinki Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
• Hartwall Areena (ice hockey)

[edit] France

• Stade de France (football, rugby union, and athletics)
  • In the case of rugby, the national team plays test matches throughout the country, but it uses Stade de France exclusively for its fixtures in the Six Nations Championship.

[edit] Gabon

• Stade Omar Bongo (football)

[edit] The Gambia

• Independence Stadium (Bakau) (football)

[edit] Georgia

• Boris Paichadze Stadium (football and rugby union)

[edit] Germany

• Germany usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country.

[edit] Ghana

• Ohene Djan Stadium (football)

[edit] Greece

• Olympic Stadium (athletics and football)

[edit] Greenland

• Nuuk Stadium (football)

[edit] Grenada

• Queen's Park (cricket)

[edit] Guatemala

• Estadio Mateo Flores (football and athletics)

[edit] Guinea

• Stade 28 Septembre (football)

[edit] Guinea-Bissau

• Estádio 24 de Setembro (football)

[edit] Guyana

• Bourda (cricket)

[edit] Honduras

• Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino (football)

[edit] Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Stadium (football and rugby sevens)

[edit] Iceland

• Laugardalsvöllur (football)

[edit] Indonesia

• Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

[edit] Iran

• Azadi Stadium

[edit] India

• Eden Gardens (cricket)
• Salt Lake Stadium (football and athletics)
• Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium (Athletics(track and field) and football)

[edit] Republic of Ireland

• National Stadium (boxing)
• Croke Park (Gaelic games)
• Aviva Stadium (rugby union and association football) (by 2010)
• Morton Stadium (athletics)

[edit] Israel

• Ramat Gan Stadium (football)
• Nokia Arena (basketball)
• Canada Stadium (Tennis)

[edit] Italy

• Stadio Flaminio (rugby union)

[edit] Jamaica

• Independence Park (football and athletics)
• Sabina Park (cricket)

[edit] Japan

• Tokyo Dome (baseball)
• National Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
• Yokohama International Stadium (football)
• Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (rugby union) — The Japan national team plays matches at several venues around the country, but Chichibunomiya is the most commonly used, and the country's national federation is headquartered here.
• Kokugikan (Sumo)

[edit] Republic of Korea

• Seoul Olympic Stadium (athletics)
• Seoul World Cup Stadium (football)

[edit] Democratic People's Republic of Korea

• Kim Il-sung Stadium (football and athletics)
• Rungrado May Day Stadium

[edit] Lesotho

• Setsoto Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Luxembourg

• Stade Josy Barthel

[edit] Libya

• 11 June Stadium

[edit] Liechtenstein

• Rheinpark Stadion (football)

[edit] Lithuania

• Siemens Arena (basketball)
• S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium (football)

[edit] Macedonia

• Philip II Arena (football)

[edit] Malaysia

• Stadium Negara (football)
• Bukit Jalil National Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Malta

• Ta' Qali Stadium (football)

[edit] Martinique

• Stade d'Honneur (football and athletics)

[edit] Mexico

• Estadio Azteca (football)

[edit] Monaco

• Stade Louis II (football and athletics)

[edit] Morocco

• Stade Mohamed V

[edit] Namibia

• Hage Geingob Stadium (rugby union)

[edit] Netherlands

• Olympisch Stadion (athletics)
• The national football team has no dedicated stadium. It plays at venues around the country.

[edit] New Zealand

• Eden Park (rugby union, cricket)
  • Both the rugby and cricket national teams play at venues throughout the country, but Eden Park is the most frequently used.

[edit] Nicaragua

• Estadio Dennis Martinez (baseball and football)

[edit] Northern Ireland

• Windsor Park (football)

[edit] Norway

• Ullevaal Stadion (football)
• Bislett Stadion (athletics

[edit] Pakistan

• National Stadium, Karachi, (cricket)

[edit] Panama

• Estadio Nacional de Panamá (baseball)
• Estadio Rommel Fernandez (Football)

[edit] Paraguay

• Estadio Defensores del Chaco (football)

[edit] Peru

• Estadio Nacional (Lima) (football)

[edit] Philippines

• Rizal Memorial Coliseum (athletics, football)

[edit] Poland

• Silesian Stadium (football)
• Spodek Arena (volleyball)

[edit] Portugal

• Estádio do Jamor (football and athletics)
• Estádio Universitário de Lisboa (rugby union)

[edit] Romania

• Stadionul Naţional (football)
• Stadionul Naţional de Rugby (rugby union)

[edit] Russia

• Luzhniki Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Scotland

• Hampden Park (football)
• Murrayfield (rugby union)
• The Grange (cricket)

[edit] Singapore

• National Stadium, Singapore (football and athletics)

[edit] South Africa

• FNB Stadium (football)
• Newlands Cricket Ground (cricket)
• South Africa does not have a national stadium for rugby union. The Springboks play at several venues throughout the country, four of which seat over 50,000.

[edit] Sweden

• Råsunda Stadium (men's football)
  • Future: Swedbank Arena
• Gamla Ullevi (women's football)
• Ericsson Globe (ice hockey)

[edit] Syria

• Abbasiyyin Stadium (football)
• Aleppo International Stadium (football)

[edit] Taiwan

• World Games Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Thailand

• Rajamangala Stadium
• Suphachalasai Stadium

[edit] Turkey

• Atatürk Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)

[edit] Ukraine

• Olimpiysky National Sports Complex (football and athletics)

[edit] United States of America

• No United States national team has a dedicated stadium or arena. National teams will play at different venues throughout the country.

[edit] Uruguay

• Estadio Centenario (football)
• Estadio Charrúa (rugby union)

[edit] Venezuela

• Estadio Pueblo Nuevo (football)

[edit] Vietnam

• My Dinh National Stadium (football)

[edit] Wales

• Millennium Stadium (rugby union and football)

[edit] References

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