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List of track and field stadiums by capacity

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This list contains stadiums with at least a 45,000 capacity that include facilities for athletics events.

Athletics stadiums with a capacity of 45,000 or higher

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1 Bukit Jalil National Stadium 87,411 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2001 Southeast Asian Games, 2017 Southeast Asian Games Association football
2 Guangdong Olympic Stadium 80,012[1] Guangzhou  China 2001 National Games of China, 2009 Asian Championships, 2010 Asian Games Association football
3 Beijing National Stadium 80,000[2] Beijing  China IAAF World Challenge (IAAF World Challenge Beijing), 2008 Summer Olympics, 2015 World Championships, 2027 World Athletics Championships Association football
4 National Sports Stadium 80,000 Harare  Zimbabwe Association football
5 Azadi Stadium 78,166[3] Tehran  Iran 1974 Asian Games Association football
6 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 77,193 Jakarta  Indonesia 1962 Asian Games, 1985, 1995, and 2000 Asian Athletics Championships, 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Asian Para Games Association football
7 Atatürk Olympic Stadium 76,092 [4] Istanbul  Turkey Association football
8 Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium 75,000 Isfahan Iran Association football
9 Cairo International Stadium 75,000 Cairo Egypt 1991 All-Africa Games Association football
10 Stade de France 69,000 Saint-Denis  France IAAF Diamond League (Meeting de Paris; 1999-2016), 2003 World Championships, 2024 Summer Olympics Association football, rugby union, rugby league
11 Olympiastadion 71,000[5] Berlin  Germany IAAF World Challenge (ISTAF Berlin), 1936 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships, 2018 European Championships Association football
12 International Stadium Yokohama 72,237 Yokohama  Japan 2019 IAAF World Relays Association football, rugby union
13 Stadio Olimpico 67,585[6] Rome  Italy IAAF Diamond League (Golden Gala), 1960 Summer Olympics, 1974, 2024 European Championships, 1975 Summer Universiade, 1987 World Championships, 2001 Summer Deaflympics Association football
14 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex 70,050[7] Kyiv Ukraine Association football
15 Seoul Olympic Stadium 60,000 Seoul  South Korea 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics Association football
16 Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618[8] Athens  Greece 2004 Summer Olympics, 1982 European Championships, 1997 World Championships Association football
17 Olympiastadion 63,118[9] Munich  Germany 1972 Summer Olympics, 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, 2002, 2022 European Championships Association football
18 Estadio Olímpico Universitario 68,954 Mexico City  Mexico 1955 Pan American Games, 1968 Summer Olympics, 1975 Pan American Games, 1979 Summer Universiade Association football
19 Yadegar-e Emam Stadium 68,833 Tabriz Iran Association football
20 Baku Olympic Stadium 68,700 Baku  Azerbaijan 2015 European Games, 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Association football
21 Salt Lake Stadium 68,000[10] Kolkata India 1987 South Asian Games Association football
22 Japan National Stadium 68,000 Tokyo  Japan 2020 Summer Olympics, 2020 Summer Paralympics Association football, rugby union
23 Daegu Stadium 66,422 Daegu  South Korea 2003 Summer Universiade, 2011 World Championships Association football
24 Basra International Stadium 65,227 Basra  Iraq Association football
25 Tripoli Stadium 45,000 Tripoli Libya Association football
26 Stade du 5 Juillet 64,000 Algiers Algeria 1975 Mediterranean Games, 1978 All-Africa Games, 2000 African Championships in Athletics, 2004 Pan Arab Games, 2007 All-Africa Games, 2018 African Youth Games Association football
27 Nanjing Olympic Sports Center 61,443 Nanjing  China IAAF World Challenge (Nanjing World Challenge), 2005 National Games of China, 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Association football
28 Moshood Abiola National Stadium 60,491 Abuja Nigeria 2003 All-Africa Games Association football
29 Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre 60,334 Shenzhen  China 2011 Summer Universiade Association football
30 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 58,000[11] Delhi India 1982 Asian Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games Association football
31 Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi 60,000 Radès  Tunisia 2001 Mediterranean Games Association football
32 National Heroes Stadium 50,000 Lusaka  Zambia Association football
33 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium 60,000 Kuwait City Kuwait Association football
34 Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre Stadium 60,000 Shenyang China 2013 National Games of China Association football
35 Hefei Olympic Sports Center Stadium 60,000 Hefei China Association football
36 Guangxi Sports Center 60,000 Nanning China Association football
37 Chongqing Olympic Sports Center 58,860 Chongqing  China Association football
38 Stadio San Nicola 58,270 Bari Italy 1997 Mediterranean Games Association football
39 Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes 57,000 Córdoba  Argentina Association football
40 Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium 56,808 Jinan  China 2009 National Games of China Association football
41 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 55,926 Barcelona Spain 1955 Mediterranean Games, 1998 IAAF World Cup, 1992 Summer Olympics, 2010 European Athletics Championships, 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics Association football
42 Stadion Śląski 55,211 Chorzów Poland 2021 World Athletics Relays, 2021 European Athletics Team Championships Super League, 2028 European Athletics Championships Association football
43 Kasarani Stadium 55,000 Nairobi  Kenya 1987 All-Africa Games, 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships Association football
44 Kaohsiung National Stadium 55,000 Kaohsiung  Taiwan Association football
45 Helong Sports Center Stadium 55,000 Changsha  China
46 Tianhe Stadium 54,856 Guangzhou  China 1987 National Games of China Association football
47 Tianjin Olympic Center 54,696 Tianjin China 2017 National Games of China Association football
48 Boris Paichadze Stadium 54,549 Tbilisi  Georgia Association football, rugby union
49 Wuhan Sports Center Stadium 54,000 Wuhan  China 2015 Asian Athletics Championships, Association football
50 Aleppo International Stadium 53,200 Aleppo Syria Association football
51 Rajko Mitić Stadium 53,000 Belgrade Serbia Association football
52 Yellow Dragon Sports Center 52,672 Hangzhou  China Association football
53 Franklin Field 52,593 Philadelphia United States Liberty Bell Classic, Penn Relays American football
54 Guiyang Olympic Sports Center 51,638 Guiyang  China Association football
55 Hohhot City Stadium 51,632 Hohhot  China Association football
56 Shizuoka Stadium 50,889 Fukuroi  Japan Association football, rugby union
57 Ernst Happel Stadion 50,865 Vienna Austria Austria 1938 European Championships Association football
58 King Baudouin Stadium 50,024 Brussels  Belgium IAAF Diamond League (Memorial Van Damme), 1950 European Championships Association football
59 Singapore National Stadium 50,000 Singapore Singapore 2015 Southeast Asian Games Associention football, Cricket, rugby sevens
60 Nagai Stadium 47,000 Osaka  Japan 2007 World Championships Association football
61 Jiangxi Olympic Sports Center 50,000 Nanchang China Association football
62 Xinjiang Sports Centre 48,000 Ürümqi  China Association football
63 Khalifa International Stadium 45,000 Doha Qatar IAAF Diamond League (Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix), 2006 Asian Games, 2019 Asian Championships Association football
64 Pars Shiraz Stadium 50,000 Shiraz Iran Association football
65 Rajamangala National Stadium 49,722 Bangkok Thailand Association football
66 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium 49,500 Beirut Lebanon Association football
67 Miyagi Stadium 49,133 Rifu Japan Association football
68 Incheon Munhak Stadium 49,084 Incheon South Korea Association football
69 Stade Mohammed V 45,891 Casablanca Morocco 1983 Mediterranean Games Association football
70 Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium 45,000 Surabaya Indonesia Association football
71 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium 45,000 Seremban Malaysia Association football
72 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 45,000 Kobe Japan Association football

See also

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References

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