National stadium
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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 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 and Germany, do not have a National Stadium designated as such.
A list of national stadiums are:
[edit] Afghanistan
[edit] Albania
[edit] Algeria
[edit] Andorra
[edit] Angola
[edit] Antigua and Barbuda
[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
[edit] 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 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
[edit] Azerbaijan
[edit] Bahamas
[edit] Bahrain
[edit] Bangladesh
[edit] Barbados
- Barbados National Stadium (outdoor track and field)
[edit] Belarus
[edit] Belgium
[edit] Benin
[edit] Bermuda
[edit] Bhutan
[edit] Bolivia
[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] Botswana
[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
[edit] Bulgaria
[edit] Burkina Faso
[edit] Burundi
[edit] Cambodia
[edit] Cameroon
[edit] Canada
- BMO Field (men's soccer)
- Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) (women's soccer and formerly men's)
- Canada does not have a national stadium/arena for ice hockey. The national team plays at several venues throughout the country.
[edit] Cape Verde
[edit] Central African Republic
[edit] Chad
[edit] Chile
[edit] People's Republic of China
[edit] Colombia
[edit] Republic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville
[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo-Kinshasa
[edit] Cook Islands
[edit] Costa Rica
[edit] Côte d'Ivoire
[edit] Croatia
[edit] Cuba
[edit] Cyprus
[edit] Czech Republic
[edit] Denmark
[edit] Djibouti
[edit] Dominican Republic
[edit] East Timor
[edit] Ecuador
[edit] Egypt
[edit] El Salvador
[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
[edit] Eritrea
[edit] Estonia
[edit] Ethiopia
[edit] Faroe Islands
[edit] Fiji
[edit] Finland
[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 exclusively uses Stade de France for its fixtures in the Six Nations Championship.
[edit] Gabon
[edit] The Gambia
[edit] Georgia
[edit] Germany
Germany usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country.
[edit] Ghana
[edit] Greece
[edit] Greenland
[edit] Grenada
[edit] Guatemala
[edit] Guinea
[edit] Guinea-Bissau
[edit] Guyana
[edit] Honduras
[edit] Hong Kong
[edit] Iceland
[edit] Indonesia
[edit] Iran
[edit] India
[edit] Ireland
- National Stadium (boxing)
- Croke Park (Gaelic games)
- Aviva Stadium (rugby union and association football) (by 2010)
- Morton Stadium (athletics)
[edit] Israel
[edit] Italy
[edit] Jamaica
[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 both at this Tokyo venue and in Osaka. but the country's national federation is headquartered at Chichibunomiya.
- Kokugikan (Sumo)
[edit] South Korea
[edit] North Korea
[edit] Lesotho
- Setsoto Stadium (football and athletics)
[edit] Luxembourg
[edit] Libya
[edit] Liechtenstein
[edit] Lithuania
[edit] Macedonia
[edit] Malaysia
[edit] Malta
[edit] Martinique
- Stade d'Honneur (football and athletics)
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Monaco
- Stade Louis II (football and athletics)
[edit] Morocco
[edit] Netherlands
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] Nicaragua
[edit] Northern Ireland
[edit] Norway
[edit] Pakistan
[edit] Panama
[edit] Paraguay
[edit] Peru
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Poland
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Romania
[edit] Russia
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Singapore
[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 (football)
- Globe Arena (ice hockey)
- Future stadiums:
