National stadium
All you want to know about National stadium
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, do not have a National Stadium designated as such.
A list of national stadiums are:
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
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.
Armenia
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. As it is the largest stadium in Australia (with a capacity at 100,000), and is located in Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia, the MCG is generally considered Australia's national stadium, although it alternates between ANZ Stadium hosting major events.
- ANZ Stadium, formerly known as Stadium Australia, 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.
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
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.
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
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.
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
People's Republic of China
Colombia
Congo-Brazzaville
Congo-Kinshasa
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
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)
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Faroe Islands
Fiji
Finland
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.
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Germany usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country.
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Honduras
Iceland
Iran
India
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
- Tokyo Dome (baseball)
- National Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
- Yokohama International Stadium (football)
- Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (rugby union)
Korea, South
Korea, North
Lesotho
- Setsoto Stadium (football and athletics)
Luxembourg
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Malaysia
Malta
Martinique
- Stade d'Honneur (football and athletics)
Mexico
Monaco
- Stade Louis II (football and athletics)
Morocco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Northern Ireland
Norway
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Ireland
- National Stadium (Ireland), first all purpose boxing stadium in the world.
- Croke Park (Gaelic games)
- Lansdowne Road (rugby union and association football) Undergoing reconstruction, to reopen in early 2010: events moved to Croke Park until then.
- Morton Stadium (athletics)
- National Aquatic Centre (swimming)
Romania
Russia
Scotland
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.
Sweden
- Råsunda Stadium (football)
- Globe Arena (ice hockey)
- Future stadiums:
Syria
Turkey
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wales
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