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Signal Iduna Park- Home of Borussia Dortmind







Capacity: 81 264

Seated: 53 675

Veltins Arena formally Arena auf Schalke- Home of Schalke FC



Features:

The Veltins Arena features a Teflon-coated fiberglass canvas retractable roof, which spans the entire stadium. The roof is supported by a rectangular truss that is suspended above the field, which is in turn connected to the main building via 24 steel pylons. The center of the roof can be opened into two halves, allowing for an opened and covered stadium, depending on weather and venue. In order to reduce the exterior noise of up to 105 decibels during concerts, a second layer of Teflon-coated fiberglass canvas was added over the first, creating a dampening air cushion. Hanging 25m over the center of the pitch are four video screens, each with a surface area of 35m². The centrally suspended scoreboard, similar to those found inside indoor sports areas, was the first of its kind in football stadia, and has since been copied in the Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt.

Like the Sapporo Dome in Japan and University of Phoenix Stadium in the United States, and Gelredome in the The Netherlands before it, the Veltins Arena features a slide out pitch. Supported by 11,400t substructure, the playing field can be moved in and out of the stadium within 4 hours. This has several advantages:

The grass playing surface can grow under normal outside conditions without suffering from a lack of circulation and light as in other arenas.
The football pitch is not damaged during indoor events such as concerts.
The floor of the multi-functional hall can be converted and retro-fitted within a short amount of time.
The outside area that is not occupied by the field can be used as parking facilities for buses during football matches.

Capacity:

61 027

Seated:

44 813

Allianz Area Munich- Home to Bayern and 1860 Munich





Features:

Allianza Arena is lit up in red when Bayern Munich play, in blue when 1860 Munich play and in white when in use by the German National Team.

Capacity:

69 901

Seated:

66,000

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The Maracana or Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho





Capacity: 92 000

Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera)- home of Boca Juniors





Boca v Sao Paulo

Capacity:

57 446

Seated:

19,408

Brann Stadion- Home to SK Brann Norway





Capacity:

17 824

Seated: 16,824

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Olimpiyskiy Kompleks Luzhniki Stadion- Home to Spartak Moskva and Russian National Team





Features:

The Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium (Центральный стадион имени В.И.Ленина) in Luzhniki, Moscow, nowadays called Luzhniki Stadium (Стадион "Лужники"), is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 84,745 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Sports Complex, geographically located at 55.715683° N 37.553533° E. One of the key features is the artifical turf used to combat the heavy winters in Russia. Host to the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

Capacity:

84 745 all seater

Amsterdam Arena- Home to Ajax





Features:

The stadium, which opened in 1996, is one of the first in the world to combine a retractable roof with a grass surface. This caused some problems in the beginning: the grass rolls would not grow in the shade of the open roof and had to be replaced up to four times a year. Its all-seated capacity is 51,628. The estimated cost of the stadium is around € 96 million. The inaugural match was between the home team Ajax and AC Milan which ended in a 0-3 win by Milan. The first goal was scored by Dejan Savićević.

Capacity:

51 324 all seater

Old Trafford- Home to Manchester United







Features:

* The Old Trafford pitch is surrounded by four covered all-seater stands, officially known as the North, East, South and West Stands. Each stand has at least two tiers, with the exception of the South Stand, which only has one tier due to construction restrictions. The lower tier of each stand is split into Lower and Upper sections, the Lower sections having been converted from terracing in the early 1990s.

*Perhaps the most famous stand at Old Trafford is the West Stand, also known as the Stretford End. Traditionally, the stand is where the hard-core United fans are located, and also the ones who make the most noise. Originally designed to hold 20,000 fans, the Stretford End was the last stand to be covered and also the last remaining all-terraced stand at the ground before the forced upgrade to seating in the early 1990s.[1] When the second tier was added to the Stretford End, many fans from the old "K" Stand moved there, and decided to hang banners and flags from the barrier at the front of the tier. So ingrained in Manchester United culture is the Stretford End, that Denis Law was given the nickname "King of the Stretford End", and there is even a statue of Law located on the concourse of the stand's upper tier.

Capacity:

76,212 all seater

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Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)



With the spectators being so close to the pitch, the stands being so steep and with a large roof, it is considered to have one of the best atmospheres of any stadium in the world.

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The stadium underwent further renovations for the 1990 World Cup with $60m being spent, bringing the stadium up to UEFA 5-star standard. As part of the renovations, the stadium became all seated, with an extra tier being added to 3 sides of the stadium. This entailed the building of 11 concrete towers around the outside of the stadium. Four of these concrete towers located at the corner to support a new roof which has distinctive protruding red girders.



Capacity: 82,995

Estadio da Luz



Home of Benefica

Capacity: 65,647

HSH Nordbank Arena



Home to Hamburg SV



Capacity: 57,274

Þükrü Saracoðlu Stadium



Home of Fenerbahce



Capacity: 55,000

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Estadio do Dragao
Hard to go past this one really, said to be have one of the best contemporary designs when it comes to stadiums.
No matter which angle you look at it from it is just an awesome stadium.




Estádio Municipal de Braga
This one is very interesting in that it only has two sides, but the simplicity of it is quite interesting. At one end you have a simple large rock face, on the other you have a view over the Portugese country side. The stadium itself however has a great exterior facade of mainly concrete.





Nou Camp
Soon to be renovated I had to put in this stadium as it is one of the most famous in Europe. Whilst it may not have a great atmosphere that many stadiums are graded on, the Nou Camp is a special place where football and religion merge as one. Home to the club bearing the motto that is "more than a club", the Nou Camp is like a footballing temple, more than just another stadium. Whilst some of its history may be more appreciated by Barca fans like myself, it is still a great experience for any football enthusiast.




Toyota Stadium
This stadium is a more modern one which I like because of its design. It has made the most of the compact space, giving a real feel for the action going on. With the option of playing under a roof, the stadium has an obvious great atmosphere. I have seen videos of Urawa fans there and the noise carries very well and it is one of the sexiest curvas i have seen. Not so much the fans that are in it week in week out but just the shape of the stand has some great potential.

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Poljud, Hajduk Split

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Poljud is a football stadium in the Croatian city of Split. It takes its name from the neighbourhood of Poljud, its original name is "Gradski stadion u Poljudu" ("City Stadium in Poljud"). It is the home of HNK Hajduk Split, one of the top football teams in the country. The stadium currently has a capacity of 35,000. The stadium is affectionately known to the locals as the "Poljudska ljepotica" or "Poljud beauty". Poljud is the second largest stadium in Croatia after the Maksimir stadium.

La Bombonera, Boca Juniors

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The Estadio Alberto J. Armando (formerly the Estadio Camilo Cichero) is a stadium located in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires. Affectionately known as La Bombonera (the Chocolate Box) due to its rectangular shape, it is home to Boca Juniors, one of Argentina's most famous football clubs.

Three sides of the Bombonera are made up of traditional sloping stadium stands, but the fourth side had to be built vertically, with several seating areas stacked one on top of the other, to stay within the stadium's property. La Bombonera is renowned for vibrating when fans start to jump in rhythm; in particular, the unique vertical side will sway slightly, leading to the phrase "La Bombonera no tiembla. Late" ("the Bombonera does not tremble. It beats.").

Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, Italy



Home to Triestina and the Azzuri occasionally



Capacity of just over 30,000



FK Viktoria Stadion, Prague



Home to Viktoria Zizkov.

Capacity 5,600



Just an awesome stadium. Great Location too.

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Karaiskákis Stadium - Greece

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The Karaiskaki Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground for the football section of the Olympiacos sports club. The stadium is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area.

Capacity: 33,334




Santiago Bernabeu Stadium

Capacity: 80,400

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The Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It is the home of Real Madrid. Work on the grounds started on October 27, 1944. Originally called Estadio Chamartín after Madrid's previous stadium, it was inaugurated in December 1947. Real Madrid officially adopted the present name, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, on January 4, 1955 in honor of the club president Santiago Bernabéu.

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Marina Bay Floating Stadium, also known as Marina Bay Floating Platform, is the world's first and largest floating stadium. It is located on the waters of the future Marina Reservoir, in Marina Bay, Singapore.

Made entirely of steel, the floating platform on Marina Bay measures 120 metres long and 83 metres wide. The platform can bear up to 1,070 tonnes, equivalent to the total weight of 9,000 people, 200 tonnes of stage props and three 30-tonne military vehicles. The gallery at the stadium has a seating capacity of 30,000 people.

The stadium will be the venue for all Singaporean national team games for the next 2 years, until the construction of the "Sports Hub" is complete. Though once the Sports Hub is built, they'll consider whether moving all national team games back to the Sports Hub, or whether to keep it at the floating stadium.

One problem with the Sports Hub is that it will have an athletics track around it, which isn't ideal for football. The Floating stadium, on the other hand, was built for one sport - football. Though many argue that the capacity is too low to stage national team games.

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Floating stadium sounds odd really...

[Foxy]

It does rather doesn't it!

I like Benfica's stadium, that looks brilliant from the photo. As does all the colours emitting from the Nou Camp

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Millennium Stadium - Cardiff
Capacity: 73,434 (72,500 for Football)







Simply stunning. Built on the site of the Cardiff Arms Park by Laing, the stadium was completed in October 1999, at a cost of £130 million. The stadium features a fully retractable roof which takes about 20 minutes to close and is the first of its kind to be constructed in Britain. The stadium is completely enclosed with curved corners and is mostly three tiered with an additional row of 125 executive boxes. Add to this two huge screens, suspended beneath the roof at each end of the stadium, and you have a sight to behold. Unfortunately one end, the North Stand, is only two tiered as it backs onto the neighbouring Cardiff Rugby Club. Efforts were made to persuade the rugby club to move, but to no avail. Hence the stadium is built directly onto the rear of one of the rugby club stands and as there was insufficient space, a third tier could not be built. Another unusual feature of this stadium is that the grass pitch is grown outside of the stadium and is brought in when needed, allowing the stadium to be used for other events. Periodically a falcon is flown around the stadium to keep Cardiff's pigeon population at bay.

[Volrath2002]

lol we have the boca stadium twice

anyways for info and pics of all the south africa 2010 world cup go here: http://www.foreverma...showtopic=14064

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Anyone fancy joining me on a world stadium tour?

[Volrath2002]

hell yes!!!