The largest stadium in the world
The largest stadium in the world Rungrado 1st of May is the largest stadium in the world in terms of crowd capacity, with a capacity of 114,000 spectators, and an estimated total area of about 206,390 m2, located on the island of Rungra in the capital of North Korea
Pyongyang, and it is worth noting that the largest crowd attendance in the history of this stadium was recorded in wrestling competitions in 1995 AD, with 190,000 spectators, which is an unprecedented record worldwide.
The name of the stadium is associated with the date of its official opening on the first of May in the year 1989 AD, which witnesses the annual celebration of International Labor Day, as it took about two and a half years to build during the period between
1986 AD - 1989 AD, and it was recently updated in the year 2014, and its upper structure was created from 16 pieces covering parts of the inside and outside the stadium in a distinctive way that resembles a magnolia flower.
It is noteworthy that the Rungrado May Day Stadium is used in many international sporting events hosted by North Korea; Such as athletics, wrestling, and team games in the annual Arirang Festival, in addition to hosting the international football matches of the North Korean national football team.
Ranking of the largest stadiums in the world in terms of size The following table shows the descending order of the largest stadiums in the world in various sports in terms of crowd capacity, which have a capacity of more than 90,000 spectators: Stadium name Number of individual seats Stadium location (city, country)
Rungrado May Day 114,000 Pyongyang, North Korea Motera Stadium 110,000 Gujarat, India Michigan Stadium 107,601 Michigan, USA Beaver Stadium 106,572 Pennsylvania, USA Ohio Stadium 102,780 Ohio, USA
USA Kyle Field 102,733 Texas, USA Neyland Stadium 102,455 Tennessee, USA Tiger Stadium 102,321 Louisiana, USA Bryant Denny Stadium 101,821 Alabama, USA Daryl K Royal-Texas
Memorial 100,119 Texas, USA Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,024 Melbourne, Australia Camp Nou 99,354 Barcelona, Spain First National Bank (FNB) Stadium 94,736 Johannesburg, South Africa Sanford Stadium 92,746 Georgia, USA
American Cotton Stadium 92,100 Texas, USA Rose Bowl 90,888 California, USA Wembley Stadium 90,000 London, UK
About the largest stadiums in the world The following is the most important information about the largest stadiums in the world in various sports in terms of mass capacity:
Motera Stadium: (English: Motera Stadium), is the largest cricket stadium around the world, with a capacity of 110,000 spectators, located in India in the city of Gujarat, and officially opened in February of the year 2020, and it is worth noting that cricket is the most popular sport at
India. Michigan Stadium: (English: Michigan Stadium), is the largest stadium in the United States of America, and the largest American football stadium around the world in particular, with a capacity of
107,601 spectators, and is located in the United States of America in the state of Michigan, and it was officially opened in the year 1927 AD Throughout its history, it has witnessed several expansions.
Beaver Stadium: (English: Beaver Stadium), is the second largest stadium in the United States of America, and it is the official stadium of the Pennsylvania Nittany Lions football team and currently
accommodates 106,572 spectators. It is located in the state of Pennsylvania. It was established in 1960 AD and witnessed several expansions The largest in the year 2001.
