The following is a list of football stadiums. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. All stadiums that are the home of a club or national team with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host FIFA World Cup finals matches. List of European stadiums by capacity List of Asian stadiums by capacity List of African stadiums by capacity List of South American stadiums by capacity List of American football stadiums by capacity The list contains both stadiums used solely for football, and those used for other sports as well as football. Some stadiums are only used by a team for certain high attendance matches, like local derbies or cup games. References External links Atlas of Worldwide Football (Soccer) Stadiums for GoogleEarth ***NEW*** The 10 Biggest Football (or Soccer) Stadiums in the World listed by TheOffside.com The 10 Largest Football Stadiums in the World listed by SoccerLens.com The Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the World listed by TopTensBest.com Top 10 World's Largest Sports Stadiums listed by TheWondrous.com Top Ten Biggest Sports Stadiums in the World listed by Top10Land.com 10 oldest active football stadiums in the world listed by Sportskeeda.com Estadio at Real Madrid Lists of sports venues with capacity