Let’s know world famous football stadiums

To play football, you first need a decent stadium. There are many powerful teams in the world of football. Every successful team has its own “temple”. San Siro, Bernabeu, Camp Nou, and other shining names represent holiness and glory; Wembley and Maracana are historical monuments that have gone through many vicissitudes and still stand. Every football fan regards the stadium of his home team as the Mecca in his heart. The joys, sorrows, sorrows, and reunions played in the stadium are fascinating. Football is a kind of belief. Among the 50 world famous football stadiums, is there your favorite one?

1. San Siro Stadium

The San Siro Stadium, also known as the Meazza Stadium, is the home stadium of two Italian giants, AC Milan and Inter Milan. It is located in the San Siro district, 6 kilometers from the center of Milan. The stadium was built on September 19, 1926, and was designed by Ulisse Stachini, the designer of Milan Central Station. Later, it was rebuilt at a cost of 60 million US dollars for the 1990 World Cup in Italy, forming its current scale. It can now accommodate 85,000 spectators. The south stand of the stadium is the AC Milan diehard stand. The stadium hosted the opening ceremony of the 1990 World Cup in Italy and many games, and has hosted four Champions League finals. The 2016 Champions League final, in which Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid on penalties, was held at the San Siro Stadium.

2. Santiago Bernabéu

The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, the home stadium of the Spanish “Galactico Battleship” Real Madrid, is located in the north of the center of Madrid, Spain, next to the Avenida de Castilla in Plaza de Lima. It was officially completed on December 14, 1947 and named after Santiago Bernabéu, the greatest president in the history of Real Madrid. The stadium hosted the 1982 World Cup final and was also the stadium where the Spanish team won the European Cup for the first time in 1964. The stadium can now accommodate 80,000 spectators. The second picture is the design of the new Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, which is to be rebuilt at a cost of US$400 million. As the most successful football club in the world, the renovated Santiago Bernabéu Stadium will become a landmark building in Spain.

3. Allianz Arena

Allianz Arena, the home stadium of Bayern Munich, is located in Frotmanning, north of Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany. It was jointly planned and built by Bayern Munich and Munich 1860, where Chinese player Shao Jiayi played. It is the world’s first stadium named after a sponsor, namely the German Allianz Insurance Group. Later, due to the poor performance and poor management of Munich 1860, which could not afford the expenses, Bayern Munich took over and used it exclusively.

It was designed by the Swiss Herzog & de Meuron Architects, which designed the Beijing Bird’s Nest Stadium. The outer wall is composed of 2,874 airbag membrane structures, of which 1,056 can glow during the game. Depending on the team in the game, it can be illuminated by light and can show red, blue and white, corresponding to the colors of Bayern Munich, Munich 1860 and the German national team. The stadium can accommodate 75,000 spectators. The slope of the stadium audience seats is very large, with the slope of the lower audience seats being nearly 24 degrees, the slope of the middle audience seats being nearly 30 degrees, and the slope of the upper audience seats being nearly 34 degrees. This bird’s-eye view gives fans a strong visual impact and greatly enhances their emotions. The opening match of the 2006 World Cup in Germany was held at the Allianz Arena.

4. Camp Nou

Camp Nou, the home stadium of the Spanish giant FC Barcelona, ​​is located on Juan XIII Avenue in Barcelona. It was put into use on September 24, 1957. It was blessed by Cardinal Modre of Barcelona when it was laid. The name is a transliteration of the Catalan word “Camp Nou” for “new stadium”. The stadium can accommodate 105,000 spectators and hosted the opening ceremony of the 1982 World Cup in Spain and the football matches of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The picture below is the design of the new Camp Nou stadium that is under review.

5. Old Trafford

Old Trafford, the home stadium of the English giant Manchester United, is located in Stretford, Trafford Borough, Greater Manchester, England. It was completed in 1910 and was suspended during World War II due to continuous bombing by the German Air Force. It was resumed in 1949. That is the second largest stadium in England and is know as the “Theatre of Dreams”. It has hosted important events such as the 1966 World Cup, the 1996 European Cup, and the 2012 Olympic Games.

The north stand of the stadium is named after Ferguson, the most meritorious coach in the history of Manchester United, the south stand is named after the great English star Bobby Charlton, and the west stand is the stand for Manchester United diehards. The statue “Holy Trinity” designed by the three greatest players in the history of Manchester United, Bobby Charlton, George Best, and Denis Law, stands in front of the stadium.

6. Juventus Arena

Juventus Arena, the home stadium of Juventus in Italy, was rebuilt in 2011 on the original Delle Alpi Stadium. It can accommodate 40,000 spectators and is the first football stadium in Italy that is fully owned by the club. As the stadium was built not long ago, it is a modern, luxurious and beautiful stadium. The facilities in the stadium are designed according to the service standards of top hotels, and the VIP treasure box is called the “crown jewel”. Because the club reached an agreement with Allianz Group and gave the naming rights of the stadium to Allianz Group, starting from July 1, 2017, Juventus Arena was also renamed another “Allianz Stadium”.

7. Anfield Stadium

Anfield Stadium, the home stadium of Liverpool Football Club, is located in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It was built in 1884 and is one of the oldest stadiums in the world, with a capacity of 45,000 spectators. The famous KOP stand where Liverpool’s diehard fans are located and the song “You’ll Never Walk Alone” are the symbols of the stadium. It is a world-famous devil’s home stadium. The slogan “This is Anfield” on the wall of the player’s tunnel creates strong psychological pressure on the away team.

8. Stamford Bridge

Stamford Bridge, the home stadium of Chelsea Football Club, is located in Fulham, London, England. It was built in 1877 and can accommodate 45,000 spectators. The named after a small river called “Stamford” that flows into the Thames near the stadium. It is the third largest stadium in London. The picture below shows the new Stamford Bridge Stadium that Chelsea Football Club is preparing to expand.

9. Emirates Stadium

The Emirates Stadium, the home stadium of the English “Gunners” Arsenal, is located on Queensland Road next to Drayton Square in London, England. The stadium was built in July 2006 and sponsored by Emirates Airlines. Arsenal moved to the Emirates Stadium from the famous Highbury Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 spectators.

10. Westfalenstadion

Westfalenstadion, now renamed Signal Iduna Park due to sponsorship, is the home stadium of German Borussia Dortmund. It is located on Strobelallee Road beside the Elsheim River in Dortmund, Ruhr District, North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. Built in 1974, it can accommodate 85,000 spectators and is the largest stadium in Germany. Regardless of Dortmund’s success or failure, decline or rise, the audience for almost every game is more than 70,000 people, making it the world’s most famous devil’s home stadium. The famous South Stand is the Dortmund die-hard stand, which can accommodate 25,000 fans, all of whom are standing tickets. The yellow waves created during the game have become a unique landscape. In the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in the 2012-2013 season, Dortmund played against Malaga at home. The large Tifo with a telescope overlooking the Champions League trophy in the South Stand of Westfalenstadion was quite spectacular.

11. Calderon Stadium

Calderon Stadium, the home stadium of Atletico Madrid, the Spanish “Bedsheet Army”, is located on the banks of the Manzanares River in the southwest of Madrid. It is named after Vincent Calderon, the greatest president in the history of Atletico Madrid. The stadium can accommodate 55,000 spectators. In the 1999-2000 season, Atletico Madrid performed poorly and was unfortunately relegated. The scene of thousands of Atletico Madrid fans holding lighters and praying around the stadium at night became a classic, but the 2017 season will be the last season of the Calderon Stadium. The picture below shows the new home stadium of Atletico Madrid, the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium sponsored and built by Wanda Group, which Atletico Madrid moved into in the 2018 season.

12. Stadio Olimpico, Rome

13. White Hart Lane

The Stadio Olimpico, home of the Italian football teams Roma and Lazio, is located on Viale dei Gladiatori on the banks of the Tevere River in Rome. Completed in 1937, it can accommodate 105,000 spectators and has hosted many major events, including the 1960 Rome Olympics, the 1987 World Athletics Championships, the 1990 World Cup Final in Italy, and the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final.

White Hart Lane, the home stadium of Tottenham Hotspur, is located at 748 High Road, London. Built on September 4, 1899, it can accommodate 40,000 spectators. White Hart Lane has been with Tottenham for 115 years. After the end of the 2016-2017 season, it will be completely rebuilt. On April 30, 2016, Tottenham defeated their arch-rival Arsenal 2:0 at home, which became the last game held at White Hart Lane. After the game, Tottenham fans rushed into the stadium and cut the grass of the stadium as a memorial. In the next few seasons, Tottenham will temporarily rent other stadiums for games. The picture below shows the new White Hart Lane stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 spectators after the renovation.

14. Wembley Stadium

Wembley Stadium, the home of the England national team, is located in the northwest of London. It was rebuilt from the old Wembley Stadium in 2007 and is considered the greatest stadium in the world, accommodating 90,000 spectators. It has hosted two consecutive UEFA Champions League finals in 2011 and 2013. The stadium’s biggest feature is the 133-meter-high arch, which is 315 meters long and is the world’s longest single-span roof structure. Under the light, it is gorgeous and dazzling, and it shines in the distance with the London Eye, a landmark building not far away. Tottenham Hotspur rented Wembley Stadium as its temporary home.

15. Amsterdam Arena

Amsterdam Arena, the home stadium of the Dutch Ajax team, is located on Amsterdam Arena Boulevard in the southeast of Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands. It was completed on August 14, 1996 and can accommodate 52,000 spectators. It is known as an entertainment palace. The retractable roof is full of technology and can host various football and rugby events, large-scale entertainment performances, concerts, etc. In order to commemorate the great Dutch star Cruyff, the stadium was officially renamed Cruyff Arena on April 25, 2017.

16. Dragon Stadium

The Dragon Stadium, the home stadium of the Portuguese black shop Porto team, is located on Alameda Antas Road in Porto. It was built in 2003 and hosted many games of the 2004 European Cup. Due to the rich mineral resources around Porto, the Douro River is called the “River of Gold”. There is an ancient legend in Portugal that there is a dragon that wants to occupy the mineral deposits on both sides of the Douro River. Because it often spews flames, no one can do anything about it.

However, the smart and hardworking Porto people eventually extinguished the dragon’s flames with the water of the Douro River. The dragon became the servant and protector of the Porto people and helped the Porto people repel many enemy invasions. Since then, many Porto people have said that they are the children of the dragon and named their stadium “Dragon”. The Dragon Stadium is the most feared home stadium of the Premier League team.

17. Heading to Schalke Stadium

Aofu Schalke Stadium, the home stadium of the German Schalke 04 team, is located in the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr district, North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It was put into use on August 13, 2001 and can accommodate 52,000 spectators. The completely closable roof, the grass that can be moved out of the stadium, and the advanced and luxurious facilities make the stadium defined by UEFA as the only super five-star stadium. It echoes the Westfalenstadion of Dortmund, the mortal enemy in the Ruhr area. In the 2007 season, Schalke 04 played against Stuttgart at home. Schalke fans shouted as loud as 129 decibels (the decibel value measured at one meter away during the rocket launch at the Space Center was 130 decibels), setting a world record in football.

18. Luzhniki Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium, the home stadium of the Russian Torpedo Moscow team, is located on the banks of the Moscow River next to the Sparrow Hills in Moscow, the capital of Russia. It was completed on July 31, 1956 and can now accommodate 81,000 spectators. Due to the cold temperature in Russia, Luzhniki Stadium is one of the few famous stadiums in Europe that uses artificial turf. In the 2008 Champions League final, the match between Manchester United and Chelsea in the cold and rainy night at Luzhniki Stadium became a classic. The opening match and the final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia will both be held at the Luzhniki Stadium.

19. Etihad Stadium

Etihad Stadium, the home stadium of the “Blue Moon” Manchester City Football Club, is located in Ashton New Street, Manchester, England. Manchester City moved from the old Maine Road Stadium to the former Manchester City Stadium in 2003. In 2009, Sheikh Mansour, the son of the former UAE president and an oil tycoon, acquired Manchester City, and Manchester City began to rise. In 2011, Etihad Airways of the United Arab Emirates began to sponsor and name the stadium. The official name of the stadium is Etihad Stadium, but people are more accustomed to calling it Etihad Stadium. The picture below shows the Etihad Stadium under renovation after the renovation.

20. Stade de France

The Stade de France, home of the French national team, is located in Saint-Denis, a suburb of Paris, France. It was built to host the 1998 World Cup in France and hosted the World Cup final where France defeated Brazil 3:0. The Stade de France is currently the only stadium with retractable stands. When track and field competitions are needed, the seats around the lawn can be folded up to reveal the runway. On November 13, 2016, the French team faced the German team in a friendly match on FIFA Match Day. During the game, Paris was attacked by terrorists, and two explosions were clearly heard outside the stadium. After the game, the stadium allowed people around the stadium to enter the stadium for shelter.

21. Maracanã Stadium

Maracanã Stadium, the home stadium of the Brazilian national team, is officially known as the Mario Filao Stadium. It is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The stadium was built for the 1950 Brazil World Cup. When it was completed, it could accommodate 200,000 spectators, making it the stadium with the largest spectator capacity in the world so far. It hosted the finals of the 1950 and 2014 Brazil World Cups. That was also the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

It is the second stadium in history to host two World Cup finals and the first stadium in the world to host both the Olympics and the World Cup. For safety reasons, it can accommodate 82,000 spectators after the renovation. In the 1950 World Cup, the Brazilian team could have won the championship with a draw, but they were defeated 1:2 by Uruguay at the Maracanã Stadium and lost the championship. After the game, many Brazilian fans committed suicide because they could not accept the reality. This is the famous Maracanã tragedy in football history.

22. Azteca Stadium

The Azteca Stadium, the home stadium of the Mexican national team, is called the “Temple” by the Mexican people. Construction began in 1962. The stadium is built on volcanic rock and is the first stadium in the world to host two World Cup finals. The stadium can accommodate 105,000 spectators and has a special viewing area for the disabled. It was designed and built by Vásquez, the designer of the Mexican Museum of Anthropology and the Guadalupe Cathedral.

23. Love Song Stadium

The Estadio degli Amoris Las Ventanas, home of the Spanish “Yellow Submarine” Villarreal CF, is located in Labrador Square, Villarreal, Castellón Province, Valencia Autonomous Region. It was built in 1923 and can accommodate 22,000 spectators. The beautiful Mediterranean Sea is just 5 kilometers away from the stadium. On January 9, 2017, the stadium was officially renamed the “Estadio degli Alegre”, and the romantic temperament was instantly gone.

24. Goodison Park

Goodison Park, the home stadium of England’s “Toffees” Everton, is located on Walton Road in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, across a park from Anfield. Built in 1892, it has a long history. It is the first stadium in the UK with double-decker stands on all four sides, and the first stadium in the league to use an underground heating system. It can accommodate 40,000 spectators. The lawn of Goodison Park is laid on a huge stone slab with the names of the team’s diehard fans engraved on it. Under the lawn are buried the ashes of many diehard fans who have passed away. Sponsors once proposed to replace the lawn for Everton, and some sponsors proposed to rebuild the stadium for them just to buy the naming rights of the stadium, but these were all rejected by Everton.

25. Cardiff Millennium Stadium

The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the home of the Welsh national team, is located on the banks of the Taff River on Millennium Road in Cardiff, Wales. It was built in 1999 at a cost of 126 million pounds and can accommodate 74,500 spectators. It is the second largest stadium in Europe and the largest in the world with a retractable roof. In addition to football matches, the Millennium Stadium is also used for rugby and cricket matches.

The movable playing turf allows the stadium to be used for other purposes besides football matches, such as concerts and exhibitions. In 2005, it became the venue for the first indoor competition of the World Rally. There is a curse on the Millennium Stadium. Teams that use the south locker room of the stadium in major competitions cannot win. The 2016-2017 Champions League final, in which Real Madrid defeated Juventus 4:1, was held at the stadium.

26. Stadium of Light

The Estadio da Luz, home of the Portuguese team Benfica, is also known as the Luz Stadium. It is located on Lusiada Road in the center of Lisbon, Portugal. Luz means light in Portuguese, so the stadium is generally called the Estadio da Luz. It was completed in 1954 and demolished in 2002 to be rebuilt into the current new stadium. The stadium hosted the 2004 European Cup final, when the Greek team staged a Greek myth and defeated the host Portugal team 1:0 to win the championship. The 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League final, in which Real Madrid defeated Atletico Madrid 4:1, was also held at the Estadio da Luz.

27. Berlin Olympic Stadium

Berlin Olympic Stadium, the home stadium of the German team Hertha Berlin, is located in the Olympic Square in Berlin, the capital of Germany. In May 1931, Berlin was selected as the host city of the 1936 Olympic Games. Nazi Germany built the predecessor of the Olympic Stadium, the “Imperial Stadium”, for the Olympic Games. It was later expanded for the 1974 World Cup. After the expansion, the stadium has 26,000 seats. After the Allies withdrew from Berlin in 1993, due to the aging of the stadium due to disrepair, in order to apply for the 2000 Olympic Games, the city of Berlin began to rebuild the Olympic Stadium.

The renovated Olympic Stadium, which cost 242 million euros, can accommodate 76,000 spectators. The stadium has hosted many important competitions, including the 2006 German World Cup final, and hosted the World Athletics Championships in 2009. Its iconic blue and white runway is the color of the home team Hertha Berlin’s jersey.

28. St James’ Park

St. James’ Park, the home of England’s “Magpie” Newcastle United, is located on Barrack Road next to Newcastle University in Newcastle, London, England. It is one of the oldest stadiums in England and can accommodate 52,000 spectators. In 2011, it was renamed the Sports Goods Direct Arena due to a sponsorship.

In front of the main entrance is a sculpture of Jack Milburn, the team’s top scorer in history. Like any modern stadium, it has a simple and solid main steel structure, and the floodlights and columns supporting the roof of the stands are shining. The stands on all four sides are clearly layered, and the seats are clean and bright. The stadium has a series of supporting facilities such as locker rooms, trophy display rooms, gyms, bars and business centers, and even a small police station is specially set up under the stands on the south side. The movie “Goal” was filmed at St. James’ Park.

29. Candy Box Stadium

La Bombonera, the home stadium of the Argentine giant Boca Juniors, is located on the banks of the La Plata River in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The stadium was opened in 1940 and can accommodate 49,000 spectators. Because the home stadium is rectangular in shape, like a chocolate box, it is also called La Bombonera (i.e. “Chocolate Box”), hence the name of the Candy Box. The stadium is regarded as a football temple by Argentine players, and Boca Juniors is also the cradle of Argentine football superstars. Maradona, Batistuta, Riquelme, Tevez, Caniggia, Palermo, Samuel, Gago and other stars all came out of the La Bombonera.

30. Mestalla Stadium

Mestalla Stadium, the home stadium of the Spanish “Bat Legion” Valencia team, is also the home stadium frequently used by the Spanish national team. It is located on de Suecia Road in Valencia City, not far to the east is the beautiful Mediterranean Balearic Bay. The stadium has a long history. Construction began in 1923 and the first national team match was held in 1925. In 1936, the Spanish Civil War broke out.

In order to solve their livelihoods, people were forced to grow oranges in the stadium, and then it was used as a temporary prison for prisoners. The civil war ended on April 1, 1939. The stadium was severely damaged and then underwent large-scale restoration. To this day, the stadium can accommodate 55,000 spectators. The picture below shows the planned new Mestalla Stadium, but with the poor management of the team owner, Singaporean Chinese businessman Lin Rongfu, the team’s performance has seriously declined, and the construction of the new stadium has been suspended. I don’t know when the “Bat Legion” can regain its glory.

31. Hampden Park

Hampden Park, home of the Scottish Third Division team Queen’s Park, is also the home of the Scottish national team. It is located in the south of Glasgow, Scotland. In the early years, the stadium could accommodate 150,000 spectators and was a world-famous devil’s home stadium. After modernization, the stadium can now accommodate 52,500 spectators.

32. San Mamés Stadium

San Mamés Stadium, the home stadium of the Spanish “Basque Lions” Athletic Bilbao, was opened in 1913. Athletic Bilbao is a distinctive team in Spanish football. The team has pure bloodline, and all the players are of Basque descent. The team, together with the two La Liga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​is the only three teams in La Liga history that have never been relegated. The picture below shows the new San Mamés Stadium, which was put into use in 2015. The new stadium can accommodate 53,000 spectators. San Mamés Stadium has always been a famous devil’s home stadium in Spain. Barcelona has failed many times in this stadium. In order to continue the team’s glorious tradition, the grass of the new stadium was transplanted from the old stadium.

33. Ali Samiyan Stadium

Ali Samiyan Stadium, the home stadium of Galatasaray, Turkey, also known as Turk Telekom Stadium, is a world-famous devil’s home stadium located in the center of Istanbul, Turkey. Although the stadium can only accommodate 25,000 spectators, its popularity has been increased by crazy fans. Ram skulls are hung in the stadium, and red and yellow fireworks and flames, which symbolize the home team’s colors, create strong visual and psychological pressure on the visiting team. In the 1993-1994 UEFA Champions League match between Manchester United and Galatasaray away, crazy home team fans put up a slogan “Welcome to Hell” in the stands , and Ali Samiyan Stadium has since been named “Hell’s Home Stadium”. The following year, two Leeds United fans were stabbed to death with daggers by crazy home team fans in the Hell Stadium, and the reputation of the Hell’s Home Stadium became even louder.

34. Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan

The Pizjuan Stadium, the home stadium of the Spanish powerhouse Sevilla FC, is located on Eduardo Dato Street in Seville, Spain. It was built on September 9, 1958. The stadium was named after Ramón Sánchez Pizjuan, the greatest president in the history of Sevilla FC. It was he who promoted the construction of the new stadium, but unfortunately he did not live to see the completion of the stadium. The stadium can now accommodate 45,500 spectators and hosted the 1982 World Cup in Spain. It is also the home stadium frequently used by the Spanish national team. In the international competitions participated in at this stadium, the Spanish national team and Sevilla FC maintained a glorious record of 22 unbeaten games in 26 games.

35. Hernando Siles Stadium

Hernando Siles Stadium, the home stadium of Bolivia La Paz FC and Bolivia National Team, is located in the La Paz Plateau of Bolivia. The stadium is famous for its high altitude. With the introduction of FIFA’s restrictions on stadium altitudes, the 3,600-meter altitude of Hernando Siles Stadium makes it the highest football stadium in the world. Faced with such terrible natural conditions, many South American teams have lost to the Bolivian team, which is only considered third-rate in South America. Among them, the 2010 World Cup South American qualifiers, in which Bolivia swept Argentina 6:1 at home, showed the horror of the stadium to the extreme.

36. Ferraris Stadium

The Ferraris Stadium, also known as the Marassi Stadium, is the home stadium of the Italian football teams Genoa and Sampdoria. It is located in the Marassi district of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The stadium has a long history and can accommodate 36,000 spectators. It has hosted the 1934 and 1990 World Cup matches. Genoa fans are famous for their fanatical fans in Serie A, and the stadium is also a famous devil’s home stadium in Serie A.

37. Parc des Princes, Paris

Parc des Princes in Paris, home of the French Ligue 1 “tycoon” PSG–Paris Saint-Germain, is located in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, about 4 kilometers southwest of the Eiffel Tower, and less than 1 kilometer away from the Roland Garros tennis stadium in the south, where the French Open is held. The stadium was built in 1972 and can accommodate 49,000 spectators. Before the Stade de France was built, the stadium was also the home of the French national team.

The owner of Paris Saint-Germain is Tamim Al Thani, the crown prince of Qatar, who is also the chairman of the Qatar National Olympic Committee and a member of the International Olympic Committee. He has a personal fortune of 60 billion US dollars. The slightly old Parc des Princes is obviously not in line with the “Greater Paris” concept he is committed to building, so the following picture is a rendering of the new Parc des Princes.

38. Red Bull Arena

The Red Bull Arena, the home stadium of the German RB Leipzig team, is located in Leipzig, Saxony, eastern Germany, and can accommodate 45,000 spectators. It was first built in 1956, and the new stadium was built inside the outer wall of the old stadium, and is known as the “stadium within the stadium”. The biggest selling point of the stadium is the unique acoustic system control, which can ensure the stability and harmony of the stadium environment.

The roof of the stadium is equipped with floodlights, and the high-quality, tailor-made sound system makes the scene have an unparalleled atmosphere for watching the game. The Leipzig team had been playing in the lower-level leagues in Germany before. After being acquired by the wealthy Red Bull Group a few years ago, the Leipzig Red Bull team, which was still playing amateur games in the seventh-level league in Germany at the time, had already used the top-level Red Bull Arena when its opponents were still renting stadiums in schools and communities for games. As Red Bull continues to increase its investment, the team has top stars such as Timo Werner, Yusuf Poulsen, Naby Keita, etc.

The Leipzig Red Bull team has entered the Bundesliga in the 2016-2017 season and has achieved good results in the Bundesliga. However, due to the policy of the Bundesliga, the names of team sponsors are not allowed to appear in the team. Therefore, the Leipzig Red Bull team can only be called the Leipzig team in the Bundesliga. The “RB” representing the Red Bull Group is cleverly interpreted by the team as the abbreviation of the “Association of Grass Ball Sports”…

39. Riazor Stadium

Riazor Stadium, the home stadium of the Spanish La Coruna team, was built on October 28, 1944. At that time, the stadium had only 500 seats, and the rest were standing tickets. Later, as La Coruna’s performance improved, the stadium capacity could no longer meet the needs of fans watching games and club operations.

Therefore, after several reconstructions, today’s Riazor Stadium can accommodate 35,000 spectators. Riazor Stadium is also a famous devil’s home stadium. In the 2004 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, the defending champion AC Milan defeated La Coruna 4:1 in the first leg at San Siro. In the second leg, La Coruna returned to the Riazor Stadium and incredibly won 4:0 against the sky, creating the famous “Riazor Miracle” in football history.

Similarly, Real Madrid has experienced a 20-year nightmare of not winning in Riazor since defeating La Coruna here in 1991, which was not broken until 2010. A few hundred meters outside the stadium is the Mediterranean Sea, with beautiful scenery.

40. Franky Stadium

Stadio Franchi, the home stadium of the Italian football team Fiorentina, was built in 1931 and can accommodate 47,282 spectators. It was designed and built by Pierre Nervi, a famous structural architect who designed and built the interior space of the Vatican. The stadium was originally named Stadio Comunale, but in 1991 it was renamed Stadio Franchi in honor of Artemio Franchi, the former president of the Italian Football Association and UEFA.

41. Ataturk Stadium

Ataturk Stadium, located in the west of Istanbul, Turkey, is the largest stadium in Turkey. Built in 1999, it can accommodate 75,000 spectators. In memory of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founding father of Turkey, the stadium was named Ataturk Stadium. In the 2005 Champions League final, AC Milan led 3:0 in the first half, but Liverpool scored 3 goals in the second half and finally lost in the penalty shootout, creating the “Istanbul Miracle” in football history.

42. Ibrox Stadium

This Ibrox Stadium, home of the Scottish powerhouse Glasgow Rangers, is located in Glasgow, Scotland. Ibrox Stadium is one of the oldest and largest football stadiums in the UK and one of the five-star stadiums rated by UEFA. The stadium can accommodate 57,000 people, but there was a game in history when 110,000 spectators flocked to the stadium. Rangers and Celtic, another Scottish Premier League powerhouse, are representatives of Scottish football and have dominated the Scottish football scene for a hundred years. The fans of the two teams, like the mortal enemies in other cities, hate each other to the core.

Most of the fans of Rangers are Protestants, while most of the fans of Celtic are Catholics, so the confrontation between the two teams has risen to the level of religion. On January 2, 1971, Glasgow Rangers played against their city rivals Celtic at home. In the final moments of the game, Rangers scored a goal to tie the score. Celtic fans in the stands could not accept the reality and clashed with Rangers fans. A large-scale melee broke out between the two sides, resulting in the collapse of the stadium stands, causing 66 deaths and more than 150 injuries. This is the famous “Glasgow Massacre” in football history.

43. Northern Bank Arena

Nordbank Arena, the home stadium of Hamburg, can accommodate 55,000 spectators. In 1998, Hamburg dismantled the old stadium and built it at a cost of $100 million. It was also one of the main venues for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. When it was built, it was sponsored by Time Warner, a famous Hollywood entertainment company. Later, Time Warner did not renew the contract. In 2007, the Nordbank Company obtained the naming rights. The stadium facilities are excellent, with 22 locations for camera equipment, providing better viewing conditions for TV viewers. The redesigned stands allow the audience to have a better viewing angle and sunlight. As a “living fossil of the Bundesliga”, Hamburg was the only team in the Bundesliga that had not been relegated before.

An electronic timer was specially set up on the stands of the stadium to show the time Hamburg had stayed in the Bundesliga. However, in recent seasons, Hamburg’s performance has been getting worse and worse.

On May 12, 2018, the last round of the 2017-2018 Bundesliga season, Hamburg played against Borussia Mönchengladbach at home. Although Hamburg eventually won 2:1, their direct relegation rival Wolfsburg won big at home, so Hamburg was unable to recover and was relegated to the second division for the first time in team history. The timer in the stands was frozen at 54 years and 261 days. Disappointed Hamburg fans set the stands on fire before the game was over and threw fire on the field, causing the game to be interrupted. With Hamburg’s relegation, the only teams that have not been relegated in the top five European leagues are Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Athletic Bilbao and Inter Milan.

44. Rose Bowl Stadium

Rose Bowl Stadium, located at the foot of Pasadena Mountain in the north of Los Angeles, California, is the most famous stadium in the United States. It was build on January 1, 1923 and can now accommodate 105,000 spectators. Although the stadium is old and looks old, it is a holy place in the hearts of Americans. There are countless heavyweight matches held in this stadium. In the 1994 World Cup final in the United States, the lonely back of the melancholy prince Baggio after missing the penalty kick became an eternal classic in the history of football. In the 1999 Women’s World Cup, the Chinese women’s football team lost to the United States in overtime and won the runner-up of the World Cup, which was also the only highlight of Chinese football. The first “Super Bowl”, the highest event of the American Professional Baseball League, was also held here.

45. Sarajoglu Stadium

Sarajoglu Stadium, the home stadium of the Turkish team Fenerbahce, is a famous devil’s home stadium in Europe. It is also the birthplace of Turkish football. The first Turkish professional league match was play here. On May 21, 2009, the last UEFA Cup final between Bremen and Shakhtar Donetsk was held here. The stadium is located in the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey, so fans put up a slogan in the stands saying “Fenerbahce is the rising sun of Europe”.

46. ​​Jose Alvalade Stadium

Jose Alvalade Stadium, the home stadium of the Portuguese giant Sporting Lisbon, now renamed Sporting CP, is located at Rua FR. Stromp, 1600 Lisbon, Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It was build on August 6, 2003 at a cost of US$125 million and can accommodate 52,000 spectators. The stadium is a five-star stadium select by UEFA, with complete and advanced facilities. There are shopping malls, cinemas, gyms, bowling alleys, and gourmet restaurants from various countries.

The overall design of the stadium adopts green and yellow, which makes people look like the audience seats are full from a distance, which is more conducive to the effect of TV broadcasting. Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto are one of the top three teams in the Portuguese Super League. They are the most successful sports institutions in Portugal, involved in track and field, boxing, tennis, swimming and even chess. Sporting Lisbon’s youth training system is also well-built. Portuguese football superstars Figo, C Ronaldo, and Nani all came from Sporting Lisbon’s youth training.

47. Hillsborough Stadium

Hillsborough Stadium, the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday, England, is located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The stadium has been in use since 1899 and can accommodate 45,000 spectators. Sheffield Wednesday is not a strong team in English football. The reason why Hillsborough Stadium became famous is in a way that people don’t want to recall, the Hillsborough tragedy.

On April 15, 1989, Liverpool played against Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup semi-final. Before the game, due to the lack of preparation and poor organization by the organizers and local police, they did not expect that there were too many fans and the C entrance of the stadium was not open. In addition, the defects in the stadium design led to a large number of fans not entering the stadium at the beginning of the game.

10 minutes before the start of the game, the players of both sides entered the stadium, and the fans in the stadium cheered. The fans who were still outside the stadium and could not enter the stadium began to become agitate when they hear the cheers, and they demand that the C entrance be open. As a result, when the police and the organizers were communicating, the hell gate of the C entrance was open, and the fans outside the stadium rushed into the stadium from the C entrance regardless of everything. The police had completely lost control of the situation on the scene.

Because the stadium design at that time was not like today’s stadium where the crowd enters from the middle of the stands and then disperses in all directions, but enters from the highest point of the stands. As a result, the fans who rushed into the stands recklessly squeezed the fans in the front row against the front guardrail. The situation gradually evolved into a disaster, ultimately resulting in the tragic death of 96 fans.

48. Stade Louis II

Stade Louis II, home of Monaco and the national team, is located in the Mediterranean Sea in the paradise-like bay of Monaco. It can accommodate 20,000 spectators. The stadium is named after the grandfather of Prince Rainier of Monaco. It was first built after land reclamation. Due to the precious land area of ​​Monaco, the parking lot, gym, swimming pool and other facilities of the stadium are built under the lawn of the stadium. In 2011, the Russian tycoon “potash king” Rebolovlev bought the Monaco team, which made the Monaco team, which was originally floating in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, squeeze out Lyon and Marseille and become a new upstart to challenge the hegemony of Paris Saint-Germain.

In recent years, the Monaco team has produced many talents. James Rodriguez, Martial, Mbappe, Bernardo Silva, Bakayoko, Kurzawa, Benjamin Mendy have successfully landed in European giants. Lemar, Sidibe, Ronny Lopez, Fabinho and a large number of other monsters are waiting for the bosses to dig them at any time. Since 1998, the European Super Cup has been held every year at the Stade Louis II.

49. Velodrome Stadium

Stade Velodrome, the home stadium of the French Ligue 1 powerhouse Marseille, was build in 1935 and can accommodate 67,394 fans. It is the largest club football stadium in France. In 2014, it cost 267 million euros to renovate, of which 150 million euros was for the stadium’s infrastructure and the rest was use for the construction of surrounding facilities such as shopping malls and hotels. After the renovation, the Stade Velodrome was certified as a five-star stadium by UEFA.

50. Athens Olympic Stadium

The Athens Olympic Stadium, the home stadium of the Greek AEK Athens team and the Greek national team, was build on September 8, 1982. It was later renovate by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava to host the 2004 Athens Olympics. It can accommodate 70,000 spectators. The stadium has hosted many important competitions, including the 1994 and 2007 European Champions League finals. Coincidentally, the winning team was AC Milan.

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