10 Biggest Soccer Stadiums in the World by Capacity

The world’s biggest soccer stadium is Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, with 113,281 seats on an independent post-renovation count. Johannesburg’s FNB Stadium is second at 94,736, followed by Egypt’s Misr Stadium at 93,940.

How we ranked the largest soccer stadiums

This ranking uses current permanent or normal football capacity checked in August 2026. A venue qualifies when association football is a regular or established main use, even if it also hosts athletics, rugby or ceremonies.

Temporary seating, concert layouts, historical standing crowds and proposed expansions do not count. Tournament capacity is used only when it is the best current verified configuration. That method avoids comparing 150,000 people standing decades ago with 90,000 numbered seats today.

The 10 biggest soccer stadiums in 2026

Rank	Stadium	City and country	Capacity	Main football use
1	Rungrado 1st of May Stadium	Pyongyang, North Korea	113,281	North Korea national team
2	FNB Stadium	Johannesburg, South Africa	94,736	South Africa, Kaizer Chiefs
3	Misr Stadium	New Administrative Capital, Egypt	93,940	Egypt national events
4	Wembley Stadium	London, England	90,000	England national team
5	Lusail Stadium	Lusail, Qatar	88,966	Qatar and major finals
6	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	87,411	Malaysia national team
7	Borg El Arab Stadium	Alexandria area, Egypt	86,000	Egypt national team, major club games
8	Mâs Monumental	Buenos Aires, Argentina	85,018	River Plate, Argentina
9	Luzhniki Stadium	Moscow, Russia	81,000	Russia national team, major finals
10	Mexico City Stadium	Mexico City, Mexico	80,824	Mexico, Club América

Capacities close together can reverse when a competition blocks seats for media or security. The order here uses the normal verified figure stated in the methodology rather than peak attendance.

1. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium: 113,281

Rungrado stands on Rungra Island in Pyongyang and combines a football field with an athletics track and space for mass performances. Its scalloped roof gives the building its recognizable flower-like outline.

North Korean sources historically claimed 150,000. After renovation, an independent seat-by-seat assessment published by StadiumDB put it at 113,281. That is the more defensible current figure and still leaves Rungrado nearly 19,000 seats clear of second place.

2. FNB Stadium: 94,736

FNB Stadium, also called Soccer City or the Calabash, was rebuilt for the 2010 World Cup. It hosted that tournament’s opening match and final and remains the largest stadium in Africa under the current figures used here.

South Africa’s national team and Kaizer Chiefs use the Johannesburg venue. Its rounded facade was designed to resemble an African pot, a visual identity that survived the World Cup rather than becoming temporary tournament dressing.

3. Misr Stadium: 93,940

Misr Stadium is part of Egypt International Olympic City in the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo. Opened in 2024, it moved ahead of Borg El Arab as Egypt’s largest venue and added a second African ground above 90,000.

Some reports write its name as Egypt Stadium or New Administrative Capital Stadium. Those are different English labels for the same building, not three separate entries.

4. Wembley Stadium: 90,000

Wembley is the largest stadium in the United Kingdom. The venue’s official facts page lists exactly 90,000 seats across three tiers, all with unobstructed views.

England plays its home internationals there, alongside FA Cup finals, League Cup finals and major UEFA matches. Event organizers sometimes publish a lower net figure after removing operational seats, but 90,000 remains the building’s official seating capacity.

5. Lusail Stadium: 88,966

Lusail staged the 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France. FIFA finalized its tournament capacity at 88,966, and three matches reached that exact attendance.

The figure is useful because it came after seating maps and tournament infrastructure were complete. Early project descriptions often rounded the stadium to 80,000, which understates the verified event configuration by almost 9,000.

6. Bukit Jalil National Stadium: 87,411

Bukit Jalil is the home of Malaysia’s national team and the centerpiece of Kuala Lumpur’s national sports complex. Current reference lists commonly use 87,411, while AFC descriptions range from “near-90,000” to an older 100,000 figure.

The 87,411 seated configuration keeps the comparison conservative. The disagreement also illustrates why a bare capacity number needs a date and definition.

7. Borg El Arab Stadium: 86,000

Borg El Arab sits west of Alexandria and holds 86,000 in its all-seat configuration. It was Egypt’s largest stadium until Misr Stadium opened.

The national team and leading Egyptian clubs use it for high-demand matches. Egypt is the only country with two venues in this top 10.

8. Mâs Monumental: 85,018

River Plate’s official page lists 85,018 after the 2020 to 2025 renovation, making Mâs Monumental the largest current soccer stadium in South America. River and Argentina both play there.

The club plans another expansion and full roof, targeting 101,000 by 2029. This ranking keeps the completed 85,018 figure until those new seats open.

9. Luzhniki Stadium: 81,000

Luzhniki was reconstructed for the 2018 World Cup and hosted both its opening game and final. Its normal post-rebuild capacity is about 81,000, while FIFA’s net tournament figure was 78,011 after operational seats were removed.

Using the normal figure places it ninth. Using the 2018 tournament layout would move Mexico City above it, a reasonable alternative if every entry were ranked only by World Cup net capacity.

10. Mexico City Stadium: 80,824

Estadio Azteca, known as Mexico City Stadium during FIFA competition, held 80,824 for the 2026 World Cup. FIFA reported five sellouts at that exact figure.

The stadium became the first to stage men’s World Cup matches in three editions: 1970, 1986 and 2026. Its current capacity is lower than the six-figure crowds associated with its past because modern seating, hospitality, media and safety requirements use more space. The complete World Cup 2026 venue guide records the other 15 tournament configurations.

Is the biggest soccer stadium also the world’s biggest stadium?

No. Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad holds 132,000 for cricket, making it the largest active stadium of any sport. Rungrado is second in the all-sports comparison but first among venues regularly used for association football.

American college football also contributes several 100,000-seat grounds. They are excluded here because soccer is an occasional use rather than their primary sporting purpose. See the largest stadiums in the world and biggest US stadiums for those broader rankings.

Future stadiums that could change the ranking

Morocco’s planned Grand Stade Hassan II near Casablanca is designed for about 115,000 spectators before the 2030 World Cup. If completed at that capacity, it would pass Rungrado for first place.

Two club projects also matter. Barcelona’s rebuilt Camp Nou targets about 105,000, and River Plate plans to take Mâs Monumental to 101,000. Neither future number belongs in a ranking of seats available today. Our current largest stadiums in Europe comparison separates Camp Nou’s licensed reopening capacity from its completion target. Project delays, safety approvals and final layouts can all change the result before opening.

That is also why historical Maracanã crowds do not define current capacity. Attendance records describe a past event; this ranking measures the usable stadium now. More current venue comparisons are collected on the SportsLook stadiums hub.