Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga
Top Ten Best Stadiums In The Spanish La Liga
Which are the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga? The Spanish La Liga is the top flight football league in Spain. So have you ever wanted to know those big Soccer Stadiums for Spanish clubs you know like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Valencia… etc , how large these stadiums are by capacity? You should have no more worries as as we’ve listed down the top ten largest football sport arenas in the Spanish La Liga by the capacity of spectators they can hold.
Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga by Capacity
If you have not been following our posts, i ask you also read about Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in The Premier League , Top 10 Clubs with Most Europa League Trophies & 10 Players with Most Chelsea Appearances. Because we are to now going to find out those Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga by Capacity , you can read through those lists later. The Spanish La Liga is among the top five European Leagues but which Clubs in the Spanish domestic league do have the largest Stadiums that probably hold the biggest Capacity. Here we go stepping down the list in descending way till we find out that Stadium which is the Largest among Spanish clubs
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10. Estadio Riazor – 34,600 Capacity
Estadio Riazor is number 10 on our list with the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga. Since 1944 when Estadio Riazor was opened, Spanish Club Deportivo de La Coruna have been the tenants of this stadium. The stadium was Deportivo’s home ground since 1906 though it had yet to have essential facilities that were all done in October 1944. Since then the stadium accommodates 34,600 spectators.
Estadio Riazor hosted the Copa del Rey final of the 1947 league season which saw Real Madrid play RCD Espanyol . Later in the 1982 FIFA World Cup competitions, the stadium hosted three games i.e the two goalless draws of Peru 0-0 Cameroon, Poland 0-0 Cameroon and a 5-1 win for Poland against Peru.
9. Martinez Valero – 36,017 Capacity
Estadio Riazor is number 9 on our list with the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga. The home stadium of Elche CF has a 36,017 seater capacity and it is among the top ten biggest stadiums in the Spanish La Liga. The stadium name pays tribute to the late president of the club Manuel Martinez Valero. The stadium also hosted three matches in the FIFA World Cup in 1982 and it was the stadium where Hungary achieved winning margin in World Cup history in a 10-1 win against El Salvador. Belgium was the third team of the group that played at the ground by then.
8. Estadi Cornellá-El Prat – 40,500 Capacity
Estadi Cornellá-El Prat is number 8 on our list with the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga. The home ground of RCD Espanyol can hold a 40,500 capacity of spectators and therefore it is also among the top ten Biggest Stadiums in the La Liga. Estadi Cornella-El Prat is one of those Spanish stadiums that were opened in the 20th Century as it started being built in 2005 and in August 2009 it was opened. Espanyol won 3-0 in it’s new ground inaugural match against English Club Liverpool Football Club. In July 2014, the stadium was named as Power8 Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
7. Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán – 45,500 Capacity
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is number 7 on our list with the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga. Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan is a Spanish stadium found in Sevilla, Spain and it is the home ground for Sevilla Futbol Club. Surprisingly the Spanish National Football Team has never lost a game at this stadium and Sevilla has only lost three times in European Competitions at this stadium. The stadium is nicknamed ” La Bombonera ” and it hosted two FIFA World Cup games in 1982, a 2-1 Brazil win over Soviet Union and also hosted the Semi-final match between West Germany and France. The game ended 3-3 and they continued to penalty shoots then West Germany progressed to finals with a 5-4 win after penalties .
6. Benito Villamarin – 52,500 Capacity
This Spanish stadium is also located in Sevilla, Spain and it is the home ground for Real Betis. The stadium was opened in 1929 and the first game at this ground involved the Spanish National Football Team. Estadio Benito Villamarin hosted two games of the FIFA World Cup competitions in 1982, a 4-1 Brazil win over Scotland on 18 June 1982 and a 4-0 Brazil win over New Zealand, just five days later.
5. San Mamés – 53,289 Capacity
This is the new home of Spanish Club Athletic Bilbao named after the Old San Mames that was the club home ground way back till 2013 when the club left for this newly built ground. This stadium has a 53,289 spectator capacity that is way bigger than that 40,000 seater capacity of the old San Mames. On 19 September 2014, the stadium was selected as one of the thirteen venues to host matches at the UEFA Euro 2020 and it will host three group stage matches and one Round of 16 match of the tournament.
4. Vicente Calderón – 54,907 Capacity
This stadium is located on the banks of the Manzanares in the Arganzuela district of Spaanish Capital Madrid. Estadio Vicente Calderon Stadium is home ground of Spanish Club Atletico Madrid and it got it’s name after a famous Atletico Club president as it was originally known as the Manzanares Stadium.
It has a 54,907 seater capacity and it is the fourth stadium of Spanish clubs with the largest seater capacity. Vicente Calderon was also among those venues that hosted the 1982 FIFA World Cup competitions in Spain, hosting three second round games of Group D. The stadium has been hosting several Spain National Team games since 2003.
3. Mestalla – 55,000 Capacity
This is the other football stadium in Spain and it is the third in the La Liga with the biggest seater capacity of 55,000. It is also the fifth largest stadium in Spain. The Mestalla Stadium is more known for it’s steep terracing and home ground for Spanish Club Valencia Club de Futbol who are the tenants of the stadium since May 1923 when it was opened. The stadium also hosted three games in the 1982 FIFA world Cup tournament.
2. Santiago Bernabéu – 85,454 Capacity
Santiago Bernabeu is the stadium that held the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals between Italy and West Germany, a game the Azzuri ( Italy National Football Team ) won 3-1 to eventually win the trophy, this was their third World Cup title. It had hosted three games including the final of the 1964 European Nations’ Cup Spain involving in all the three games and won the Final against Soviet Union to win the trophy at the Santiago Bernabeu which holds a seating capacity of 85,454 spectators, sitting second in the list of the Top 10 Biggest Stadiums in the Spanish La Liga. Santiago Bernabeu is home ground for Spanish giants Real Madrid.
1. Camp Nou – 99,354 Capacity
Finally Camp Nou, home ground for Spanish giants F.C Barcelona is the biggest stadium in the top flight domestic league the Spanish La Liga. This stadium has a all-seater spectator capacity of 99,354 and it is the top largest stadium in Spain and eventually Europe. Camp Nou is the second largest association football stadium in the World in terms of capacity. The stadium held five games in the 1982 FIFA World Cup competitions in Spain including semi-finals i.e the game Poland lost 0-2 to the Azurri ( Italy National Football Team ) and the Football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics . So far the stadium has held two UEFA Champions League finals.
