15 best football stadiums in the world

15 best football stadiums in the world

15-Donbass Arena (Donetsk, Ukraine)
Donbass Arena is a football stadium in Donetsk, the first stadium in Eastern Europe designed and built
in accordance with UEFA's 5-star accreditation. It is one of 23 stadiums in the world of the "Elite" category.
The construction of the stadium began in 2006 under the leadership of the general contractor - Turkish company Enka.
Instead of living trees, new young plantings were planted in the Lenin Komsomol park, specially selected for the club colors of FC Shakhtar, that is, in the fall the foliage will acquire a bright orange and red color. Also in the park area there is a fountain cascade, a giant granite ball
that rotates under the pressure of two streams of water, a bench and many different green spaces.
The total cost of the park area around the stadium amounted to 30 million US dollars. In total, the construction
cost the stadium cost 400 million. The opening of the stadium took place on August 29, 2009 - the Day of the Miner and the Day of Donetsk City.
In 2010, the largest football club museum in Ukraine, a thematic cafe for fans, will open at the stadium.
On the territory of the stadium during matches there are 6 restaurants, and about 100 fast foods. Also in 2010,
the opening of a fitness center is planned. It is possible to hold concerts, exhibitions, spectacular sporting events,
boxing fights. It accommodates a stadium-51 504 spectators.

14-Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow, Russia)
The Luzhniki Stadium is the central part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex,
located not far from the Sparrow Hills in Moscow. On December 23, 1954, the USSR Government decided to
build a "large Moscow stadium" in Luzhniki. The design of the stadium as part of the
Luzhniki sports complex began in January 1955, construction began in April of that year, and on July 31, 1956,
its grand opening was already held . Since then, the stadium has been rebuilt many times. The largest stadium in Russia
and one of the largest in the world. All places of the Grand Sports Arena of the stadium are closed by a visor constructed in 1997,
63.5 meters wide and weighing 15 thousand tons, which is held by 72 steel supports 26 meters high. Now the stadium
has a fifth-generation artificial synthetic football field. Around him are treadmills.
The stadium has four connected stands. In addition to the indoor halls, the stadium has the Northern Sports Core
and Southern Sports Core located respectively from the north and south of the Grand Sports Arena.
These are additional outdoor sports grounds designed for training teams and competitions in
football and indoor soccer, tennis and athletics, with adjacent one-story buildings
(auxiliary facilities for changing teams). Last reconstruction date: October 2007 - May 21, 2008 g.
The capacity has increased to 78,360 viewers.

13-Velodrome (Marseille, France)
"Velodrome" (French Stade Velodrome) - a stadium in Marseille. The home stadium of the French football club Olympic Marseille,
in addition, was used to host the games of the world championships 1938 and 1998, the European championships 1960 and 1984.
The largest of the club football stadiums in France. The football stadium now owes its name to the fact
that it was originally intended not only (and possibly not so much) for football, but also for
cycling. Bicycle lanes were replaced by stands only in the mid-80s.
Construction of the stadium began in 1933. However, the construction was soon frozen, as it became clear that the initial project was not financially feasible.
The prospect of holding matches of the World Cup-38 at Velodrome helped to resume construction in
April 1935, and after 26 months the construction of the giant arena was completed.
Currently, the Velodrome, with its unique oval stands, is often criticized by the townspeople - the
lack of a visor above the stands, poor acoustics and some other shortcomings cause dissatisfaction.
Several plans for restructuring the stadium have been put forward, but all of them remain plans so far. The latter,
put forward in 2005, involves the construction of a roof, as well as the expansion of the stands to 80,000 seats. At the moment, the
stadium seats about 60,000 spectators.

12-Maracana (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Maracana (port. Estadio do Maracana), the official name of the stadium (port. Estadio Jornalista Mario Filho) -
in the past the largest soccer stadium in the world, at the moment - the second largest stadium in South
America's and largest in Brazil. Located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is called the real miracle of sports
architecture, as well as the temple of the second Brazilian religion - football. The home arena of the Flamengo and Fluminense clubs.
The construction of Maracana, named after a small rivulet flowing nearby,
began in 1948, in preparation for the 1950 World Cup.
The stadium has an oval shape. The roof visor is mounted on consoles, and the field is separated from the stands by a moat.
“Maracana” was the largest stadium in the world and accommodated up to 200 thousand spectators.
However, due to FIFA’s requirements for the availability of only numbered seats, the
so-called "zheral" was abolished on the newly built Maracana - standing places outside the gates and benches where the poorest fans were accommodated.
Now its capacity is 87 101 spectators.

11-Santiago Bernabeu (Madrid, Spain)
It is the home arena of the football club Real Madrid, sometimes matches of the Spanish national team are held there.
He is on the list of five-star football stadiums. The second largest stadium in Spain, after the Nou Camp.
It has a roof, 4 stands with 5 tiers of rows each.
Named in honor of the president of Real Madrid Santiago Bernabeu, on whose board the club won 6 Champions Cups
and many internal trophies. Capacity: 80 354 spectators.

10-Enfield (Liverpool, England) The
home stadium of Liverpool Football Club, with a capacity of 45 362 spectators. The stadium was built in 1884 and
was originally the home theater of Everton, which played here until 1892. Since then, the stadium has been home
to Liverpool Football Club, which was formed as a result of Everton leaving Anfield.
The stadium was used during the 1996 European Championship. Previously, the stadium was also used as a
venue for various events, such as boxing and tennis matches.

9-Emirates (London, England)
Emirates Stadium (Emirates Stadium) as it is forbidden to use commercial
names in matches under the auspices of UEFA , the names Ashburton Grove, also used. Ashburton Grove and Arsenal Stadium Arsenal Stadium)
- a stadium in London. The home stadium of the Arsenal football team, capacity - 60 355 spectators.
It was built in July 2006 and replaced the old Arsenal stadium - Highbury.
The cost of construction and infrastructure amounted to 430 million pounds.
Emirates is the second largest stadium in the England football championship after Old Trafford in Manchester.
It has four stands, each of which consists of four tiers (middle - the smallest), there is a roof
above all the seats for spectators, two video displays, there are shops, toilets, restaurants in the tribune rooms.
The stadium field is notable for the fact that the grass from both goalkeeper areas can be removed and changed.
The new stadium bears the name of the club’s main sponsor, Emirates Airline, with which the club
signed a record contract for € 100 million in 2006, valid until 2012. The stadium will be
called Emirates until at least 2019.

8th Olympiastadion (Munich, Germany) The
Olympiastadion (German: Olympiastadion) is a multifunctional stadium in Munich, Germany.
Located in the center of Munich's Olympic Park, in the northern part of the city. The stands of the stadium and part of the territory of the
Olympic Park are covered with giant hanging ceilings-shells of the architect Fry Otto. In 1972 it was the
main arena of the Summer Olympic Games. The final of the 1974 World Cup and European Championship 1988 was held at the stadium. The capacity of this arena
is about 69,250 spectators. The building took place in 1968.

7-Old Trafford (Greater Manchester, England)
Old Trafford, also known as the Theater of Dreams (English Theater of Dreams) - a
football stadium located in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. Currently, the stadium seats
76,212 spectators and is the second largest football stadium in England after Wembley, as well as one of the
two (along with the same Wembley) English stadiums, which received an elite UEFA rating of 5 stars.
Old Trafford has been the home stadium for Manchester United Football Club since 1910.

6-Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany)
Allianz Arena (German: Allianz Arena) - a stadium in Munich, Germany, built in 2005 by the
architect bureau Herzog and de Meron. The stadium with a capacity of 69,901 spectators serves as the home arena for the
football clubs Bayern Munich and Munich 1860. The cost of the Allianz Arena was 280 million euros.
The matches of the 2006 World Cup were held at the stadium. The exterior of the sports facility resembles an
inflatable boat glued on all sides with transparent rhombuses made of EFTE. OSRAM and
Siteco Beleuchtungstechnik GmbH have installed a unique lighting system. When Bayern are playing at the stadium, the
diamonds are lit in red. When rivals are taken over by Munich 1860, the diamonds turn blue.
Also, diamonds can glow with white light - the color of the German national team.

5-San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy)
The Giuseppe Meazza Stadium (Italian: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza), also known as San Siro (Italian: San Siro), is a
football stadium located in Milan, Italy. It is the
home arena of two football clubs Milan and Inter. Named after the two-time world champion Giuseppe Meazza, the
stadium was built in 1925, and reconstruction was not completed until 1990, after which its capacity increased from 35,000 to
82,955.

4-Signal Iduna Park (Westphalian Stadium, Dortmund, Germany) Germany's
largest football stadium with a capacity of 81,264. It is the home stadium of Borussia Dortmund, whose fans
set a European attendance record of 1.4 million viewers in the 2004/05 season.

3-Stade de France (Paris, France)
The construction cost of this miracle of architecture was € 285 million. The stadium opened in 1998, specially for the World
Cup and seats 80,000 spectators. The question of the stadium's vitality remains open. It was assumed that he would become the
home arena for the Paris Saint-Germain,
but the club decided to stay at the Parc des Princes.

2-Camp Nou (Barcelona, ​​Spain)
Camp Nou (in Catalan means “New Field”) is the stadium of the Barcelona football club. Camp Nou is the
largest stadium in terms of capacity not only in Spain but throughout Europe: it holds about 98 800 spectators.This is
one of the few European stadiums that UEFA rates at five stars. In the future, stadium improvements
planned for the next 5 years will allow Camp Nou to accommodate up to 106,000 spectators, including about 14,000 seats in the
VIP zone. retractable roof installed, protecting All the stands. On the facade will be installed movable plates made of polycarbonates and glass,
which will create more complex lighting effects than at the Allianz Arena or Barcelona's Akbar Tower.

1-Wembley (London, England)
At this amazing stadium, 12 football tournament finals have been held in history, 2 of which are olympiads.
Wembley Stadium does not belong to any club. For a long time, the arena was considered the headquarters of only the national team. In 2002, it was
demolished for the construction of a new modern arena and opened in 2007. Its capacity was about 90,000 spectators.
There are restaurants, shops and much more in its under-building premises.