In brief
The best football stadiums in Europe have been evaluated based on criteria like ticket costs, capacity, and accessibility for people with disabilities.
Ibrox and the Stadium of Light are among the British venues on the list, and Old Trafford, home of Manchester United, is among the top five.
Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park tops the list, surpassing legendary venues like Camp Nou and Santiago Bernabeu.
Football is a beautiful game that is played all around the world, but it is especially popular in Europe. From best to worst, the locations of some of the continent’s most important games have been listed.
James Stagman conducted a study on behalf of Stasher that considered a number of variables, including average ticket pricing and stadium capacity. This has produced results that show which grounds are the finest to attend in order to experience the beautiful atmosphere that comes with the sport.
Ranking Elements
According to the study, the following criteria are taken into account when trying to rank the 50 famous stadiums in order, and an overall score is produced as a result:
The larger the stadium’s capacity, the better.
The lower the average ticket price, the better.
The less expensive a pint is, the better.
Accessibility (by public transportation)
How well accessible the facilities are for people with disabilities (elevators, ramps, wheelchair-accessible seating, etc.)
Internet evaluations (particularly Google ratings)
50 – 41
Sunderland’s Stadium of Light is a surprise inclusion
With Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and Rangers’ Ibrox just missing the cut, the UK is well-represented in the top 50. Since the Gers swept to the Europa League final in 2022, the latter has played host to other memorable European evenings in recent years. On the big day, the venue can rival the greatest on our list in terms of atmosphere.
With a score just below 4.40, Porto’s Estadio do Dragao also narrowly missed making the top 40. In the 50th-best stadium in Europe, Bayer Leverkusen went undefeated for the whole league season last season. Spain boasts a number of excellent football stadiums, such as Villarreal’s home stadium, Estadio El Madrigal.
Liverpool fans have many happy memories of the Ataturk Olympic Stadium because it hosted their historic Champions League final comeback against AC Milan. With a score of 4.36, it is on par with Estadio La Cartuja in Sevilla.
The Greatest Football Stadiums in Europe (50–41)
Rank
The stadium
Where
The score
41
Stadium Luzhniki
Russia’s Moscow
4.40
42
Stadium at Ibrox
Scotland’s Glasgow
4.39
43
Dragao Stadium
Portugal’s Porto
4.38
44
Olympic Stadium at Ataturk
Turkey’s Istanbul
4.36
45
La Cartuja Stadium
Spain’s Seville
4.36
46
The Stadium of Light
England’s Sunderland
4.36
47
El Madrigal Stadium
Spain’s Villarreal
4.36
48
Stadium of King Baudouin
Belgium’s Brussels
4.35
49
Vrt. Ljudski
Slovenia’s Maribor
4.33
50
The Bay Area
Germany’s Leverkusen
4.32
40 – 31
The Euro 2024 final venue makes the top 40
The Olympiastadion in Berlin, the site of the exciting Euro 2024 final between Spain and England, can only rank 39th in the rankings. One of the higher-ranked stadiums is Germany’s Veltins-Arena, which is home to Schalke 04, a sleeping giant.
The largest player in this category is St. Jakob Park in Switzerland. Three stadiums that received a 4.53 rating all lost to FC Basel’s home field by a slim margin. The grading criteria used were insufficient to distinguish between Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena, Krestovsky Stadium, and the Friends Arena.
Italian team Stadio San Nicola is in good company as it enters the top 40. Stade de Suisse, the home field of the BSC Young Boys, is also included in this section.
The Greatest Football Stadiums in Europe (40-31)
Rank
The stadium
Where
The score
31
Jakob-Park St.
Switzerland’s Basel
4.59
32
Friends Arena
Sweden’s Stockholm
4.53
33
Boris Paichadze Arena Dinamo
Georgia’s Tbilisi
4.53
34
Stadium Krestovsky
Russia’s Saint Petersburg
4.53
35
Veltins-Arena
Germany’s Gelsenkirchen
4.51
36
Stadium of Spartak
Russia’s Moscow
4.51
37
Suisse Stade
Switzerland’s Bern
4.49
38
San Nicola Stadium
Italy’s Bari
4.44
39
The Olympia Stadium
Germany’s Berlin
4.43
40
OAKA Stadium
Greece’s Athens
4.43
30 – 21
The Etihad’s reputation continues to grow
Manchester City’s home field has a good score of 4.71, although Premier League supporters are always willing to make fun of any vacant seats at the Etihad. This implies that Valencia’s Estadio Mestalla, Feyenoord’s De Kuip, and the Olympic Stadium in Ukraine are just a hair ahead of the current English champions’ home pitch.
Another stadium used during Germany’s summer hosting of the European Championships was RheinEnergieStadion. The 50,000-seat stadium is ranked only behind the Etihad in the hierarchy and has a higher grade than the Olympic Stadium in Rome.
The Greatest Football Stadiums in Europe (30–21)
Rank
The stadium
Where
The score
21
Olympic Stadium
Ukraine’s Kyiv
4.76
22
De Kuip
Netherlands’ Rotterdam
4.72
23
Mestalla Stadium
Spain’s Valencia
4.72
24
Stadium in Etihad
England’s Manchester
4.71
25
RheinEnergie Stadium
Germany’s Cologne
4.69
26
Olympic Stadium
Italy’s Rome
4.66
27
Stadium at San Mames
Spain’s Bilbao
4.63
28
Stadium Groupama
France’s Lyon
4.63
29
Narodowy Stadium
Poland’s Warsaw
4.61
30
Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium
France’s Saint-Etienne
4.61
20 – 11
Bayern Munich’s home surprisingly misses out on top 10
One of the most intense rivalries in sports is that between Celtic and Rangers. However, using this scoring method, Celtic Park and Ibrox cannot be compared. The team led by Brendan Rodgers plays at a stadium that is incredibly close to finishing in the top 10.
The modern Allianz Arena in Munich finishes in 13th place, which is even more shocking. Despite hosting Champions League finals and having numerous trophies lifted inside, the exquisitely designed structure barely receives a 5.00 rating.
With their solid rankings inside the top 20, Parc des Princes and the Velodrome Stadium proudly represent France. Cardiff, the nation’s capital, is home to one of the top stadiums in the world, the Principality Stadium, where Wales’ national team plays.
The Greatest Football Stadiums in Europe (20–11)
Rank
The stadium
Where
The score
11.
Celtic Park
Scotland’s Glasgow
5.04
Twelve
Stadium in Metropolitano
Spain’s Madrid
5.01
13.
Arena Allianz
Germany’s Munich
4.99
14
The Principality Stadium
Wales’s Cardiff
4.97
15.
Arena Mercedes-Benz
Germany’s Stuttgart
4.92
16
Benito Villamarin Stadium
Spain’s Seville
4.89
17
The Princes’ Park
France’s Paris
4.84
18
The Luz Stadium
Portugal’s Lisbon
4.81
19.
Stadium at Velodrome
France’s Marseille
4.81
20
Olimpico Stadium
Italy’s Rome
4.78
10 – 1
Four English grounds feature among Europe’s best
To gain even a small edge over Real Madrid, the defending European champions, you need a unique stadium. Youngsters dream of scoring the game-winning goal in a Champions League match at what has been rated as Europe’s second-best stadium.
Four English stadiums are among the top ten, along with Barcelona’s Camp Nou. When it comes to locations for the beautiful game, London has an excellent reputation thanks to Wembley Stadium, the Emirates, and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Although the ‘Theatre of Dreams’ has a number of well-documented problems, Old Trafford remains one of the top venues in society.
Top Football Stadiums in Europe (10-1)
Rank
The stadium
Where
The score
One
Iduna Park Signal
Germany’s Dortmund
5.94
2.
Bernabeu Santiago
Spain’s Madrid
5.92
3.
Nou Camp
Spain’s Barcelona
5.73
4.
Trafford, Old
England’s Manchester
5.52
5.
The San Siro
Italy’s Milan
5.44
6.
Emirates Stadium
England’s London
5.31
7.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
England’s London
5.25
8.
The Wembley Stadium
England’s London
5.22
9.
France’s Stadium
France’s Saint-Denis
5.09
10.
Park Croke
Ireland’s Dublin
5.06
