Ten Biggest Sports Stadiums In The World By Capacity: India houses the world’s largest cricket stadium
The newly inducted Narendra Modi Stadium in India took home the title of the world’s largest cricket stadium. Displacing the Melbourne City Ground from top spot, the stadium in Motera is capable of packing a behemoth 1,10,000 viewers in its ranks.
Not only did it become the largest cricket stadium in terms of capacity in the world but also the second biggest sports stadium in the world. Falling short of the May Day Stadium in Korea by a paltry 7,000 seats, the Narendra Modi Stadium makes for piquant viewing.
The complex added its name to an illustrious list of stadiums across the global stage. Across the years, the world of sports has seen some effervescent and exemplary stadiums been given birth to across cricket, football.
The top 10 list is fraught by stadiums from USA with all stadiums apart from the top two belonging to the country. All the stadiums are house to US football.
Top 10 Biggest Sports Stadiums In The World
10. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, Texas, United States
Capacity: 100,119
Home team: Texas Longhorns
Sport: US Football
9. Bryant-Denny Stadium- Tuscaloosa Alabama, United States
Capacity: 101,821
Home team: Alabama Crimson Tide
Sport: US Football
8. Tiger Stadium- Baton Rouge Louisiana, United States
Capacity: 102,321
Home team: LSU Tigers
Sport: US Football
7. Neyland Stadium- Tennessee, United States
Capacity: 102,455
Home team: Tennessee Volunteers
Sport: US Football
6. Kyle Field- College Station Texas, United States
Capacity: 102,733
Home team: Texas A&M Aggies
Sport: US Football
5. Ohio Stadium-Ohio, United States
Capacity: 104,944
Home team: Ohio State Buckeyes
Sport: USFootball
4. Beaver Stadium- University Park Pennsylvania, United States
Capacity: 106,572
Home team: Penn State Nittany Lions
Sport: US Football
3. Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor- Michigan, United States
Capacity: 107,601
Home team: Michigan Wolverines
Sport: USFootball
2. Narendra Modi Stadium- Motera, India
Capacity: 100,024
Home team: Melbourne Cricket Club
Sport: Cricket
1. May Day Stadium- Pyongyang, North Korea
Capacity: 114,000
Home team: North Korea national football team
Sport: Soccer, North Korea football team