The biggest and capacious football stadium. The best football stadiums in the world
Every self-respecting football club has its ownfootball stadium. The best teams in the world and Europe, be it Barcelona or Real Madrid, Bayern or Chelsea, Manchester United and others, have their own football arena. All the stadiums of football clubs are completely different. By its importance, style, architecture and capacity, there are no identical designs. But the most interesting is that for today the first place in the nomination "The most capacious football stadium in the world" is by no means a football power. So, get acquainted.
The biggest stadium in the world
The Stadium of May Day - this is the namethe largest football stadium in the world. It is located in the city of Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Built in 1989 specifically for the XIII Festival of Youth and Students, the football stadium can accommodate 150,000 spectators.
The architecture of this building is interesting. Bent into the ring sixteen arches create the roof of the stadium, and from a bird's eye view it seems that this is a magnolia flower. The height of a truly giant structure is more than 60 meters. In podtribunnyh rooms are sports halls, swimming pools, cafes, hotels. In addition to football matches, which are held here by the national team of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, parades and entertainment events are held at the stadium. On one of them - on wrestling in 1995 - for two days (April 28 and 29) the show was visited by a record number of spectators, respectively 150 and 190 thousand spectators.
Another holiday, which annually gathersfull tribunes of the First May Stadium, is the Ariran festival. Athletes from all over the country arrange music for gymnastic performances on the football field of the stadium, symbolizing the struggle of the army and the people for the great future of the Korean people. As for football matches with the participation of the national team, on June 16, 2015 in the qualifying match of the World Cup in 2018 against the team of Uzbekistan (4-2), the match was "just" 42 thousand fans. Therefore, even despite its grandiosity, the largest football stadium can not be compared with the famous Brazilian "Maracana", on which were set several records of attendance of the football match.
Stadium "Marakana"
One of the records was recorded on July 16, 1950year during the decisive match of the World Cup between the national teams of Brazil and Uruguay. On that day, according to official data, 173,830 tickets were sold for the match. Many sources say that, given the "stowaways" who entered the match for free, the number of spectators turned out to be more than 200,000 people. Knowing about the Brazilians' crazy love for football, it's easy to believe it. The match, to the great regret of the fans of the Brazilian national team, was lost by their favorites with the score 1: 2. This was a tragedy for the whole country.
Construction of the football stadium "Marakana"began in 1948. By the beginning of the World Cup in 1950 the stands of the stadium were built, but the city authorities took another 15 years to complete the full establishment of the infrastructure of the facility. It was here that the "king of football" Pele scored the 1000th ball in his football career. After the reconstruction in 2007, "Maracana" lost the title of the largest football stadium in the world. After all, now the capacity of its stands is "only" about 80 thousand spectators. In 2014, the final match of the 20th World Cup was held here. And in the summer of 2016 on "Marakan" solemn opening of the XXXI Summer Olympic Games will take place.
"Camp Nou"
Symbolically, the biggest football stadiumEurope belongs to the best team of the continent to date. After all, the Catalan "Barcelona" in the season of 2014-2015 won the championship and the Spanish Cup and won the main European club trophy - the Champions League Cup. Until 1957 the club played at the Camp de Les Corts - this name was the old stadium. The football field, infrastructure and stands were obsolete by that time. The stadium with a capacity of 60 000 thousand spectators could not accept everyone who wanted to enjoy the game of "blue garnet".
Football stadiums of the world applauded more than onceplayers of "Barcelona". The then president of the club Francesc Miro-Saens put forward the idea of creating a new arena. The beginning of construction was laid in 1953. In four years, the opening of the "Camp Nou". In translation from the Catalan language, the name of the stadium sounds like a "new field", or "new earth". So it was called the fans of the club. At the time of opening, the capacity of the stadium was 90,000 spectators.
During the existence of the football stadiumseveral times reconstructed. At the same time, the capacity of the arena also changed. So, for the World Cup in 1982, which took place in Spain, the "Camp Nou" increased the number of seats to 120,000 thousand. To date, after the introduction of the new rules of UEFA, regulating the ban on standing, the number of seats in the stadium is 98,787. But that's not all.
The new stage of the stadium reconstruction is scheduled for 2017year. For four years, it is planned to increase the capacity of the arena to 105,000 spectators. A 12,000-seat indoor stadium, an ice palace, social facilities and commercial zones, a new club academy and parking spaces will be built. The management of "Barcelona" confidently declares that after the reconstruction of the "Camp Nou" will be the best football stadium in the world. And what about the "football house" in their eternal rivals from the capital of Spain - Madrid "Real"?
"Santiago Bernabéu"
In 1944, President of the Club Santiago Bernabeutook a loan from the bank to build a new stadium. After three years, on December 14, 1947, Real Madrid held its first official match in the new arena. At that time the stadium contained 75,455 fans, of which the bulk (47,500) took up standing stands. In seven years the first reconstruction of the stadium was made. In 1954, the club and its fans could be proud of the fact that their stadium became one of the largest in the world. 102 000 spectators could receive the stadium, which in 1955 received the current name in honor of the president of the club.
More than once since that time, the "Santiago Bernabéu"has undergone changes in its design. Today it is a modern stadium, designed for 80,354 football fans. Just like the "Camp Nou", "Santiago Bernabéu" is awarded the highest 4 category of UEFA. This means that the football arena can host the most important and prestigious competitions, be it the final matches of world and European championships or the main matches of club tournaments.
"Signal of Iduna Park"
Germany's largest football stadium todaybelongs to the Dortmund "Borussia". One of the most titled clubs of the German Bundesliga for a long time could not get a modern stadium. Back in 1961, the club's management set a goal to build a new arena instead of the obsolete Rothen Erde. But as it often happens, everything rested on money. Rather, in their absence. And how to know how long the fans of Borussia would expect a new football stadium if Germany did not win the right to host the 1974 World Cup.
Dordmund received permission, and with him - and moneyto build a stadium. With the new name "Westfalenstadion" the stadium was inaugurated on April 2, 1974. At that time, its capacity was 54,000 spectators. Of these, only 17,000 seats were sedentary. Since then, the football construction has been repeatedly reconstructed, and its modern look has already been in 2006, when Germany earned the right to hold the XVIII World Cup. At that time, the system of electronic access to the arena was established, the number of places for disabled fans was doubled, the VIP zone, the locker rooms of teams and sanitary equipment were transformed.
A year earlier, the club's management signedagreement with the group of insurance companies "Signal Iduna" about the renaming of the stadium. Now the stadium has the name "Signal Iduna Park", and the club receives money from the company for this. The current capacity of the stadium is 81 264 seats. This allowed the club to establish a European record of attendance of home matches by fans in 2014. More than 1 million 855 thousand people visited the stadium "Signal Iduna Park" in that season. It is worth adding that the arena has the highest category of UEFA.
The best stadiums in Europe
In 2010, UEFA developed a new RegulationThe infrastructure of the stadium, according to which the stadiums receive the categories of value. The fourth category is considered to be the highest, which gives the right to arenas to claim various important tournaments. To date, more than 50 stadiums have the highest category of UEFA. These include such famous stadiums in England as Wembley (with a capacity of 90,000 spectators), Manchester's Old Trafford (75,797), Arsenal's London Arsenal Stadium - Emirates (60,361).
The largest stadiums in Germany, in addition to "Signal(74,228) and the Munich "Allianz Arena" (69,901), in Italy the most capacious stadium has two names - "San Siro" or "Giuseppe Meazza". The fact is that on this arena in Milan, their games are held by football clubs "Inter" and "Milan." Fans of "Milan" more like the old name of the stadium - "San Siro", while the fans of "Inter" prefer the name "Giuseppe Meazza", which was given in honor of one of the best players in history of Italy, who played for their club.The capacity of the stadium is 80 018 zrit lei.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome, which ishome to two irreconcilable rivals - "Roma" and "Lazio", accommodates 72,700 fans. The main stadium of France is the "Stade de France" (80 000 spectators) built in 1998. In this arena, the opening and final match of the upcoming European Football Championship 2016 is to be held.
And where is the Russian stadium on this list? Alas, in this respect, we are still lagging behind the leading European powers. But, fortunately, not everything is so hopeless.
Russian football stadiums
As you know, Russia won the right to holdthe 2018 FIFA World Cup. Photos of football stadiums, which must be built or reconstructed by this time, are already easy to find today. We will look at some of the future buildings. Football stadiums in Moscow should include the "Luzhniki" and the already built "Opening Arena".
Stadium "Luzhniki"
The largest stadium in Russia is closed forreconstruction from 2013. Here, according to the idea of the tournament organizers, the opening and the final match of the championship should take place. By this time builders will build a visor on the roof of the stadium, bring the stands closer to the football field, install large screens in the stadium's bowl, replace the plastic seats and carry out other important works. The capacity of the stadium should be 81,000 seats.
Stadium "Spartacus", or "Opening Arena"
Moscow "Spartacus", one of the most eminentclubs in Russia, only in 2014 he built his football stadium. The name "Opening Arena" stadium was received in honor of the sponsor - the bank "Otkrytie", which will pay the club for it more than one billion rubles for six years. In addition to a super modern stadium designed for 45,000 spectators, the club management plans and the sponsor will build a club base, a swimming pool, sports complexes, hotels and a residential microdistrict for 15-20 thousand people. Truly grandiose plans!
"Zenith Arena"
One of the most expensive stadiums is not onlyEurope, but also all over the world is being built in St. Petersburg. The construction of the stadium for 61,000 seats was started in 2007. The end date, announced for 2009, has been repeatedly postponed, and by June 2015 the stadium is only ready for 75 percent. In monetary terms, the initially announced amount of construction of 6.7 billion rubles seems a joke compared to the recently announced figure. 50 billion rubles - a new price for the construction of the stadium. It is to be hoped that "Zenith Arena" will not only be the most expensive, but also the most modern and comfortable stadium in the world.
Other Russian Stadiums
So let's sum up some results. The stadiums in Moscow are already ready for the opening of the Arena (45,000 spectators), in Sochi - Fisht (40,000), in Kazan - Kazan Arena (45,105). In the state of reconstruction is the main stadium of the country "Luzhniki" (81 000) and Yekaterinburg stadium "Central" (35 000). In various degrees of readiness, the objects under construction in St. Petersburg are Zenit Arena (61,000), Nizhny Novgorod (45,000) in Nizhny Novgorod, Arena Pobeda (45,000) in Volgograd, Mordovia Arena "(46 695), in Samara -" Space Arena "(45 000), in Rostov-on-Don -" Rostov Arena "(45 000), in Kaliningrad -" Arena Baltika "(35 000).
Together with the modern stadiums of the city, inwhich will take place mundialya matches, will receive new roads, hotels, transport, shops and other opportunities for infrastructure development. Thousands of boys will gain additional incentive for sports, in particular, football. And the fans, of course, will believe and wait for victories from the Russian team. So we wish good luck to the builders, coaches, players and all those who are preparing this holiday for us.
