Many countries have a national sport stadium, which typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very near a country's capital city or largest city. It is generally (but not always) the country's largest and most lavish sports venue with a rich history of hosting a major moment in sports (e.g. FIFA World Cup, Olympics, etc.). In many, but not all cases, it is also used by a local team. Many countries, including Spain and the United States, do not have a national stadium designated as such; instead matches are rotated throughout the country. The lack of a national stadium can be seen as advantageous as designating a single stadium would limit the fan base capable of realistically attending matches as well as the concern of the cost of transportation, especially in the case of the United States due to its geographical size and high population.
A list of national stadiums follows:
Afghanistan Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium (cricket) National Stadium (football)
Albania Arena Kombëtare
Algeria Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (football)
American Samoa Veterans Memorial Stadium (football)
Andorra Estadi de la FAF (football) Poliesportiu d'Andorra (basketball and roller hockey)
Angola Estádio 11 de Novembro (football)
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua Recreation Ground (cricket and football)
Argentina Estadio Único (football) – since 2025 Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca (basketball and tennis) Estadio Nacional de Hockey (field hockey) Campo Argentino de Polo (polo) CeNARD (athletics) Estadio José Amalfitani, also known as Vélez Sársfield (rugby union)—Although the national team plays Tests at several venues around the country, most of their home Tests against teams in the Six Nations and Tri Nations are held here.
Armenia Hrazdan Stadium (football) Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium (football)
Aruba Trinidad Stadium (football and athletics)
Australia Australia does not have an official national stadium. The country's two largest stadiums, which host major domestic and international events, are: Melbourne Cricket Ground (Melbourne) – primarily used for cricket and Australian rules football, the MCG has notably hosted the 1956 Summer Olympics (opening and closing ceremonies), the 1992 and 2015 Cricket World Cup finals, and the 2006 Commonwealth Games (opening and closing ceremonies). Stadium Australia (Sydney) – primarily used for rugby league, rugby union, and association football, Stadium Australia has notably hosted the 2000 Summer Olympics (opening and closing ceremonies), the 2003 Rugby World Cup final, and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final.
Austria Ernst Happel Stadion (football)
Azerbaijan Baku National Stadium (football)
Bahamas Thomas Robinson Stadium (football and athletics)
Bahrain Bahrain National Stadium (football)
Bangladesh National Stadium, Dhaka (football and athletics) Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (cricket)
Barbados Aquatic Centre (artistic swimming, swimming, and water polo) Barbados National Stadium (football, outdoor track and field)
Belarus Dinamo Stadium (football and athletics) National Football Stadium (football)
Belgium King Baudouin Stadium (football and athletics)
Belize FFB Stadium (football)
Benin Stade de l'Amitié (football)
Bermuda Bermuda National Stadium (football, rugby union, athletics and cricket)
Bhutan Changlimithang Stadium (football and archery)
Bolivia Estadio Hernando Siles (football and athletics)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bilino Polje Stadium Koševo Olympic Stadium
Botswana Botswana National Stadium (football)
Brazil Brazil does not have an official national stadium. Mostly (football) matches are commonly held in alternate venues. However, during reconstruction for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and as the capital city's and country's greatest stadium, the name Estádio Nacional (Portuguese for National Stadium) was added to the old Mané Garrincha stadium, leaving its official name as Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha, even though it doesn't act as a solo national stadium. The largest and most well known stadium in Brazil is Estádio do Maracanã located at Rio de Janeiro. The Brazil national football team have most of their high-profile matches in the Maracanã and the venue has hosted multiple World Cup and Copa America matches throughout its history including the two World Cup finals that Brazil has hosted (1950 and 2014).
Ginásio do Maracanãzinho (futsal, volleyball and basketball)
Brunei Darussalam Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium (football)
Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium (football and athletics)
Burkina Faso Stade du 4-Août (football)
Burundi Intwari Stadium (football)
Cambodia Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
Morodok Techo National Stadium (football and athletics)
Cameroon Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium (football and athletics)
Canada Sobeys Stadium & Stade IGA (tennis) BC Place (soccer and rugby union). Although a 2007 report from FIFA referred to BMO Field as Canada's national stadium, due to BC Place's indoor field being playable year-round and its higher capacity, many major soccer events are held there instead, such as the final match of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Similarly, while the national rugby team has no official stadium, most of their matches are split between BC Place and BMO Field BMO Field (soccer and rugby union) Lamport Stadium (rugby league) Maple Leaf Cricket Club (cricket) Rogers Centre (baseball) Scotiabank Arena (basketball)
Prior to confederation with Canada, the Dominion of Newfoundland used King George V Park as its national stadium.
Cape Verde Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde (football)
Central African Republic Stade Barthélemy Boganda (football)
Chad Stade Idriss Mahamat Ouya (football)
Chile Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos (football) Court Central Anita Lizana (tennis)
China Beijing National Stadium (Athletics) National Tennis Center (Tennis)
Colombia Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez (football)
Comoros Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh (football)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Stade des Martyrs (football and athletics)
Republic of the Congo Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat (football)
Cook Islands Avarua Tereora Stadium (football and rugby union)
Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (football and athletics)
Cuba Estadio Latinoamericano (baseball)
Cyprus GSP Stadium (football)
Czech Republic Strahov Stadium (Sokol) Sinobo Stadium (football) O2 arena (ice hockey)
Denmark Parken Stadium (football) Royal Arena (handball and ice hockey) Svanholm Park (cricket)
Djibouti Stade du Ville (football)
Dominica Windsor Park (cricket and football)
Dominican Republic Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (athletics and football) Estadio Quisqueya (baseball)
East Timor National Stadium (football)
Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (football and athletics)
Egypt Borg El Arab Stadium (football) Cairo International Stadium (football and athletics) Misr Stadium (football and athletics)
El Salvador Estadio Cuscatlán (football)
Equatorial Guinea Estadio de Malabo (football)
Eritrea Cicero Stadium (football)
Estonia Kadriorg Stadium (athletics) Lilleküla Stadium (football)
Eswatini Somhlolo National Stadium (association football)
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Stadium (football) Bahir Dar Stadium (football)
Faroe Islands Tórsvøllur (football)
Fiji HFC Bank Stadium (football and rugby union) National Hockey Centre (field hockey)
Finland Helsinki Olympic Stadium (football and athletics) Hartwall Areena (ice hockey)
France Stade de France (football, rugby union, and athletics) In the case of rugby, the national team plays Test matches throughout the country, but it uses Stade de France exclusively for its fixtures in the Six Nations Championship.
Gabon Stade d'Angondjé (football)
Gambia Independence Stadium (football)
Georgia Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena (football and rugby union)
Germany The Germany national football team usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country. However, the venue for the German Cup final is the Olympiastadion in Berlin. As a multipurpose stadium, the Berlin Olympiastadion also hosts international athletic competitions and other events. However, the Munich Olympiastadion was used for the finals of international football competitions held during the later West German era, such in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988. Lanxess Arena (handball and ice hockey) Uber Arena (basketball) OWL Arena (tennis) Warsteiner HockeyPark (field hockey) Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark (rugby union)
Ghana Ohene Djan Stadium (football)
Greece Olympic Stadium (Football and athletics) O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall (Basketball)
Greenland Nuuk Stadium (football) New National Stadium (proposed)
Grenada Kirani James Athletic Stadium (football and athletics) Queen's Park (cricket)
Guatemala Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores (football and athletics)
Guinea Stade 28 Septembre (football)
Guinea-Bissau Estádio 24 de Setembro (football)
Guyana Bourda (cricket)
Haiti Stade Sylvio Cator (football)
Honduras Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano (football and athletics) Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés (football)
Hong Kong Hong Kong Football Club Stadium (rugby union) Hong Kong Stadium (football) – hosted the inaugural AFC Asian Cup in 1956 and East Asian Games in 2009. Kai Tak Sports Park (football and rugby sevens)
Hungary Puskás Aréna (football)
Iceland Laugardalsvöllur (football)
India Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (athletics) Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium (field hockey)
Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (football and athletics) Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium (football) Istora Gelora Bung Karno (badminton) Indonesia Arena (basketball and futsal) Gelora Bung Karno Aquatic Stadium (aquatic sports)
Iran Azadi Stadium
Iraq Basra International Stadium
Ireland This section includes national stadia for sports governed by bodies representing the Republic of Ireland and All-Ireland. See the Northern Ireland section for remaining Irish national stadia.
Aviva Stadium (association football and rugby union) Croke Park (Gaelic football and hurling) Morton Stadium (athletics) National Stadium (boxing) National Basketball Arena (basketball)
NotesThe following venues are "designated national sporting arenas" for the purposes of Section 21 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003 (which regulates sale of alcohol at sports venues): National Stadium, Croke Park, Semple Stadium, Royal Dublin Society, Aviva Stadium, Thomond Park.
Israel Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv (football) Teddy Stadium, Jerusalem (football) Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa (football) Netanya Stadium, Netanya (football) Turner Stadium, Be'er Sheva (football) Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv (basketball) Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv (basketball and judo) Pais Arena, Jerusalem (judo) Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon (tennis)
Italy Stadio Olimpico (Olympics and rugby union) In the case of rugby union, the national team plays matches throughout the country, but since 2012 they has used the Stadio Olimpico for all of its home Six Nations matches. Previously, Stadio Flaminio served the same purpose. Stadio Steno Borghese (baseball) PalaLido (roller hockey, handball, gymnastics, and wrestling) Pala Alpitour (ice hockey) Velodromo Vigorelli (American football) Massimo Falsetti Cricket Field (cricket)
Ivory Coast Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny (football) Alassane Ouattara Stadium (football)
Jamaica Independence Park (football and athletics) Sabina Park (cricket)
Japan Ariake Coliseum (tennis) Tokyo Dome (baseball) Koshien Stadium (baseball) National Stadium (football and athletics) International Stadium Yokohama (football)