Wednesday 20 February 2013

The Best Football Stadiums in the world

The Best Football Stadiums in the world

This article is looking at the World's best and most unique football Stadiums from The Emirates Stadium to The Allianz Arena.

The Emirates Stadium

An aerial view of The Emirates Stadium home of Arsenal Football Club on July 26, 2011 in London, England.


 The Emirates Stadium is one of the world's best footballing stadiums with a seating capacity of 60,361.  It is the third largest football stadium in England and the home of Arsenal FC.  The Stadium was opened in 2006.  The total building cost of The Emirates Stadium was £390 million.

 A general view of the Emirates Stadium during the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON fourth round match between Arsenal and Huddersfield Town at The Emirates Stadium on January 30, 2011 in London, England.

  



Allianz Arena

(EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO COMMERCIALS) In. this handout image from the Allianz Group, the Allianz Arena is illuminated with white, green and blue lights ahead of the UEFA Champions League Final between FC Bayern Munich and Chelsea. The final takes place at the Allianz Arena on May 19, 2012.

The Allianz Arena is one of the most unique footballing stadiums with an incredible outer shape that lights up with different colours.  It has a seating capacity of 69,901 and like The Emirates Stadium is the third biggest stadium in Germany.  It is the home of footballing clubs FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munchen.  The Allianz Arena was opened in 2005.  The total building cost of The Allianz Arena was €340 million.  It hosted last season's Uefa Champions League Final in which Chelsea became champions against FC Bayern Munich.





Santiago Bernabeu



The Estadio Santiago Bernabeu is a historical football stadium being opened in 1947.  It has a seating capacity of 85,454.  It is the home of Real Madrid CF.  It has hosted 4 European Cup Finals and the 2010 Uefa Champions League final between Inter Milan and FC Bayern Munich.

 

Nou Camp


The Nou Camp is the biggest stadium in Europe and one of the biggest in the world with a seating capacity of 99,786.  It is the home of FC Barcelona.  The construction of the Nou Camp started in 1954 and was opened in 1957.  The construction of the Nou Camp cost 1,700,000 Euros which these days is quite cheap to build a world class stadium.







Below are some plans for a new Nou Camp which didn't go through.

 


Veltins Arena






 The Veltins Arena is one of the world's most unique stadiums as there is a roof that opens and closes.  It has a seating capacity of 61,482.  It is the home of Schalke 04.  It was opened in 2001 and the construction of the Veltins Arena cost 191 million euros.


 



San Siro


 

The San Siro is the home of A.C Milan and Inter Milan.  Both rivals.  It has a seating capacity of 80,018 and was opened in 1926.


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