ATMOSPHERE, capacity and the quality of the toilets are all taken into consideration when fans argue about the best stadiums in the world.
And a recent poll to determine which ground holds that honour has revealed some surprising results.
Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera home in Buenos Aires is one of the most iconic stadiums in the worldCredit: Getty
Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium is also one of the most well knownCredit: Getty
Tottenham recently splashed out a staggering £1BILLION on their new North London home which only ranks 21st despite being the most expensive stadium ever built.
And surprisingly at No1 spot is a stadium in Egypt.
Here SunSport reveals the results of the poll conducted by Marca.
1 CAIRO INTERNATIONAL STADIUM
Home team: Al Ahly
Capacity: 75,000
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Cairo International StadiumCredit: Getty – Contributor
2 SANTIAGO BERNABEU
Home team: Real Madrid
Capacity: 81,044
Location: Madrid, Spain
Santiago Bernabeu stadiumCredit: Getty – Contributor
3 NOU CAMP
Home team: Barcelona
Capacity: 99,354
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Nou CampCredit: Getty
4 MOUNUMENTAL DE CHILE
Home team: Colo Colo
Capacity: 47,347
Location: Santiago, Chile
Monumental de ChileCredit: Getty
5 SAN MAMES
Home team: Athletic Bilbao
Capacity: 53,289
Location: Bilbao, Spain
San Mames stadiumCredit: Getty – Contributor
6 WANDA METROPOLITANO
Home team: Atletico Madrid
Capacity: 68,456
Location: Madrid, Spain
Wanda MetropolitanoCredit: Getty – Contributor
7 ANFIELD
Home team: Liverpool
Capacity: 54,074
Location: Liverpool, England
AnfieldCredit: Getty
8 LA BOMBONERA
Home team: Boca Juniors
Capacity: 49,000
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Boca Juniors’ La BomoneraCredit: Getty
9 SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Home team: Borussia Dortmund
Capacity: 81,360
Location: Dortmund, Germany
WestfalenstadionCredit: Getty – Contributor
10 MOHAMED V
Home team: Raja and Wydad Casablanca
Capacity: 52,000
Location: Casablanca, Morocco
Mohamed V Stadium – CasablancaCredit: Africa Cup of Nations
11 STADE OLYMPIQUE DE RADES
Home team: Tunisian national team
Capacity: 60,000
Location: Rades, Tunisia
Stade Olympique de RadesCredit: Getty
12 WEMBLEY
Home team: England national team
Capacity: 90,000
Location: London, England
Wembley StadiumCredit: Alamy
13 OLD TRAFFORD
Home team: Manchester United
Capacity: 76,000
Location: Manchester, England
Old TraffordCredit: PA:Press Association
14 MARACANA
Home team: Brazil national team, Flamengo, Fluminense
Capacity: 78,838
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maracana stadiumCredit: Getty
15 SAN SIRO
Home team: AC Milan, Inter Milan
Capacity: 80,018
Location: Milan, Italy
San SiroCredit: Getty
16 ALLIANZ ARENA
Home team: Bayern Munich
Capacity: 75,024
Location: Munich, Germany
Allianz ArenaCredit: Getty – Contributor
17 STADE VELODROME
Home team: Marseille
Capacity: 67,394
Location: Marseille, France
Stade VelodromeCredit: Getty – Contributor
18 ESTADIO DA LUZ
Home team: Benfica
Capacity: 65,647
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Estadio da Luz, LisbonCredit: Getty
19 JOHAN CRUYFF ARENA
Home team: Ajax
Capacity: 54,990
Location: Amsterdam, Holland
Johan Cruyff arenaCredit: Getty – Contributor
20 MOUNUMENTAL
Home team: River Plate
Capacity: 70,074
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monumental, Buenos AiresCredit: AFP
21 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM
Home team: Tottenham Hotspur
Capacity: 62,303
Location: London, England
Tottenham Hotspur StadiumCredit: Getty
22 ESTADIO AZTECA
Home team: Mexico national team, Club America and Cruz Azul
Capacity: 87,523
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Estadio AztecaCredit: Getty
23 SOCCER CITY STADIUM
Home team: South Africa national team, Kaizer Chiefs
Capacity: 94,736
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Soccer City StadiumCredit: Getty – Contributor
24 CELTIC PARK
Home team: Celtic
Capacity: 60,411
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Celtic ParkCredit: PA:Press Association
25 AZADI STADIUM
Home team: Iran national team
Capacity: 78,116
Location: Tehran, Iran
Azadi StadiumCredit: Getty
Simon Jordan says the Premier League are ‘trying to come back for one reason – money’
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
