The 25 biggest stadiums in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, ranked by official seating capacity as of October 2026. US college football bowls hold most of the top spots, with Mexico City’s Estadio Banorte, River Plate’s Más Monumental, Lima’s Monumental and the Maracanã the largest venues outside the United States.
Pictured: Michigan Stadium, “The Big House” in Ann Arbor, #1 with 107,601 seats.
| Rank | Stadium | City | Country | Capacity | Main use | Main tenant | Opened | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan Stadium | Ann Arbor, Michigan | United States | 107,601 | American football | Michigan Wolverines | 1927 | Open |
| 2 | Beaver Stadium | University Park, Pennsylvania | United States | 106,304 | American football | Penn State Nittany Lions | 1960 | Open |
| 3 | Ohio Stadium | Columbus, Ohio | United States | 102,780 | American football | Ohio State Buckeyes | 1922 | Open |
| 4 | Kyle Field | College Station, Texas | United States | 102,733 | American football | Texas A&M Aggies | 1927 | Open |
| 5 | Tiger Stadium | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | United States | 102,321 | American football | LSU Tigers | 1924 | Open |
| 6 | Neyland Stadium | Knoxville, Tennessee | United States | 101,915 | American football | Tennessee Volunteers | 1921 | Open |
| 7 | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas | United States | 100,119 | American football | Texas Longhorns | 1924 | Open |
| 8 | Bryant–Denny Stadium | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | United States | 100,077 | American football | Alabama Crimson Tide | 1929 | Open |
| 9 | Sanford Stadium | Athens, Georgia | United States | 93,033 | American football | Georgia Bulldogs | 1929 | Open |
| 10 | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | United States | 92,100 | American football | Red River Rivalry (Texas–Oklahoma) | 1930 | Open |
| 11 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | United States | 89,702 | American football | UCLA Bruins | 1922 | Open |
| 12 | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | Gainesville, Florida | United States | 88,548 | American football | Florida Gators | 1930 | Open |
| 13 | Jordan–Hare Stadium | Auburn, Alabama | United States | 88,043 | American football | Auburn Tigers | 1939 | Open |
| 14 | Estadio Banorte (Estadio Azteca) | Mexico City | Mexico | 87,523 | Football (soccer) | Club América, Mexico national team | 1966 | Partial |
| 15 | Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Nebraska | United States | 85,458 | American football | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 1923 | Open |
| 16 | Estadio Más Monumental | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 85,018 | Football (soccer) | River Plate | 1938 | Open |
| 17 | MetLife Stadium | East Rutherford, New Jersey | United States | 82,500 | American football | New York Giants, New York Jets | 2010 | Open |
| 18 | Memorial Stadium (Death Valley) | Clemson, South Carolina | United States | 81,500 | American football | Clemson Tigers | 1942 | Open |
| 19 | Lambeau Field | Green Bay, Wisconsin | United States | 81,441 | American football | Green Bay Packers | 1957 | Open |
| 20 | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, Oklahoma | United States | 80,126 | American football | Oklahoma Sooners | 1923 | Open |
| 21 | Estadio Monumental “U” | Lima | Peru | 80,093 | Football (soccer) | Universitario de Deportes | 2000 | Open |
| 22 | AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas | United States | 80,000 | American football | Dallas Cowboys | 2009 | Retractable |
| 23 | Maracanã | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | Football (soccer) | Flamengo, Fluminense | 1950 | Partial |
| 24 | Notre Dame Stadium | Notre Dame, Indiana | United States | 77,622 | American football | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 1930 | Open |
| 25 | Williams–Brice Stadium | Columbia, South Carolina | United States | 77,559 | American football | South Carolina Gamecocks | 1934 | Open |
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As of October 2026, and how capacity is counted. Each figure is the venue’s official current capacity as stated by the stadium, its owner, the university or club, or the league, for its current configuration, using 2026 college football season figures where they have been published. It is not record attendance, and temporary standing-room maxima are not used: AT&T Stadium seats 80,000 and can be expanded past 100,000 with standing-room “Party Pass” areas and temporary seating, but the expandable figure is left out.[28][29] Only open-air or domed venues built for field sports (American football, soccer, baseball, multi-sport) count; motor-racing circuits such as the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (250,000+), horse-racing tracks and indoor arenas are excluded. Beaver Stadium is mid-way through a renovation due to finish before the 2027 season: 106,304 is the official capacity Penn State announced for 2025, and athletic director Pat Kraft has projected about 109,000 for 2026 once temporary upper-deck bleachers are in. No official 2026 figure had been published by October 12, 2026; if 109,000 is confirmed, Beaver Stadium would move past Michigan to #1.[3][4] Estadio Banorte (the renamed Estadio Azteca) reopened on March 28, 2026 after its World Cup renovation. Its figure is softer than most: 87,523 is the general capacity in FIFA’s 2026 World Cup bid book and matches the roughly 87,500 reported at the reopening, while the stadium’s FIFA World Cup configuration was 80,824 and the architects, Populous, list 83,000.[23][24][25] The Rose Bowl’s 89,702 is the stadium’s own figure; UCLA has listed 91,136 and the Tournament of Roses 92,542.[20] LSU’s 102,321 counts media, game staff and concessions workers.[9] Latin American capacities vary between sources, so club figures were preferred (River Plate’s 85,018; Universitario’s 80,093; 78,838 for the Maracanã).[27][30][31] Several capacities are set to change: Nebraska’s renovation will remove about 5,000 seats by 2028, Williams–Brice loses about 4,100 from 2027 (2026 is unaffected), and River Plate plans to take the Más Monumental to about 101,000.[26][32][27] Just outside the top 25 are the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (77,500) and Arrowhead Stadium (76,416).[28] There are no ties in this table; ties would share a rank.
Michigan Stadium opened in 1927 with 72,000 seats, built on footings that allowed the larger bowl Fielding Yost wanted to be added later. Its official capacity is 107,601, and crowds regularly go past it: the record is 115,109 for Notre Dame on September 7, 2013.[1][2] “The Big House” has also drawn 104,173 for the 2010 “Big Chill” college hockey game and 109,318 for a 2014 Manchester United–Real Madrid friendly.[2]
Penn State’s stadium was assembled in its current location in 1960 from the dismantled stands of New Beaver Field and has been expanded many times since.[5] It is now in the middle of a roughly $700 million renovation due to finish before the 2027 season; Penn State set its official capacity at 106,304 for 2025, including about 7,900 temporary upper-deck seats.[3] Athletic director Pat Kraft has projected about 109,000 for 2026, which would make it the largest stadium in the Americas, but that figure was still a projection in mid-October.[4] Its pre-renovation record crowd was 111,030 for Ohio State in November 2024.[5]
Ohio Stadium opened in 1922 and is known as “the Horseshoe” for its open south end; when it was finished it was reported to be the largest poured-concrete structure in the world. Its capacity has been 102,780 since 2019, down from 104,944 after suites were added. The record crowd is 110,045, for Ohio State’s double-overtime win over Michigan on November 26, 2016.[6]
Texas A&M has played on this site since the early 1900s, and Kyle Field became a permanent concrete stadium in 1927. A roughly $485 million rebuild in 2014–15 set its current capacity of 102,733, the largest in the SEC and in Texas.[7][8] Its record crowd is 110,633 for Ole Miss in 2014, and George Strait drew 110,905 for a concert there in June 2024.[8]
LSU’s “Death Valley” opened in 1924 with 12,000 seats. LSU announced its 102,321 capacity after the south end zone expansion was completed in 2014; the figure includes media, game staff and concessions workers.[9][10] In 1988 the crowd’s reaction to a last-minute winning touchdown against Auburn registered on a seismograph on campus, a game since known as the “Earthquake Game.”[10]
Neyland Stadium opened in 1921 as Shields–Watkins Field, still the name of the playing surface, and was renamed in 1962 for coach and athletic director Robert Neyland. Its official capacity has been 101,915 since 2022, slightly lower after renovations widened concourses and added standing areas.[11][12] The record crowd is 109,061 for Florida in 2004, and the orange-and-white checkerboard end zones date to 1964.[12]
Texas Memorial Stadium opened in 1924 and was dedicated to the 198,520 Texans who served in World War I; coach Darrell K Royal’s name was added in 1996. A south end zone addition finished in 2021 closed the bowl on all sides, and the official capacity is 100,119. The record crowd is 105,215 for Georgia on October 19, 2024.[13]
Alabama’s stadium opened as Denny Stadium in 1929; Paul “Bear” Bryant’s name was added in 1975, and the playing field was named Saban Field in 2024. Capacity reached 101,821 after a 2010 expansion and has been listed at 100,077 since 2020, after renovations that added premium and accessible seating.[14][15]
Sanford Stadium opened in 1929 with a 15–0 win over Yale, and the privet hedges around the field give it the “Between the Hedges” nickname. A 2024 renovation raised its capacity by 287 seats to 93,033.[16][17] It hosted the men’s and women’s soccer finals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, when the hedges were removed to fit a wider pitch.[17]
Dallas’s Cotton Bowl opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium and is the only stadium in the top ten without a regular home team. Its 92,100 seats date from a 2008 expansion, and it fills each October for the Texas–Oklahoma Red River Rivalry, played during the State Fair of Texas with the crowd split at the 50-yard line.[18][19] It hosted the Cotton Bowl Classic until 2009, the Dallas Cowboys from 1960 to 1971 and six matches of the 1994 World Cup.[19]