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The Largest Stadiums in Asia

The 20 biggest stadiums in Asia, including the Middle East, ranked by official seated capacity in their current configuration. A cricket ground in Ahmedabad leads, followed by North Korea's May Day Stadium. Current as of October 2026.

Lusail Stadium in Qatar, host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final

Pictured: Lusail Stadium in Qatar, #3 with 88,966 seats.

Rank Stadium City Country Capacity Main use Opened Roof Notes
1Narendra Modi StadiumAhmedabadIndia132,000Cricket2020PartialOpened 2020 on the site of the 1982 Motera stadium
2Rungrado 1st of May StadiumPyongyangNorth Korea113,281Multi-sport1989PartialCapacity not independently verified (quoted figures range up to 150,000)
3Lusail StadiumLusailQatar88,966Football (soccer)2022PartialPlanned post-World Cup cut to about 40,000 not yet made
4Bukit Jalil National StadiumKuala LumpurMalaysia87,411Multi-sport1998PartialLargest stadium in Southeast Asia
5Jakarta International StadiumJakartaIndonesia82,000Football (soccer)2022RetractableRetractable roof; home of Persija Jakarta
6Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre StadiumHangzhouChina80,800Multi-sport2018PartialMain venue of the 2022 Asian Games (held 2023)
7Guangdong Olympic StadiumGuangzhouChina80,012Multi-sport2001PartialOpening ceremony of the 2025 National Games
8Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest)BeijingChina80,000Multi-sport2008Partial91,000 during the 2008 Olympics, with temporary seats
9Azadi StadiumTehranIran78,116Football (soccer)1971PartialAll-seater since 2016
10Gelora Bung Karno Main StadiumJakartaIndonesia77,193Multi-sport1962PartialSingle seats since the 2018 renovation
11Naghsh-e Jahan StadiumIsfahanIran75,000Football (soccer)2003PartialExpanded 2010–2016
12Nissan Stadium (International Stadium Yokohama)YokohamaJapan72,327Football (soccer)1998PartialLargest in Japan; hosted the 2002 World Cup final
13Shanghai StadiumShanghaiChina72,000Football (soccer)1997PartialRebuilt as a football stadium 2020–2022
14Al Bayt StadiumAl KhorQatar68,895Football (soccer)2021RetractablePlanned post-World Cup cut to about 32,000 not yet made
15Salt Lake Stadium (Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan)KolkataIndia68,000Football (soccer)1984PartialOlder figures of 85,000 and 120,000 predate its renovations
15Eden GardensKolkataIndia68,000Cricket1864PartialReduced ahead of the 2011 Cricket World Cup
15Workers’ StadiumBeijingChina68,000Football (soccer)2023PartialRebuilt on the site of the 1959 stadium
18Japan National StadiumTokyoJapan67,750Multi-sport2019PartialAbout 80,000 with temporary seats
19Yadegar-e Emam StadiumTabrizIran66,833Football (soccer)1996PartialSome sources round it to 70,000
20Seoul World Cup StadiumSeoulSouth Korea66,704Football (soccer)2001PartialLargest football-specific stadium in South Korea

As of October 2026, and how it’s measured. Each figure is the official seated capacity of the stadium’s current configuration, as stated by the venue, its owner, the national federation or a government sports body, or, where none publishes one, the most consistently reported figure. Record attendances and temporary expansions don’t count. The list covers open-air and roofed venues built for field sports (football, cricket, athletics, baseball and multi-sport); motor-racing circuits, horse-racing tracks and indoor arenas are left out. “Asia” includes the Middle East (the Gulf states, Iran and Iraq) and Asian Turkey. Venues in European Russia and on Istanbul’s European side are on the Europe list instead, as is Azerbaijan’s Baku Olympic Stadium, whose national team plays in UEFA. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium’s capacity is not independently verified: 113,281 is the figure most often given since its 2014–15 refit, but quoted figures range up to 150,000, the official claim when it opened in 1989.[3][4] Lusail and Al Bayt are listed at their World Cup capacities because the reductions planned for after the tournament (to about 40,000 and 32,000) had not been made: Lusail held 84,517 for the December 2025 Arab Cup final, and Al Bayt 61,465 for the opening match.[5][6][7][24][25] Salt Lake Stadium’s 68,000 comes from India’s AFC Asian Cup 2027 bid; the 85,000 still quoted in some places predates its later renovation.[26] Eden Gardens’ 68,000 is the Cricket Association of Bengal’s figure, and some lists give 66,349.[27] Three large venues are left out because they are closed for rebuilding: Seoul Olympic Stadium (being refitted, with seating cut to about 60,000), King Fahd Sports City Stadium in Riyadh (closed since December 2023, being rebuilt for about 70,200) and Shah Alam Stadium in Malaysia.[32][33][34] Next in line are Daegu Stadium (66,422), Basra International Stadium (65,227) and the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur (65,000).[34] Figures for ranks 11–20 come from each venue’s operator, club or government where published, otherwise from StadiumDB and Wikipedia.[21][22][23][28][29][30][31] Ties share a rank.

The Top 10

#1

Narendra Modi Stadium — 132,000 seats

The world’s largest cricket stadium, and the largest stadium of any kind by capacity, stands in Motera, Ahmedabad, on the site of the 1982 Motera stadium, which was demolished in 2015. The rebuilt ground, designed by Populous and owned by the Gujarat Cricket Association, opened in February 2020. It has 11 centre pitches, and LED lights along the roof’s inner edge instead of floodlight towers. Its biggest crowd so far was 111,989, for a Coldplay concert. The 2023 Cricket World Cup final drew 92,453.[1][2]

#2

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium — 113,281 seats

Pyongyang’s May Day Stadium opened on 1 May 1989 for the World Festival of Youth and Students. Its roof of 16 arches is meant to look like a magnolia blossom. It was claimed to hold 150,000 at opening, and after a refit that replaced benches with individual seats it reopened in 2015, with observers estimating about 114,000. Nobody outside North Korea has confirmed the exact number. It hosts the national football teams and the mass games, and in 2018 Moon Jae-in spoke to about 150,000 people there.[3][4]

#3

Lusail Stadium — 88,966 seats

Lusail Stadium, 15 km north of Doha, was the largest venue of the 2022 World Cup and hosted the final. The Qatar Football Association still lists it at 88,966 seats. The original plan was to remove much of the upper tier after the tournament, cutting it to about 40,000 and turning the space over to community uses, but this hadn’t happened as of December 2025. That month it drew 84,517 for the FIFA Arab Cup final.[5][6][7]

#4

Bukit Jalil National Stadium — 87,411 seats

Malaysia’s national stadium was finished on 1 January 1998 and staged the opening ceremony of that year’s Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. A 2017 refurbishment, designed by Populous, added an LED-lit facade and new seating. The venue counts 87,411 usable seats out of a 90,000 design capacity, which makes it the largest stadium in Southeast Asia. It is the home of the Malaysia national team and hosts AFF Championship finals and stadium concerts.[8][9]

#5

Jakarta International Stadium — 82,000 seats

Jakarta International Stadium (JIS), in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, opened in July 2022 and is home to Persija Jakarta. It was built for football, with no running track, and has a retractable ETFE roof, the first on an Indonesian football stadium. It cost about Rp 4.5 trillion (around US$312 million). The city of Jakarta owns it, and it is run by the city’s development company, PT Jakarta Propertindo.[10][11]

#6

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium — 80,800 seats

The “Big Lotus” on the Qiantang River was completed in 2018. Its steel shell is made of 28 large and 27 small petals. The Hangzhou city government gives it 80,800 fixed seats. It was the main stadium of the 2022 Asian Games, which were postponed to 2023, and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, athletics and the men’s football final.[12][13]

#7

Guangdong Olympic Stadium — 80,012 seats

Built on the site of Guangzhou’s old Huangcun Airport, this stadium opened in 2001 and was meant to help host the 2008 Olympics before Beijing’s National Stadium was chosen instead. It has staged athletics at the 2010 Asian Games and the 2025 World Athletics Relays. New seats were fitted ahead of the opening ceremony of China’s 15th National Games, held there on 9 November 2025.[14][15]

#8

Beijing National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) — 80,000 seats

The Bird’s Nest was designed by Herzog & de Meuron and built from about 121,000 tons of Chinese steel. It held 91,000 at the 2008 Olympics. Around 11,000 temporary seats were then taken out, leaving about 80,000. It also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2022 Winter Olympics, which makes it the only stadium to stage the ceremonies of both a Summer and a Winter Games.[16]

#9

Azadi Stadium — 78,116 seats

Tehran’s Azadi Stadium opened in 1971 for about 100,000 spectators and has shrunk with each seating upgrade: 95,225 in 2003, 84,412 in 2012, and 78,116 once the upper tier was fully seated in 2016. It is home to the Iran national team and to Persepolis and Esteghlal. A strike in March 2026 hit the nearby Azadi Indoor Stadium; the main stadium, about 500 metres away, was not targeted.[17][18]

#10

Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium — 77,193 seats

Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno was built for the 1962 Asian Games and once held around 110,000. That fell to 88,083 after a renovation for the 2007 Asian Cup. The overhaul for the 2018 Asian Games replaced the bench seating with 77,193 single flip-up seats and added evacuation routes and accessible routes. It remains the main home of the Indonesia national team.[19][20]

Stadiums Venues Sports Asia Cricket Football Records

Sources

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  2. ICC, “Narendra Modi Stadium” (Cricket World Cup venue guide) — https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/cricketworldcup/venues/narendra-modi-stadium
  3. Wikipedia, “Rungrado 1st of May Stadium” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium
  4. StadiumDB, “Rungrado May Day Stadium” — https://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/pkr/rungrado_may_day_stadium
  5. Qatar Football Association, “Lusail Stadium” — https://www.qfa.qa/en/stadium-venue/lusail-stadium
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