List of covered stadiums by capacity

The following is a list of covered sports stadiums, ordered by capacity; that is the maximum number spectators the stadium can accommodate for a sports event. This is intended to include only stadiums that are used for sports traditionally held outdoors. It is split into two sublists:

  • Stadiums designed for field sports, such any of a wide variety of football codes, baseball, and/or track and field.
  • Stadiums designed for tennis (a traditional outdoor sport, but with a much smaller playing area than in field sports).

Only domed and retractable roof stadiums are included, i.e. stadiums that cover both spectators and playing field. Wembley Stadium in London, which seats 90,000 spectators, is not included as the roof can only be partially closed. The stadiums are divided into current stadiums, closed stadiums, and future stadiums (those currently under-construction and those planned for construction).

Indoor arenas should not be included on this list as there is a separate list for them.

The Astana Arena in Kazakhstan

Current stadiums

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# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Tenant(s) Notes Image
1 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium 84,744 Madrid   Spain RR Real Madrid (La Liga) Retractable roof and pitch.  
2 Jakarta International Stadium 82,000 Jakarta   Indonesia RR Persija Jakarta (Liga 1), Indonesia national football team (AFC)  
3 AT&T Stadium 80,000 Arlington, Texas   United States RR Dallas Cowboys (NFL) Capacity expandable to 105,000.  
4 Principality Stadium 73,931 Cardiff   Wales RR Wales National Rugby Union Team (WRU) Retractable roof.  
5 Caesars Superdome 73,208 New Orleans, Louisiana   United States D New Orleans Saints (NFL) Capacity expandable to 76,468  
6 NRG Stadium 72,220 Houston, Texas   United States RR Houston Texans (NFL)  
7 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 71,000 Atlanta, Georgia   United States RR Atlanta Falcons (NFL), Atlanta United FC (MLS) Expandable to 75,000  
8 SoFi Stadium 70,240 Inglewood, California   United States D Los Angeles Chargers, (NFL) Los Angeles Rams (NFL) Expandable to 100,000  
9 Al-Bayt Stadium 68,895 Al-Khor   Qatar RR Al-Khor SC Seating capacity expected to be reduced to 32,600 after the 2022 World Cup.  
10 Gazprom Arena 67,800 St. Petersburg   Russia RR, retractable playing surface FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian Premier League)  
11 The Dome at America's Center 67,277 St. Louis, Missouri   United States D St. Louis BattleHawks (XFL) Capacity expandable to 70,000  
12 Lucas Oil Stadium 67,000 Indianapolis, Indiana   United States RR Indianapolis Colts (NFL) Capacity expandable to 70,000.  
13 US Bank Stadium 66,860 Minneapolis, Minnesota   United States D Minnesota Vikings (NFL) Capacity expandable to 73,000  
14 Allegiant Stadium 65,000 Las Vegas, Nevada   United States D; retractable playing surface Las Vegas Raiders (NFL), UNLV Rebels (NCAA) Capacity expandable to 72,000  
15 Ford Field 65,000 Detroit, Michigan   United States D Detroit Lions (NFL) Capacity expandable to 70,000  
16 Alamodome 64,000 San Antonio, Texas   United States D UTSA Roadrunners (NCAA) Capacity expandable to 72,000  
17 State Farm Stadium 63,400 Glendale, Arizona   United States RR; retractable playing surface Arizona Cardinals (NFL) Seating capacity expandable to 72,200 (over 78,600 with standing room).  
18 Kazimierz Górski National Stadium 58,580 Warsaw   Poland RR Poland National Football Team (UEFA)  
19 Olympic Stadium 56,040 Montreal, Quebec   Canada D CF Montréal (MLS, select matches) Originally opened without a roof. Roof was originally a retractable design, but due to operating issues the roof was later removed, briefly leaving the venue again roofless, before being replaced with a fixed-roof.  
20 Arena Națională 55,634 Bucharest   Romania RR Romania National Football Team (UEFA), FCSB (Liga I)  
21 National Stadium 55,000 Singapore   Singapore RR Singapore National Football Team (AFC)  
22 Johan Cruyff ArenA 54,990 Amsterdam   Netherlands RR AFC Ajax (Eredivisie)  
23 Veltins-Arena 54,740 Gelsenkirchen   Germany RR; retractable playing surface FC Schalke 04 (Bundesliga) Capacity 62,271 with standing rows  
24 Merkur Spiel-Arena 54,600 Düsseldorf   Germany RR Fortuna Düsseldorf (Bundesliga)  
25 BC Place 54,320 Vancouver, British Columbia   Canada RR BC Lions (CFL), Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS) The stadium originally featured an air-supported roof, which was later replaced with a retractable roof.  
26 Marvel Stadium 53,343 Melbourne   Australia RR Essendon Football Club (AFL), St Kilda Football Club (AFL), Western Bulldogs (AFL), North Melbourne Football Club (AFL), Carlton Football Club (AFL), Melbourne Renegades (BBL), Melbourne Renegades (WBBL), Melbourne Victory FC (A-League)  
27 Strawberry Arena 50,635 Solna   Sweden RR Sweden National Football Team (UEFA), AIK Fotboll (Allsvenskan)  
28 Stade Pierre-Mauroy 50,186 Villeneuve d'Ascq   France RR Lille OSC (Ligue 1)  
29 JMA Wireless Dome 49,057 Syracuse, New York   United States D Syracuse Orange (NCAA) The stadium originally featured an air-supported roof, which was later replaced by a fixed roof.  
30 Chase Field 48,405 Phoenix, Arizona   United States RR Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)  
31 Deutsche Bank Park 48,500 Frankfurt   Germany RR Eintracht Frankfurt (Bundesliga) The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.  
32 T-Mobile Park 47,929 Seattle, Washington   United States RR Seattle Mariners (MLB)  
33 Tokyo Dome 45,600 Tokyo   Japan D Yomiuri Giants (NPB) Capacity expandable to 65,000.  
34 Toyota Stadium 44,380 Toyota   Japan RR Nagoya Grampus (J1 League), Toyota Verblitz (Top League)  
35 Al Janoub Stadium 44,325 Al-Wakrah   Qatar RR Al-Wakrah Sports Club (Qatar Stars League) Seating capacity expected to be reduced to 20,000 after the 2022 World Cup.  
36 Ligga Arena 42,372 Curitiba   Brazil RR Club Athletico Paranaense (Campeonato Brasileiro Série A) The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.  
37 Tropicana Field 42,735 St. Petersburg, Florida   United States D Tampa Bay Rays (MLB) Sections of seating are closed and covered with tarps, functionally bringing the seating capacity down to 31,042.  
38 American Family Field 41,900 Milwaukee, Wisconsin   United States RR Milwaukee Brewers (MLB)  
39 Sapporo Dome 41,566 Sapporo   Japan D; retractable playing surface Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (J1 League) Capacity expandable to 53,796  
40 Daikin Park 41,168 Houston, Texas   United States RR Houston Astros (MLB)  
41 Taipei Dome 40,575 Taipei   Taiwan D None Expandable capacity to 50,000 for concerts.  
42 Globe Life Field 40,300 Arlington, Texas   United States RR Texas Rangers (MLB)  
43 Fukuoka PayPay Dome 40,062 Fukuoka   Japan RR Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (NPB)  
44 Resonac Dome Oita 40,000 Ōita   Japan RR Oita Trinita (J1 League)  
45 Shaoxing China Textile City Sports Center 40,000 Shaoxing   China RR None
46 Rogers Centre 39,150[1] Toronto, Ontario   Canada RR Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)  
47 Parken Stadium 38,065 Copenhagen   Denmark RR Denmark National Football Team (UEFA), F.C. Copenhagen (Superliga)  
48 LoanDepot Park 36,742 Miami, Florida   United States RR Miami Marlins (MLB) Capacity is 37,442 with standing room.  
49 Nagoya Dome 36,418 Nagoya   Japan D Chunichi Dragons (NPB)  
50 Kyocera Dome 36,220 Osaka   Japan D Orix Buffaloes (NPB)  
51 Ordos Stadium 35,107 Ordos   China RR None
52 ES CON Field Hokkaido 35,000 Kitahiroshima   Japan RR Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (NPB)  
53 Belluna Dome 31,552 Tokorozawa   Japan D Saitama Seibu Lions (NPB)  
54 Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,748 Dunedin   New Zealand D Otago Rugby Football Union (NZR), Highlanders (Super Rugby) Expandable seating capacity  
55 Paris La Défense Arena 30,680 Nanterre   France D Racing 92 (Top 14) Stadium-arena hybrid. A movable seating structure allows it to house field sports and be configured as an arena.  
56 Noevir Stadium Kobe 30,132 Kobe   Japan RR Vissel Kobe (J1 League), INAC Kobe Leonessa (Nadeshiko League), Kobelco Steelers (Top League) The stadium originally was roofless, with a retractable roof later added to it.  
57 Astana Arena 30,244 Astana   Kazakhstan RR FC Astana (Kazakhstan Premier League), FC Bayterek (Kazakhstan First Division), Kazakhstan National Football Team (UEFA)  
58 Tele2 Arena 30,000 Stockholm   Sweden RR Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (Allsvenskan), Hammarby Fotboll (Allsvenskan) Capacity is 33,000 with standing room.  
59 GelreDome 28,000 Arnhem   Netherlands RR; retractable playing surface Vitesse Arnhem (Eredivisie)  
60 Saitama Super Arena 27,000 Saitama   Japan D None Stadium-arena hybrid. A movable seating structure allows it to house field sports and be configured as an arena.  
61 Kingdom Arena 26,000 Riyadh   Saudi Arabia RR Al Hilal SFC Capacity Expandable to 40,000 seats
62 Nantong Stadium 22,000 Nantong   China RR None
63 Fargodome 18,700 Fargo, North Dakota   United States D North Dakota State Bison (NCAA)  
64 Tacoma Dome 17,100 Tacoma, Washington   United States D None  
65 Gocheok Sky Dome 16,739 Seoul   South Korea D Kiwoom Heroes (KBO League)  
66 UNI-Dome 16,324 Cedar Falls, Iowa   United States D Northern Iowa Panthers (NCAA)  
67 Kibbie Dome 16,000 Moscow, Idaho   United States D Idaho Vandals (NCAA)  
68 Telenor Arena 15,000 Bærum   Norway D None  
69 Alerus Center 12,283 Grand Forks, North Dakota   United States D North Dakota Fighting Hawks (NCAA)  
70 ICCU Dome 12,000 Pocatello, Idaho   United States D Idaho State Bengals (NCAA)  
71 Ford Center at The Star 12,000 Frisco, Texas   United States D Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Dallas Rattlers (MLL) Used for high school football by the Frisco Independent School District and serves as the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility.[2][3][4]
72 Walkup Skydome 10,000 Flagstaff, Arizona   United States D Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (NCAA) Capacity expandable to 11,230  
73 DakotaDome 9,100 Vermillion, South Dakota   United States D South Dakota Coyotes (NCAA)  
74 ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center 8,539 Johnson City, Tennessee   United States D None
75 Superior Dome 8,000 Marquette, Michigan   United States D Northern Michigan Wildcats (NCAA)  
76 Round Valley Ensphere 5,500 Eagar, Arizona   United States D Round Valley High School (AIA)  
77 Nipro Hachiko Dome 5,040 Odate   Japan D None
78 UWM Sports Complex 5,000 Pontiac, Michigan   United States D Michigan Stars FC (NISA)

Tennis and other

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# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Tenant(s) Notes
1 Arthur Ashe Stadium 23,771 New York City, New York   United States RR US Open Retractable-roofed tennis arena. Originally open-air.
2 Estadio Mary Terán de Weiss 15,500 Buenos Aires   Argentina RR Argentina (Davis Cup) Retractable-roofed tennis arena. Originally open-air.
3 Stade Roland Garros – Court Philippe Chatrier 15,225 Paris   France RR French Open Retractable-roofed tennis arena. Originally open-air.
4 (tie) Centre Court 15,000 London   England RR Wimbledon Originally an open-air stadium.
National Tennis Center Center Court Beijing   China RR China Open
Plaza de Toros La Macarena Medellín   Colombia RR None Retractable-roofed bullfighting arena. Originally open-air.
Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena Shanghai   China RR Shanghai Masters
8 Rod Laver Arena 14,820 Melbourne   Australia RR Australian Open Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre at Melbourne Park (part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct)
9 Louis Armstrong Stadium 14,000 New York City, New York   United States RR US Open Retractable-roofed tennis arena.
10 Perth Arena 13,910 Perth   Australia RR Perth Wildcats (NBL), West Coast Fever (Suncorp Super Netball)
11 Tennisstadion am Rothenbaum 13,200 Hamburg   Germany RR Hamburg European Open
12 Estadio Manolo Santana 12,442 Madrid   Spain RR Madrid Open
13 No. 1 Court 12,345 London   England RR Wimbledon Originally an open-air stadium.
14 Gerry Weber Stadion 12,300 Halle (Westfalen)   Germany RR Halle Open
15 Plaza de Toros de La Ribera 11,046 Logroño   Spain RR None Retractable-roofed bullring.
16 Iradier Arena 10,714 Vitoria-Gasteiz   Spain RR None Retractable-roofed arena
17 John Cain Arena 10,500 Melbourne   Australia RR Melbourne United (NBL), South East Melbourne Phoenix (NBL), Melbourne Vixens (Suncorp Super Netball), Collingwood Magpies (Suncorp Super Netball), Australian Open Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre
18 Stade Roland Garros – Court Suzanne Lenglen 10,068 Paris   France RR French Open Retractable-roofed tennis arena, originally open-air.
19 Ariake Coliseum 10,000 Koto, Tokyo   Japan RR Japan Open
20 Margaret Court Arena 7,500 Melbourne   Australia RR [5][6] Australian Open Multi-purpose arena with retractable roof, part of the National Tennis Centre
21 Campo Pequeno bullring 6,869 Lisbon   Portugal RR None Retractable-roofed bullfighting stadium. Originally was open-air.
22 Pat Rafter Arena 5,500 Tennyson, Queensland   Australia D Brisbane International Expandable to 7,000
23 Kungliga tennishallen 5,000 Stockholm   Sweden D Stockholm Open
24 Caja Mágica Court 1 3,500 Madrid   Spain RR Madrid Open
25 Caja Mágica Court 2 2,500 Madrid   Spain RR Madrid Open
26 Aqua Wing Arena 2,000 Nagano   Japan RR None Retractable-roofed aquatics stadium

Closed and demolished stadiums

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(All of these were domed)

Defunct and demolished stadiums

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# Stadium Capacity City Country Closed Demolished Tenant(s) Notes
1 Pontiac Silverdome 82,000 Pontiac, Michigan   United States 2013 December 4, 2017 Detroit Lions (NFL) (1975-2001), Detroit Pistons (NBA) (1978-1988), Detroit Express (NASL) (1978-1980), Michigan Panthers (USFL) (1983-1984), Detroit Mechanix (AUDL) (2012)
2 Georgia Dome 71,228 Atlanta, Georgia 2017 November 20, 2017 Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (1992-2016), Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1997-1999), Georgia State Panthers (NCAA) (2010-2016) Demolished after the opening of Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
3 Kingdome 66,000 Seattle, Washington 2000 March 26, 2000 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (1976-1999), Seattle Sounders (NASL) (1976-1983), Seattle Mariners (MLB) (1977-1999), Seattle SuperSonics (NBA) (1978-1985) The open-air Lumen Field stands on the site.
4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,111 Minneapolis, Minnesota 2013 January 18, 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) (1982-2013), Minnesota Twins (MLB) (1982-2009), Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA) (1982-2008), Minnesota Strikers (NASL) (1984), Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) (1989-1990) A newer domed stadium, U.S. Bank Stadium, stands on the site.
5 NRG Astrodome 62,439 Houston, Texas 2004 N/A Houston Astros (MLB) (1965-1999), Houston Cougars (NCAA) (1965-1997), Houston Stars (USA/NASL) (1967-1968), Houston Oilers (AFL/NFL) (1968-1996), Houston Texans (WFL) (1974), Houston Hurricane (NASL) (1978-1980), Houston Gamblers (USFL) (1984-1985), Houston Energy (WPFL) (2002-2006) Still standing (defunct)
6 RCA Dome 57,981 Indianapolis, Indiana 2008 December 20, 2008 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) (1984-2007) Demolished after the opening of Lucas Oil Stadium.
7 Illichivets Indoor Sports Complex 5,500 Mariupol   Ukraine May 9, 2007 N/A FC Mariupol (UPL U-19) (2007-2022, winter games) Still standing but badly damaged due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]

Formerly covered stadiums

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# Stadium Capacity (previous to removal of roof) City Country Tenant(s) Notes
1 Fisht Olympic Stadium 40,000 Sochi   Russia PFC Sochi (Russian Premier League) Roof was designed for the 2014 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies and the 2014 Winter Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies as a temporary structure, and was removed as part of a renovation in preparation for the 2018 World Cup.[8][9][10]

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# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Planned opening Tenant(s) Notes
1 New Nissan Stadium 60,000 Nashville, Tennessee   United States D 2027 Tennessee Titans [11][12][13]
2 Kai Tak Stadium 50,000 Kowloon   Hong Kong RR 2025 Hong Kong National Football Team
3 Te Kaha Stadium 41,000 Christchurch   New Zealand D 41,000 person capacity for music/performance events, solid roof with a retractable pitch

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# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Planned opening Tenant(s) Notes
1 Chicago Bears Stadium 77,000 Chicago, Illinois   United States D 2028 Chicago Bears [14][15][16]
2 Future Stadium 62,000 Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Jaguars Expandable to 71,500[17]
3 Huntington Bank Field TBD Brook Park, Ohio 2029 Cleveland Browns [18][19][20][21]

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# Stadium Capacity City Country Domed or Retractable roof Tenant(s) Notes
1 ASB Tennis Centre 3,200 Auckland   New Zealand RR ASB Classic Existing stadium with the planned addition of a retractable roof.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Rogers Centre transformation is almost complete. Here's what Blue Jays fans should know about the renovations".
  2. ^ Smith, Corbett (May 20, 2015). "A sneak peek on construction at the Cowboys' Star Event Center, also the first domed high school venue in Texas". highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com. Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dallas Cowboys' New Frisco World Headquarters and Multi-Use Event Center to Be Called The Ford Center at The Star". dallascowboys.com. Dallas Cowboys. September 11, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Smith, Corbett (May 20, 2015). "A sneak peek on construction at the Cowboys' Star Event Center, also the first domed high school venue in Texas". highschoolsportsblog.dallasnews.com. Dallas News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  5. ^ Rollo, Joe (January 9, 2014). "Margaret Court Arena revamp misses chance of greatnes". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Australian Open could be played entirely indoors, as Margaret Court Arena gets retractable roof". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. January 3, 2014. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ukrainian teenagers showed what the Mariupol sports complex looks like now". dynamo.kiev.ua. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ Rosenfield, Karissa (February 7, 2014). "The Stadiums of Sochi". archdaily.com. Arch Daily. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  9. ^ Sweet, Rod. "FIFA "happy" with Russia's World Cup preparations – for the moment". globalconreview.com.
  10. ^ themoscowtimes.com. Moscow Times http://www.themoscowtimes.com/mobile/business/article/russia-to-spend-50-million-taking-roof-off-sochi-olympic-stadium/514657.html. Retrieved January 23, 2015. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "Tennessee Titans, Nashville mayor unveil details of $2.1B stadium deal". Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Davenport, Turron (2022-10-17). "Report: Titans, Nashville reach deal for domed, $2.2B stadium". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  13. ^ "Titans name construction team for new stadium". thestadiumbusiness.com. 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "What to know about the Chicago Bears' new stadium plans". Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  15. ^ "Bears release plans for stadium project in Chicago". Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  16. ^ "Bears reveal plans for $4.7 billion domed lakefront stadium development: 'This is not an easy project'". Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Bauerlein, David. "Jaguars unveil "stadium of the future" whose cost could hit $1.4 billion". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
  18. ^ "A Letter to Cleveland Browns fans across Northeast Ohio and beyond". Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  19. ^ "Cleveland Browns and Huntington Bank announce 20-year partnership, includes stadium naming rights". News5Cleveland.com. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  20. ^ "It's official: Cleveland Browns moving to Brook Park". Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  21. ^ Kerr, Jeff. "Browns moving to new domed stadium for 2029 season, Cleveland mayor announces". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 18, 2024.