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Oldest Stadiums & Arenas Still in Use (2026)
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Oldest Stadiums & Arenas Still in Use (2026)

The oldest stadiums and arenas still in operation worldwide, ranked by year opened — led by Melbourne Cricket Ground (1853). 60 historic venues, source-cited.

Oldest Stadiums & Arenas Still in Use

The longest-serving sports venues still in operation, ranked by the year they opened. Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne leads, opened in 1853. Opening years are source-cited against public reference databases.

  1. 🥇 Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne, Australia · 100,000 seats 1853
  2. 🥈 Churchill Downs Churchill DownsLouisville, USA · 165,000 seats 1875
  3. 🥉 Kensington Oval Kensington OvalBridgetown, Barbados · 28,000 seats 1882
  4. 4 Arun Jaitley Stadium Arun Jaitley StadiumNew Delhi, India · 41,000 seats 1883
  5. 5 Anfield AnfieldLiverpool, England · 61,276 seats 1885
  6. 6 Goodison Park Goodison ParkLiverpool, England · 40,157 seats 1892
  7. 7 Eden Park Eden ParkAuckland, New Zealand · 50,000 seats 1903
  8. 8 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, USA · 257,000 seats 1909
  9. 9 Old Trafford Old TraffordManchester, England · 74,000 seats 1910
  10. 10 Estadio Marcelo Bielsa Estadio Marcelo BielsaRosario, Argentina · 42,000 seats 1911
  11. 11 Fenway Park Fenway ParkBoston, USA · 37,700 seats 1912
  12. 12 Wrigley Field Wrigley FieldChicago, USA · 41,649 seats 1914
  13. 13 Suncorp Stadium Suncorp StadiumBrisbane, Australia · 52,000 seats 1914
  14. 14 Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Vaught-Hemingway StadiumOxford, USA · 64,038 seats 1915
  15. 15 Camp Randall Stadium Camp Randall StadiumMadison, USA · 80,321 seats 1917
  16. 16 Doubleday Field Doubleday FieldCooperstown, USA · 9,791 seats 1920
  17. 17 Rose Bowl Rose BowlPasadena, USA · 92,542 seats 1922
  18. 18 Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe) Ohio Stadium (The Horseshoe)Columbus, USA · 102,780 seats 1922
  19. 19 Mestalla Stadium Mestalla StadiumValencia, Spain · 49,000 seats 1923
  20. 20 Stade Roland-Garros Stade Roland-GarrosParis, France 1923
  21. 21 Soldier Field Soldier FieldChicago, USA · 61,500 seats 1924
  22. 22 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, USA · 95,594 seats 1924
  23. 23 Tiger Stadium (Death Valley) Tiger Stadium (Death Valley)Baton Rouge, USA · 102,321 seats 1924
  24. 24 Letzigrund Stadium Letzigrund StadiumZurich, Switzerland · 26,000 seats 1925
  25. 25 San Siro San SiroMilan, Italy · 75,000 seats 1926
  26. 26 Michigan Stadium (The Big House) Michigan Stadium (The Big House)Ann Arbor, USA · 107,601 seats 1927
  27. 27 Kyle Field Kyle FieldCollege Station, USA · 102,733 seats 1927
  28. 28 Rice-Eccles Stadium Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, USA · 54,000 seats 1927
  29. 29 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Estadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysBarcelona, Spain · 55,926 seats 1927
  30. 30 Arizona Stadium Arizona StadiumTucson, USA · 51,000 seats 1929
  31. 31 Sanford Stadium Sanford StadiumAthens, USA · 92,746 seats 1929
  32. 32 Kinnick Stadium Kinnick StadiumIowa City, USA · 69,250 seats 1929
  33. 33 Bryant-Denny Stadium Bryant-Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, USA · 100,077 seats 1929
  34. 34 Estadio Centenario Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay · 60,235 seats 1930
  35. 35 King Baudouin Stadium King Baudouin StadiumBrussels, Belgium · 50,000 seats 1930
  36. 36 Estadio Hernando Siles Estadio Hernando SilesLa Paz, Bolivia · 38,000 seats 1930
  37. 37 Ernst Happel Stadium Ernst Happel StadiumVienna, Austria · 50,000 seats 1931
  38. 38 Scott Stadium Scott StadiumCharlottesville, USA · 61,500 seats 1931
  39. 39 Olympiastadion Berlin Olympiastadion BerlinBerlin, Germany · 74,475 seats 1936
  40. 40 Estadio Olimpico Pascual Guerrero Estadio Olimpico Pascual GuerreroCali, Colombia · 38,000 seats 1937
  41. 41 Estadio Más Monumental Estadio Más MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina · 84,567 seats 1938
  42. 42 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile · 48,665 seats 1938
  43. 43 Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín Estadio Nemesio Camacho El CampínBogotá, Colombia · 36,343 seats 1938
  44. 44 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Tom Benson Hall of Fame StadiumCanton, USA · 22,375 seats 1938
  45. 45 Jordan-Hare Stadium Jordan-Hare StadiumAuburn, USA · 87,451 seats 1939
  46. 46 Waldo Stadium Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, USA · 30,200 seats 1939
  47. 47 La Bombonera (Estadio Alberto J. Armando) La Bombonera (Estadio Alberto J. Armando)Buenos Aires, Argentina · 54,000 seats 1940
  48. 48 Memorial Stadium (Death Valley) Memorial Stadium (Death Valley)Clemson, USA · 81,500 seats 1942
  49. 49 Enterprise Center Enterprise CenterSt. Louis, USA · 18,096 seats 1944
  50. 50 Santiago Bernabeu Stadium Santiago Bernabeu StadiumMadrid, Spain · 81,000 seats 1947
  51. 51 Maracanã (Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho) Maracanã (Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 78,838 seats 1950
  52. 52 War Memorial Stadium War Memorial StadiumLaramie, USA · 29,181 seats 1950
  53. 53 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Estadio Olímpico AtahualpaQuito, Ecuador · 35,742 seats 1951
  54. 54 Estadio Nacional del Perú Estadio Nacional del PerúLima, Peru · 50,000 seats 1952
  55. 55 Stade Sylvio Cator Stade Sylvio CatorPort-au-Prince, Haiti · 10,500 seats 1953
  56. 56 Stadio Olimpico Stadio OlimpicoRome, Italy · 72,698 seats 1953
  57. 57 Estadio Atanasio Girardot Estadio Atanasio GirardotMedellín, Colombia · 40,043 seats 1953
  58. 58 Volksparkstadion VolksparkstadionHamburg, Germany · 57,000 seats 1953
  59. 59 Estadio Nemesio Diez Estadio Nemesio DiezToluca, Mexico · 21,091 seats 1954
  60. 60 Spotify Camp Nou Spotify Camp NouBarcelona, Spain · 105,000 seats 1957

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