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Originally Posted by Napoleon Solo
75,000+ stadia in Europe
1. Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
2. Wembley, London, England
3. Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
4. Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine
5. Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, Italy
6. Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
7. Croke Park, Dublin, Ireland
8. Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey
9. Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany
10. Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
11. Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France
12. Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy
13. Old Trafford, Manchester, England
That's 13 stadia in 9 different countries. Croke Park is a bit of an uncertainty, though they have hosted a few Irish international matches there so they may be up for a showpiece cup final.
I do agree that maybe the 75,000 is a bit much, maybe drop it to 60,000. Opens up so many more possible venues in more different countries.
Stadia 60,000 to 75,000 capacity
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales (74,500)
Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany (74,228)
Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece (71,030)
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany (69,901)
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia (69,000)
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary (68,976)
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin, Italy (67,229)
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal (65,647)
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany (61,482)
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland (60,832)
Emirates Stadium, London, England (60,432)
Lia Manoliu Stadium, Bucharest, Romania (60,120)
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France (60,031)
That's another 13 available venues, though obviously some may not be quite up to scratch facility wise!
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From your list
Camp Nou had it 99.
Wembley will get it.
Moscow has it this season.
Mates have been to Kiev for Scotland game, stadium and security is horrendous, terrible ground.
San Siro and Olympic stadium are your typical Italian bolt seats to the terraces stadiums. I have been in the San Siro twice and while its impressive to look at I would say your average Reebok Stadium would beat the arse of it in terms of facilities. It was mucky as hell inside.
Croke Park won't happen for football.
Istanbul had it 3 years ago.
Dortmund, Bernabeu I agree should have it. Dortmunds stadium is excellent.
Stade De France had it 2 years ago.
Napoli, no chance, stadium is a shit hole.
Old Trafford, yep, good stadium.
Out of that list I reckon 8 are suitable now as I don't think the 2 big Italian ones are. I also don't think the Russian one will be up to much. By the end of this season 3 of those 8 will have held it the last 3 years so your looking at 5 grounds (Wembley, OT, RM and Barca and Dortmund) as candidates going forward.
If you go down the list like you say further then
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales (74,500) - should be in running
Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany (74,228) - likewise
Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece (71,030) - was this not last seasons final which all the Scouser are saying was a poor set up?
Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany (69,901) - should be in running
Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia (69,000) - No chance!
Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary (68,976) - no idea.
Stadio delle Alpi, Turin, Italy (67,229) - shithole, being binned by Juve.
Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal (65,647) - Should be in running.
Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany (61,482) - had Monaco Porto final.
Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland (60,832) - not a 5 star stadium so can't host it.
Emirates Stadium, London, England (60,432) - should be in the running
Lia Manoliu Stadium, Bucharest, Romania (60,120) - no chance.
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France (60,031) - no chance.
It should be a big stadium but I do think by putting a lower limit on capacity you are ruling out far too many options.
As I said earlier, there was no complaints from anyone when 52,000 Hampden held either the Real v Leverkusen CL final or last seasons
UEFA final. I am sure there are plenty of other similar stadiums around Europe who could say likewise.