A national stadium is a stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to an association football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very near a country's capital city or largest city. It is generally (but not always) the country's largest and most lavish sports venue. In many cases, but not all, it is also used by a club team. Many countries including the United States, do not have a National Stadium designated as such. A list of national stadiums are:

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Afghanistan

• National Stadium (football)

Albania

• Qemal Stafa (football)

Algeria

• Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (football)

Andorra

• Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella (football)

Angola

• Estádio da Cidadela (football)

Antigua and Barbuda

• Antigua Recreation Ground (cricket and football)

Argentina

• Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (football)
• Estadio Multipropósito Parque Roca (basketball and tennis)
• Estadio Nacional de Hockey (field hockey)
• Campo Argentino de Polo (polo)
• CeNARD (athletics)
• Estadio José Amalfitani, also known as Vélez Sársfield (rugby union) — Although the national team plays Tests at several venues around the country, most of their home Tests against teams in the Six Nations and Tri Nations are held here.

Armenia

• Hrazdan Stadium (football)

Australia

Whilst Australia does not have an "official" national stadium, its two biggest stadiums alternate hosting large events:

• Melbourne Cricket Ground (Australian rules football, cricket, and major soccer events) - often seen as the de facto national stadium due to historical links as well as being the current largest in Australia. As it is the largest stadium in Australia (with a capacity at 100,000), and is located in Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia, the MCG is generally considered Australia's national stadium, although it alternates between ANZ Stadium hosting major events.
• ANZ Stadium, formerly known as Stadium Australia, the 2000 Sydney Olympic Stadium (rugby league, rugby union, football (soccer) and occasional Australian rules football). There exists a popular rivalry between ANZ Stadium and the MCG due to lasting rivalries between football codes and the respective cities. There was a strongly implied claim to being the new national stadium when it opened in 1999 with the name 'Stadium Australia'. The only major sport that it does not host events for is cricket, as the Sydney Cricket Ground is a traditional home for the sport.

Austria

• Ernst Happel Stadion (football)

Azerbaijan

• Tofik Bakhramov Stadium (football)

Bahamas

• Thomas Robinson Stadium (football and athletics)

Bahrain

• Bahrain National Stadium (football)

Bangladesh

• Bangabandhu National Stadium (football)
• Sher-e-Bangla Mirpur Stadium (cricket)

Barbados

• Kensington Oval (cricket)

Belarus

• Dinamo Stadium (football)

Belgium

• King Baudouin Stadium (football and athletics)

Benin

• Stade de l'Amitié (football)

Bermuda

• Bermuda National Stadium (football, rugby union and athletics)

Bhutan

• Changlimithang Stadium (football and archery)

Bolivia

• Estadio Hernando Siles (football)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Asim Ferhatovic Hase Stadium (football)

Botswana

• Botswana National Stadium (football)

Brazil

Brazil does not have an "official" national stadium. Large sports events are commonly held in alternate venues.

• Estádio do Maracanã (football) - located in Rio de Janeiro, it is often seen as the de facto national stadium due to historical links as well as being the current largest in Brazil. It was the venue of the 1950 FIFA World Cup final match and will possibly be for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
• Morumbi (São Paulo - largest city ), Mané Garrincha (Brasília - capital city ), Mineirão (Belo Horizonte), Beira-Rio (Porto Alegre), Couto Pereira (Curitiba), Serra Dourada (Goiânia), Mangueirão (Belém), Vivaldão (Manaus), Arruda (Recife) and Machadão (Natal) are also commonly used to host Brazil national team matches during the World Cup qualification and Conmebol events.

Brunei Darussalam

• Sultan Hassal Bolkiah Stadium (football)

Bulgaria

• Vasil Levski National Stadium (football and athletics)

Burkina Faso

• Stade du 4-Août (football)

Burundi

• Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium (football)

Cambodia

• Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)

Cameroon

• Stade Omnisports (football)

Canada

• BMO Field (men's soccer)
• Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton) (women's soccer and formerly men's)
• Canada does not have a national stadium/arena for ice hockey. The national team plays at several venues throughout the country.

Cape Verde

• Estádio da Várzea (football)

Central African Republic

• Barthelemy Boganda Stadium (football)

Chad

• Stade Nacional (football)

Chile

• Estadio Nacional (football)

People's Republic of China

• Beijing Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)

Colombia

• Estadio El Campín (football)

Congo-Brazzaville

• Stade de la Revolution (football)

Congo-Kinshasa

• Stade des Martyrs (football and athletics)

Cook Islands

• National Stadium (Cook Islands)

Costa Rica

• Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (football and athletics)

Côte d'Ivoire

• Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny (football)

Croatia

• Maksimir Stadium (football)

Cuba

• Estadio Latinoamericano (baseball)

Cyprus

• GSP Stadium (football)

Czech Republic

• Strahov Stadium (sokol)
• AXA Arena (football)
• O₂ arena (ice hockey)

Denmark

• Parken Stadium (football)

Djibouti

• Stade du Ville

Dominican Republic

• Estadio Quisqueya (baseball)

East Timor

• National Stadium (football)

Ecuador

• Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (football and athletics)

Egypt

• Cairo International Stadium (football and athletics)

El Salvador

• Estadio Cuscatlán (football)

England

• Lord's Cricket Ground (cricket)
• Twickenham (rugby union)
• Wembley Stadium (football)
• Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (athletics) will be replaced by the Olympic Stadium
• National Hockey Stadium (hockey)

Equatorial Guinea

• Nuevo Estadio de Malabo (football)

Eritrea

• Cicero Stadium (football)

Estonia

• A. Le Coq Arena (football)

Ethiopia

• Addis Abeba Stadium (football)

Faroe Islands

• Tórsvøllur (football)

Fiji

• National Stadium (rugby union)

Finland

• Helsinki Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
• Hartwall Areena (ice hockey)

France

• Stade de France (football, rugby union, and athletics)
• * In the case of rugby, the national team plays test matches throughout the country, but it exclusively uses Stade de France for its fixtures in the Six Nations Championship.

Gabon

• Stade Omar Bongo (football)

The Gambia

• Independence Stadium (Bakau) (football)

Georgia

• Boris Paichadze Stadium (football)

Germany

Germany usually plays at different stadiums throughout the country.

Ghana

• Ohene Djan Stadium (football)

Greece

• Karaiskákis Stadium (football)
• Olympic Stadium (athletics)

Greenland

• Nuuk Stadium (football)

Grenada

• Queen's Park (cricket)

Guatemala

• Estadio Mateo Flores (football and athletics)

Guinea

• Stade 28 Septembre (football)

Guinea-Bissau

• Estádio 24 de Setembro (football)

Guyana

• Bourda (cricket)

Honduras

• Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino (football)

Iceland

• Laugardalsvöllur (football)

Iran

• Azadi Stadium

India

• Eden Gardens (cricket)
• Salt Lake Stadium (football and athletics)

Israel

• Ramat Gan Stadium (football)
• Nokia Arena (basketball)
• Canada Stadium (Israel) (Tennis)

Italy

• Stadio Flaminio (rugby union)

Jamaica

• Independence Park (football and athletics)
• Sabina Park (cricket)

Japan

• Tokyo Dome (baseball)
• National Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)
• Yokohama International Stadium (football)
• Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium (rugby union)

Korea, South

• Seoul Olympic Stadium (athletics)
• Seoul World Cup Stadium (football)

Korea, North

• Kim Il-sung Stadium (football and athletics)
• Rungnado May Day Stadium

Lesotho

• Setsoto Stadium (football and athletics)

Luxembourg

• Stade Josy Barthel

Liechtenstein

• Rheinpark Stadion (football)

Lithuania

• Siemens Arena (basketball)

Malaysia

• Stadium Negara (football)
• Bukit Jalil National Stadium (football and athletics)

Malta

• Ta' Qali Stadium (football)

Martinique

• Stade d'Honneur (football and athletics)

Mexico

• Estadio Azteca (football)

Monaco

• Stade Louis II (football and athletics)

Morocco

• Stade Mohamed V

Netherlands

• Olympisch Stadion (athletics)

New Zealand

• Eden Park (rugby union, cricket)

Nicaragua

• Estadio Dennis Martinez (baseball and football)

Northern Ireland

• Windsor Park (football)

Norway

• Ullevaal Stadion (football)
• Bislett Stadion (athletics

Pakistan

• National Stadium, Karachi, (cricket)

Panama

• Estadio Nacional de Panamá (baseball)
• Estadio Rommel Fernandez (Football)

Paraguay

• Estadio Defensores del Chaco (football)

Peru

• Estadio Nacional (Lima) (football)

Philippines

• Rizal Memorial Coliseum (athletics, football)

Poland

• Silesia Stadium (football, athletics, speedway)

Portugal

• Estádio do Jamor (football and athletics)

Republic of Ireland

• National Stadium (Ireland), first all purpose boxing stadium in the world.
• Croke Park (Gaelic games)
• Lansdowne Road (rugby union and association football) Undergoing reconstruction, to reopen in early 2010: events moved to Croke Park until then.
• Morton Stadium (athletics)
• National Aquatic Centre (swimming)

Romania

• Lia Manoliu Stadium (football)

Russia

• Luzhniki Stadium (football and athletics)

Scotland

• Hampden Park (football)
• Murrayfield (rugby union)
• The Grange (cricket)

South Africa

• FNB Stadium (football)
• Newlands Cricket Ground (cricket)
• South Africa does not have a national stadium for rugby union. The Springboks play at several venues throughout the country, four of which seat over 50,000.

Sweden

• Råsunda Stadium (football)
• Globe Arena (ice hockey)
• Future stadiums:
• * Swedbank Arena (men's football)
• * Nya Gamla Ullevi (women's football)

Syria

• Abbasiyyin Stadium (football)
• Aleppo International Stadium (football)

Turkey

• Atatürk Olympic Stadium (football and athletics)

Uruguay

• Estadio Centenario (football)

Venezuela

• Estadio Pueblo Nuevo (football)

Wales

• Millennium Stadium (rugby union and football)

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