soccer stadium

Pitch's surrounding structure

A soccer stadium is a large outdoor venue designed to host soccer matches, typically featuring a rectangular grass or artificial turf pitch surrounded by tiered seating.

Major stadiums hold tens of thousands of spectators: The new soccer stadium seats 60,000 fans.

In most of the world, these are simply called football stadiums.

Related

crowd · home crowd · away fans · roar · goals · corner kick · floodlights · whistle · fans · chanting · grass · penalty box · net · scoreboard · tickets · match day · kickoff · terraces

Categories
Opposites
sport-specific venue type

soccer stadiumbaseball diamond

Shaped playing field

baseball stadium · basketball arena · golf course · ski slope · cricket ground

venue scale and formality

soccer stadiumback yard

Residential rear grounds

street · park · vacant lot · schoolyard · beach

indoor vs. outdoor

soccer stadiumindoor arena

Covered venue for sports

domed stadium · sports hall · gymnasium · field house

Family

soccer, stadium, stadiums, stadia

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G