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Highest Football Stadium Attendances

This list features the highest attendances ever recorded in football history.

RANK

STADIUM

ATTENDANCE

LOCATION

TOURNAMENT

MATCH

1

Estadio do Maracanã

194,603

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Campeonato Carioca (1963)

Flamengo 0-0 Fluminense

2

Estadio do Maracanã

183,341

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup Qualification (1969)

Brazil 1-0 Paraguay

3

Estadio do Maracanã

174,770

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Campeonato Carioca (1976)

Flamengo 1-1 Vasco da Gama

4

Estadio do Maracanã

173,850

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup (1950)

Uruguay 2-1 Brazil

5

Estadio do Maracanã

170,000

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup Qualification (1954)

Brazil 4-1 Paraguay

6

Estadio do Maracanã

160,000

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1959)

Brazil 2-0 England

7

Estadio do Maracanã

155,523

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Brasileiro Serie A (1983)

Flamengo 3-0 Santos

8

Estadio do Maracanã

152,772

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup (1950)

Brazil 6-1 Spain

9

Estadio do Maracanã

150,289

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1982)

Brazil 1-0 West Germany

10

Senayan Main Stadium

150,000

Jakarta, Indonesia

Perserikatan (1985)

Persib 2-2 PSMS

11

May Day Stadium

150,000

Pyongyang, North Korea

Friendly (1990)

North Korea 2-1 South Korea

12

Hampden Park

149,407

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1937)

Scotland 3-1 England

13

Hampden Park

149,269

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1939)

Scotland 1-2 England

14

Estadio do Maracanã

148,068

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Copa América (1989)

Brazil 1-0 Uruguay

15

Hampden Park

147,365

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Cup (1937)

Celtic 2-1 Aberdeen

16

Hampden Park

143,570

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Cup (1948)

Rangers 1-0 Hibernian

17

Estadio do Maracanã

143,315

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1965)

Brazil 2-0 West Germany

18

Estadio do Maracanã

142,429

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup (1950)

Brazil 2-0 Yugoslavia

19

Estadio do Maracanã

141,072

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup Qualification (1989)

Brazil 1-0 Chile

20

Estadio do Maracanã

140,000

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1958)

Brazil 4-0 Bulgaria

21

Estadio do Maracanã

138,886

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

World Cup (1950)

Brazil 7-1 Sweden

22

Estadio do Maracanã

138,575

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1971)

Brazil 2-2 Yugoslavia

23

Hampden Park

137,438

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1970)

Scotland 0-0 England

24

Hampden Park

136,505

Glasgow, Scotland

European Cup (1970)

Celtic 2-1 Leeds

25

Hampden Park

135,376

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1948)

Scotland 0-2 England

26

Hampden Park

134,544

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1954)

Scotland 2-4 England

27

Hampden Park

134,504

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1952)

Scotland 1-2 England

28

Hampden Park

134,461

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1968)

Scotland 1-1 England

29

Hampden Park

134,170

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1933)

Scotland 2-1 England

30

Hampden Park

133,750

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Cup (1948)

Rangers 1-0 Greenock Morton

31

Hampden Park

133,300

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1950)

Scotland 0-1 England

32

Hampden Park

133,245

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1964)

Scotland 1-0 England

33

Hampden Park

132,870

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1969)

Celtic 4-0 Rangers

34

Hampden Park

132,817

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1956)

Scotland 1-1 England

35

Hampden Park

132,441

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1962)

Scotland 2-0 England

36

Salt Lake Stadium

131,781

Kolkata, India

Federation Cup (1997)

East Bengal 4-1 Mohun Bagan

37

Estadio do Maracanã

130,872

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1962)

Brazil 1-0 Portugal

38

Estadio do Maracanã

130,000

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Copa América (1979)

Brazil 2-1 Argentina

39

Senayan Main Stadium

130,000

Jakarta, Indonesia

Southeast Asian Games (1997)

India 1-1 Thailand

40

Hampden Park

129,810

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1931)

Scotland 2-0 England

41

Hampden Park

129,693

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1935)

Scotland 2-0 England

42

Santiago Bernabéu

129,690

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1956)

Real Madrid 4-2 Milan

43

Hampden Park

129,193

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1960)

Scotland 1-1 England

44

Hampden Park

129,176

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Cup (1948)

Rangers 1-1 Greenock Morton

45

Azadi Stadium

128,000

Tehran, Iran

World Cup Qualification (1997)

Iran 1-1 Australia

46

Hampden Park

127,874

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1958)

Scotland 0-4 England

47

Hampden Park

127,621

Glasgow, Scotland

European Cup (1960)

Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt

48

Hampden Park

127,307

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1912)

Scotland 1-1 England

49

Wembley Stadium

126,047

London, England

FA Cup (1923)

Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Wet Ham United

50

Hampden Park

125,683

Glasgow, Scotland

Friendly (1949)

Scotland 2-0 France

51

Santiago Bernabéu

125,000

Madrid, Spain

Friendly (1955)

Spain 1-2 France

52

Santiago Bernabéu

125,000

Madrid, Spain

Friendly (1955)

Spain 1-1 England

53

Santiago Bernabéu

124,000

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1957)

Real Madrid 2-0 Fiorentina

54

Hampden Park

123,751

Hampden Park

Friendly (1950)

Scotland 3-1 Switzerland

55

Estádio do Morumbi

123,132

São Paolo, Brazil

Friendly (1974)

Brazil 0-0 Austria

56

Hampden Park

123,052

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1966)

Scotland 3-4 England

57

Hampden Park

122,714

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Cup (1973)

Rangers 3-2 Celtic

58

Crystal Palace

121,919

London, England

FA Cup (1913)

Aston Villa 1-0 Sunderland

59

Hampden Park

121,452

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1908)

Scotland 1-1 England

60

Santiago Bernabéu

121,106

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1980)

Real Madrid 2-0 Hamburg

61

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

Friendly (1958)

Spain 6-2 Northern Ireland

62

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1957)

Real Madrid 3-1 Manchester United

63

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1958)

Real Madrid 4-0 Vasas

64

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1959)

Real Madrid 4-0 Atlético Madrid

65

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1960)

Real Madrid 3-1 Barcelona

66

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

European Cup (1976)

Real Madrid 1-1 Bayern Munich

67

Camp Nou

120,000

Barcelona, Spain

European Cup (1986)

Barcelona 3-0 IFK Göteborg

68

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

World Cup Qualification (1957)

Spain 2-2 Switzerland

69

Santiago Bernabéu

120,000

Madrid, Spain

European Championship Qualification (1968)

Spain 1-2 England

70

Stade Omnisports Ahmadou Ahidjo

120,000

Yaoundé, Cameroon

African Cup of Nations (1983)

Cameroon 1-1 Mozambique

71

Cairo International Stadium

120,000

Cairo, Egypt

Summer Olympics Qualification (1984)

Egypt 1-1 Algeria

72

Estadio Azteca

120,000

Mexico City, Mexico

World Cup Qualification (1993)

Mexico 3-0 Honduras

73

Estadio Azteca

120,000

Mexico City, Mexico

World Cup Qualification (1993)

Mexico 3-0 El Salvador

74

Estadio Azteca

120,000

Mexico City, Mexico

Gold Cup (1993)

Mexico 4-0 United States

75

Almaty Central Stadium

120,000

Almaty, Kazakhstan

World Cup Qualification (1997)

Kazakhstan 3-0 Pakistan

76

Azadi Stadium

120,000

Tehran, Iran

World Cup Qualification (1997)

Iran 1-1 Saudi Arabia

77

Senayan Main Stadium

120,000

Jakarta, Indonesia

Southeast Asian Games (2001)

Iran 2-1 Singapore

78

Azadi Stadium

120,000

Tehran, Iran

World Cup Qualification (1972)

Iran 2-0 Saudi Arabia

79

Estádio da Luz

120,000

Lisbon, Portugal

Primeira Divisão (1987)

Benfica 3-1 Porto

80

Hampden Park

119,325

Glasgow, Scotland

British Home Championship (1972)

Scotland 1-1 England

81

Ibrox Park

118,567

Glasgow, Scotland

Division One (1939)

Rangers 2-1 Celtic

82

Hampden Park

118,115

Glasgow, Scotland

Scottish Cup (1928)

Celtic 4-0 Rangers

83

Estadio do Maracanã

117,998

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Friendly (1956)

Brazil 2-0 Italy


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References

Football Ground Map (2025) The biggest football attendances ever recorded. Available at: https://www.footballgroundmap.com/articles/the-biggest-football-attendances-ever-recorded (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Khel Now (2025) Top 10 highest football attendance in history. Available at: https://khelnow.com/football/2023-03-world-football-top-10-highest-football-attendance-in-history (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Give Me Sport (2025) Football and soccer highest attendances. Available at: https://www.givemesport.com/football-soccer-highest-attendances/ (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Wikipedia (2025) List of association football attendance records. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_attendance_records#Criteria (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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