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The following is a list of stadiums in the United States. They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list.
A stadium is a two-dimensional geometric shape constructed of a rectangle with semicircles at a pair of opposite sides. [1] The same shape is known also as a pill shape, [2] discorectangle, [3] obround, [4] [5] or sausage body. [6] The shape is based on a stadium, a place used for athletics and horse racing tracks.
Some of the above venues have hosted some of the largest crowds in history for indoor sports. The Caesars Superdome, for example, regularly seats more than 70,000 for basketball games (NCAA and NBA). The largest confirmed attendance for a basketball game (108,713) was at AT&T Stadium (then known as Cowboys Stadium) for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game.
The host stadium must have an average game day temperature of at least 50°F (if the temperature is below this, the stadium must have a domed roof or receive a waiver from the league)
Stadiametric rangefinding, or the stadia method, is a technique of measuring distances with a telescopic instrument.The term stadia comes from a Greek unit of length Stadion (equal to 600 Greek feet, pous) which was the typical length of a sports stadium of the time.
The following is a list of ballparks.They are ordered by capacity; which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate in a normal game (ex: Tropicana Field can be expanded to 42,000+ but is normally capped at 25,000).
Stadium Capacity City (state) Country Region Tenants Sport(s) Image Memorial Stadium: 90,000 [21] Lincoln, Nebraska United States: North America: Nebraska Cornhuskers football: American football: Rose Bowl: 89,702 [22] Pasadena, California United States: North America: UCLA Bruins football, Rose Bowl Game: American football: Ben Hill Griffin ...
The following is a list of covered sports stadiums, ordered by capacity; that is the maximum number spectators the stadium can accommodate for a sports event. This is intended to include only stadiums that are used for sports traditionally held outdoors.