Top 10 biggest stadiums in South America.
Number 10.
Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo.
Located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, it is the home of Ecuadorian football club Barcelona SC.
It has a capacity of 59,283 and it opened on 27 December 1987.
Number 9.
Estádio José do Rego Maciel.
Also known as Estádio do Arruda, it is a stadium in Recife, Brazil with a capacity
of 60,044.
It opened on 4 June 1972 and it is the home venue of the Santa Cruz football club.
Number 8.
Estadio Centenario.
Located in Montevideo, Uruguay, and with a capacity of 60,235, Estadio Centenario opened
on July 18, 1930, and it hosted the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup.
It is the home stadium of the Uruguayan national football team and Montevideo City Torque football
club.
Number 7.
Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto.
Also known as Mineirão, the stadium is located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
It opened on September 5, 1965, and has a capacity of 61,846.
It is the home of Brazilian football clubs Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro.
Number 6.
Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo.
Located in Fortaleza, Brazil, the stadium is also known as Castelão.
It is the home of Brazilian football clubs Fortaleza and Ceará.
It has a capacity of 63,903 and it opened on November 11, 1973.
Number 5.
Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti.
Also referred to as El Monumental, the stadium is the home of River Plate.
It is located in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has a capacity of 70,074.
The stadium opened on 26 May 1938.
Number 4.
Estádio do Morumbi.
Officially named Estádio Cícero Pompeu de Toledo, Morumbi is the home stadium of São
Paulo football club and it is located in São Paulo, Brazil.
It has a capacity of 72,039 and it opened on 2 October 1960.
Number 3.
Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha.
Located in Brasília, Brazil, the stadium has a capacity of 72,788 and it opened on
10 March 1974.
It is the home of 4 football clubs: Brasiliense F.C., Brasília Football Club, Legião FC
and Capital CF.
Number 2.
Estádio Maracanã.
Officially Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, Maracanã is the largest stadium in Brazil
with a capacity of 78,838.
It opened on 16 June 1950 and is the home stadium of Flamengo and Fluminense.
It is also the main stadium of the Brazilian national football team.
Number 1.
Estadio Monumental.
The Estadio Monumental is a football stadium in Lima, Peru, and it is the largest stadium
in South America with a capacity of 80,093.
The stadium opened on 2 July 2000 and it is the home venue of Peruvian football club Club
Universitario de Deportes.