Top 10 biggest stadiums in Wales.
Number 10.
Rodney Parade.
Located in Newport, Rodney Parade is used for rugby and football.
It is the home of rugby teams Dragons RFC and Newport RFC, and Newport County football
club.
It has a capacity of 8,700 (7,850 for football) and it opened in 1877.
Number 9.
Pontypool Park.
Located in Pontypool inside the park of the same name, the stadium is the home of Pontypool
RFC.
The stadium has a capacity of 8,800.
Number 8.
Cwmbran Stadium.
Located in Cwmbran, the stadium has a capacity of 10,500 and it opened in 1982.
It is the home ground of Cwmbran Town FC.
The stadium has artificial turf.
Number 7.
Racecourse Ground.
The home of Wrexham AFC is located in Wrexham and has a capacity of 10,771.
The Racecourse Ground is the world's oldest international football stadium that still
hosts international matches.
It opened in 1807, but has started hosting football matches in 1864.
Number 6.
Cardiff Arms Park.
Also known as The Arms Park, the stadium is located in the centre of Cardiff, next to
the Principality Stadium.
It is mainly used for rugby and is the home of Cardiff RFC and Cardiff Rugby.
It has a capacity of 12,500 and it opened in 1882.
Number 5.
Parc y Scarlets.
Parc y Scarlets is a rugby stadium located in Llanelli and is the home of Scarlets and
Llanelli RFC.
It has a capacity of 14,870.
It opened in November 2008 and it replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby
teams for almost 130 years.
Number 4.
Sophia Gardens.
The Cardiff Wales Stadium, which is part of Sophia Gardens Cardiff is a cricket stadium
in Cardiff, located in Sophia Gardens on the River Taff.
It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket
venue.
It has a capacity of 15,643 and it opened in 1858.
Number 3.
Swansea.com Stadium.
Formerly Liberty Stadium, the Swansea.com Stadium is located in Swansea and has a capacity
of 21,088.
It opened in on 10 July 2005 and is the home of Swansea City FC and Ospreys rugby team.
Number 2.
Cardiff City Stadium.
Located in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, the Cardiff City Stadium has a capacity of 33,280
and is the home of Cardiff City Football Club and the Wales national football team.
It opened on 22 July 2009 and was built on the site of the former Cardiff Athletics Stadium.
Number 1.
Principality Stadium.
Also known as the Millennium Stadium, the Principality Stadium is the national stadium
of Wales and is located in Cardiff.
It has a capacity of 74,500 and it opened on 26 June 1999.
The stadium is the home of the Welsh national rugby union team.
Initially built to host the 1999 Rugby World Cup, it has gone on to host many other large-scale
events.