Soccer Stadiums you have visited [Merged]

Keano

A thread a month ago about how many United fans have been to Old Trafford got me thinking about what stadiums I had visited.

Old Trafford
Anfield
Ewood Park
Plymouth

No doubt many of you have been to a hell of lot. What was the nicest and what was the worst?

Nalz

Selhurst Park
Old Trafford
Old Wembley
Camp Nou
Dalymount
Tolka
eh Landsdowne / Croker

Nicest was probably Old Trafford, worst was Wembley. What a dive

pvt.joker

Oriel Park
Tolka Park
United Park
Old Trafford
Ewood Park
Anfield
Selhurst Park
Nou Camp
Lansdowne Road
Croke Park:pac:


Best is Nou Camp, worst is United Park.

gucci

Christ, off top of my head:

Flansiro ,
Tolka Park,
Dalymount Park,
Showgrounds, Sligo,
Terryland.
Landsdowne Rd


Anfield,
Ewood Park,
Old Trafford,
White heart Lane,
Molineaux,
Villa Park,

Parkhead

Nou Camp
San Siro

Theres a few more, I just cant really think of!

Biggest disappointment was San Siro, bit of a run down stadium, although the atmosphere is great in the home end for Milan games (never went to any Inter games) but half the lads that do be in that end dont really go for the match at all!

Im_No_Superman

Old Trafford
Camp Nou
Croke Park
The old Wembley
Olympic Stadium, Barcelona
Tolka Park
Terryland
Lawnsdowne Road

The Camp Nou really is a class stadium. Ive been in Old Trafford a couple of times, have always enjoyed my visits especially as the last time I was there we beat the pool 2-0. Enjoyed the wembley trip too, didnt see a match was just a tour but got to walk up the famous steps and lift up an FA cup replica.

DSB

Em nearly every league club stadium in Ireland, Villa Park, Griffin Park, Loftus Road, Bramall Lane.

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Tolka, Dalyer, Richer, Belfield, United Park, Oriel Park, Turner's X, St Colemans, The Oval, too many other Irish ones.

Old Trafford, Highbury, Millennium.

Nou Camp.

Aussie Stadium in Sydney.

gucci

DesF wrote: »

Millennium.

Forgot about that one, i was there for a few rugby games.....absolutely brilliant stadium in a super location.

ErinGoBrath

Europe:
Gelsenkirkin Arena (CL Final Porto v Monaco)
San Siro
Stade Du France

UK:
Highbury
Emirates
Millennium Stadium
St. James Park

Oirland:
Lansdowne Road
Corker old&new
Tolka Park
Oriel Park

After Oriel Park I'd say Millennium Stadium is the best followed closely by Gelsenkirkin & the San Siro.

pvt.joker

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

After Oriel Park I'd say Millennium Stadium is the best followed closely by Gelsenkirkin & the San Siro.

Hard to top the atmosphere in "the shed" in Oriel alright! :pac:

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ErinGoBrath wrote: »

Corker old&new

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Soccer Stadiums

The Gah won't like you.

citytillidie

Prem Grounds
Anfield
Old Trafford
Goodison Park
St James Park

Irish grounds

Brandywell
Finn Park
Terryland Park
Flancare Park
Show Ground Sligo
Tolka
Dalymount
Lansdowne
Windsor Park
The Oval

Best i am going to say Anfield worst was the Oval

estebancambias

Lots of stadiums in France...Rennes, Nantes, Lille, Stade Gerland

Nou Camp, Bernabeau

Stadio Olympico, San Siro.

The Olympicstadion where Bayern used to play.

Villa Park, Anfield, Chester's stadium...tranmere's stadium(on trial lads;)) Old Trafford, the Millennium stadium(scotland vs wales in 2004)

Dalymount, Tolka, Croke Park, Richmond Road, the golden ball(ha)

Death or Glory

Elland Road
New Wembley
Nou Camp
Selhurst Park

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FlanSiro

SantrySiro

CantGetNoSleep

Croke Park
Landsdowne Road
Waterford RSC
Turners Cross
Stade de La Beaujoire (Nantes, France)
Koning Boudewijn Stadion (Brussels, Belgium)
Tehelné Pole Stadion (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Stade Louis II (Monte Carlo, Monaco)
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion (Stuttgart, Germany)

There's probably a few more I've been to abroad just to have a look but not for a match.

I'd say there's an impressive collection over on foot.ie of lads that go to all the Ireland away matches

Mountjoy Mugger

Milltown - before it became a housing estate.
Richmond Park
Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
Terryland Park
Landsdowne Road

Old Wembley
New Wembley
Elland Road
Anfield
Old Trafford
Nou camp
That stadium in Malta - can't remember its name
PSV's ground

shanel23

Elland rd.
Stamford Bridge
Highbury

invincibleirish

Ireland:

Turners Cross
St. Colmans park
Limericks ground (one by train st.)
Croker
Lansdowne

England:

Villa Park
The Hawthorns
Bescott stadium
Selhurst park
Craven Cottage
Saltergate
couple more lower league grounds i cant recall
stood outside the old Wembley

Europe:
Parc Des Princes
Geneva stadium


With my coming of age and earning of moolah, i hope to add a few more this year if Villa get into the UEFA Cup.

Vokes

Recently...

Tannadice (Dundee Utd), Dens Park (Dundee FC)

Craven Cottage, Emirates, New Wembley

Giants Stadium (to see NY Red Bulls vs NE Revolution, not a soccer stadium but wasn't that impressed anyway)

And Pizza Hut Park (guess why its called that :pac:) - went to see Dallas FC play, its a amphitheatre bowl-style stadium and surrounded by shops n stuff.

Fizman

Anfield
Old Trafford
Celtic Park
Neu Camp
Croke Park
Landsdowne Road
Loftus Road
Stamford Bridge
Tolka Park (as a player)
Turners Cross (as a player)
Jackman Park (Limerick - as a player)
Reading (old stadium)
Leyton Orients place



....oh and the heading should say Stadia

Fratton Fred

Fratton Park - Obviously
Wembley old and new (We won the FA cup you know:D)
Stamford Bridge
White Hart Lane
Craven Cottage
Loftus Road (One of my favourites)
Selhurst Park
Griffin Park (A pub on each corner, all selling London Pride, what more does a guy need?)
The Dell (But I washed thoroughly afterwards:D)
Villa Park
Causeway Stadium (Wycombe Wanderers)
Oxfords old ground, (forget it's name)
Aldershot's Ground
Elm Park (Readings old Ground)
The Mad Stad
St Andrews
Molineux

And,

The Carlisle Ground.

Charlie

- Landsdowne
- Dalymount
- Tolka
- St James Park
- Old Trafford
- Anfield
- The Emirates
- White Hart Lane
- ONO Estadi (Real Mallorca's Stadium when the Gallacticos were in town in '04)
- Giants Stadium
- Yankee Stadium (Cheating I know, but a few football games have been played there, and I just love the place)

Here re my thoughts on a few:

Obviously as a Toon fan, St James holds a special place in my heart. All bias aside though, it's actually a great stadium in terms of design, and for keeping the noise and atmosophere in. Also, it is probably the best Stadium I have ever visited in terms of location. It is literally in middle of the city, and only a minutes walk from the Bigg Market (Newcastle's Temple Bar). Also, it sits on the top of hill, so if you are high up, you can see the whole of the City.

The Emirates was impressive enough, but I had nose bleed seats so I think that hampered the experience somewhat. It all felt a little prawn sandwich-ish. Also, the area it is in is a bit of sh!t hole, and there is no real atmosphere when I was there on gameday.

Surprisingly, I was very impressed with White Hart Lane ( ;)There you go reckless) . Granted it is small, but even stuck up in the corner, we had a great view of the game. Seems like the stadium was designed so that no matter where you sit you still have a perfect view. Was impressed with the spuds setup, and there was definitely more atmosphere around WHL then there was around The Emirates.

Old Trafford is Old Trafford, no need to elaborate.

Whilst Anfield has all it's history, and it packs the noise probably better than asy stadium I have ever visited, Anfield the area, is by far the sh!ttiest place I have ever been in, football stadium or no football stadium. The level of poverty around there is shocking. Anyone who has been there will no what I mean.

PDN

Nou Camp
Windsor Park
Solitude
The Oval
Inver Park
Clandyboye Road
Ballymena Showgrounds
Castlereagh Park (Ards)
Seaview
Skegoneill Ave (Distillery)
United Park
Tolka Park
Lansdowne Road (FAI cup final, so temporarily a Soccer Stadium)
Highbury
Craven Cottage
White Hart Lane
Stamford Bridge
Loftus Road
Wembley
Maine Road
Reebok Stadium
Burnden park

therecklessone

Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
Richmond Park
Carlisle Ground
Lansdowne Road

White Hart Lane
Emirates Stadium
Stamford Bridge
Craven Cottage
Wembley Stadium
Broadhall Way
Madejski Stadium
Fratton Park
National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes)
Anfield
Old Trafford
City of Manchester Stadium
Reebok Stadium
JJB Stadium
Riverside Stadium

Parken (FC Copenhagen)
Estadio AXA (SC Braga)
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán (Sevilla)
Bloomfield Stadium (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (Anderlecht)
Strahov Stadium (Slavia Prague)
Philips Stadion (PSV)
San Siro

Think that's them all.

Steve_o

Old Trafford
Lansdowne Road
Stade Municipal, Toulouse
Nou Camp

Fratton Fred

charlie mchugh wrote: »

Surprisingly, I was very impressed with White Hart Lane ( ;)There you go reckless) . Granted it is small, but even stuck up in the corner, we had a great view of the game. Seems like the stadium was designed so that no matter where you sit you still have a perfect view. Was impressed with the spuds setup, and there was definitely more atmosphere around WHL then there was around The Emirates.

I'd agree with that, I like WHL but it can be a bit intimidating for away fans leaving the ground, especially after an evening kick off.

Gavin "shels"

invincibleirish wrote: »

Limericks ground (one by train st.)

Jackman Park.;)




I've been in every League of Ireland first and premier divison stadium with the exception of Turners Cross, Terryland Park and the Showgrounds. Lansdowne Road aswell.

Been in Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge aswell.

therecklessone

charlie mchugh wrote: »

Surprisingly, I was very impressed with White Hart Lane ( ;)There you go reckless) . Granted it is small, but even stuck up in the corner, we had a great view of the game. Seems like the stadium was designed so that no matter where you sit you still have a perfect view. Was impressed with the spuds setup, and there was definitely more atmosphere around WHL then there was around The Emirates.

They'll build a bowl, it will be an architects wet dream but will kill the atmosphere at the Lane...:(

Also on the horizon:

De Kuip for Feyenoord's Jubileum Toernooi.
Swangard Stadium to see the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Starfire Complex to see the Seattle Sounders.

Charlie

Fratton Fred wrote: »

but it can be a bit intimidating for away fans leaving the ground, especially after an evening kick off.

Don't worry about that, they are all a bunch of soft yids.

Jonny Arson

In Ireland

Lansdowne Road
Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
Richmond Park
Belfield Park
Belfield Bowl
Whitehall
Morton Stadium
Oriel Park
United Park
Station Road
Flansiro
Carlisle Grounds
Ferrycarrig Park
The Brandywell
Lissywoolen
Windsor Park
The Oval
Shamrock Park

and a tonne of other LSL/Junior grounds I don't know the names of

also
Old Trafford
Reebok Stadium
Ewood Park
Loftus Road
Griffin Park
Celtic Park
Nou Camp
Olympic Stadium Barcelona
Mestalla
Ta' Qali Stadium (Malta)

Best = Nou Camp (absolute class! :cool: ), best Irish ground [biased] Tolka Park [/biased] but a home is a home!
Worst = Morton Stadium (a dull cold dump) but I hear I'm very lucky not to have visited the RSC and Jackman Park

I really do need to visit more grounds Tom the Gom style!

Charlie

therecklessone wrote: »

Swangard Stadium to see the Vancouver Whitecaps.

Are you in/going to Vancouver reckless? Spent the summer there 2 years ago, absolutely class city. Probably favourite city I have ever been in, and hoping to one day move there.

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Gavin shels wrote: »

I've been in every League of Ireland first and premier divison stadium with the exception of Turners Cross

What?

Why not Turner's X?

It's a decent ground too.

Jonny Arson

I have never made it to Turners Cross either for some unknown mystery

only hear great things about it though, it must be the only good thing going in Cork!

therecklessone

charlie mchugh wrote: »

Are you in/going to Vancouver reckless? Spent the summer there 2 years ago, absolutely class city. Probably favourite city I have ever been in, and hoping to one day move there.

Yeah, fly via London on 11th September to catch the Whitecaps vs Montreal on the 13th in Vancouver (what used to be one of the Voyageurs Cup matches but that's been thieved by the Canadian Championship, still it's a derby...:D)

I'm popping over the border for Washington State (maybe down as far as Portland) but back through Seattle for the Sounders vs Whitecaps game on the 23rd then back over the border for Whistler and maybe Vancouver Island.

Charlie

therecklessone wrote: »

Yeah, fly via London on 11th September to catch the Whitecaps vs Montreal on the 13th in Vancouver (what used to be one of the Voyageurs Cup matches but that's been thieved by the Canadian Championship, still it's a derby...:D)

I'm popping over the border for Washington State (maybe down as far as Portland) but back through Seattle for the Sounders vs Whitecaps game on the 23rd then back over the border for Whistler and maybe Vancouver Island.

You'll have a cracking time. Whistler and Vancouver Island are amazing.

Whatever you do, stay the hell away from East Hastings. Unless you are partial to crack, crack whores, and 7ft black transvestite crack whores. Apart from that little hell whole, Vancouver is amazing.

PM me if you need any info.

Xavi6

Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
Morton Stadium
Oriel Park
United Park
RSC
Brandywell
Carlisle Grounds
Belfield
Richmond Park
Lansdowne Road

Maine Road
City of Manchester Stadium
Old Wembley

Stadio Olympico
Nou Camp
Antwerp Stadium
Stade de France

Soldier Field

Subiaco Oval
Members Equity Stadium (though it wasn't to see football, it was for Sir Elton )

Keedowah

Anfield
Lansdowne Road
Maracana
El Monumental de Nuñez (River Plate Stadium)
Estadio Alberto J. Armando (La Bombonera - Boca Juniors)

ibh

Anfield
Ewood Park
Goodison
Craven Cottage
Nou Camp
ONO Estadi (Mallorca)
Stade Gerland (Lyon)
Stade de France
San Siro
Stadio delle Alpi
Brondby Stadium
Aussie Stadium, Sydney

Lots of Irish ones as well and I'm pretty sure i'm missing another foreign one.

Third_Echelon

Ireland:

Lansdowne
Croke Park
Windsor Park
The Oval
Oriel Park
Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
The RDS

UK:

Goodison Park /// It will always be my favourite
Anfield /// boooo!
Ewood Park
Villa Park
New Wembley
Parkhead/Celtic Park
Millenium Stadium
Craven Cottage

Europe:
Stade de France, Paris (France vs Ireland, WC qualifier Oct 2004)

USA:
Giants Stadium, New Jersey (Ireland vs Norway WC'94 and countless NY Metrostars/Red Bulls games over the years)

Brazil:

Maracana, Rio

Japan:

Nagai Stadium, Osaka

I've been to many other stadiums that are not specifically for soccer, but the ones above are the ones I can remember off the top of my head...

NaiveMelodies

Old Trafford
Tolka Park
Villa Park
Dalymount

and.....


Beijing National Football Stadium:D

Old Trafford
New Wembley - not for a match, just a visit.
Stadio Delle Alpi
Amsterdam Arena
Lansdowne Road
Croke Park
RDS - back in the day
Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
Stade de France


Only did a perimeter of the Stade de France and Wembley so cant comment too much.


Best was probably Old trafford or Amsterdam. The Arena is well serviced for transport and a very well built stadium, with a good atmosphere and great view no matter where you are sitting. Old Traffor is Old Trafford, on a good day its atmosphere is unbeatable.


Worst was Delle Alpi because its too big for the amount of people that go, running track around the pitch, sh1te atmosphere and its absolutely miles out of Turin (which is probably why nobody goes!)

Gavin "shels"

DesF wrote: »

What?

Why not Turner's X?

It's a decent ground too.

Just never made it, although it will be on my list next season unless Cork get relegated.:cool:

Fratton Fred

What do you guys make of the New Wembley? I thought it was amazing, but both times I went I was in Club Wembley seats.

I have heard a lot of people say they prefer the Millenium Stadium.

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Fratton Fred wrote: »

What do you guys make of the New Wembley? I thought it was amazing, but both times I went I was in Club Wembley seats.

Do both sides remain empty after half time, or just the side facing the cameras.

Because it looks shít on tv with the stand empty.

Vokes

I was in the new Wembley for the recent Swiss game.

Our seats were quite high up in a corner (upper tier) but still had a fantastic view of the whole pitch and stadium.

The match itself wasn't so great

Fratton Fred

DesF wrote: »

Do both sides remain empty after half time, or just the side facing the cameras.

Because it looks shít on tv with the stand empty.

The bit you see on TV is the Corinthian club I think. They all go for a four course meal at half time, which is crap planning because they miss the first ten minutes of the second half. Also, not all the seats are sold yet.

Club Wembley is the middle tier of around 15 rows. There is a seperate concourse for each tier and the middle one has restaurants (yes, one even serves prawns!) and bars/food places galore.

At half time, I left me seat when the whistle went, had a pee, drunk a pint of Carlsberg and had a burger, had another pee and got back to my seat as the players were coming out on to the pitch.

At Fratton Park, there is a 15 minute queue for the toilets alone:D

joker77

Only counting the ones outside Ireland:

Germany:
Allianz Arena (Munich)
Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion (Stuttgart)
Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund)
Fritz-Walter-Stadion (Kaiserslautern)

France:
Stade de France

Spain:
Santiago de Bernebeu
Nou Camp
Estadio Vicente Calderon

Italy:
San Siro - for the Milan derby - best atmosphere of any match I've seen live

England:
Anfield

Switzerland:
Will be at the Euro 3/4 final in the St.Jacob Park in Basel next Thursday


Edit:
The reason for not including the Irish ones is that I honestly don't know. I've been to Lansdowne / Croke Park / RDS, but I'm not sure about the rest in Dublin - I used to get brought to the odd Rovers game as a kid, but don't know what grounds I was in! I remember seeing Paul Gascoigne playing for Spurs, would have been mid--to-late-eighties, the only thing I remember was that the stand went below the level of the pitch - we were right at the front and although we were standing the pitch was at my chest level. Anyone?

chopperbyrne

Tolka
Dalymount
Richmond
Turners Cross
Landsdowne Road
Whatever the ones in Bray and Sligo are called.
I'v stood on the grounds of the Tallaght municipal stadium!

The Hawthorns
Anfield
St James Park

Stade de France

Played football in Real Mallorcas training ground.

Morf

San Mames (Athletic Bilbao)

20 Times 20 Times

I've been to a lot of stadiums , i mean a lot. I have been to nearly every LOI ground in the country about 15 in Scotland , 10+ in England , a few across Europe. All major stadiums in Australia with the exception of SA. 2 in New Zealand as well , and that's only just off the top of my head. But hey these threads where my dick is bigger then yours is great isn't it :rolleyes: