Soccer Stadiums you have visited [Merged]

joker77

DundalkStephen wrote: »

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:

bully for you

Fratton Fred

DundalkStephen wrote: »

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:

I find it quite interesting. I'm amazed that apart from myself, two other people have been to Brentford.:eek:

I think the person with the biggest dick award should go to the person who has been to the most obscure ground, ie this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Road_%28stadium%29

OhNoYouDidn't

This thread will soon be called 'Football Stadiums....'

All the LoI grounds except Wexford.
Landsdowne Road
Solitude
Celtic Park
Ibrox
Easter Road
Fir Park
Parc des Princes
San Siro
Olympico Roma
Artmedia Florence
Pisa (cant remember name)
Amsterdam ArenA
Nou Camp
San Mames Bilbao

Best in terms of facilities Amsterdam ArenA by a mile. Best atmosphere, San Mames.

iregk

Christ. I'm not going to start with Ireland as I'm assuming most of us have been to a lot of them.

UK:
The Bridge
Old Trafford
Anfield
Reebok
Bloomfield Road (blackpool)
Victoria Road (not sure if that counts as I was actually playing)

Euro:
SanSiro
Park De France (the new one)
Barnabeu
Ajax Areana
Bentigodi (verona)
Easter Road (hearts, dad was from edinburgh)

Germany:
Commerzbank Arena (eintracht)
Olympic Stadion Munchen (old munich one)
Westfallon Stadion (dortmund)
Daimler Stadion (stuttgart)
Weserstadion (bremen)
BayArena (leverkusen)
Borussia Park (munchengladbach)
Nordbank Arena (hamburg)
Olympic Stadion Berlin (hertha)
Schalke Stadion (i think its called the Veltins now)

Best - For athmosphere and in general - Westfallenstadion (borussia dortmund) by an absolute country mile. The only one to run it close. SanSiro on derby day.
Best - Physical and facilities - Ajax Arena

Worst - Athmosphere wise - That was without doubt old trafford, there is none!
Worst - Physical & facilities - Bloomfield Road. It was 16 years ago before the face lift. Man what a kip.

Coillte_Bhoy

Showgorounds
Terryland Park
St Mel's Park
Tolka Park
Landsdowne Road
Croke Park

La Favorita, Palermo
Giant Sadium, New York
Orange Bowl (?), Orlando
King Boudewijn Stadium, Brussels
Stadium Of Light, Lisbon
Jakob Stadium, Basle
Lokomotive Stadium, Moscow
Stade De France, Paris
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
Tehelne Pole Stadion, Bratislava
Axa Arena, Prague

Seville...2003 UEFA Cup Final...fkd if i can remember what it was called


Celtic Park
Old Trafford
Anfield

Gavin "shels"

iregk wrote: »

Christ. I'm not going to start with Ireland as I'm assuming most of us have been to a lot of them.

You'd be surprised.

fullstop

Ireland;
Lansdowne
Croke Park
Tolka
Dalymount
Finn Park
Brandywell
Belfield
Carlisle Grounds

England;
Goodison Park
Anfield

Wales;
Millenium Stadium

Holland;
Amsterdam ArenA

France;
Stade de la Route de Lorient (Rennes)

Edit - My favourite is probably the ArenA, great design and it's built on top of a multi storey car park. Millenium is best for location.

ErinGoBrath

Millennium Stadium, as expected, seems to have impressed a good few people.

Not bad considering it only cost £126 million :eek:

Compare that to the whopping £778 spent on the new Wembley...

Fratton Fred

ErinGoBrath wrote: »

Millennium Stadium, as expected, seems to have impressed a good few people.

Not bad considering it only cost £126 million :eek:

Compare that to the whopping £778 spent on the new Wembley...

not a like for like comparison though.

Wembley is much bigger (Physically, if not capacity) and the cost included upgrades to roads and stations as well as building a huge arch.

The Millenium stadium is apparantly impressive, but Wembley is a show piece.

Benedict XVI

Terryland Park
Celtic Park, Castlebar
Milebush Park, Castlebar
Landsdowne Rd
Croke Park

Loftus Rd
Underhill (Barnet F.C.)
WHL
Maine Rd
Anfield
Highbury
The Valley
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Hampden Park
The Den (the old one, it was not a match day, I just walked in to have a look, it was a dump)

Stade de France
GPS (Nikocia)
Niigata
Ibarraki
Yokahama
Stadio Olympico
Stuttgart

rednik

Ireland
Glenmalure Park
Dalyer
Tolka
Richmond Park

UK
Old Trafford
Loftus Road
Highbury
Villa Park
Stamford Bridge
anfield

Europe
Nou Camp
San Siro
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow this years CL final.

I went to see United play QPR around 96 with my brother. Had no tickets so I bought 2 off the touts outside for twice value which I didn't mind. But on taking our seats we had the pleasure of an enormous structure right in front of us. At the time I didn't take any notice of what was on the tkts but in small print was diabolical view. A few years later I was reading united we stand and it had an article about what was written on tkts for certain grounds. There it was Loftus Road only ground in Britain to have diabolical view needless to say it brought a smile to my face as did Cantona that day in Loftus Road as he scored the equaliser in the 97th minute.:D

evad_lhorg

Old trafford
New Wembley (very nice)
anfield
I was outside city of manchester stadium if that counts
hopefully be in stadio olimpico in rome at the end of may next year

Thanx 4 The Fish

Home

Milebush
Carlisle Grounds
Terryland
Flancare
Dalymount
United Park
Colmans
Landsdowne
Travelled all over playing too but not counting those.

Elsewhere

Britannia
Anfield
Hawthorns
JJB
O Trafford
Riverside
Villa Park
Fratton Park
St James
Loftus Road - Great stadium to bring the family to.
Stadium Of Light
Sixfields
Bucks Head
Glanford Park
Ewood
Gay Meadow
Stade France
Westfalen
The Lamb Ground
The racecourse


Best facilities - The JJB, superb.
Probably a few I have forgotten.

Worst seating - Anfield - The Kop is so cramped, when I am sat up there sometimes my knees are up around my bloody ears. Has the best atmosphere mind, run very close by St James

Fratton Fred

rednik wrote: »

I went to see United play QPR around 96 with my brother. Had no tickets so I bought 2 off the touts outside for twice value which I didn't mind. But on taking our seats we had the pleasure of an enormous structure right in front of us. At the time I didn't take any notice of what was on the tkts but in small print was diabolical view. A few years later I was reading united we stand and it had an article about what was written on tkts for certain grounds. There it was Loftus Road only ground in Britain to have diabolical view needless to say it brought a smile to my face as did Cantona that day in Loftus Road as he scored the equaliser in the 97th minute.:D

I think the atmosphere at Loftus Road is great, the trouble is, if you are an away fan and at the back of the upper tier, you have to stand up to see anything in the penalty area in front of you, so you end up standing for most of the game.

The stewards can be a bit dodgy there at times as well.

Fratton Fred

Benedict XVI wrote: »

The Den (the old one, it was not a match day, I just walked in to have a look, it was a dump)

The new one looks nice from the train, if a bit sterile. The area around it is a dump though :rolleyes:

rednik

From what I remember of that day in Loftus Road the home support were great and the game was good. QPR played well and deserved the lead. But typical of United never to give up. The ground was small and tight with a great atmosphere. I felt for QPR when they eventually went down but with a stadium that size it is almost impossible to compete with most other teams not just in the premier league but even in the lower leagues.

Fratton Fred

rednik wrote: »

From what I remember of that day in Loftus Road the home support were great and the game was good. QPR played well and deserved the lead. But typical of United never to give up. The ground was small and tight with a great atmosphere. I felt for QPR when they eventually went down but with a stadium that size it is almost impossible to compete with most other teams not just in the premier league but even in the lower leagues.

Having a multi multi multi millionaire owner should help though

SantryRed

iregk wrote: »

Bloomfield Road (blackpool)

Worst - Physical & facilities - Bloomfield Road. It was 16 years ago before the face lift. Man what a kip.

Was there in May and in my opinion it's still a kip!:D

Coillte_Bhoy

Benedict XVI wrote: »

Terryland Park
Celtic Park, Castlebar
Milebush Park, CastlebarLandsdowne Rd
Croke Park

Loftus Rd
Underhill (Barnet F.C.)
WHL
Maine Rd
Anfield
Highbury
The Valley
Celtic Park, Glasgow
Hampden Park
The Den (the old one, it was not a match day, I just walked in to have a look, it was a dump)

Stade de France
GPS (Nikocia)
Niigata
Ibarraki
Yokahama
Stadio Olympico
Stuttgart

I all fairness Milebush and CPCastelbar aren't stadiums by any stretch of the imagination

Thanx 4 The Fish

Milebush is coming along nicely now Am fairly sure that it is as good if not better than some teams in the lower leagues.

Coillte_Bhoy

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Milebush is coming along nicely now Am fairly sure that it is as good if not better than some teams in the lower leagues.

Ah come on. It's a fine facillity etc but better than what lower league club grounds that have been mentioned here?

Gileadi

Tolka Park
Dalymount Park
Showgrounds
Brandywell
Belfield
Richmond Park
Lansdowne Road
St Colemans

Stamford Bridge
Old Trafford
Emirates

Nou Camp
Stade Gerland
San Siro


Millenium Stadium
Lansdowne
Croker

cupthehand

Been to loads.....

Worst - Tehelné Pole Stadion, Bratislava, Slovakia, Crumbling, Depressing, Open space

Best - Original Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece, Amazing *(ok not a Soccer Stadium but still the best Ive ever been in)

other highlights include
Allianz Arena, Munich
Yankee Stadium, New York
Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart,
Millenium Stadum, Wales
Stade de France, Paris
Anfield, Liverpool
Parkead, Glasgow
Olympic Stadium, Munich
Westfalen, Dortmund
Auf-Shalke Arena, Glensenkirchen
Old Trafford, Manchester

Benedict XVI

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

I all fairness Milebush and CPCastelbar aren't stadiums by any stretch of the imagination

They are in there to avoid abuse from some members of this community in the form of

'Why don't people go to local football, bla.. bla.. bla..'

therecklessone

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.

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

I loved it, this was our view at the Carling Cup final. Behind the goal Drogba and Berbatov scored in.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=310757&l=c8e47&id=836704343

thusspakeblixa

Tolka Park
Richmond Park
Dalymount Park
Ferrycarrig
Lansdowne Road
Croke Park

Old Trafford
Reebok Stadium
Parkhead

Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion
Olympiastadion Munich
Westfalen Stadion
St Jakob-Park (Basel)
Gelsenkirchen
Millerntor

Nou Camp

Best atmosphere - Millerntor (St. Pauli)
Best facilities - Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion

Mossy Monk

Highbury
The Emirates Stadium
Old Trafford
Wembley
RSC Waterford (if that counts)

bohsman

Not going to count Ireland.

Pittodrie
Halmstad BKs stadium
Amsterdam Arena
Nou Camp
Bernabau
Real betis stadium
Sevilles stadium
Sevilles Olympic stadium

OPENROAD

Highbury
Emirates
Wembley(old)
St James Park
Main Road
Old Tratford
Anfield
Stamford Bridge
Millenium Stadium
RDS
Lansdowne road
Stade de France


Best would probably be the Emirates, that said Highbury is a close second.
Worst has to be Lansdowne road, really due to complete lack of facilities.

growler

Ireland:
Turners X
Landsdowne

Uk
Celtic Park
Wembley old and new
Millenium
Stamford Bridge
Highbury
Emirates
White Hart Lane
The Valley
Loftus Road
Craven Cottage
Upton Park
Old Trafford
Anfield
Villa Park
St. James's
Vicarage Rd.
elland Road
carrew road
Reabock Stadium
Goodison
Manor Ground Oxford
Brittania Stadium
East Fife's ground

Europe
San Siro
Nou Camp
Galatassaray's gaff
San Moix : mallorca
Alfim Stadium tromso
Dragao Stadium porto
angelo stadium catania


think thats it

raheny red

All the LoI grounds in the south, both the first and the premier. I've only visited 3 grounds in the UK. Stoke's, Glentoran's and Derry's.

bohsman

raheny red wrote: »

All the LoI grounds in the south, both the first and the premier. I've only visited 3 grounds in the UK. Stoke's, Glentoran's and Derry's.

We play matches in 3 different countries in 8 days next week, away to Derry Rhyll and Harps.

Zaph

Lansdowne Road
Dalymount
Tolka Park
Carlisle Grounds
Deepdale (PNE)
Camp Nou
Santiago Bernabeu
Amsterdam Arena
Allianz Arena

grenache

Ireland
Lansdowne Road - technically a rugby stadium
Croke Park - technically a GAA stadium
Dalymount Park -Bohemians
Richmond Park - St Pats
Carlisle Grounds - Bray
Turners Cross - Cork City
Jackman Park - Limerick 37
Rathbane - Limerick FC

UK
City Ground - Nottm Forest
Meadow Lane - Notts County
White Hart Lane - Tottenham
Prideless Park - Derby County
Majdeski Stadium - Reading
Kenilworth Road - Luton

Benedict XVI

Fratton Fred wrote: »

The new one looks nice from the train, if a bit sterile. The area around it is a dump though :rolleyes:

The new one was being built when I was there in 1992, I think it was one of the first of the new stadia to be build around England and all levels in the 1990s.

The area is a dump, I recall the oil and gunk from the scrap yards running down the drains along the footpath and the whole area has the smell of a scrap yard.

There was even a travelers halting site there.

BTW
I notice in this whole tread that no one has been to The Dragons Lair, home of Harchester Utd, strange that.

Xavi6

Benedict XVI wrote: »

The new one was being built when I was there in 1992, I think it was one of the first of the new stadia to be build around England and all levels in the 1990s.

The area is a dump, I recall the oil and gunk from the scrap yards running down the drains along the footpath and the whole area has the smell of a scrap yard.

There was even a travelers halting site there.

BTW
I notice in this whole tread that no one has been to The Dragons Lair, home of Harchester Utd, strange that.

I was there for all the European games in Tolka though :cool:

iregk

Benedict XVI wrote: »

BTW
I notice in this whole tread that no one has been to The Dragons Lair, home of Harchester Utd, strange that.

Great irony in a post dedicated to the new den...

prendy

Ireland:

Terryland
Turners Cross
Dalymount
Tolka
Lansdown
Croker
Showgrounds
Athlone

Not Ireland:

Old Trafford
Anfield
Celtic Park
Pride Park
Baseball Ground
Millenium
Coventry, old and new
Dortmund
Camp Nou
Giant Stadium

String

Nou Camp
Turners Cross
Landsdowne
Croke park
Old Trafford - only for the tour, not a match
Celtic Park
Upton Park

Wanting to go:
New Wembly(preferably a FA cup or Carling cup final):D i can still dream!
Emirates
Anfield

cruiserweight

Landsdowne Road
Belfield Park
Croke Park (but not for soccer )
Anfield
Villa Park
Celtic Park
Tynecastle
Pittodrie
Fir Park
Hampden
Bernabéu
Nou Camp
San Siro
Philips Stadion
Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Stade de France

Nou Camp is very impressive, but I had the best time in the Atatürk

grahamo

Tolka Park, Dalymount Park
Milltown (remember that?)
RDS showgrounds (when it was used for football)
Richmond Park
Harolds Cross
Oriel Park
Landsdowne
Croker

Old Trafford
Maine Road
Goodison Park
Villa Park
Selhurst Park
Nou Camp (more impressed with the set up than the Nou camp itself with the mini noucamp across from it and the Academy on the other side of the stadium)
AOL Arena Hamburg
De Kuip Stadium Rotterdam

Bobalicious93

Irish:
Tolka Park
Dalymount
carlisle grounds
belfield
Croke Park
Lansdowne

Other:
Old Trafford
Vicente Calderon (Atletico Madrid)

also just got back from Madrid on Wednesday and did the tour of the Bernabeu and i have to say i was really impressed with it. will definately head back over for a match later in the year.

I was wondering though, has anyone here been to both the Bernabeu and the Nou Camp?
how would you compare the two and which would you say was better? (dont necessarily have to have attended a match but im just trying to decide whether or not it's worthwhile heading to barcelona to see the Nou Camp.

Cheers

gustavo

Showgrounds
Finn Park
Morton Stadium
Brandywell
Terryland Park
Inchicore
Dalymount Park
Gortakeegan
Millenium stadium
Croke Park
Vicente Calderon
Bernebau

Cutie18Ireland

United Park
Croker
Lansdowne
Old Trafford
Anfield

kraggy

Terryland
Celtic Park
Goodison
River Plate, B.Aires
Landsdowne
Croke Park

bohsman

Bobalicious93 wrote: »

Irish:
Tolka Park
Dalymount
carlisle grounds
belfield
Croke Park
Lansdowne

Other:
Old Trafford
Vicente Calderon (Atletico Madrid)

also just got back from Madrid on Wednesday and did the tour of the Bernabeu and i have to say i was really impressed with it. will definately head back over for a match later in the year.

I was wondering though, has anyone here been to both the Bernabeu and the Nou Camp?
how would you compare the two and which would you say was better? (dont necessarily have to have attended a match but im just trying to decide whether or not it's worthwhile heading to barcelona to see the Nou Camp.

Cheers

Love the Nou Camp, preferred it to the Bernabau but thats not hard seeing as Im a Barca fan and I did the Bernabau tour with an Athletico fan. Its well worth seeing, especially for a match, plenty to see in Barcelona other than football anyway. Well worth the trip.

Morf

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I find it quite interesting. I'm amazed that apart from myself, two other people have been to Brentford.:eek:

I think the person with the biggest dick award should go to the person who has been to the most obscure ground, ie this one http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_Road_%28stadium%29

I've been to Brentford, had some old git beside us muttering "come on bees" all the way through the match.

I was in the shopping centre across the road from the Dragao too.

Eirebear

Not all that many for me actually.

Ibrox
Hampden
Finn Park
Bloomfield Road
Estadio la Rosaleda
Maracana

im...LOST

Nou Camp. That's it. I've never been anywhere else. No where. Not even my local stadium. Not even Croker. I'm deprived.

stovelid

Attended games at:

Milltown
Tolka Park
Dalyer
Richmond Park
Turners Cross
Wembley (old)
Old Trafford
Maine Road
Landsdowne
Croker

Just visited:

Camp Nou
Bombonera

Does Morton stadium and the RDS count?