five star stadiums

[NACIONAL]

I know that there are 12 five-star stadiums in europe clasified by FIFA...
anyone have the complete list of those stadiums in the world?????

there is any of those stadiums in the USA, and in South America... please reply if you know!!

[soccerdome]

Not entirely sure but, I think Old Trafford (Man. Utd. pitch) was classified as one.

[Rocket]

Here're some of the five-star stadiums in Europe (unfortunately, I wasn't able to track down a list of all 12):

1) Nou Camp, Barcelona, Spain
2) Montjuic Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
3) Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland
4) Ibrox Park, Glasgow, Scotland
5) Millenium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
6) Old Trafford, Manchester, England
7) De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands
8) Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands
9) Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria
10) Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia
11) ??
12) ??

Vicente Calderon Stadium, Madrid, Spain, is slated to be classified "five star" by UEFA in Nov. 2002

Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany is currently undergoing extensive renovation so that it too will be "five star" by the time WC 2006 rolls around

[fusionmansteve]

Lockhart.

[NACIONAL]

i think that celtic park is one of them too.. but i'm not sure

[Rocket]

Originally posted by NACIONAL
i think that celtic park is one of them too.. but i'm not sure
You're correct.

I ran a Google search and it turns out Glasgow has 3 "five star" stadia: Celtic Park, Ibrox Stadium, and Hampden Park.

[tame1999]

Shalke in the Bundes looks pretty nice.

[TommyMack]

I wonder how the NTC in California will stack up upon completion next June.

tmack

[352klr]

What qualities/amenities,etc. determine a 5 star stadium?

[Rocket]

Originally posted by 352klr
What qualities/amenities,etc. determine a 5 star stadium?
A summary of the requirements is at the bottom of this page describing Rotterdam's 5 star stadium, De Kuip:

http://www.stadionfeijenoord.nl/gb/dekuip.htm

[profiled]

Other then the 50,000 seats, I think the depot in la would have to meet those criteria.

[K.P.]

I thought the Ajax pitch is not very good.

[NACIONAL]

Originally posted by vw

A summary of the requirements is at the bottom of this page describing Rotterdam's 5 star stadium, De Kuip:

http://www.stadionfeijenoord.nl/gb/dekuip.htm

i thought that the only 5-star stadium in netherland was the ajax one

[HalfManHalfAmazing]

min. 50,000 seats
a permanent video security system
first-class security facilities
a good pitch
outstanding surface on the pitch
good lighting
modern dressing rooms
good facilities for guests of honours
certain requirements in regard to media facilities
good toilet facilities for spectators
sufficient hotels in the vicinity
close to a modern airport


Sounds like every single NFL Stadium.

[O'Dubhghaill Rules!]

Originally posted by K.P.
I thought the Ajax pitch is not very good. It isn't. But they keep installing new ones.

[Jeremy Goodwin]

Originally posted by HalfManHalfAmazing


Sounds like every single NFL Stadium. Well, I don't debate that it does sound like Invesco, but I'm not sure how many other NFL stadiums would fit the bill.

I guarantee you that the old soldier field would not.

[NACIONAL]

Originally posted by HalfManHalfAmazing


Sounds like every single NFL Stadium.

Don't think so... well maybe the new ones, but i do think that the old ones are not so amazing...

[billreeves]

What about all those brand new stadiums in Korea and Japan? None of them are on the list?

[NACIONAL]

i think that the stadiums in the list above are only from EUROPE... i think that some of the Japan-Korea stadiums are really 5-star stadiums....

any stadium in the poor southamerica fits the requirements???

[soccerdome]

To me, a best staduim comes from the overall atmosphere. It doesn't have to be the biggest or the most expensive. It's how well the fans get behind their team and support. The music, the flares, the dancing, the chanting. All that good stuff. But of course, FIFA doesn't concern this. :)