Worst stadium in the World

Discussion in 'The Beautiful Game' started by miko, Jun 7, 2003.

  1. miko

    miko New Member

    Jun 5, 2003
    Ireland
    I'll go for Highbury. I don't know why, but I've always seemed to dislike it there. The pitch is annoying and small making it very easy for counter attacks. The atmosphere is OK though.
     
  2. AFCA

    AFCA Member

    Jul 16, 2002
    X X X rated
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    The stadium is great, the atmosphere isn't too good.
     
  3. rymannryan

    rymannryan New Member

    Aug 27, 2002
    N.N., Virginia
    Only on bigsoccer would Highbury be the worst stadium in the world. :rolleyes:

    Maybe you should make this thread, "Worst stadium in the World with 30,000 plus capacity" because most lower division teams are going to have the worst stadiums. This way, its more fair.
     
  4. Iason

    Iason Member

    Feb 7, 2003
    The Fort
    The Olympic Stadium in Rome.
     
  5. M

    M Member+

    Feb 18, 2000
    Via Ventisette
    Stanford Stadium, Palto Alto, CA. Big open bowl with bench seats, perimeter fence, few exits and wooden structures. A veritable deathtrap yet amazingly a World Cup venue.
     
  6. G Enriquez

    G Enriquez Member+

    Apr 1, 2002
    Tampa
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Any stadium with a running track.
     
  7. michaec

    michaec Member

    Arsenal
    England
    May 24, 2001
    Essex
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Loftus Road is crap. If you're in the upper tier of one of the stands behind the goals, you can hardly see the goal nearest you. A bit annoying for about four of the six we scored there a couple of years ago.
     
  8. AFCA

    AFCA Member

    Jul 16, 2002
    X X X rated
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    I love stadiums in general. Especially the smaller ones.

    Can't really think of a 'worst stadium' having started my fan career on a stand with a 7 feet high fence with barbed wire, followed by a fence up to the ceiling, followed by another 7 feet fence with big spikes on them in a stadium the size of an American bathroom stall and another with a running track and a big distance from the field (and a fence of course). I loved both of those stadiums and liked them a lot more than the arena. Allthough I'm finally getting used to it a bit and maybe even starting to feel at home in it a bit.

    When we moved to the Arena all fencing was gone. Nowadays when there's a big net all around the away-end it really bothers me. Funny actually.
     
  9. AvidSinger

    AvidSinger New Member

    Sep 6, 2002
    Massachusetts
    The Meadowlands. Only there can a player try a cross and a wad of dirt ends up flying further than the ball.
     
  10. OriginalAEK

    OriginalAEK New Member

    May 6, 2003
    Syracuse, NY
    Spartan Stadium, San Jose, CA....wider field my a$$.
     
  11. Samarkand

    Samarkand Member+

    May 28, 2001
    Yokohama has got to be up there for one of the worst stadia in which I've been.
     
  12. AFCA

    AFCA Member

    Jul 16, 2002
    X X X rated
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
    How in god's name did you end up in Yokohama?
     
  13. Keep87

    Keep87 New Member

    Apr 24, 2003
    North Carolina
    Without question the worse stadium in the world has to be the Dallas Burn's Dragon Stadium.
     
  14. TOTC

    TOTC Member

    Feb 20, 2001
    Laurel, MD, USA
    Well, it could be worse. Like a second division pitch in Monserrat. But that would be an insult to Monserrat second-division piches.
     
  15. Bauser

    Bauser Member+

    Dec 23, 2000
    Norway
    Club:
    Fredrikstad FK
    Any olympic type stadium with running tracks is horrible. Tickets in the lowest sections in the curves should be free.
     
  16. BrianJ 22

    BrianJ 22 New Member

    Feb 28, 2002
    Australia
  17. BrianJ 22

    BrianJ 22 New Member

    Feb 28, 2002
    Australia
    How??? I think it's great. 70,000 capacity and new.
     
  18. Treetaliano

    Treetaliano Member

    Jun 29, 2002
    Charlotte, NC
    Artemio Franchi in Florence...awful...
     
  19. mackem_ftm

    mackem_ftm New Member

    Jun 8, 2002
    York
    New Ferens Park, where Durham City and Sunderland reserves play. Not only is it miniscule (at a push about 2000), it seems to have its own climate which causes it to be much colder than the surrounding area. Even through a coat and two sweaters you still find yourself wondering why there aren't snowdrifts on the pitch. Plus the toilets are a shed and the ball goes into the car park every time someone hits a shot over.
     
  20. Matt in the Hat

    Matt in the Hat Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 21, 2002
    Brooklyn
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We've got a turf field dip$hit
     
  21. M

    M Member+

    Feb 18, 2000
    Via Ventisette
    Quite enjoyed my visit to New Ferens (FA Vase QF versus Wroxham). Nice crowd, but I can imagine it looks a bit desperate with a 150 people there.
     
  22. AvidSinger

    AvidSinger New Member

    Sep 6, 2002
    Massachusetts
    Childish name-calling aside...

    You know why they put turf in there? The grass was absolutely pathetic. Artificial surfaces, IMO, have no place in football.
     
  23. AFCA

    AFCA Member

    Jul 16, 2002
    X X X rated
    Club:
    AFC Ajax
    Nat'l Team:
    Iran
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    Not the worst.
     
  24. efren95

    efren95 Member

    Apr 20, 2000
    Republic of Texas
    Any stadium in Central America.

    But, what they lack in facilities, players compensate with their dedication and commitment...

    Just follow any game on Fox Sport World or Fox Sport en Espanol and you realize how true that is...
     
  25. 655321

    655321 New Member

    Jul 21, 2002
    The Mission, SF
    Not the worst stadium, no. But, possibly the worlds ugliest pitch.
     

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