The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the largest stadium in the world
Located: Pyongyang, North Korea
Opened: 1989
Seating capacity: 114.000
Build Cost: unknown
This may have just surprised you, right? North Korea is not famous for sport events but negative political news. But the largest football stadium in the world – Rungrado 1st of May Stadium – is located in this country.
This stadium is built to serve many purposes. It is now a site to host football matches, and sometimes athletics events. North Korean government often organizes mass games here during Arirang Festival.
According to official information, this stadium have the capacity up to 150,000 people. However it can seat only 114,000. With this capacity, The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium – or May Day Stadium – is still the largest football stadium on Earth.