Internationalisation

Friday, 27 March 2026

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Anoeta Stadium, San Sebastian, Spain

Anoeta Stadium (Spanish: Estadio de Anoeta), currently known as the Reale Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain that was inaugurated in 1993.

The stadium lies at the Anoeta Sports Complex, and is mostly used for football matches where La Liga side Real Sociedad contest their home games. The total seating capacity of the stadium, which was originally 32,000, was restricted to around 26,800 due to redevelopment works; its capacity for the September 2019 completion has been quoted as 40,000 seats (with the possibility of expanding to 42,300 if it were necessary), making it the 11th-largest stadium in Spain and the 2nd-largest in the Basque Country.

It is one of the potential host cities for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, jointly being hosted by Morocco, Portugal, and Spain.

Anoeta Stadium: Then vs Now 🔁 From an open, athletics-style ground to a  modern football-specific stadium! 🏟️ Located in San Sebastián, Anoeta  Stadium — now officially known as Reale Arena — has 

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

San Mames, Bilbao, Spain

The San Mamés Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Rafael Moreno Pitxitxi Kalea, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. Inaugurated on 16 September 2013, the stadium replaced the "old" San Mamés as the home of Athletic Bilbao.

Capacity: 53,331

Opened: September 16, 2013  


 

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Camp Nou, Spain

Camp Nou, officially Spotify Camp Nou for sponsorship reasons, and often referred to in English as the Nou Camp, is a stadium in Barcelona and the home of La Liga club FC Barcelona since its opening in 1957.

Capacity: 62,652

Renovated: 1982, 1993–1994, 2023–present   


 

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Santiago Bernabeu, Spain

Bernabéu is a retractable roof football stadium in Madrid, Spain. With a seating capacity of 83,186 following its extensive renovation completed in late 2024, the stadium has the second-largest seating capacity for a football stadium in Spain, behind Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Renovated: 1982, 2001, 2019–2024 


 

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Estadio Abanca Balaídos, Spain

The Balaídos Stadium, known as Estadio Abanca Balaídos for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater stadium located in Vigo, Spain. It is owned by the Vigo's city council, and is the home of La Liga club Celta Vigo. The stadium opened in 1928 and currently accommodates 24,870 spectators.

Opened: December 30, 1928 


 

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Future Riazor Stadium, Spain

Estadio Municipal de Riazor, also referred as Estadio Abanca-Riazor for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater stadium in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain which is the home stadium of Deportivo de La Coruña.

Capacity: 32,490

Opened: October 28, 1944  


 

Friday, 6 March 2026

Estádio do Bessa, Porto

Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground but built on top of the old stands, with each new stand being constructed at different times, which allowed Boavista to continue playing there during the project. The former Campo do Bessa existed on the same place as the new stadium since 1910.

It cost €45,409 million to build, of which €7,792,281 was supported from the Portuguese state, and has an all-seater capacity of 28,263. Plans for improvement existed before the organization of the Euro 2004 was given to Portugal in 1999, and by then the first works were already underway. It was designed by Grupo3 Arquitectura. 

                                                     Capacity28,263

 


 

Thursday, 5 March 2026

Estádio Municipal de Braga, Portugal

The Estádio Municipal de Braga is an all-seater football stadium located in Braga, Portugal, and the current home of Sporting Clube de Braga. It has a capacity of 30,286 spectators, making it the seventh largest football stadium in Portugal.

Opened: December 30, 2003