Stadium of the Year 2023

Stadium of the Year 2023 – popular vote is closed!

Popular Vote

The 14th edition of Stadium of the Year, the largest and longest-running open poll dedicated to sports architecture, is already behind us. Our aim was to select the best stadium to open in 2023.

At midnight [CET], on March 10, 2024, we closed the voting platform. A total of 12,073 valid votes were cast, thank you for your participation.

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Complete results:

PlacePhotoData
1 25,515 pts
pts
Arena MRV

Arena MRV Belo Horizonte Brazil Brazil

  • team: Atlético Mineiro
  • capacity: 46,000
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $188 M
  • design: Farkasvölgyi Arquitetura
2 21,218 pts
pts
BBBank Wildpark

BBBank Wildpark Karlsruhe Germany Germany

  • team: Karlsruher SC
  • capacity: 34,302
  • construction time: 2018–2023
  • cost: $171.4 M
  • design: agn Niederberghaus & Partner
3 14,947 pts
pts
ArcelorMittal Park

ArcelorMittal Park Sosnowiec Poland Poland

  • team: Zagłębie Sosnowiec
  • capacity: 11,600
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $36.7 M
  • design: JSK Architekci
4 10,794 pts
pts
Orlen Stadion

Orlen Stadion Płock Poland Poland

  • team: Wisła Płock
  • capacity: 15,004
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $43.6 M
  • design: Perbo-Inwestycje
5 8,523 pts
pts
Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ

Nemzeti Atlétikai Központ Budapest Hungary Hungary

  • team: –
  • capacity: 14,531
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $731 M
  • design: Napur Architect
6 7,319 pts
pts
Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium

Dalian Suoyuwan Football Stadium Dalian China China

  • team: Dalian Professional FC
  • capacity: 63,000
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $261.5 M
  • design: BDP Pattern, Buro Happold
7 6,794 pts
pts
Raiffeisen Arena

Raiffeisen Arena Linz Austria Austria

  • team: Linzer ASK
  • capacity: 19,080
  • construction time: 2021–2023
  • cost: $71 M
  • design: Raumkunst ZT
8 6,239 pts
pts
Opus Arena

Opus Arena Osijek Croatia Croatia

  • team: NK Osjiek
  • capacity: 13,005
  • construction time: 2018–2023
  • cost: $72.8 M
  • design: Sirrah projekt
9 5,169 pts
pts
Estádio França Ndalu

Estádio França Ndalu Luanda Angola Angola

  • team: Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto
  • capacity: 20,000
  • construction time: 2013–2023
  • cost: ?
  • design: ?
10 5,031 pts
pts
National Stadium of Solomon Islands

National Stadium of Solomon Islands Honiara Solomon Islands Solomon Islands

  • team: –
  • capacity: 10,000
  • construction time: 2021–2023
  • cost: $53 M
  • design: Central-South Architectural Design Institute
11 4,910 pts
pts
Dong’an Lake Sports Park Stadium

Dong’an Lake Sports Park Stadium Chengdu China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 40,000
  • construction time: 2019–2021
  • cost: $702.5 M (entire complex)
  • design: China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute
12 4,812 pts
pts
Stade Nelson Mandela

Stade Nelson Mandela Baraki Algeria Algeria

  • team: –
  • capacity: 40,784
  • construction time: 2009–2022
  • cost: $322.7 M
  • design: ATSP, GLI, DVVD, ABDI
13 4,639 pts
pts
Xiamen Egret Stadium

Xiamen Egret Stadium Xiamen China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 60,592
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $1.176 B
  • design: China Architecture Design and Research Institute
14 4,018 pts
pts
Karaman Stadyumu

Karaman Stadyumu Karaman Turkey Turkey

  • team: Karaman FK
  • capacity: 15,000
  • construction time: 2017–2023
  • cost: $35 M
  • design: Alper Aksoy Architects
15 3,861 pts
pts
Longxing Football Stadium

Longxing Football Stadium Chongqing China China

  • team: Chongqing Tongliang Long FC
  • capacity: 60,000
  • construction time: 2020–2022
  • cost: $382.7 M
  • design: ?
16 3,736 pts
pts
Asian Youth Games Stadium

Asian Youth Games Stadium Shantou China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 22,000
  • construction time: 2019–2021
  • cost: $242.3 M (entire complex)
  • design: GuangDong Architectural Design & Research Institute
17 3,666 pts
pts
Qingdao Youth Football Stadium

Qingdao Youth Football Stadium Qingdao China China

  • team: Qingdao Hainiu FC
  • capacity: 50,000
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $494.5 M
  • design: China Southwest Architecture Design and Research Institute
18 3,604 pts
pts
Elaziğ Stadyumu

Elaziğ Stadyumu Elazığ Turkey Turkey

  • team: Elazığspor, 23 Elazığ FK
  • capacity: 18,423
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $24 M
  • design: Alper Aksoy Architects
19 3,603 pts
pts
Amaan Stadium

Amaan Stadium Zanzibar City Tanzania Tanzania

  • team: –
  • capacity: 15,000
  • construction time: 2023
  • cost: ?
  • design: ?
20 3,187 pts
pts
Al Ettifaq Club Stadium

Al Ettifaq Club Stadium Dammam Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

  • team: Ettifaq FC
  • capacity: 15,000
  • construction time: 2021–2023
  • cost: ?
  • design: ?
21 2,655 pts
pts
Al Fateh SC Stadium

Al Fateh SC Stadium Al-Mubarraz Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

  • team: Al Fateh SC
  • capacity: 11,000
  • construction time: 2021–2023
  • cost: $12 M
  • design: ?
22 2,611 pts
pts
Yuhuan Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Yuhuan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Yuhuan China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 20,000
  • construction time: 2018–2023
  • cost: $123.4 M (entire complex)
  • design: ?
23 2,530 pts
pts
Al-Shabab Club Stadium

Al-Shabab Club Stadium Riyadh Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

  • team: Al-Shabab FC
  • capacity: 15,000
  • construction time: 2021–2023
  • cost: $14 M
  • design: ?
24 2,529 pts
pts
Mes Rafsanjan Stadium

Mes Rafsanjan Stadium Rafsanjan Iran Iran

  • team: Mes Rafsanjan FC
  • capacity: 10,000
  • construction time: 2011–2023
  • cost: ?
  • design: ?
25 2,159 pts
pts
Mokpo Stadium

Mokpo Stadium Mokpo South Korea South Korea

  • team: –
  • capacity: 16,468
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $86.7 M
  • design: ?
26 2,055 pts
pts
Qingdao West Coast University Town Stadium

Qingdao West Coast University Town Stadium Qingdao China China

  • team: Qingdao West Coast FC, Qingdao Red Lions FC
  • capacity: 20,000
  • construction time: 2020–2023
  • cost: $51 M
  • design: ?
27 1,974 pts
pts
Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium

Wenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium Wenzhou China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 50,000
  • construction time: 2019–2021
  • cost: $138.5 M
  • design: ?
28 1,942 pts
pts
Stade de la paix de Bouaké

Stade de la paix de Bouaké Bouaké Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

  • team: –
  • capacity: 40,000
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $88.6 M
  • design: studio Quadrante
29 1,935 pts
pts
Tangshan New Sports Center Stadium

Tangshan New Sports Center Stadium Tangshan China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 35,000
  • construction time: 2018–2023
  • cost: $288.3 M (entire complex)
  • design: ?
30 1,743 pts
pts
Stade Laurent Pokou

Stade Laurent Pokou San-Pédro Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

  • team: –
  • capacity: 20,000
  • construction time: 2018–2023
  • cost: $67 M
  • design: ?
31 1,614 pts
pts
Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly

Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly Korhogo Ivory Coast Ivory Coast

  • team: –
  • capacity: 20,000
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $81.6 M
  • design: EGPI
32 1,589 pts
pts
Handan Sports Center Stadium

Handan Sports Center Stadium Handan China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 30,000
  • construction time: 2018–2021
  • cost: $150 M
  • design: ?
33 1,544 pts
pts
Sanya Baopo International Sports Center Egret Stadium

Sanya Baopo International Sports Center Egret Stadium Sanya China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 45,000
  • construction time: 2019–2021
  • cost: ?
  • design: ?
34 1,436 pts
pts
Haimen Sports Center Stadium

Haimen Sports Center Stadium Haimen China China

  • team: Nantong Haimen Kediyuan FC
  • capacity: 10,095
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $90 M (entire complex)
  • design: ?
35 1,194 pts
pts
Kaifeng Sports Center Stadium

Kaifeng Sports Center Stadium Kaifeng China China

  • team: –
  • capacity: 30,000
  • construction time: 2019–2023
  • cost: $225 M
  • design: ?

Stadium of the Year Regulations

  1. Voting schedule: Your votes will be accepted starting February 10, until midnight on March 10, 2024 (Central European Time). The above form is the only means of voting, please do not send e-mails or private messages with votes, they will not be included. Each person is entitled to cast one vote, selecting your top 5 venues (giving them 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point, respectively).
  2. Voting restrictions: Every user is welcome to share information or links regarding the competition, however voting may not be subject to commercial incentives (i.e. being rewarded for voting or subject to separate contests with prizes). Any such attempts will result in cancellation of all votes coming from identified sources. Similarily, individual voters attempting to give more than one vote will not be included in the voting process at all. Because of such precautions you may find that multiple votes from on WiFi network could not be cast.
  3. Nomination process schedule: Jan 25 – Jan 31, 2024 (nomination period closed)
  4. Submitting nominations: Every User of StadiumDB.com may submit a nomination. Unlike many competitions, ours is user-oriented, so we don’t require any fees, costly text messages, e-mail submissions, liking us on facebook, following on Twitter or on Instagram (we do appreciate it, though!).
  5. Nomination requirements: To be eligible, a stadium has to meet several criteria. It has to hold at least 10,000 people and be opened in 2023. Stadiums built from scratch are taken into consideration, as well as those that have undergone a thorough redevelopment. The competition is focused on football stadiums, which means we choose between venues that are capable of hosting a football (or soccer, if you prefer) game. They may still have running, cycling or speedway tracks around their pitch, or have pitches larger than football-specific ones (like cricket, hurling or AFL). However, football use has to be taken in mind.