Exactly that many stadiums were opened in the past year, 2024—unless, of course, we’ve overlooked one. This is your chance to catch us slipping! Check out the list of venues participating in the Stadium of the Year competition and share your own suggestion for a stadium that opened in recent months.

How to nominate a stadium for the Stadium of the Year 2024 competition?

Although we started preparing for Stadium of the Year 2024 months ago, the list of venues participating in the competition is still open. Whether the pool of contenders grows is now up to you! The table included in this article will be updated as new nominations are approved.

There are several ways to submit your proposal: via email, Facebook, X or Instagram. We will carefully review each suggestion and inform you of our decision.

Here are our proposed stadiums for the Stadium of the Year 2024 competition:

Stadium	Capacity
ad hoc Arena	15,432
Binzhou National Health and Culture Center Stadium	34,000
EDION Peace Wing Hiroshima	28,520
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu	80,000
Egypt Stadium	93,940
Gimhae Sports Complex	15,066
Hamz Stadium	35,000
Hechuan District Sports Center Stadium	20,455
Jaber Al-Mubarak Stadium	15,000
Kingdom Arena	26,000
Kooi Stadion	15,000
Linyi Olympic Sports Center Stadium	57,086
Mas Monumental	84,567
Nasiriyah International Stadium	17,000
PEACE STADIUM Connected by SoftBank	20,027
Shahid Raisi Stadium	30,000
Stade Ali la Pointe	40,000
Stade Amahoro	45,000
Stade Hocine Ait Ahmed	50,766
Stadion Hristo Botev	18,777
Stadion Utama Sumatera Utara	25,750
Visit Mallorca Estadi	26,020

Before you head to your keyboards to send us your stadium nominations, please take a moment to review the criteria for the Stadium of the Year competition.

Criteria for nominations

You can nominate any stadium that meets the following four unchanging requirements:

• Timeframe: The stadium must have fully opened its stands between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.
• Functionality: The venue must be capable of hosting football matches.
• Capacity: The stadium must have a minimum of 15,000 seats.
• Scope of construction: The stadium must be a completely new build or a thorough reconstruction.

You have until the end of January to submit your proposals. The public vote, where you will choose the best stadium of 2024, will last for one month, starting on February 3 and ending on March 3, 2025.