{"id":39198,"date":"2020-05-08T10:39:46","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=39198"},"modified":"2020-05-08T10:39:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T17:39:46","slug":"azadi-stadium-among-worlds-best-football-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2020\/05\/08\/azadi-stadium-among-worlds-best-football-grounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Azadi Stadium among world\u2019s best football grounds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Azadi Stadium in Iran has squeezed into the top 25 stadiums in the world according to an online poll.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish outlet\u00a0MARCA\u00a0<\/em>have been encouraging fans to vote for what they deem to be the greatest arena for football games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cairo international stadium is the best football ground in the world according to the poll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spanish stadiums Santiago Bernabeu, Nou Camp and Athletic Bilbao’s San Mames, which replaced the old version of the same ground, follow behind in second, third and fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anfield is the highest-ranked English stadium in eight place, a place above Signal Iduna Park – another ground known for its bubbling atmosphere on European night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wembley and Old Trafford are just outside the top in 12th and 13th respectively, with the San Siro deemed to be the 16th best stadium in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azadi Stadium is the only stadium in Asia in top 25 stadiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the list in full at the time of writing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Cairo International Stadium (Al Ahly)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Nou Camp (FC Barcelona)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. San Mames (Athletic Club)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Monumental de Chile (Colo Colo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Wanda Metropolitano (Atletico Madrid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. La Bombonera (Atletico Madrid)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Anfield (Liverpool)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Signal Iduna Park (Borussia Dortmund)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Stade Olympique de Rad\u00e8s (Esperance Tunis)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Stade Mohamed V (Raja and Wydad Casablanca)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Wembley (England national team)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. Old Trafford (Manchester United)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Stade Velodrome (Marseille)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Maracana (Flamengo and Fluminense)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. San Siro (Inter and AC Milan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Azadi Stadium (Iran)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Celtic Park (Celtic)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

20. Donbass Arena (Shakhtar Donetsk)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21. Ibrox Stadium<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22. Estadio da Luz (Benfica)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

23. Johan Cruyff Arena (Ajax and Netherlands national team)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24. Estadio Monumental (River Plate)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25. Estadio Azteca (Club America, Cruz Azul and Mexico national team)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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