This article will be an ongoing project, dedicated to grouping together the weirdest, quirky and most unique stadiums in football today. To kick things off I’ve listed 9 classic stadiums which routinely appear in such lists. Part 2 will come in due course.
The Float at Marina Bay
Capacity: 30,000
Location: Marina Bay, Singapore
Home Team: Singapore Sports Council
Unique Factor: The playing surface isn’t technically connected to land, and thus it may be one of the few football stadiums technically built on water.
Voždovac Stadium
Capacity: 5,200
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Home Team: FK Voždovac
Unique Factor: It’s a stadium built on top of a shopping centre!
Estádio Municipal de Braga
Capacity: 30,286
Location: Braga, Portugal
Home Team: S.C. Braga
Unique Factor: Built within a disused quarry, the three sided stadium has a prominent section of rock which gives daredevils an unparalleled view of the action below.
Al-Shamal SC Stadium
Capacity: 5,000
Location: Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar
Home Team: Al-Shamal SC
Unique Factor: It’s an actual Castle, unlike West Ham’s stadium pitiful entrance at Upton Park.
Forsyth Barr Stadium
Capacity: 30,748
Location: New Zealand
Home Team: Southern United FC
Unique Factor: It looks like a greenhouse, and allows PROFESSIONAL footballers to contend with controlling a ball which has just ricocheted off a roof.
Skala Stadium
Capacity: 2,000
Location: Faroe Islands,
Home Team: Skala IF
Unique Factor: There’s a high probability that someone will punt the ball into the sea (Not the North Sea!). Nice views.
Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Capacity: 7,450
Location: Venice, Italy
Home Team: Unione Venezia
Unique Factor: Situated by several stretches of Canal, giving it a classy feel despite being largely run down.
Timsah Arena
Capacity: 45,000
Location: Bursa, Turkey
Home Team: Bursaspor
Unique Factor: It’s a designed to look like a giant crocodile. And the render is surprisingly quite accurate!
Al-Wakrah World Cup stadium
Capacity: 45,120
Location: Bursa, Turkey
Home Team: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Unique Factor: It’s said by many to look like a vulva/vagina…
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If you’ve spotted any stadiums which tick the loosely defined criteria, drop us a message in the comment section below and we’ll be sure to update this article!