Every Champions League venue, since 2000.
8 venues across 4 host nations for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
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Stadium map
Venues used in 2000 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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Capacity:<25%25-45%45-65%65-85%≥85%·Marker size also scales with capacity
Highest-altitude venues
Estadio Azteca's 2,287m made 1986 famous. Toluca tops out higher.
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Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain707 m - 2.
OlympiastadionMunich, Germany524 m - 3.
Ali Sami Yen StadiumIstanbul, Turkey71 m - 4.Old TraffordManchester, United Kingdom45 m
- 5.Elland RoadLeeds, United Kingdom41 m
- 6.HighburyLondon, United Kingdom40 m
- 7.Estadio RiazorA Coruña, Spain28 m
- 8.MestallaValencia, Spain20 m
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 2000
- 1.Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain10 matches2000 (10), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- 2.Old TraffordManchester, United Kingdom7 matches2000 (7), 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021
- 3.Estadio RiazorA Coruña, Spain5 matches2000 (5), 2001, 2003
- 4.OlympiastadionMunich, Germany5 matches2000 (5), 2001, 2004
- 5.HighburyLondon, United Kingdom4 matches2000 (4), 2003, 2004, 2005
- 6.MestallaValencia, Spain3 matches2000 (3), 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2019
- 7.Elland RoadLeeds, United Kingdom2 matches2000 (2)
- 8.Ali Sami Yen StadiumIstanbul, Turkey1 match2000 (1)
GET /matches?year=… (count grouped by stadiumId)
Average capacity by opening decade
Are WC venues getting bigger over time?
GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)
Stadiums by host country
4 countries have hosted matches
GET /stadiums (group by country)
Goals per match by stadium altitude
Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.
Sea level (<200m)
2.45g/m
54 goals · 22 matches · 6 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.80g/m
42 goals · 15 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
Goals per match by kickoff temperature
Open-Meteo historical weather at each venue at kickoff. Covers 1940→latest; pre-1940 matches excluded.
Cold (<10°C)
2.56g/m
123 goals · 48 matches
Cool (10-18°C)
2.69g/m
121 goals · 45 matches
Mild (18-25°C)
3.50g/m
21 goals · 6 matches
Warm (25-30°C)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 1 matches
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by temperature band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | Spain | — | 707 m | — | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Old Trafford Manchester | United Kingdom | — | 45 m | — | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
| Mestalla Valencia | Spain | — | 20 m | — | 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2019 |
| Highbury London | United Kingdom | — | 40 m | — | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Estadio Riazor A Coruña | Spain | — | 28 m | — | 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Olympiastadion Munich | Germany | — | 524 m | — | 2000, 2001, 2004 |
| Ali Sami Yen Stadium Istanbul | Turkey | — | 71 m | — | 2000 |
| Elland Road Leeds | United Kingdom | — | 41 m | — | 2000 |