Every Champions League venue, since 2000.
17 venues across 9 host nations for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament
17
Stadiums
9
Host countries
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Stadium map
Venues used in 2003 — 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.
- 1.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain707 m - 2.
Olympic StadiumMunich, Germany524 m - 3.
Stadio delle AlpiTurin, Italy278 m - 4.Letná StadiumPrague, Czechia227 m
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Gottlieb-Daimler-StadionStuttgart, Germany224 m - 6.
San SiroMilan, Italy176 m - 7.
Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 m - 8.
Lokomotiv StadiumMoscow, Russia156 m - 9.
Estádio do DragãoPorto, Portugal117 m - 10.
Arena AufSchalkeGelsenkirchen, Germany57 m
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 2003
- 1.
San SiroMilan, Italy11 matches2002, 2003 (11), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - 2.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain10 matches2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (10), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 - 3.Stamford BridgeLondon, United Kingdom7 matches2003 (7), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025
- 4.Old TraffordManchester, United Kingdom7 matches2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (7), 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2021
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Estadio RiazorA Coruña, Spain5 matches2000, 2001, 2003 (5) - 6.
Stadio delle AlpiTurin, Italy5 matches2002, 2003 (5), 2004, 2005 - 7.HighburyLondon, United Kingdom4 matches2000, 2003 (4), 2004, 2005
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Stade de GerlandLyon, France4 matches2003 (4), 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - 9.Stade Louis IIMonaco, Monaco4 matches2003 (4), 2004, 2014, 2016
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Estádio do DragãoPorto, Portugal4 matches2003 (4), 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 - 11.
Arena AufSchalkeGelsenkirchen, Germany1 match2003 (1), 2007, 2018 - 12.
Lokomotiv StadiumMoscow, Russia1 match2003 (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
9 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)
2.72g/m
136 goals · 50 matches · 12 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.00g/m
36 goals · 18 matches · 5 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 | — | 707 m | — | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Stamford Bridge London | United Kingdom | — | 12 m | — | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
| San Siro Milan | — | 176 m | — | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 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 |
| Estádio do Dragão Porto | — | 117 m | — | 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 | |
| Stade de Gerland Lyon | — | 173 m | — | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| Highbury London | United Kingdom | — | 40 m | — | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Stade Louis II Monaco | Monaco | — | 22 m | — | 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 |
| Stadio delle Alpi Turin | — | 278 m | — | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |
| Estadio Riazor A Coruña | — | 28 m | — | 2000, 2001, 2003 | |
| Arena AufSchalke Gelsenkirchen | — | 57 m | — | 2003, 2007, 2018 | |
| Lokomotiv Stadium Moscow | — | 156 m | — | 2003 | |
| Olympic Stadium Munich | — | 524 m | — | 2003 | |
| Letná Stadium Prague | Czechia | — | 227 m | — | 2003 |
| Anoeta Stadium San Sebastián | — | 10 m | — | 2003 | |
| Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion Stuttgart | — | 224 m | — | 2003 | |
| Balaídos Vigo | — | 18 m | — | 2003 |