List of most expensive stadiums

List of the most expensive stadiums in the world.

Rank	Stadium	Sport	Main tenant(s)	League	Country	City	Current owner(s)	Broke ground	Opened	Total construction cost (billion US$)	Inflation-adjusted cost (billion US$) in 2023^[1]	Capacity
1	SoFi Stadium	American football	Los Angeles Rams	NFL	United States	Inglewood	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment	2016	2020	$5.5 billion^[2]^[3]	$6.48 billion	70,000 (expandable to 100,000)
1	SoFi Stadium	American football	Los Angeles Chargers	NFL	United States	Inglewood	Kroenke Sports & Entertainment	2016	2020	$5.5 billion^[2]^[3]	$6.48 billion	70,000 (expandable to 100,000)
2	Allegiant Stadium	American football	Las Vegas Raiders	NFL	United States	Paradise	Las Vegas Stadium Authority	2017	2020	$1.9 billion^[4]	$2.24 billion	65,000
2	Allegiant Stadium	American football	UNLV Rebels	NCAA	United States	Paradise	Las Vegas Stadium Authority	2017	2020	$1.9 billion^[4]	$2.24 billion	65,000
3	MetLife Stadium	American football	New York Jets	NFL	United States	East Rutherford	New York Jets (50%) New York Giants (50%)	2007	2010	$1.7 billion^[5]	$2.38 billion	82,500
3	MetLife Stadium	American football	New York Giants	NFL	United States	East Rutherford	New York Jets (50%) New York Giants (50%)	2007	2010	$1.7 billion^[5]	$2.38 billion	82,500
4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	American football	Atlanta Falcons	NFL	United States	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	2014	2017	$1.5 billion^[6]	$1.86 billion	75,000
4	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Association football	Atlanta United	MLS	United States	Atlanta	Georgia World Congress Center	2014	2017	$1.5 billion^[6]	$1.86 billion	75,000
5	Wembley Stadium	Association football	England National Team	UEFA	United Kingdom	London	The FA	2003	2007	$1.5 billion = £1.1 billion^[7]	$2.2 billion	90,000
5	Wembley Stadium	Association football	England Women's National Team	UEFA	United Kingdom	London	The FA	2003	2007	$1.5 billion = £1.1 billion^[7]	$2.2 billion	90,000
6	Yankee Stadium	Baseball	New York Yankees	MLB	United States	New York City	New York City	2006	2009	$2.3 billion^[8]	$2.13 billion	54,251
6	Yankee Stadium	Association football	New York City FC	MLS	United States	New York City	New York City	2006	2009	$2.3 billion^[8]	$2.13 billion	54,251
7	AT&T Stadium	American football	Dallas Cowboys	NFL	United States	Arlington	City of Arlington	2005	2009	$1.48 billion^[9]	$2.1 billion	80,000 (expandable to 105,000)
8	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium	Association football	Tottenham Hotspur	EPL	United Kingdom	London	Tottenham Hotspur	2013	2019	$1.33 billion = £1 billion	$1.58 billion	62,850
9	Singapore National Stadium	Association football	Singapore national football team	AFC	Singapore	Kallang	Sport Singapore	2010	2014	$1.31 billion = S$1.87 billion^{[citation needed]}	$1.69 billion	55,000
10	Levi's Stadium	American football	San Francisco 49ers	NFL	United States	Santa Clara	City of Santa Clara	2012	2014	$ 1.3 billion	$1.7 billion	68,500
11	Optus Stadium	Cricket	Australia national cricket team	CA	Australia	Perth	Government of Western Australia	2014	2017	$1.2 billion^[10]	$1.49 billion	61,244
			Western Australia cricket team
			Perth Scorchers
			Perth Scorchers Women
		Australian rules football	West Coast Eagles	AFL
		Australian rules football	Fremantle Dockers	AFL
12	Olympic Stadium (Montreal)	multi-purpose stadium	CF Montréal	MLS	Canada	Montréal	Régie des Installations Olympiques (Government of Quebec)	1973	1976	$1.1 billion [14]	$ 8.95 billion	61,004
12	Krestovsky Stadium	Association football	Zenit	RPL	Russia	Saint Petersburg	Zenit	2008	2017	$1.1 billion^[11]	$1.37 billion	68,000
13	U.S. Bank Stadium	American football	Minnesota Vikings	NFL	United States	Minneapolis	Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority	2013	2016	$1.1 billion^[12]	$1.4 billion	73,000
14	Globe Life Field	Baseball	Texas Rangers	MLB	United States	Arlington	City of Arlington	2017	2020	$1.1 billion^[13]	$1.3 billion	40,300
15	Citi Field	Baseball	New York Mets	MLB	United States	New York	New York Mets	2006	2009	$0.9 billion	$1.3 billion	41,922
16	Estádio Nacional	Association football	Brasília FC	CB2	Brazil	Brasília	Terracap	2010	2013	$0.8 billion^[14]	$1.05 billion	72,788

References

^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Brinson, Will (March 27, 2018). "NFL Reportedly Raising Debt Limit on Rams Stadium after L.A. Project nears $5B Price Tag". Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^ Dasilva, Cameron (May 19, 2020). "NFL owners approve additional $500M in funding for SoFi Stadium". Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^ Barrabi, Thomas (2020-01-06). "Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium, by the numbers". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
^ "About Us". www.metlifestadium.com. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
^ Rollins, Khadrice (3 February 2019). "How much did it cost to build Mercedes-Benz Stadium?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
^ Bose, Mihir (2006-08-02). "Staggering cost of Wembley to break the billion barrier". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
^ Demause, Neil (January 2009). "Private/public cost breakdown for new Yankees/Mets stadiums" (PDF). Field of Schemes. Retrieved 2021-03-23.
^ Mosley, Matt (September 15, 2008). "Jones building a legacy with $1.3 billion Cowboys stadium". Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.
^ "Optus sold Perth Stadium naming rights, but how does the deal stack up?". ABC News. November 8, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
^ Russia Beyond The Headlines, ed. (15 January 2014). "El Gazprom Arena será el estadio de fútbol más caro del mundo". Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
^ "Wilfs pledge $19.5M more to stadium". ESPN. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
^ "10 Things to Know About the New Rangers Ballpark, Including Where It Will Be and How Much It Will Cost". The Dallas Morning News. May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
^ "High cost, corruption claims mar Brazil World Cup". Washington Post. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014. This is the second-most expensive football stadium in the world. The original budget was $300 million.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Brinson, Will (March 27, 2018). "NFL Reportedly Raising Debt Limit on Rams Stadium after L.A. Project nears $5B Price Tag". Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[3] Dasilva, Cameron (May 19, 2020). "NFL owners approve additional $500M in funding for SoFi Stadium". Retrieved July 24, 2020.

[4] Barrabi, Thomas (2020-01-06). "Las Vegas Raiders' Allegiant Stadium, by the numbers". FOXBusiness. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

[5] "About Us". www.metlifestadium.com. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

[6] Rollins, Khadrice (3 February 2019). "How much did it cost to build Mercedes-Benz Stadium?". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

[7] Bose, Mihir (2006-08-02). "Staggering cost of Wembley to break the billion barrier". Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-01-12.

[fieldofschemes.com-8] Demause, Neil (January 2009). "Private/public cost breakdown for new Yankees/Mets stadiums" (PDF). Field of Schemes. Retrieved 2021-03-23.

[9] Mosley, Matt (September 15, 2008). "Jones building a legacy with $1.3 billion Cowboys stadium". Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.

[costperth-10] "Optus sold Perth Stadium naming rights, but how does the deal stack up?". ABC News. November 8, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2020.

[coste2-11] Russia Beyond The Headlines, ed. (15 January 2014). "El Gazprom Arena será el estadio de fútbol más caro del mundo". Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.

[Cost-12] "Wilfs pledge $19.5M more to stadium". ESPN. March 26, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2015.

[13] "10 Things to Know About the New Rangers Ballpark, Including Where It Will Be and How Much It Will Cost". The Dallas Morning News. May 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 1, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2016.

[14] "High cost, corruption claims mar Brazil World Cup". Washington Post. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014. This is the second-most expensive football stadium in the world. The original budget was $300 million.

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