The world's most expensive football stadium cost a whopping £4billion to build. Some of the globe's most incredible football venues have cost hundreds of millions of pounds, while a handful have gone well beyond the £1billion mark.
For this list, any stadium that has actually hosted association football is included, even if it was originally built mainly for another sport. Reported original construction or project costs are used rather than adjusting them for inflation, with overseas figures converted into approximate pounds around the time the stadiums opened. Different sources calculate stadium costs in slightly different ways, so some figures are estimates.
From Texas to London: The First Five
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, opened in 2009 and is best known as the home of NFL side the Dallas Cowboys. The 80,000-capacity stadium reportedly cost around £735million. Football has also been played there regularly, hosting international matches, CONCACAF Gold Cup games and other major football events over the years. Most recently, it was one of the American stadiums used for the 2026 World Cup. The stadium also has a retractable roof, huge glass doors at either end and a four-sided video screen hanging above the playing surface.
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, is home to NFL side the San Francisco 49ers and opened in 2014 at a reported cost of around £790million. The stadium's first sporting event was a football match between San Jose Earthquakes and Seattle Sounders. Since then, it has hosted international and club football, including the opening match of the 2016 Copa América Centenario. It was also used during the 2026 World Cup. The stadium holds around 68,500 people and also has a 27,000-square-foot living roof covered with plants.
Wembley Stadium in London was built first and foremost for football, unlike many of the American grounds on the list. The home of the England national team opened in 2007 after costing £798million and has a capacity of 90,000. It regularly hosts England internationals as well as some of the biggest matches in English football, including the FA Cup final and League Cup final. It has also staged Champions League finals and matches at Euro 2020. Its most famous feature is the Wembley Arch, which reaches 133 metres high and stretches 315 metres across the stadium.
Passing the Billion Mark
U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, opened in 2016 and is primarily the home of NFL side the Minnesota Vikings. Chelsea faced AC Milan there in the International Champions Cup in August 2016, shortly after the stadium opened. More than 60,000 supporters attended the match. The ground reportedly cost around £812million, holds around 66,000 people and has a huge fixed translucent roof designed partly to deal with Minnesota's cold winters.
MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, takes sixth place and is the first ground on the list to pass the £1billion mark. The stadium cost around £1.03billion and opened in 2010. It is primarily an NFL venue and is shared by the New York Giants and New York Jets. Football has been played there many times, with MetLife hosting the 2016 Copa América Centenario final and regularly welcoming major international and club matches. It was then chosen for eight games at the 2026 World Cup, including the final. The stadium has a capacity of more than 82,000 for football matches.
