The following is an incomplete list of South American stadiums. They are ordered by their total capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate (all-seater). Stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included.
Most large stadiums in South America are used for association football, with some having running tracks for athletics.
| # | Stadium | Capacity | Country | City | Home team(s) | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monumental | 80,093[1] |
Lima | Universitario | 2000 | |
| 2 | Maracanã | 78,838[2] |
Rio de Janeiro | Flamengo, Fluminense, Brazil national football team | 1950 | |
| 3 | Mané Garrincha | 72,788[3] |
Brasília | Brazil national football team | 1974 | |
| 4 | Monumental de Núñez | 70,054[4] |
Buenos Aires | River Plate, Argentina national football team | 1938 | |
| 5 | Morumbi | 67,052[5] |
São Paulo | São Paulo | 1960 | |
| 6 | Castelão | 63,903[6] |
Fortaleza | Ceará, Fortaleza | 1973 | |
| 7 | Mineirão | 61,846[7] |
Belo Horizonte | Cruzeiro | 1965 | |
| 8 | Centenario | 60,235[8] |
Montevideo | Uruguay national football team, Nacional | 1930 | |
| 9 | Arruda | 60,044[9] |
Recife | Santa Cruz | 1972 | |
| 10 | Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo | 59,283[10] |
Guayaquil | Barcelona Sporting Club | 1987 | |
| 11 | Mario Alberto Kempes | 57,000[11] |
Córdoba | Talleres, Belgrano, Instituto | 1978 | |
| 12 | Arena do Grêmio | 55,662[12] |
Porto Alegre | Grêmio | 2012 | |
| 13 | La Bombonera | 54,000[13] |
Buenos Aires | Boca Juniors | 1940 | |
| 14 | Parque do Sabiá | 53,350[14] |
Uberlândia | Uberlândia | 1982 | |
| 15 | Ciudad de La Plata | 53,000[15] |
La Plata | Estudiantes, Gimnasia y Esgrima | 2003 | |
| 16 | Albertão | 52,296[16] |
Teresina | Flamengo do Piauí | 1951 | |
| 17 | Deportivo Cali | 52,000[17] |
Cali | Deportivo Cali | 2010 | |
| 18 | Monumental de Maturín | 51,796[18] |
Maturín | Monagas | 2007 | |
| 19 | Presidente Juan Domingo Perón | 51,389[19] |
Avellaneda | Racing | 1950 | |
| 20 | Beira-Rio | 50,842[20] |
Porto Alegre | Internacional | 1969 | |
| 21 | Serra Dourada | 50,049[21] |
Goiânia | Goiás, Vila Nova | 1975 | |
| 22 | Fonte Nova | 50,025[22] |
Salvador | Bahia | 1951 | |
| 23 | Libertadores de América | 49,592[23] |
Avellaneda | Independiente | 1928 | |
| 24 | José Amalfitani | 49,540[24] |
Buenos Aires | Vélez Sársfield | 1951 | |
| 25 | Neo Química Arena | 49,205[25] |
São Paulo | Corinthians | 2014 | |
| 26 | Nacional de Chile | 48,665[26] |
Santiago | Universidad de Chile, Chile national football team | 1938 | |
| 27 | Tomás Adolfo Ducó | 48,314[27] |
Buenos Aires | Huracán | 1949 | |
| 28 | Pedro Bidegain | 47,964[28] |
Buenos Aires | San Lorenzo | 1993 | |
| 29 | Metropolitano de Lara | 47,913[29] |
Cabudare | Deportivo Lara | 2009 | |
| 30 | Monumental de Chile | 47,347[30] |
Santiago | Colo-Colo, Chile national football team | 1975 | |
| 31 | Ciudad de Lanús | 47,027[31] |
Lanús | Lanús | 1929 | |
| 32 | Nilton Santos | 46,831[32] |
Rio de Janeiro | Botafogo | 2007 | |
| 33 | Metropolitano de Barranquilla | 46,692[33] |
Barranquilla | Junior, Colombia national football team | 1986 | |
| 34 | Olímpico Pascual Guerrero | 46,400[34] |
Cali | América de Cali | 1937 | |
| 35 | Arena Pernambuco | 46,154[35] |
Recife | Brazil national football team | 2013 | |
| 36 | Prudentão | 45,954[36] |
Presidente Prudente | Grêmio Prudente | 1982 | |
| 37 | Mangueirão | 45,007[37] |
Belém | Paysandu, Remo | 1978 | |
| 38 | Monumental de la UNSA | 45,000[38] |
Arequipa | Melgar | 1995 | |
| 39 | General Pablo Rojas | 45,000[39] |
Asunción | Cerro Porteño | 1970 | |
| 40 | Atanasio Girardot | 44,739[40] |
Medellín | Atlético Nacional, Independiente Medellín | 1953 | |
| 41 | Arena da Amazônia | 44,351[41] |
Manaus | Manaus, Nacional | 2014 | |
| 42 | Morenão | 44,200[42] |
Campo Grande | Operário, Comercial | 1971 | |
| 43 | Allianz Parque | 43,713[43] |
São Paulo | Palmeiras | 2014 | |
| 44 | Nacional del Peru | 43,086[44] |
Lima | Peru national football team | 1927 | |
| 45 | General Santander | 42,901[45] |
Cúcuta | Cúcuta Deportivo | 1948 | |
| 46 | Malvinas Argentinas | 42,500[46] |
Mendoza | Godoy Cruz | 1978 | |
| 47 | Arena da Baixada | 42,372[47] |
Curitiba | Athletico Paranaense | 1914 | |
| 48 | Defensores del Chaco | 42,354[48] |
Asuncion | Paraguay national football team | 1917 | |
| 49 | Metropolitano de Mérida | 42,200[49] |
Mérida | Estudiantes de Merida | 2007 | |
| 50 | Garcilaso de la Vega | 42,056[50] |
Cusco | Cienciano | 1958 |