Anfield, Bombonera, Celtic Park: Which football stadium has the best atmosphere in world football? | OneFootball

It’s fantastic seeing fans back inside Premier League stadiums once again, isn’t it?

On Tuesday and Wednesday evening, every home side in the league had up to 10,000 supporters to cheer them on.

It made such a difference and reminded us just how much football has missed fans.

Hopefully, at the start of next season, every stadium around Europe can have 100% capacity and the sport that we love so much can fully return.

When stadiums are sold out again, you’d expect the atmosphere inside each and every single one to be electric. Match-going fans haven’t been able to go regularly for 18 months by the time next season starts and they should want to make up for lost time.

But which stadiums will be bouncing the most?

Well, last year, France Football - the guys responsible for the Ballon d’Or - ranked the 30 stadiums around the world with the best atmosphere.

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30 | Millerntor-Stadion | St. Pauli | GermanyCapacity - 29,546

29 | Parc des Princes | PSG | FranceCapacity - 47,929

28 | Stade Olympique de Rades | Esperance Sportive de Tunis | TunisiaCapacity - 60,000

27 | Stade du 5 Juillet | Mouloudia Club d'Alger | AlgeriaCapacity - 64,000

26 | Estadio da Luz | Benfica | PortugalCapacity - 64,642

25 | Marshal Jozef Pilsudski Stadium | Legia Warsaw | PolandCapacity - 31,800

24 | Estadio Pedro Bidegain | San Lorenzo | ArgentinaCapacity - 47,964

23 | Stadio Olimpico | Roma | ItalyCapacity - 70,634

22 | St. James’ Park | Newcastle | EnglandCapacity - 52,354

21 | Campeon del Siglo | Penarol | UruguayCapacity - 40,000

20 | Stade Mohammed V | Raja Casablanca and Wydad Casablanca | MoroccoCapacity - 45,000

19 | Toumba Stadium | PAOK | GreeceCapacity - 29,000

18 | Mestalla | Valencia | SpainCapacity - 55,000

17 | Sukru Saracoglu Stadium | Fenerbahce | TurkeyCapacity - 29,000

16 | Cairo International Stadium | Al Ahly | EgyptCapacity - 74,000

15 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard | Saint-Etienne | FranceCapacity - 41,965

14 | Stade Velodrome | Marseille | FranceCapacity - 67,394

13 | San Paolo | Napoli | ItalyCapacity - 55,000

12 | De Kuip | Feyenoord | NetherlandsCapacity - 51,117

11 | Turk Telekom Arena | Galatasaray | TurkeyCapacity - 24,354

10 | Maracana | Flamengo | BrazilCapacity - 78,838

9 | San Mames | Athletic Bilbao | SpainCapacity - 53,289

8 | Karaiskaki Stadium | Olympiacos | GreeceCapacity - 32,115

7 | Vodafone Park | Besiktas | TurkeyCapacity - 41,903

6 | Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti | River Plate | ArgentinaCapacity - 70,074

5 | Celtic Park | Celtic | ScotlandCapacity - 60,411

4 | Rajko Mitic Stadium | Red Star | SerbiaCapacity - 53,000

3 | Signal Iduna Park | Borussia Dortmund | GermanyCapacity - 81,365

2 | Anfield | Liverpool | EnglandCapacity - 54,074

1 | Bombonera | Boca Juniors | ArgentinaCapacity - 49,000

So, the stadium with the best atmosphere in world football is the Bombonera - home to Boca Juniors. The name Bombonera translates to ‘The chocolate box’ due to its shape, with a ‘flat’ stand on one side of the pitch and three steep stands around the rest of the stadium. It truly is a special sight - and noise - during a big Boca match.

In second and third are iconic European stadiums in the Signal Iduna Park Stadium and Anfield. Coincidentally, both Dortmund and Liverpool fans sing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ before matches with the hardcore fans gathered behind a goal in ‘The Kop’ - or the ‘Yellow Wall.’

Red Star’s intimidating stadium comes in fourth while fifth is another stadium where ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ is often heard - Celtic Park.

But when fans are allowed back in, even the quietest of stadiums historically will be absolutely bouncing. And we can’t wait.