Celtic Park has been ranked the best football stadium in Europe and the second best in the WORLD by a comprehensive study on stadia across the globe.
Parkhead is famed for its atmosphere especially on European nights and with a capacity of 62,000, it's the largest in Scottish football. A study by Ticketgum takes that into account, alongside a number of other factors including the average number of goals scored, the monthly attendance, Google reviews, global search volume and the amount of attention stadia get on social media.
They've culminated all that into a score out of 100 and the numbers all add up to good news for Celtic. With a final 'Stadium Index Score' of 80.74, it narrowly beats Wembley's 79.45 to be ranked the best in Europe. It's the second best anywhere in the world, behind Brazil's Mineirão - the home ground of Cruzeiro.
The study reads: "Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland, brings it home for the 'Bhoys In Green', ranking second place as the best football stadium in the world. With a seating capacity of 61,927, a similar size to Brazil’s Mineirão, this stadium is the home of the Celtic football team. Celtic Park also has the same average goals scored per game, 4, as Mineirão, as well as the same Google ranking, 4.7."
For context, Manchester United's Old Trafford comes in at seventh with a score of 73.98 while Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu just creeps into the top ten with a score of 71.91.
The 10 best stadia in the world (per Ticketgum)
- Minerao (Brazil).- 83.40
- Celtic Park (Scotland) - 80.74
- Wembley (England) - 79.45
- MetLife Stadium (USA) - 79.03
- Estadio Olimpico Universitario (Mexico) - 78.05
- Estadio Azteca (Mexico) - 75.82
- Old Trafford (England) - 73.98
- Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Indonesia) - 72.52
- Santiago Bernabeu (Spain) - 71.91
- Gilette Stadium (USA) - 70.82
