Who runs the venues

Operators are recorded separately from owners, because the organization that runs a venue day to day is often not the one that owns it. This page ranks them by venue count and by total seats under management.

Key facts

128 organizations are recorded as current venue operators. 7 of them operate more than one venue. Together they manage 7,959,928 seats. Melbourne Cricket Club operates the most venues at 2, totalling 200,048 seats.

Operators recorded
128
Running more than one venue
7
Seats under management
7,959,928
Largest by venues
Melbourne Cricket Club
Operators by number of venues run
Melbourne Cricket ClubMelbourne Cricket Club2Saudi Ministry of SportSaudi Ministry of Sport2Venues NSWVenues NSW2VenuesLiveVenuesLive2New York YankeesNew York Yankees2Sports Authority of IndiaSports Authority of India2AEGAEG2Gujarat Cricket AssociationGujarat Cricket Association1Circuit of the Americas LLCCircuit of the Americas LLC1University of MichiganUniversity of Michigan1Pennsylvania State UniversityPennsylvania State University1Ohio State UniversityOhio State University1

128 organizations are recorded as current operators. 7 of them run more than one venue. Melbourne Cricket Club runs 2 venues totalling 200,048 seats, Saudi Ministry of Sport runs 2 venues totalling 131,097 seats, Venues NSW runs 2 venues totalling 126,000 seats.

Data table for this chart
Operators by venue count and total seats
OperatorVenuesTotal capacity
Melbourne Cricket Club2200,048
Saudi Ministry of Sport2131,097
Venues NSW2126,000
VenuesLive2122,532
New York Yankees2111,187
Sports Authority of India299,300
AEG240,050
Gujarat Cricket Association1132,000
Circuit of the Americas LLC1120,000
University of Michigan1107,601
Pennsylvania State University1106,572
Ohio State University1102,780

Every operator in the dataset

All 128 recorded current operators
OperatorVenuesTotal capacity
Melbourne Cricket Club2200,048
Saudi Ministry of Sport2131,097
Venues NSW2126,000
VenuesLive2122,532
New York Yankees2111,187
Sports Authority of India299,300
AEG240,050
Gujarat Cricket Association1132,000
Circuit of the Americas LLC1120,000
University of Michigan1107,601
Pennsylvania State University1106,572
Ohio State University1102,780
Louisiana State University1102,321
NASCAR Holdings (International Speedway Corp.)1101,500
University of Texas at Austin1100,119
Wembley Stadium Ltd1100,000
FC Barcelona199,354
Stadium Management South Africa194,736
CITIC Group191,000
Wembley National Stadium Limited190,000
Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy188,966
Club America187,523
Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports187,411
Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports186,000
River Plate183,500
Rugby Football Union182,000
Green Bay Packers, Inc.181,441
Borussia Dortmund181,365
Luzhniki Management181,000
Groupement Stade de France180,698
Universitario de Deportes180,093
Dallas Cowboys180,000
Maracana S.A. consortium178,838
Real Madrid CF178,297
Indonesian Ministry of Youth and Sports177,193
Kansas City Chiefs176,416
Turkish Ministry of Youth and Sports176,092
AC Milan175,923
Bayern Munich175,000
Welsh Rugby Union174,500
Olympiastadion Berlin GmbH174,475
Manchester United plc174,310
ASM Global173,208
Buffalo Bills171,608
AMB Sports and Entertainment171,000
Sport e Salute170,634
Atletico Madrid170,460
Los Angeles Rams170,240
Philadelphia Eagles169,796
Beijing Guoan168,000
Olympique de Marseille167,394
Hungarian State167,215
Scottish Rugby Union167,144
Seoul FC Facilities Management Corp166,704
Cricket Association of Bengal166,000
Legends & ASM Global165,000
SL Benfica164,642
Saitama Stadium Corporation163,700
Tottenham Hotspur162,850
London Stadium 185162,500
Schalke 04162,271
Chicago Bears161,500
Liverpool F.C.161,276
Arsenal Holdings plc160,704
VfB Stuttgart160,449
Celtic plc160,411
Comision Administradora del Estadio Centenario160,235
Olympique Lyonnais Groupe159,186
Barcelona SC157,267
Los Angeles Dodgers156,000
Ajax Stadion N.V.155,865
DY Patil Sports Academy155,000
Stadium Management Company155,000
Tokyo Dome Corporation155,000
Boca Juniors154,000
Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority153,500
Monterrey F.C.153,500
Manchester City F.C.153,400
AFL Venues & Events153,359
Suncorp Stadium Trust152,500
Newcastle United152,305
Club Puebla151,726
Aviva Stadium Management151,700
Rangers F.C.151,700
Sports Authority of Thailand151,552
Sporting CP150,095
Brussels-Capital Region150,093
Instituto Peruano del Deporte150,086
FC Porto150,033
Eden Park Trust150,000
Valencia CF149,430
Instituto Nacional de Deportes148,665
Grupo Omnilife-Chivas148,071
Paris Saint-Germain147,929
Feyenoord Stadion N.V.147,500
RB Leipzig147,069
WTorre143,713
Aston Villa142,918
Queensland Cricket142,000
Besiktas JK141,903
Juventus FC141,507
San Francisco Giants141,265
Mbombela Local Municipality140,929
Chelsea F.C.140,343
Everton F.C.139,572
Paraguayan Football Association139,430
Fenway Sports Group137,755
Orix Buffaloes136,220
Shanghai Municipal Government133,765
City of Toulouse133,150
Mumbai Cricket Association133,108
Leicester City F.C.132,261
Karnataka State Football Association130,000
Fulham F.C.129,600
Al-Hilal SFC125,000
United Center Joint Venture120,917
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.120,789
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment119,800
Delaware North119,156
Golden State Warriors118,064
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association117,500
Live Nation115,000
Seoul Facilities Corporation112,000
AEG Presents19,525
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts17,028
Automobile Club de Monaco10
British Racing Drivers' Club10
Mobilityland Corporation10