Who owns the venues
Public authorities, private companies and the clubs themselves own venues in very different proportions depending on the country. This page shows the split, and the owners with the most venues.
Key facts
4,376 of 6,568 venues have a recorded ownership type. 2,777 venues are private owned, 63.5% of those with a recorded type. 597 venues are team owned, 13.6% of those with a recorded type. 506 venues are mixed owned, 11.6% of those with a recorded type. 496 venues are public owned, 11.3% of those with a recorded type.
- Private
- 2,777 (63.5%)
- Team
- 597 (13.6%)
- Mixed
- 506 (11.6%)
- Public
- 496 (11.3%)
Of 4,376 venues with a recorded ownership type, 2,777 are private (63.5%), 597 are team (13.6%), 506 are mixed (11.6%), 496 are public (11.3%).
Top 100 venue owners
4,169 organizations are recorded as current owners. Ranked by venues owned; organizations with the same count share a rank. Seats sum the capacity of those venues.
| Rank | Organization | Type | Venues | Seats | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ministry of Sports | Public authority | 24 | 708,862 | 4 |
| 2 | National Sports Council | Private company | 22 | 415,900 | 4 |
| 3 | Ministry of Youth and Sports | Private company | 21 | 599,716 | 8 |
| 4 | Peruvian Institute of Sport | Public authority | 19 | 339,683 | 1 |
| 5 | Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | Team | 15 | 383,200 | 1 |
| 6 | Ministry of Sport and Youth | Private company | 12 | 404,971 | 1 |
| 7= | Q569417 | Private company | 10 | 234,695 | 3 |
| 7= | government | Private company | 10 | 208,565 | 5 |
| 7= | Government of Mexico City | Private company | 10 | 195,395 | 3 |
| 10= | Government of New South Wales | Private company | 9 | 346,399 | 1 |
| 10= | Government of Bandung Regency | Public authority | 9 | 149,000 | 1 |
| 12= | Incheon Metropolitan City Hall | Public authority | 8 | 248,230 | 1 |
| 12= | Georgia | Public authority | 8 | 92,466 | 1 |
| 14= | Stadiums Queensland | Public authority | 7 | 260,645 | 1 |
| 14= | Queensland Government | Private company | 7 | 214,690 | 1 |
| 14= | Government of Yogyakarta City | Public authority | 7 | 111,000 | 1 |
| 14= | Berlin | Private company | 7 | 91,451 | 1 |
| 14= | Municipality of Turin | Private company | 7 | 87,927 | 1 |
| 19= | Moroccan Football Federation | Nonprofit | 6 | 321,000 | 1 |
| 19= | Qatar Football Association | Nonprofit | 6 | 314,300 | 1 |
| 19= | Victoria State Government | Private company | 6 | 169,694 | 1 |
| 19= | Sports Authority of Thailand | Private company | 6 | 138,469 | 1 |
| 19= | City of Jacksonville | Private company | 6 | 119,890 | 1 |
| 19= | Poland | Public authority | 6 | 95,703 | 1 |
| 25= | federal government of Iraq | Private company | 5 | 222,927 | 1 |
| 25= | Johannesburg | Public authority | 5 | 201,049 | 1 |
| 25= | FC Barcelona | Private company | 5 | 193,861 | 1 |
| 25= | University of Texas at Austin | Private company | 5 | 174,242 | 1 |
| 25= | City and County of Denver | Public authority | 5 | 168,740 | 1 |
| 25= | City of New York | Public authority | 5 | 163,735 | 1 |
| 25= | Saitama Prefecture | Private company | 5 | 161,692 | 1 |
| 25= | Irish Rugby Football Union | Private company | 5 | 151,921 | 2 |
| 25= | Japan Sport Council | Private company | 5 | 147,880 | 1 |
| 25= | Shenzhen Municipal People's Government | Public authority | 5 | 143,627 | 1 |
| 25= | Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan | Private company | 5 | 142,303 | 1 |
| 25= | University of South Carolina | University | 5 | 121,202 | 1 |
| 25= | municipality of Paris | Private company | 5 | 115,372 | 1 |
| 25= | Shizuoka Prefecture | Private company | 5 | 111,889 | 1 |
| 25= | Chama Cha Mapinduzi | Private company | 5 | 110,000 | 1 |
| 25= | Party of the Revolution | Private company | 5 | 110,000 | 1 |
| 25= | Hellenic Olympic Committee | Private company | 5 | 109,467 | 1 |
| 25= | Edmonton | Public authority | 5 | 91,574 | 1 |
| 25= | Instituto Nacional de Deportes | Private company | 5 | 69,550 | 2 |
| 44= | City of Philadelphia | Private company | 4 | 274,326 | 1 |
| 44= | Fenway Sports Group | Private company | 4 | 195,886 | 2 |
| 44= | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority | Public authority | 4 | 190,791 | 1 |
| 44= | Harris County | Private company | 4 | 186,659 | 1 |
| 44= | Arlington | Private company | 4 | 179,014 | 1 |
| 44= | Osaka City Dome | Private company | 4 | 154,334 | 1 |
| 44= | S.L. Benfica | Team | 4 | 153,100 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Alabama | University | 4 | 150,951 | 1 |
| 44= | Sporting CP | Team | 4 | 150,118 | 1 |
| 44= | Ohio State University | Private company | 4 | 143,556 | 1 |
| 44= | Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County | Private company | 4 | 142,238 | 1 |
| 44= | Government of Moscow | Private company | 4 | 141,200 | 1 |
| 44= | Cameroonian Football Federation | Private company | 4 | 139,000 | 1 |
| 44= | Louisiana State University | University | 4 | 137,862 | 1 |
| 44= | Dallas | Private company | 4 | 137,585 | 1 |
| 44= | Directorate General of Sports | Public authority | 4 | 135,360 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Minnesota | Private company | 4 | 131,387 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Iowa | Private company | 4 | 127,613 | 1 |
| 44= | Yokohama | Private company | 4 | 126,081 | 1 |
| 44= | Community of Madrid | Private company | 4 | 124,319 | 1 |
| 44= | Hiroshima | Private company | 4 | 123,984 | 1 |
| 44= | eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality | Private company | 4 | 123,500 | 1 |
| 44= | Saint Petersburg City Administration | Private company | 4 | 122,500 | 1 |
| 44= | Kobe | Private company | 4 | 118,132 | 1 |
| 44= | Pakistan Cricket Board | Team | 4 | 117,000 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Arkansas | Private company | 4 | 115,201 | 1 |
| 44= | St. Louis Cardinals | Private company | 4 | 113,615 | 1 |
| 44= | Rio de Janeiro | Private company | 4 | 112,939 | 1 |
| 44= | Metro Nashville and Davidson County | Private company | 4 | 106,443 | 1 |
| 44= | Osaka | Private company | 4 | 106,390 | 1 |
| 44= | Capital Improvement Board | Private company | 4 | 106,161 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Missouri | Private company | 4 | 105,281 | 1 |
| 44= | Indiana University Bloomington | Private company | 4 | 99,746 | 1 |
| 44= | Northwestern University | University | 4 | 99,169 | 1 |
| 44= | University of California, Berkeley | Private company | 4 | 97,628 | 1 |
| 44= | City of San Antonio | Public authority | 4 | 97,553 | 1 |
| 44= | Colorado State University | Private company | 4 | 95,583 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Oregon | University | 4 | 94,230 | 1 |
| 44= | Memphis | Private company | 4 | 93,299 | 1 |
| 44= | Arizona State University | University | 4 | 90,672 | 1 |
| 44= | Iowa State University | Private company | 4 | 89,000 | 1 |
| 44= | FC Barcelona | Private company | 4 | 88,861 | 1 |
| 44= | Taipei City Government | Private company | 4 | 85,500 | 1 |
| 44= | Government of South Australia | Private company | 4 | 81,630 | 1 |
| 44= | Live Nation Entertainment | Private company | 4 | 78,670 | 3 |
| 44= | Anschutz Entertainment Group | Private company | 4 | 70,100 | 2 |
| 44= | Dominican State | Public authority | 4 | 64,396 | 1 |
| 44= | Cabinet of Syria | Private company | 4 | 64,000 | 1 |
| 44= | municipality | Private company | 4 | 63,375 | 4 |
| 44= | Sports Authority of Goa | Public authority | 4 | 59,000 | 1 |
| 44= | City of Richmond, Virginia | Public authority | 4 | 56,298 | 2 |
| 44= | Nagoya | Private company | 4 | 55,600 | 1 |
| 44= | University of Mississippi | University | 4 | 54,519 | 1 |
| 44= | Washington, D.C. | Private company | 4 | 52,056 | 1 |
| 44= | Oklahoma City | Private company | 4 | 51,147 | 1 |
| 44= | Cyprus Sport Organisation | Nonprofit | 4 | 49,145 | 1 |
| 44= | Philippine Sports Commission | Nonprofit | 4 | 47,873 | 1 |
Ownership mix by country
Counts of venues by ownership type in each country with at least one recorded venue.
Ownership mix by competition
Owners with the most venues
| Owner | Venues |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Sports | 25 |
| Ministry of Youth and Sports | 24 |
| National Sports Council | 22 |
| Peruvian Institute of Sport | 19 |
| Minister of Youth and Sports (Iraq) | 15 |
| Ministry of Sport and Youth | 12 |
| Georgia | 11 |
| government | 10 |
| Q569417 | 10 |
| Government of Mexico City | 10 |
| Government of New South Wales | 9 |
| Government of Bandung Regency | 9 |
| Incheon Metropolitan City Hall | 8 |
| University of California | 8 |
| Stadiums Queensland | 7 |