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This is a list of eponyms of stadiums.
Argentina
- Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires, named for José Amalfitani (longtime president of Vélez Sársfield, the football club that owns the stadium)
- Estadio Alberto J. Armando (aka La Bombonera), Buenos Aires, named for Alberto J. Armando (former president of Boca Juniors, the stadium's owner)
- Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (aka El Monumental de Núñez), Buenos Aires, named for Antonio Vespucio Liberti (former president of CA River Plate, the stadium's owner)
- Estadio Brigadier Estanislao López, Santa Fe, named for Estanislao López
- Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena, Salta, named for Father Ernesto Martearena (Catholic priest and social activist in the Salta region)
Austria
- Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium (now UPC-Arena) in Graz, named for Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, named for Ernst Happel
- Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Hütteldorf, named for Gerhard Hanappi
Chile
- Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica, named for Carlos Dittborn
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
- Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium, Holguín, named for Calixto García
- Estadio Augusto César Sandino, Santa Clara, named for Augusto César Sandino
- Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba, named for Guillermón Moncada
- Nguyen Van Troi Stadium, Guantánamo, named for Nguyen Van Troi
Dominican Republic
- Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macorís, named for Julián Javier
- Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, named for Juan Pablo Duarte
- Estadio Tetelo Vargas, San Pedro de Macorís, named for Tetelo Vargas
Finland
- Paavo Nurmi Stadion, Turku, named for Paavo Nurmi
France
- Court Philippe Chatrier, Paris, named for Philippe Chatrier (former head of French Tennis Federation)
- Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, named for Marcel Michelin (executive for the Michelin company who founded the multisport club AS Michelin, now known as AS Montferrand; the stadium's main occupant is Montferrand's rugby union section, ASM Clermont Auvergne)
- Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps, named for Father Ernest-Théodore Valentin Deschamps (Catholic priest who founded the stadium's owner and occupant, AJ Auxerre)
- Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan, named for Aimé Giral (captain of the USA Perpignan rugby union team, who died in World War I)
- Stade Amédée-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde, named for Amédée Domenech (France rugby union international who starred for the stadium's owner, CA Brive, in the 1950s and 1960s)
- Stade Auguste-Bonal, Montbéliard, named for Auguste Bonal (former president of the stadium's main tenant, FC Sochaux Montbéliard, and figure in the French resistance during World War II)
- Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux, named for Jacques Chaban-Delmas (politician and mayor of Bordeaux for almost 50 years)
- Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse, named for Ernest Wallon (founding president of Stade Toulousain, the rugby union club that owns this facility)
- Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens, named for Félix Bollaert (commercial director of a local mining company who died shortly before the stadium was completed)
- Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, named for Geoffroy Guichard (founder of Groupe Casino, who donated the stadium site)
- Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan, named for Gilbert Brutus (rugby player, executive, and coach for USA Perpignan, and also referee)
- Stade Guy Boniface, Mont-de-Marsan, named for Guy Boniface (France rugby union international and star for Stade Montois, the stadium's owner, in the 1950s and 1960s)
- Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, named for Jean Bouin
- Stade Jean-Bouin, Angers, also named for Jean Bouin
- Stade Jean-Pierre Papin, Lesquin, named for Jean-Pierre Papin
- Stade Mayol, Toulon, named for Félix Mayol (entertainer and native of Toulon who purchased and donated the stadium site)
- Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, named for Yves du Manoir (French rugby international who died in a 1928 plane crash)
- Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier, also named for Yves du Manoir
Georgia
- Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi – Boris Paichadze
- Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi – Mikheil Meskhi
Germany
- Dietmar-Hopp-Stadion, Sinsheim, named for Dietmar Hopp
- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, named for Gottlieb Daimler
- Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam-Babelsberg, named for Karl Liebknecht
- Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden, named for Rudolf Harbig
Greece
- Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, named for Apostolos Nikolaidis
- Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus named for Georgios Karaiskakis
- Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki named for Kleanthis Vikelidis
India
- Chennai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, named for Jawaharlal Nehru
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Ludhiana, named for Guru Gobind Singh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, named for Jawaharlal Nehru
Iraq
- Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, named for Franso Hariri
Ireland
- Croke Park, Dublin, named for Thomas Croke
- FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney, named for Dick FitzGerald (Gaelic games athlete)
- Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork, named for Padraig Ó Chaoimh (builder of the modern Gaelic Athletic Association)
- Semple Stadium, Thurles, named for Tom Semple (hurling star of the early 20th century who later led the committee that developed the aforementioned stadium)
Italy
- Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena, named for Alberto Braglia
- Stadio Alberto Picco, La Spezia, named for Alberto Picco
- Stadio Angelo Massimino, Catania, named for Angelo Massimino
- Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, named for Armando Picchi
- Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, named for Artemio Franchi
- Stadio Artemio Franchi, Siena, named for Artemio Franchi
- Stadio Carlo Speroni, Busto Arsizio, named for Carlo Speroni
- Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantua, named for Danilo Martelli
- Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, named for Ennio Tardini
- Stadio Erasmo Iacovone, Taranto, named for Erasmo Iacovone
- Arena Garibaldi - Romeo Anconetani, Pisa, named for Giuseppe Garibaldi and Romeo Anconetani
- Stadio Gino Pistoni, Ivrea, named for Gino Pistoni
- Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli, Naples, named for Giorgio Ascarelli
- Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan, named for Giuseppe Meazza
- Stadio Guido Biondi, Lanciano, named for Guido Biondi
- Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, named for Luigi Ferraris
- Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, named for Marcantonio Bentegodi
- Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia, named for Mario Rigamonti
- Stadio Nereo Rocco, Trieste, named for Nereo Rocco
- Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, Catanzaro, named for Nicola Ceravolo
- Stadio Omobono Tenni, Treviso, named for Omobono Tenni
- Stadio Oreste Granillo, Reggio Calabria, named for Oreste Granillo
- Stadio Pino Zaccheria, Foggia, named for Pino Zaccheria
- Stadio Pio XII, Albano Laziale, named for Pope Pius XII
Netherlands
- Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, named for Abe Lenstra
Nicaragua
- Estadio Dennis Martinez, Managua, named for Dennis Martínez
Nigeria
- Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, named for Sani Abacha
Paraguay
- Estadio Roberto Bettega, Asunción, named for Roberto Bettega
Peru
Puerto Rico
- Estadio Hiram Bithorn, San Juan, named for Hiram Bithorn
- Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium, Ponce, named for Juan "Pachín" Vicéns
- Estadio Roberto Clemente, Carolina, named for Roberto Clemente
Russia
- Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow, named for Eduard Streltsov
Spain
- Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, named for Lluís Companys i Jover
- Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, named for Santiago Bernabéu Yeste
- Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, named for Vicente Calderón
Trinidad and Tobago
- Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, named for Hasely Crawford
Turkey
- Ali Sami Yen Stadium, İstanbul, named for Ali Sami Yen
- Antalya Atatürk Stadium, Antalya, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Atatürk Olympic Stadium, İstanbul, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Atatürk Stadyumu, Denizli, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Atatürk Stadyumu, Eskişehir, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- BJK İnönü Stadium, İstanbul, named for İsmet İnönü
- Bursa Atatürk Stadyumu, Bursa, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Cemal Gürsel Stadyumu, Erzurum, named for Cemal Gürsel
- Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadium, Diyarbakır, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu, İzmir, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Kayseri Atatürk Stadyumu, Kayseri, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Konya Atatürk Stadium, Konya, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Rize Atatürk Stadium, Rize, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Sakarya Atatürk Stadyumu, Sakarya, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, İstanbul, named for Şükrü Saracoğlu
Ukraine
- Bannikov Stadium, Kyiv, named for Viktor Bannikov
- Butovsky Vorskla Stadium, Poltava, named for Oleksiy Butovsky
- Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv, named for Valeri Lobanovsky
- Yuri Gagarin Stadium, Chernihiv, named for Yuri Gagarin
United Kingdom
- Boleyn Ground (more commonly known as Upton Park), London, England, named for Anne Boleyn
- Kassam Stadium, Oxford, England, named for Firoz Kassam
- Madejski Stadium, Reading, England, named for John Madejski
United States
Uruguay
- Estadio José Nasazzi, Montevideo, named for José Nasazzi
- Estadio Luis Franzini, Montevideo, named for Luis Franzini
Zambia
- Dag Hammerskjold Stadium, Ndola, named for Dag Hammarskjöld
