Scotland Football Stadium overview
In total, the Football Ground Guide site has 44 guides for match-going fans who are visiting stadiums located in Scotland. 42 of these are spread across the country’s top four divisions – Scottish Premier League, Scottish Championship, Scottish League One and Scottish League 2.
Of the two remaining guides, one is for Scotland’s national stadium Hampden Park, while the other is for Sheffield Park – the home of Scottish fifth-tier outfit Berwick Rangers. Both can be found via the search bar at the top of this page.
However, the regular 42 Scotland stadium guides can all be found on this very page, using the toggles to navigate between each division.
By Region/City
One of the largest footballing nations in the whole of Ireland and the United Kingdom, there are plenty of football teams spread out across Scotland.
From Glasgow to Edinburgh and even to Dundee, there are major sides in virtually every corner of the country.
Let’s have a look at some of the most iconic teams in some of Scotland’s major cities.
Glasgow
Ordinarily, the obvious starting point for most countries would be to its capital city. But for Scotland, that is not the case – at least not from a footballing point of view.
Glasgow may not be Scotland’s capital city, but it is home to two of the biggest clubs not just in Scotland, but in the entirety of the United Kingdom. Those two teams are of course the fierce rivals Celtic and Rangers.
A list of the most iconic teams and their stadiums located in Glasgow is as follows:
- Celtic – Celtic Park
- Rangers – Ibrox Stadium
- Partick Thistle – Energy Check Stadium at Firhill
- Queen’s Park – Hampden Park
Edinburgh
Now, it is time to have a look at the teams that call Edinburgh home – Scotland’s capital city. While there are four massive clubs in Glasgow, Edinburgh have just two, both of which play in the Premier League and are massive rivals.
Those two sides are as follows:
- Hearts – Tynecastle Stadium
- Hibernian – Easter Road
Dundee
Dundee is yet another two-team city in Scotland, and there are perhaps no two sides located closer together than the pair.
We are of course referring to the home stadiums of Dundee FC and Dundee United, whose grounds are named Dens Park and Tannadice Park respectively, which are 0.1 miles apart – making them the closest two grounds in the United Kingdom.
Lanarkshire (North and South)
A list of football teams that are located within the county of Lanarkshire is as follows:
- Hamilton Academical – Fountain of Youth Stadium
- Motherwell – Fir Park
- Clyde – Broadwood Stadium
Ayrshire (North, East, and South)
A list of football teams that are located within the county of Ayrshire is as follows:
- Ayr United – Somerset Park
- Kilmarnock – Rugby Park
What are Scottish stadiums like?
Scottish stadiums are among the best in the United Kingdom, and potentially the entirety of Europe, for the atmosphere that they generate.
Naturally, there are the more glamorous grounds in the country, think of Celtic Park, Ibrox and Hampden Park for example. There are plenty that are more similar to venues you’d find in Wales, Ireland and the lower leagues of England.
Irrespective of which type you visit, the atmosphere will be phenomenal. Most stadiums in Scotland are fairly basic in nature when it comes to facilities and food offerings, but the matchday experiences are second to none.
Key stats
Biggest stadiums in Scotland
It may come as no surprise to learn that Celtic Park is comfortably the largest stadium in Scotland, boasting an impressive capacity of just over 60,000. That figure puts the ground in line with the likes of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and Liverpool’s Anfield.
Behind Celtic Park is the country’s national stadium, Hampden Park, which has a capacity of approximately 51,000.
A list of the top five biggest football stadiums in Scotland is as follows:
- Celtic Park – 60,832
- Hampden Park – 51,866
- Ibrox Stadium – 50,987
- Pittodrie Stadium – 22,199
- Easter Road – 20,421
Best atmospheres
There is an obvious starting point for this section, and it is either Celtic Park or Ibrox Stadium during an Old Firm Derby between Celtic and Rangers. It is a fixture loved around the world and regarded as many as the best rivalry in the United Kingdom, largely down to the atmosphere created by the fans.
However, another ground with an excellent atmosphere is Ross County’s Global Energy Stadium, which has a capacity of just 6,500. Its compact design, which places fans incredibly close to the pitch, makes for an unforgettable matchday experience at the venue.
Hampden Park during Scotland international matches also creates a brilliant atmosphere.
Oldest and most recent stadiums
We head back to Dundee now and to Dundee United’s home ground, Tannadice Park. Opened in 1870, it is the oldest stadium in Scotland that is still in use today and has grown into one of the most loved venues in the country, although in 1870, it was actually called Clepington Park.
For the most recently built stadium, we are staying in the same city, as Dundee FC have been working on a relocation for some time now. Their new Camperdown site will have a capacity of 12,500 and is expected to open in 2025.
Past major European football matches in Scotland
1960 European Cup Final
The 1960 European Cup Final, contested between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt is widely regarded as one of, if not the best European finals of all time – and it was hosted at Hampden Park.
A crowd of approximately 127,000, a record figure to this day, watched on as Ferenc Puskas and Alfredo Di Stefano scored the first two European Cup final hat-tricks in the history of the sport.
It was a magical moment not just for Scottish football, but the entire world.
Euro 2020
Hampden Park also has an international pedigree, most recently being selected as one of the 13 hosting venues of Euro 2020 which took place in several nations.
The ground would host four matches at the tournament – three group stage fixtures and one round of 16 clash.
Scotland played two of their three group-stage games at Hampden Park, but the Tartan Army unfortunately fell to defeat in both.
Euro 2028
Similarly to Euro 2020, Hampden Park has again been chosen as one of the 10 hosting venues at Euro 2028 – the only stadium in Scotland to be chosen.
It has not yet been confirmed how many fixtures will take place at the ground, but it is certain to have a huge role to play in creating another fantastic tournament for both fans and players alike.