# The football matches with the biggest crowds in history

The Maracanazo of 1950 still holds the record, ahead of the great Glasgow crowds of the 1930s: the football matches watched by the most people in a stadium. Which would you have liked to be at?

- 42 votes · 15 items
- Dec 5, 2023 · Mitchell S.
- https://even.best/en/l/3043/the-football-matches-with-the-biggest-crowds-in-history

## Top 15

1. **Brazil v Spain (1950)** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 152,722 at the Maracanã.
2. **Uruguay v Brazil (1950)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 173,850 officially at the Maracanã, perhaps nearly 200,000: the Maracanazo.
3. **Scotland v England (1937)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 149,547 at Hampden Park, the British record.
4. **Celtic v Leeds United (1970)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 136,505 for the European Cup semi-final at Hampden.
5. **Benfica v Porto (1987)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — About 135,000 at the old Estádio da Luz.
6. **Real Madrid v Milan (1956)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 129,690 at the Bernabéu.
7. **Bolton v West Ham (1923)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The first Wembley FA Cup final, the "White Horse Final".
8. **Celtic v Aberdeen (1937)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 147,365 for the Scottish Cup final at Hampden.
9. **East Bengal v Mohun Bagan (1997)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 131,781 for the Kolkata derby.
10. **Manchester United v Real Madrid (2014)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 109,318 at Michigan Stadium, a friendly in the US.
11. **Brazil v Sweden (1950)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 138,886 to see a 7-1 at the Maracanã.
12. **Rangers v Celtic (1939)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 118,567 at Ibrox, the Old Firm record.
13. **Brazil v Yugoslavia (1950)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 142,429 at the Maracanã.
14. **Mexico v Brazil (1999)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — About 110,000 at the Azteca.
15. **Real Madrid v Eintracht Frankfurt (1960)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 127,621 at Hampden for the 7-3 European Cup final.

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