Matches seen in:
Olympiastadion (Berlin - Hertha Berlin)
Karl-Liebknecht Stadion (Potsdam - Babelsberg 03)
Constant van den Stock Stadium (Brussels - Anderlecht)
Jan Breydel Stadium (Bruges - Cercle Bruges)
Villa Park (Birmingham - Aston Villa)
Highbury (London - Arsenal)
Selhurst Park (London - Wimbledon pre-MK Dons)
Blundell Park (Grimsby - GTFC)
Anfield Road (Liverpool - LFC)
San Siro (Milan - AC Milan)

Plus grounds whose names I have forgotten in: Preston, Scunthorpe, Dublin (for a Shamrock Rovers match) and Copenhagen (FK Bram). Also saw a baseball game in a ramshackle ground in the town of Las Tunas, Cuba.

Grounds I've seen but not seen matches in:
Artemio Franchi (Florence)
Stadio Olimpico (Rome)
Craven Cottage (Fulham)
Old Trafford (Manchester)
Goodison Park (Everton)

Grounds I've been arrested for trespassing in:
Stade de France (Paris - it's a long story, occurred days after Sept 11 and a match between France and Algeria which was cancelled due to crowd unrest).

Im obcessed with this stadium and think it is sensational, is it just as moving being there in person?

I was probably in the same bay as you for the Cro match! Were you surrounded by WAGS? One of my mates got a photo of Tony Vidmar.

For Brazil: Middle deck, 2nd row, just around from the corner flag (I'm in the top left of the pic in my sig - I'm holding a Eureka Flag with NSFC painted in the corners. That's why it's my new sig).

Roughly the same position for K-town against Nippon as the other matches, but right at the edge of the main Aussie block, sitting next to a big mob of japanese.

Like you my tickets were category 1 but I'm pretty sure the people in the next bay were paying a lot less for the same view. Bloody FIFA.

Yes, it is, even for a humdrum Bundesliga match with Hertha playing sh*t. I've been there pre and post renovation, and I mus say they've done a good job in maintaining the history of the place - it's just about the only Nazi era building left in Berlin.

Before the roof was installed, Hertha flags used to line the top of the stadium, replacing the old Nazi torches used during the Olympics (the torch marathon originated in the Berlin Olympics, btw), which had a bit of iffy symbolism, if you ask me. The only problem with the roof now is the support poles block the view for several thousand seats, but there was really no other way to do it.

On a side note, I find it amazing that they can fit in 75,000 people into the place, as an all-seater. The seats aren't particularly cramped and the sightlines are good, but the height form the top row to the pitch level would probably be about half that of the redeveloped MCG or the new Wembley. Really has me scratching my head, that one.

Went to Argentina Germany and walking aroudn the stadium and buildings prior to kick off was awesome with all the old 1936 Olympic infrastructure.

WACA
Subi
AAMI Stadium
MCG
Stadium Australia
Aussie Stadium
Staples Centre
MetroDome(Minnesota)
Target Centre(timberwolves)
Excel Energy Centre(Minnesota Wild)

Germany
Rhien Energie Stadion
Olympiastadion Berlin
Olympiastadion Munich
Allianz Arena
Fritz Walter Stadion
Stuttgart World Cup Stadium
Frankenstadion(Nuremberg)
Walstadion (Dortmund)
Frankfurt World Cup Stadion

The matches at Dortmund and Stuttgart were the best Atmospheres i saw at the World cup.

Australia

Aussie Staidum
Telstra Stadium
Parramatta Stadium (VIP access)
Acer Arena
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Suncorp Stadium (VIP access)
Sydney Cricket Ground

International

Elland Road, UK
Galpharm Stadium, UK (VIP access)
Georgia Dome
Phillips Arena (VIP access)
Turner Field

The VIP Access ones means I've been into change rooms and through the 'bowels' of the venue basically. I only mentioned the ones of importance, ones.

Venue's played or officiated at

Parramatta Stadium
Suncorp Stadium
Telstra Stadium (ball boy for Australia v FIFA All Stars)

Eric weissel oval..wagga
bolton park... wagga
Jubilee Park...wagga
ashmont oval...wagga
apex park... wagga
junee ...oval

gotta start somewhere!!!

WATCHED GAMES AT:

Commerzbank Arena (Frankfurt)
Allianz Arena

DROVE BY / FLEW BY / WAITED OUTSIDE AT:

Estadio Alerto J Armando - La Bombonera (Boca - Argentina)
Estadio Monumental (River Plate - Argentina)
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion (Stuttgart – trying to scalp Aus v Cro tix)
Berlin Olympiastadion (Sweden vs Paraguay)
Munich Olympiastadion
Na Stinadlech Stadion (Teplice, Czech Republic)

In alphabetical order:
Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
AIS Arena, Canberra
Allianz Arena, Munich
Anfield, Liverpool
Ballymore, Brisbane
Brisbane Convention Centre
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Campbelltown Sports Ground (pre-upgrade)
Carrara Stadium
Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Croke Park, Dublin
Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern
The Gabba, Brisbane
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
Lang Park, Brisbane
Olympiastadion, Munich
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Perry Park, Brisbane
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney Football Stadium
Upton Park, London

Grounds that i've been to see games:

UK
Spotland Stadium - Rochdale Hornets RL
McCain Stadium - Scarborough FC
Boothferry Park - Hull City FC
Boundary Park - Oldham RL & OAFC
South Leeds Stadium - Hunslet RL
Both Headingly's - Leeds RL & Yorks CCC
Odsal - Bradford RL
Knowsley Road - St Helens RL
Belle Vue - Wakefield RL
Queens Stadium - Bridlington Town FC
Abby Stadium - Cambridge United FC
Gresty Road - Crew Alex FC
Both Old Trafford's - Man United & Lancs CCC
Elland Road - Leeds United FC
McAlpine Stadium - Hudds RL & FC
Edgeley Park - Stockport FC
The Willows - Salford RL
JJB Stadium - Wigan RL & FC
Selhurst Park - Crystal Palace FC
Carrow Road - Norwich City FC
Brisbane Road - Leyton Orient FC
Tranmere Rovers ground (forgot name)
London Road - Peterborough United FC
The Shay - Halifax RL & FC
Bootham Cresent - YORK FC
Bayview (Old) - East Fife FC
Ochilview - Stenhousemuir FC
Striling Albion FC ground (forgot name)
Greenock Morton FC ground (forgot name)
Easter Road - Hibs FC
Tyncastle - Hearts FC
Falkirk FC's Old ground (forgot name)
Wilderspool - Warrington RL
Mount Plesent - Batley RL
Hilton Park - Leigh RL
Sheffield International Athletics Stadium - Sheffield RL
Stanningly - Bramley RL
Halliwell Jones stadium - Warrington RL
Central Park - Wigan RL
Wembley Stadium
Croke Park - GAA - Dublin
Carrick Park - Carrick Rangers FC - Belfast
Seaview - Crusaders FC - Belfast
Showgrounds - Bellymena FC - near Belfast
Larne FC's ground - Belfast


Germany
Millinator - St Pauli FC
Olympic Stadumi - Munich

Sparta Prague's Ice Hockey Stadium

Yankee Stadium

Althletic grounds Wellington NZ

No doubt there are some that I've forgotten.

PLUS there are numerous grounds around the world that I've walk passed, been into, flown over, taken the tour!

***Remembered a couple more to add to the list.

UK
Canal Street, Runcorn - Widnes RL
Thrum Hall - Halifax RL
Landsdown Road - Dublin, Irish RU.

Are you a mate of Jeffles?

Grounds I have watched matches in overseas

Canada
Stade Percival Molson Montreal PQ
Iver Wynne Stadium Hamilton ON
Skydome, Toronto ON
Varsity Stadium, Toronto ON
GM Motors Place Stadium, Vancouver BC (ice hockey, basketball)

Germany
Olympiastadion München
Allianz Arena, München
Stadion an der Grünwälder Straße,Gießing,München
Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart
Fritz Walter Stadion, Kaiserslautern
Donaustadion, Ulm

Austria
Lehner Stadion, Salzburg

Italy
Stadio Marazzi, Genova
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan

England
Wembley Stadium, London
Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield
Old Trafford, Manchester
Gateshead Stadium, Newcastle
Wilderspool, Warrington
Knowsely Road, St Helens
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury
Odsal Stadium,Bradford

stadiums done on tour or seen

Praterstadion, Vienna, Austria
Estadi Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany
Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA USA
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL, USA
Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami, USA (flew over)

I will add further stadiums when I remember them.

JF

I am indeed!