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A '''football stadium''' is the venue where football games are played. At a minimum, a stadium consists of a playing field, "sidelines" on opposite sides of the field for coaches and players not currently in the game, and seating for spectators (sometimes referred to as "the stands").
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Typically, a '''stadium''' is a venue where sporting events take place. The term came into the English language from [[Latin]], where the correct plural form is ''stadia'', a term which is almost never used in contemporary sports discussions. Instead, the conventional English plural "s" is used.
The term stadium came into the English language from [[Latin]], where the correct plural form is stadia, a term which is almost never used in contemporary sports discussions. Instead, the conventional English plural "s" is used.
 
==Sports architecture==
Football stadiums are one of several specialised forms of sports architecture found on college and university campuses and in many urban communities. Other forms also include [[soccer stadium]]s, [[baseball park]]s, [[basketball arena]]s, [[hockey arena]]s, [[natatorium]]s for competitive swimming events, and others.
 
In professional football, a number of teams play in covered stadiums or "domes".
 
==Campus stadiums==
 
==Large stadiums==
Football stadiums are generally rated by the number of spectator (or "fan") seats they offer. A growing number of the largest campus stadiums at the Universities of Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and elsewhere seat more than 100,000 spectators.


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Typically, a stadium is a venue where sporting events take place. The term came into the English language from Latin, where the correct plural form is stadia, a term which is almost never used in contemporary sports discussions. Instead, the conventional English plural "s" is used.

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