Top 10 Stadiums in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast is one of the strongest footballing nations in Africa, three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners and the host and champion of the 2023 edition played in early 2024. The tournament drove a wave of new stadium construction across Abidjan, Yamoussoukro, Bouaké, Korhogo and San-Pédro. The grounds host the Elephants and a fervent national support. The grounds appear on the map.
1. Stade Alassane Ouattara (Olympique Ébimpé), Abidjan
Capacity: 60,000. Ivory Coast's new national stadium, opened in 2020 at Ébimpé north of Abidjan and built with Chinese support. It hosted the opening and final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and is the principal home of the Elephants.
2. Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Capacity: 40,000. The historic national stadium in central Abidjan, opened in 1964 and named after the country's founding president, renovated for the 2023 tournament after decades as the home of the Elephants.
3. Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Capacity: 40,000. The principal stadium of central Ivory Coast in Bouaké, renovated for the 2023 tournament and a symbol of the country's reunification after its civil conflict.
4. Stade Charles Konan Banny, Yamoussoukro
Capacity: 20,000. A new stadium in the political capital Yamoussoukro, built for the 2023 tournament and serving the central region near the great Basilica of Our Lady of Peace.
5. Stade Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Korhogo
Capacity: 20,000. A new stadium in the northern city of Korhogo, built for the 2023 tournament and serving the Savanes region in the north of the country.
6. Stade Laurent Pokou, San-Pédro
Capacity: 20,000. A new stadium in the port city of San-Pédro, built for the 2023 tournament and named after one of Ivory Coast's greatest ever footballers.
7. Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Capacity: 15,000. A historic Abidjan ground in the Marcory district, the traditional home of ASEC Mimosas, one of the most successful clubs in Ivorian and African football.
8. Stade Auguste Denise, Abidjan
Capacity: 8,000. A long-standing Abidjan venue used for league football, part of the dense football infrastructure of the country's largest city.
9. Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Capacity: 7,000. A traditional ground in the Treichville district of Abidjan, used for league and youth football and a fixture of the capital's footballing life.
10. Stade Municipal d'Anyama, Anyama
Capacity: 5,000. A community ground north of Abidjan used for league matches and youth development, completing a national network reshaped by the 2023 tournament.
A footballing landscape
Ivory Coast's stadium landscape was transformed by its hosting of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, a tournament the Elephants won on home soil in dramatic fashion. New arenas in Ébimpé, Yamoussoukro, Korhogo and San-Pédro, alongside renovated historic grounds, make the country one of the best-equipped footballing nations on the continent.
Explore on the map
Find these grounds and many more across Ivory Coast on our interactive map, and use it to plan a footballing journey through the country.