Where does Sunderland's Stadium of Light rank among the UK's most popular stadiums including the homes of Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Celtic
At 49,000, the Stadium of Light is ranked 15th highest in the UK in terms of its capacity.
By Joe Ramage
Published 11th Nov 2021, 12:00 BST
Updated 11th Nov 2021, 12:30 BST
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Sunderland fans continue to turn up in their thousands each week despite a fourth season in League One, but just how popular is the Black Cats’ home ground when it comes to social media?
With social media providing an outlet for fans to represent their team and demonstrate their passion, it’s no surprise that these stadiums have an enormous presence on Instagram.
Curious to find out which stadium was most beloved, Live Rugby tickets took to Instagram to figure out which arena has the biggest representation on the platform across all varieties of sports.
The Wearsiders’ home stadium finds itself among the most elite clubs and stadiums in the UK on Instagram and here we look at the top 15 most popular UK stadiums when it comes to the number of Instagram hashtags.
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Curious to find out which stadium was most beloved, Live Rugby tickets took to Instagram to figure out which arena has the biggest representation on the platform across all varieties of sports.
5. Goodison Park - 56,400
Another of England's more historic grounds is Goodison Park with the Toffees home 11th in our list. Goodison Park was the first major football stadium built in England but may soon see its final game as Everton look to move to a new home at Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium in the near future. (Photo by Jon Super - Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool
Home of Glasgow giants Celtic, Celtic Park is the 10th ranked stadium on our list with the Scottish club's stadium seeing almost 60,000 interactions as per RugbyLive. The Hoops are looking to regain their Scottish Premiership crown after Steven Gerrard guided Rangers to the title last season (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN
Leeds United are back in the Premier League after their promotion in 2020 with Elland Road also a much welcome ground returning to the top flight. Leeds' home is the ninth ranked stadium in the UK for Instagram hashtags according to RugbyLive (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) Photo: George Wood
It has been an excellent start to the season for David Moyes and West Ham United as they finally start to feel at home in the London Stadium following their move from Upton Park. Built for the Olympic Games back in 2012 the London Stadium is the eighth most talked about stadium on social media as per RugbyLive. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) Photo: Justin Setterfield