The most surveilled football stadiums around the world

Comparitech recently conducted research into exactly this, looking at the top 100 stadiums in world football around the world, to figure out which football fans are the most watched. They have collated the number of cameras found in each stadium, focusing on the number of cameras recording the public in and around the grounds but excluding those that record and stream matches on television.

Football matches are always closely monitored, whether it be the World Cup, Premier League, the Bundesliga, Major League Soccer, La Liga, or beyond. And football fans travel in their thousands to stadiums to catch a glimpse of their favourite players. For instance, 1,977,824 fans attended the Woman’s World Cup this summer.

What many may not consider is the surveillance systems that are watching their every move, whether upon entry, exit or during the game.

According to Comparitech’s research team:
2 stadiums have over 1,000 cameras–the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia and the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium in India
25 stadiums use facial recognition technology to monitor their fans. A further four have considered and/or are trialing its use
17 stadiums claim that facial recognition is not in use. Certain leagues (e.g. the Premier League) ban stadiums from implementing the technology

Additionally, the top 20 most surveilled football stadiums, based on the number of cameras per 1,000 fans were found to be:

Luzhniki Stadium – Russian National Team/FC Torpedo Moscow – Russia
Turk Telekom Arena – Galatasaray S.K. – Turkey
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (“Salt Lake Stadium”) – Indian ..

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