UPDATE: You can find a FIFA 19 relevant version of this article here.
Let’s face it, playing a career mode in a generic-looking stadium with a fake sounding name sucks. It’s just the truth.
Here’s a list of the 49 real-world stadiums in FIFA 18 across 14 leagues. Some of them host more than one team so there are more than 50 teams you can manage with a real stadium. I omitted the Donbass arena because the Ukranian League isn’t fully licensed so you can’t manage Shakhtar Donetsk in career mode.
Premier League Realistic Stadiums (England)
The Vitality Stadium / Dean Court- AFC Bournemouth (Capacity: 11,360)
The Emirates Stadium / Ashburton Grove – Arsenal (Capacity: 59,867)
American Express Community Stadium (Amex Stadium) / Falmer Stadium – Brighton and Hove Albion (Capacity: 30,750)
Turf Moor – Burnley (Capacity: 21,401)
Stamford Bridge – Chelsea (Capacity: 41,631)
Selhurst Park – Crystal Palace (Capacity: 25,456)
Goodison Park – Everton (Capacity: 39,572)
John Smith’s Stadium / Kirklees Stadium – Huddersfield Town (Capacity: 24,121)
King Power Stadium / Leicester City Stadium – Leicester City (Capacity: 32,312)
Anfield – Liverpool (Capacity: 54,074)
Etihad Stadium / City of Manchester Stadium – Manchester City (Capacity: 55,097)
Old Trafford – Manchester United (Capacity: 74,994)
St James’ Park – Newcastle United (Capacity: 52,354)
St Mary’s Stadium – Southampton (Capacity: 32,505)
Bet365 Stadium / Stoke Stadium – Stoke City (Capacity: 30,089)
Liberty Stadium / Swansea Stadium – Swansea City (Capacity: 21,088)
Wembley Stadium – Tottenham Hotspur (Capacity: 90,000)
Vicarage Road – Watford (Capacity: 21,577)
The Hawthorns – West Bromwich Albion (Capacity: 26,850)
London Stadium – West Ham United (Capacity: 57,000*)
*Restricted to 57,000 from 66,000 by licensing regulations
EFL Championship Realistic Stadiums (England)
Villa Park – Aston Villa (Capacity: 42,682)
KCOM Stadium / Hull City Stadium – Hull City (Capacity: 25,400)
Riverside Stadium – Middlesbrough (Capacity: 34,000)
Carrow Road – Norwich City (Capacity: 27.244)
Loftus Road – QPR (Capacity: 18,439)
Stadium of Light – Sunderland (Capacity: 48,707)
EFL League One Realistic Stadiums (England)
Fratton Park – Portsmouth (Capacity: 19,669)
Bundesliga Realistic Stadiums (Germany)
Allianz Arena / Fußball Arena München – Bayern Munich (Capacity: 75,000)
Signal Iduna Park / Westfalenstadion – Borussia Dortmund (Capacity: 81, 360)
Borussia-Park – Borussia Monchengladbach (Capacity: 54,057)
Volksparkstadion – Hamburg SV (Capacity: 57,000)
Olympiastadion – Hertha Berlin (Capacity: 74,475)
Veltins Arena / Arena AufSchalke – Schalke 04 (Capacity: 62,271)
La Liga Realistic Stadiums (Spain)
Wanda Metropolitano – Atletico Madrid (Capacity: 67,703)
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium – Real Madrid (Capacity: 81,044)
Mestalla Stadium – Valencia CF (Capacity: 49,500)
Serie A Realistic Stadiums (Italy)
San Siro / Stadio Giuseppe Meazza – AC Milan and Inter Milan (Capacity: 80,018)
Allianz Stadium / Juventus Stadium – Juventus (Capacity: 41,507)
Ligue 1 Realistic Stadiums (France)
Orange Vélodrome / Stade Vélodrome – Olympique Marseille (Capacity: 67,394)
Parc des Princes – Paris Saint-Germain (Capacity: 47,929)
Eredivisie Realistic Stadiums (The Netherlands)
Johan Cruijff ArenA – Ajax (Capacity: 54,033)
MLS Realistic Stadiums (North America and Canada)
StubHub Center – LA Galaxy (Capacity: 27,000)
CenturyLink Field – Seattle Sounders (Capacity: 39,419)
BC Place Stadium – Vancouver Whitecaps (Capacity: 22,120)
Liga MX Realistic Stadiums (Mexico)
Estadio Azteca – Club America (Capacity: 81,070)
Primera Division Realistic Stadiums (Argentina)
La Bombonera / Estadio Alberto J. Armando – Boca Juniors (Capacity: 49,000)
El Monumental / Estadio Antonio Vespucio Liberti – River Plate (Capacity: 61,688)
Saudi Professional League Realistic Stadiums (Saudi Arabia)
King Fahd International Stadium – Al Hilal, Al Nassr and Al Shabab (Capacity: 67,000)
King Abdullah Sports City – Al Ittihad and Al Ahli (Capacity: 62,241)
J1 League Realistic Stadiums (Japan)
Panasonic Stadium Suita / Suita City Football Stadium – Gamba Osaka (Capacity: 39,694)
Remember to check out our other guides on the Best Teams to manage in career mode.