Estadio Benito Villamarín
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| Full name | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
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| Former names | Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera (2000–2010) |
| Location | Avenida de Heliópolis, s/n 41012 Sevilla |
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| Owner | Real Betis |
| Operator | Real Betis |
| Capacity | 52,500[1] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1929 |
| Renovated | 1982, 2000 |
| Architect | Antonio González Cordón Tomás Garrido Manuel López Ruiz Fermín Gómez |
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| Real Betis | |
Estadio Benito Villamarín[2] [esˈtaðjo βeˈnito βiʎamaˈɾin] is a football stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Real Betis.
Location
The stadium is located in the Avenida de la Palmera zone, 41012 Sevilla.
History
The ground opened in 1929, and its first match involved the Spain national football team. It hosted two matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.[3]
1982 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:[citation needed]
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
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| 1982-06-18 |  Brazil |
4–1 |  Scotland |
Group 6 (First Round) |
| 1982-06-23 | Brazil |
4–0 |  New Zealand |
Group 6 (First Round) |
References
External links
- Stadium page at Real Betis Balompié site (Spanish)
- Stadium photo at worldstadiums.com
- Estadios de Espana
- Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Discusses Construction Of Stadium (Spanish)
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