Estadio Gran Canaria

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Gran Canaria
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Location Las Palmas, Spain
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Owner Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Operator Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Capacity 32,150
Field size 105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)
Construction
Opened 8 May 2003
Architect Pedro Medina
Guillermo Ortego Carretero
Tenants
UD Las Palmas

Estadio Gran Canaria is a multi-purpose stadium in Las Palmas, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas. It was opened in 2003 to become the successor of the old Estadio Insular.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 8 May 2003 with a friendly between UD Las Palmas and RSC Anderlecht which was played in front of a full-capacity seats. The mach ended in favour of the hosts with a score of 2-1. The first scorer in the stadium was Rubén Castro.[1]

With a capacity of 32,150 seats, it is the largest sports venue in the Canary Islands.

Starting from 11 November 2014, the stadium went under restructuring works which will last for about 16 months. After the remodelization, the running track will be removed to turn the venue into a football-specific stadium, with the seats closer to the playing ground. The capacity of the stadium will be 33,070 seats.

International matches

2007-11-21
19:00 UTC+0
Spain  1 – 0  Northern Ireland
Xavi Goal 52' Report
Estadio Gran Canaria, Las Palmas
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
Spain v Northern Ireland

See also

References

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