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Estadio Riazor
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Estadio Municipal de Riazor (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo muniθiˈpal de rjaˈθoɾ]) is an all-seater stadium in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain which is the home of Deportivo de La Coruña. Currently known as Estadio ABANCA-RIAZOR[2] for sponsorship reasons, its name derives from the nearby beach of the same name.
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Full name | Estadio Municipal de Riazor |
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Location | A Coruña, Spain |
Coordinates | 43.3687°N 8.4175°W / 43.3687; -8.4175 (Estadio Municipal de Riazor) |
Owner | Concello de A Coruña |
Operator | Deportivo de La Coruña |
Type | Stadium |
Genre(s) | Sporting events |
Capacity | 34,889[1] |
Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1939 |
Built | 1940 |
Opened | 28 October 1944 |
Renovated | 1982, 1995–1998, 2018 |
Architect | Santiago Rey Pedreira |
Project manager | José Martín Alonso |
Structural engineer | José Martín Alonso |
Tenants | |
Deportivo de La Coruña (1944–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) |
It has a capacity of 32,660 making it the 13th-largest in Spain and the largest in the region. It holds the record for the most-attended match in the third tier with 29,079 spectators.[3]
The stadium hosted matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and is due to hold matches at the upcoming 2030 FIFA World Cup.[4] It has also hosted international friendlies and qualifying matches of the Spanish national team.