Operator Osasuna Scoreboard Yes Opened 2 September 1967 Team CA Osasuna Owner Government of Navarra | Surface Grass Capacity 18,761 Province Navarre Phone +34 948 15 26 36 | |
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Former names El Sadar (1967–2005, 2012–)
Reyno de Navarra (2005–2011) Location Pamplona, Navarre, Spain Field size 104 m × 66 m (341 ft × 217 ft) Address Calle Sadar, s/n, Calle del Sadar, s/n, 31006 Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Similar Estadio Benito Villamarín, Anoeta Stadium, Estadio de la Cerámica, Mendizorrotza Stadium, Ipurua Municipal Stadium | ||
Ca osasuna bienvenidos a sadar park
Estadio El Sadar ([esˈtaðjo el saˈðar]; known as Reyno de Navarra from 2005 to 2011, [ˈrejno ðe naˈβara]) is a football stadium in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. The stadium holds 18,761 people. It was built in 1967 and is the home of CA Osasuna. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
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Name
The stadium was known as El Sadar, after a river near the stadium, from 1967 to 2005 and again since 2011. From 2005 to 2011 the stadium was called Reyno de Navarra by its sponsor, the Government of Navarre, using the medieval Spanish spelling reyno instead of the modern reino ("kingdom", derived from rey, "king") which lent it a somehow archaic touch.
History
Opened in 1967 as El Sadar, the stadium replaced the San Juan stadium that was sold the previous year. The stadium accommodated a capacity of 25,000 spectators at its opening with only 7,000 of those seated. Its inaugural game was played on 2 September between Zaragoza and Portuguese side Vitoria de Setúbal and ended in a one-all draw. The following day Osasuna defeated Vitoria de Setúbal 3-0 for its first win in the new stadium. Osaba scored the first goal for Osasuna in El Sadar in the 28th minute.
Bon Jovi performed at the stadium during their These Days Tour on June 5, 1996.
In November 2014, Osasuna was forced to sell the stadium to the regional government of Navarre (Navarra) because of the club's huge economic crisis, threatening its continued existence. The measure was approved in the regional parliament with 31 votes in favour and 18 against.
In the summer of 2015, the capacity of the stadium was reduced from 19,800 to 18,761 due to security-related renovation works.