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Estadio Gran Canaria

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Location
  
Las Palmas, Spain

Capacity
  
32,400

Phone
  
+34 928 41 33 87

Expanded
  
2014–2016

Opened
  
8 May 2003

Province
  
Province of Las Palmas

Owner
  
Gran Canaria

Estadio Gran Canaria

Field size
  
105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)

Architect
  
Pedro MedinaGuillermo Ortego Carretero

Address
  
Calle Fondos de Segura, s/n, 35019 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

Similar
  
Gran Canaria, Estadio Insular, Mendizorrotza Stadium, RCDE Stadium, La Rosaleda Stadium

Estadio Gran Canaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas. It was opened in 2003 as a multi-purpose stadium 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.

With a capacity of 33,111 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 was removed to turn the venue into a football-specific stadium, with the seats closer to the playing ground.

There is a plan proposed by the local authoroties to raise the capacity of the stadium up to 40,000 by the end of 2017.

References

Estadio Gran Canaria Wikipedia


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