Operator Real Valladolid Capacity 26,512 Province Province of Valladolid | Executive suites 120 Opened 20 February 1982 Phone +34 983 36 03 42 | |
 | ||
Full name Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla Location Avenida del Mundial 82, s/n
47014, Valladolid,
Province of Valladolid,
Castile and León,
Spain Owner Ayuntamiento de Valladolid Field size 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) Address Av. Mundial 82, s/n, 47014 Valladolid, Spain Similar La Romareda, Iberostar Stadium, Nuevo Estadio Los Pajar, Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos | ||
El estadio jos zorrilla desde un drone
Estadio José Zorrilla [esˈtaðjo xoˈse θoˈriʎa] is a football stadium in Valladolid, Spain. The stadium holds 26,512 people.
Contents
The stadium was built in 1982 and is named after poet José Zorrilla y Moral. Prior to this, they played in the old Estadio José Zorrilla.
The first match to be played at the stadium was a Spanish Liga match 20 February 1982 between Real Valladolid and Athletic Bilbao which ended in a 1–0 victory for Valladolid, the only goal being scored in the 84th minute by Jorge Alonso. The 1982 Copa del Rey Final was played at the stadium on 13 April, with Real Madrid defeating Sporting de Gijón 2–1.
During the 1982 FIFA World Cup, three Group D matches (Czechoslovakia-Kuwait, France-Kuwait and France-Czechoslovakia) were played at the Estadio Zorrilla.
Pop Superstar Michael Jackson performed a sold_out show on september 9 1997 during his HIStory World Tour.
Plans are currently under way to expand the stadium to 40,000 spectators. The project is known as Valladolid Arena [baʎaˈðolið aˈɾena].
In 2016, the stadium hosted the Copa del Rey de Rugby final between SilverStorm El Salvador and VRAC Entrepinares. 26,500 spectators attended to the game beating the record of attendance to a rugby union match in Spain.
Estadio jos zorrilla foto a foto
1982 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches: