Location Madrid, Spain Capacity 20,000 (at closure) Surface Grass Opened 6 September 1994 Owner Community of Madrid | Operator Community of Madrid Field size 105 × 68 metres Address 28022 Madrid, Spain Province Community of Madrid Architect Cruz y Ortiz | |
Full name Estadio de la Comunidad Similar Vicente Calderón Stadium, Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid, Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Nou Mestalla, Estadio de La Cartuja Profiles | ||
Atl tico de madrid proyecto del nuevo estadio cyo estadio la peineta
Estadio La Peineta, officially known as Estadio de la Comunidad de Madrid and later as Estadio Olímpico de Madrid, was a multi-use stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was opened on 6 September 1994 by the Community of Madrid. The stadium had a capacity of 20,000 spectators upon its closure.
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- Atl tico de madrid proyecto del nuevo estadio cyo estadio la peineta
- History
- Notable events
- New stadium
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It was designated as the Estadio de la Comunidad, and later as the Estadio Olímpico de Madrid.
History
During the early 1990s, the Sports Council of the Community of Madrid has promoted the city's bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 1997, for which preparations began for an Olympic stadium at the east of Madrid, next to the M-40 Motorway. The site located at the eastern suburbs of Madrid, was expected to be heavily urbanized.
The construction of the new stadium was launched in 1990 based on a design proposed by Cruz y Ortiz. The construction was completed in 1993, while the inauguration took place in September 1994. The single side tier oval shaped stadium with a capacity 20,000 seats, became popular as La Peineta meaning the comb, because of its similarity with the traditional hair comb.
The 1997 World Championships in Athletics were finally awarded to Athens, while La Peineta was used for minor sports and cultural events during the decade of its existence. It became an abandoned stadium in 2004.
Notable events
New stadium
In 2004, the stadium was closed for a future project upon the Madrid bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics. However, following the defeat of Madrid's bid in 2009, many proposals were made for the future use of the stadium. Finally, 11 September 2013, that Atlético Madrid will build its future stadium on the location of La Peineta. Thus, the ownership was officially transferred to the club. The new stadium will replace Vicente Calderón Stadium as their home starting from 2017–18 season. Atlético Madrid announced that its official name will be Wanda Metropolitano: Wanda for sponsorship reasons and Metropolitano by the name of the historical stadium which hosted Atlético's matches before Vicente Calderón.