Estadio Ciudad de Valencia
| Estadi Ciutat de Valencia Estadio Ciudad de Valencia |
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| The Estadio Ciudad de Valencia photographed from the north stand (April 2012) | |
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Estadio Antonio Román (1969–1972) |
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| place | Carrer de Sant Vicent de Paül 44 46019 Valencia , Spain
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 29 '40.9 " N , 39 ° 29' 40.9" E |
| owner | Levante UD |
| operator | Levante UD |
| opening | 9th September 1969 |
| First game | September 9, 1969 Levante UD - Valencia CF |
| Renovations | 1997, 2016, 2020 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 62 million pts (1969) 30 million € (2020) |
| capacity | 26,354 seats |
| playing area | 107 m × 70 m |
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The Estadio Ciudad de Valencia ( Valencian and officially: Estadi Ciutat de València ) is a football stadium in the Spanish city of Valencia , Valencian Community . The facility is the home ground of the UD Levante football club . The sports facility, which is located at Calle San Vicente de Paúl 44, has a capacity of 26,354 spectators with 296 VIP seats.
history
The facility was inaugurated on September 9, 1969 by then President Antonio Román . Since then it has undergone a number of name changes. Before the current name, the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia was called “Nou Estadi”. Levante used to play his home games at the Estadio de Vallejo .
In May 2010, the club and the city of Valencia decided to demolish the stadium. Through the associated purchase of the property on which a new residential area is to be built by the city, the association can avoid a possible insolvency (the club had an estimated 90 million euros in debt at the time ). At the same time, the city and the association announced the construction of a new home for the club. The new stadium will have a capacity between 12,000 and 15,000 spectators and will also be available for general sporting events in the city of Valencia. It is still unclear where this new stadium will be built. During the construction phase of the new stadium, the club's home games are being held in the Estadio Mestalla of city rivals Valencia CF.
The stadium was renovated in 1997 and 2016. During the last renovation work, the stadium structure was refurbished and the entire seating was replaced. From 2007 to 2010 a shopping center was built behind the opposite stand , with part of the stadium area with tennis courts and parking spaces making way for the new building.
At the end of 2018, plans to renovate the stadium were published. Work should begin the following year. The erection of steel pillars around the stadium only started in January 2020. They should support the new roof with wire ropes and a compression ring around the stadium, which covers all spectator seats in the stands. As soon as the supports are inside and outside, the roof can be started to be raised. During the work, the UD Levante is playing its home games at the Estadio Olímpico Camilo Cano in La Nucia . At the beginning of July the old roof over the main stand was removed. The construction company Grupo Bertolín has agreed to carry out the work in just 17 weeks. In addition to an LED - floodlights , a new sound system installed and large video display boards (23.5 x 5 m) and laid a new pitch. The renovations should be completed by October of that year and should cost around 17 million euros. This is the first phase of the renovation. The second phase includes the renovation of the interior of the stadium, especially the main stand. When this is completed, the venue will have a new, modern facade. The renovations should cost a total of 30 million euros.
Public transportation
- Bus routes 11, 12, 16, 36 and 70.
- Valencia Metro Line 6 ( Estadi del Llevant Station ).
Web links
- levanteud.com: Stadium on the Levante UD website (Spanish)
- stadiumdb.com: Estadi Ciutat de Valencia (English)
- stadiumguide.com: Estadi Ciutat de València (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barberá recalificará el estadio del Levante para que sus Salde deudas. In: elpais.com. El País , May 31, 2010, accessed July 21, 2020 (Spanish).
- ^ Estadi Ciutat de Valencia. In: stadiumdb.com. Retrieved July 21, 2020 (English).
- ^ New design: Old combines with new for Levante. In: stadiumdb.com. December 21, 2018, accessed on July 21, 2020 .
- ^ Valencia: Levante to have new roof by October. In: stadiumdb.com. July 16, 2020, accessed on July 21, 2020 .
- ↑ La nueva cara del Ciutat de València tras la futura remodelación. ( Web video ) In: youtube.com . Levante UD , December 20, 2018, accessed July 21, 2020 (Spanish).