Estadio Benito Villamarín
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Estadio de la Exposición (1929–1939) |
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| place | Avda. de Heliópolis s / n 41012 Seville , Andalusia , Spain
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 21 '23.1 " N , 5 ° 58' 54.3" W |
| owner | Betis Seville |
| opening | 1929 |
| Renovations | 1958, 1971–1973, 1979–1982, 2000, 2016–2017 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| architect | Antonio González Cordón Manuel López Ruiz |
| capacity | 60,720 seats |
| playing area | 107 × 64 m |
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The Estadio Benito Villamarín is a football stadium in the Spanish city of Seville , Autonomous Community of Andalusia . The facility is owned and home to the Betis Sevilla football club , which plays in the Primera División . The stadium opened in 1929 and by summer 2016 had a capacity of 51,700 spectators. The renovation of the south stand reduced the number to 43,500 visitors in the 2016/17 season . The expanded stadium has offered 60,720 seats since the 2017/18 season .
history
The first venue of Betis Sevilla was the El Campo de las Tablas Verdes and from 1920 the club was based in the Campo del Real Patronato Obrero . Betis Sevilla has been playing in the current stadium since March 17, 1929. Over the years there have been several structural changes to the stadium. In 1958, grandstands were built behind the gates, which were replaced by new buildings between 1971 and 1973. The renovation and expansion began in 1979 for the 1982 World Cup . The last major work so far took place in 2000 with the construction of the north and east stands. Today the stadium consists of three parts. On the one hand from the three-story main grandstand in the west, which is the only part of the sports facility with a roof. Behind the gate in the south there is a one-story seating area. The connected tiers of the north and east are also three-story; However, their steep construction still overlooks the main grandstand.
In October 2010 a vote was taken on the future name of the stadium. The Estadio Benito Villamarín proposal received a majority with 6,107 votes. It was followed by the name Estadio Heliopolis with 2,786 votes and Estadio Ciudad del Betis with 655 votes. Only 160 votes were given to the previous name. Thus, the stadium got the name of its former president Benito Villamarín Prieto (1955-1965) back.
In the summer of 2016, the small south stand was demolished for a new building. The demolition was completed in mid-July. During the 2016/17 season, the stadium has 43,500 seats. The old building with around 8,500 seats will be replaced by a three-story tier with 14,700 seats. After completion of the renovation for 15 million euros, the Estadio Benito Villamarín will offer around 57,000 to 58,000 seats. The association is planning further modernizations in the future, such as the complete roofing of the tiers. The stadium will be rearranged for the 2017/18 season. The old seats in white and green are being replaced by seats in different shades of green and a small part of white seating. With the new grandstand, the space available should exceed 60,000.
On January 28, 2019, the Spanish football association RFEF awarded the 2019 Copa del Rey final to the Betis Sevilla venue for the first time. The application prevailed against the Estadio Mestalla in Valencia . The game took place on May 25th of that year. The FC Valencia ended with a 2: 1 in front of 53,698 spectators the winning streak of FC Barcelona with four final wins in a row. Valencia last won the Copa in 2008.
gallery
Panoramic view of the stadium (November 2007)
The north stand behind the gate and the opposite stand (February 2014)
Estadio Benito Villamarin in March 2014
The Estadio Benito Villamarin in January 2018 after the expansion of the south stand
Exterior view east facade (October 2019)
1982 World Cup matches at the Betis Sevilla stadium
- June 18, 1982, First final round Group 6 : Brazil - Scotland 4: 1 (1: 1)
- June 23, 1982, First final round Group 6 : Brazil - New Zealand 4: 0 (2: 0)
See also
Web links
- realbetisbalompie.es: Stadium on the club's website (Spanish)
- stadionwelt.de: Detailed picture gallery
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ realbetisbalompie.es: data on the stadium ( memento of the original from June 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish)
- ↑ realbetisbalompie.es: Stadium capacity ( memento of the original from October 2, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (spanish, english)
- ↑ abcdesevilla.es: Stadium gets its old name back Article from October 17, 2010 (Spanish)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Seville: Betis now without the south stand article from July 19, 2016 (English)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Sevilla: Betis to enclose their stadium with new stand Article from May 21, 2016 (English)
- ↑ stadiumdb.com: Seville: Betis displays new stadium image Article from December 20, 2016 (English)
- ↑ Copa del Rey Final 2019 in Seville. In: stadionwelt.de. January 28, 2019, accessed January 28, 2019 .
- ↑ Valencia CF ends Barca's cup series. In: weltfussball.de. May 25, 2019, accessed May 26, 2019 .
