Estadio Riazor
| Estadio Abanca-Riazor | |
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| Riazor | |
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| The Estadio Municipal de Riazor (2016) | |
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 Estadio Municipal de Riazor (1944-2017)  | 
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 Estadio Abanca-Riazor (since 2017)  | 
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| place | Rúa Manuel Murguía 15011 A Coruña , Spain | 
| Coordinates | 43 ° 22 '7.3 " N , 8 ° 25' 3.4" W | 
| owner | City of A Coruña | 
| opening | October 28, 1944 | 
| First game | October 28, 1944  Deportivo La Coruna - Valencia CF 2: 3  | 
| Renovations | 1982, 1995-1998, 2015-2018 | 
| surface | Natural grass | 
| architect | Santiago Rey Pedreira | 
| capacity | 32,660 seats | 
| playing area | 105 m × 68 m | 
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The Estadio Municipal de Riazor ( officially Estadio Abanca-Riazor since June 2017 through a sponsorship agreement ) is a football stadium in the Spanish city of A Coruña , Galicia . It is the home ground of the Deportivo La Coruña football club , which currently plays in the Segunda División . Today it offers 32,660 places. The facility, located directly on the Atlantic , has underfloor heating and a floodlight system .
history
The stadium was inaugurated on October 28, 1944 with the match between Deportivo La Coruña and Valencia CF (2: 3). It was a venue for the 1982 World Cup . At that time it was completely renovated for the first time. Another renovation took place between 1995 and 1998.
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Web links
- rcdeportivo.es: stadium on the official website of Deportivo (Spanish)
 - riazor.org: Data on the stadium (Spanish)
 - europlan-online.de: Estadio Municipal de Riazor - A Coruña
 - stadiumguide.com: Estadio ABANCA-Riazor (English)
 - groundhopping.de: Visitor report from 2004
 
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nace el estadio Abanca Riazor. In: galicia.economiadigital.es. June 29, 2017, Retrieved May 15, 2020 (Spanish).
 - ↑ Estadio ABANCA-RIAZOR. In: rcdeportivo.es. Retrieved May 15, 2020 (Spanish).