Estadio de Gran Canaria
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| View into the stadium on the south curve (September 2008) | |
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| place | Calle Fondos de Segura, s / n 35019 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria , Spain
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 6 '1.2 " N , 15 ° 27' 24.1" W |
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Cabildo Gran Canaria (island administration) |
| opening | May 8, 2003 |
| First game | UD Las Palmas - RSC Anderlecht 2: 1 |
| Renovations | 2015 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| architect | Pedro Medina |
| capacity | 32,392 seats |
| playing area | 106 m × 68 m |
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The Estadio de Gran Canaria is a football stadium that is located in the Spanish city of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Gran Canaria . It serves as the home ground of the UD Las Palmas football club .
history
The Gran Canaria Stadium was officially opened in 2003 with a game between UD Las Palmas and RSC Anderlecht (2: 1) and replaced the old Estadio Insular , which opened in 1949 . As is often the case in Spain, the stadium is only covered on the main stand. The building has a bowl-like shape that is not closed only in the north curve. There is also a large video scoreboard there. There is space for 400 journalists in the press stand. There are 350 parking spaces available in the building and a further 5,000 spaces around the stadium. The stadium's equipment meets the requirements of the world football association FIFA and the world athletics association IAAF .
From November to the end of 2015, the stadium was converted into a football stadium for around four million euros . For this purpose, the athletics facility in front of the grandstands in the south, east and west was removed and the stands extended to the edge of the field. After the work, the venue will have 32,392 seats, making it the largest stadium in the Canary Islands . The spectators were previously 27.30 meters from the pitch. Today it is only 7.30 meters.
Events
International matches
So far, the stadium has twice hosted an international match for the Spanish men's national soccer team.
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Aug. 18, 2004: Spain - Venezuela 3: 2 (1: 1) - (Friendly Match)
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Nov. 21, 2007: Spain - Northern Ireland 1: 0 (0: 0) - ( Euro 2008 qualifying )
Concerts
In addition to various sporting events, it is also used for concerts. A selection of the artists and music groups:
- Bryan Adams - ( Sep 12, 2005)
- Shakira - ( July 3, 2006)
- La Oreja de Van Gogh - ( Dec 8, 2006)
- Joaquín Sabina and Joan Manuel Serrat - ( Sep 6, 2007)
- Andrés Calamaro - ( May 29, 2008)
- Juanes - ( July 11, 2008)
- Gloria Estefan - ( July 25, 2009)
- Sting - ( July 13, 2011)
- Juanes - ( July 29, 2011)
Others
From 2005 to 2007 the freestyle motocross event "Freestyle Gran Canaria" was held in the sports facility. In 2008 the automobile races of the “Master Stadium Race” took place in the Estadio de Gran Canaria. For this, the interior of the stadium (without a lawn) was temporarily paved.
Web links
- udlaspalmas.es: Stadium on the UD Las Palmas website (Spanish)
- institutoinsulardedeportes.com: Stadium on the Gran Canaria Sports Institute website (Spanish)
- intothecalderon.com: ITC Stadium Series: Estadio de Gran Canaria (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- setlist.fm: concert list of the stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Stadium renovation for a newly promoted Spanish article from August 15, 2015
- ↑ tintaamarilla.es: Las obras de las gradas comienzan el 11 de noviembre Article of November 6, 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ tintaamarilla.es: 32,392 espectadores, el aforo definitivo del Gran Canaria article of January 14, 2016 (Spanish)
- ↑ As of August 15, 2015
- ↑ youtube.com: Video of the event
- ↑ youtube.com: Video of the event