Estadio Gran Canaria
Football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain
28°06′01″N 15°27′24″W / 28.10028°N 15.45667°W / 28.10028; -15.45667(Las Palmas vs Real Madrid, 27 January 2024)[2]
Guillermo Ortego Carretero
Spain national football team (selected matches)
Estadio Gran Canaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas. It was opened in 2003 as a multi-purpose stadium to become the successor of the old Estadio Insular.
It is one of the stadiums that could potentially host matches in the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[3]
History
The stadium was inaugurated on 8 May 2003 with a friendly between UD Las Palmas and Anderlecht which was played in front of a full-capacity seats. The match ended 2–1 in favour of Las Palmas. The first scorer in the stadium was Rubén Castro.[4]
With a capacity of 32,400 seats, it is the 14th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Canary Islands by terms of capacity[5] (Although not the largest in terms of surface area of the pitch is concerned).[6]
From 11 November 2014, the stadium went under restructuring works which lasted for 16 months. After the remodelization, the running track was removed to turn the venue into a football-specific stadium, with the seats closer to the playing ground.
International matches
Spain national team matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2004 |  Venezuela | 3–2 | Friendly match |
| 21 November 2007 |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 18 November 2018 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | Friendly match |
See also
References
- ^ "Gran Canaria Stadium". UD Las Palmas. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "El Estadio de Gran Canaria bate su récord" (in Spanish). As. 27 January 2024.
- ^ Corrigan, Dermot; Rai, Guillermo. "Bernabeu? Camp Nou? Casablanca? The race to host 2030 World Cup final". The Athletic. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "El nuevo templo de la UD Las Palmas cumplió este martes cuatro años". eldiario.es. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
- ^ "Estadio de Gran Canaria". UD Las Palmas. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ El Heliodoro Rodríguez López cumple 90 años
External links
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