Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López

28°27′47″N 16°15′38″W / 28.46306°N 16.26056°W / 28.46306; -16.26056OwnerCabildo Insular de TenerifeOperatorCabildo Insular de TenerifeCapacity22,824^[1]Field size105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)ConstructionOpened25 July 1925 (inauguration)Renovated1940s-1950s and 1990s-2000sArchitectMarrero Regalado
Carlos SchwartzTenantsCD Tenerife
Spain national football team (selected matches)

Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez also Estadio de Tenerife is a football stadium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is the home ground of CD Tenerife. With a capacity of 22,824 seats, it is the 27th-largest stadium in Spain and the second-largest in the Canary Islands. It has dimensions of 107 x 70 metres, making it the stadium with the largest area of field of the Canary Islands.^[2][3]

History

The stadium was inaugurated on July 25, 1925 with the game between Tenerife and Marino from Las Palmas.^[4]

The plant was designed by the architects José Enrique Marrero Regalado and Carlos Schwartz. The dimensions of the soccer field are 107x70m and it has a capacity of 22,948 spectators, which makes it the stadium with the largest playing surface in the archipelago. The original name of the field was "Stadium" and it was changed to the current one in 1950.

The stadium was renovated in 1949 and 2000 following as models the Mini Estadi and the Alberto Jacinto Armando Stadium. In the first half of the 90s it was also used for matches of the Spanish team.

International matches

Spain national team matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Competition
13 December 1989	Switzerland	2–1	Friendly match
9 February 1994	Poland	1–1	Friendly match
13 November 1996	Slovakia	4–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

• Club Deportivo Tenerife

References