Mestalla Stadium
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| Former names | Estadio Luis Casanova (1969–1994) |
|---|---|
| Location | Avenida Suecia, s/n 46010 - Valencia |
| Coordinates | 39°28′29″N 0°21′30″W / 39.47472°N 0.35833°W |
| Public transit |  Aragó (Lines 5 and 7) |
| Capacity | 49,430[1] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | grass/sand |
| Construction | |
| Started | 1923 |
| Opened | 20 May 1923 |
| Renovated | 2005–2019 |
| Expanded | 2007 |
| Construction cost | 316,439.20 pts (Purchase of Land) |
| Architect | Francisco Almenar Quinzá |
| Tenants | |
| Valencia (1923–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| valenciacf.com/mestalla | |
Mestalla Stadium (Spanish: Estadio de Mestalla Valencian: Estadi de Mestalla) is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. It is the home stadium of Valencia. It has a capacity of 49,430 seats,[2] which makes it the 8th-largest stadium in Spain.[3]
The stadium has hosted 10 Copa del Rey finals,[4] as well as matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup[5] and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[6][7]
It is set to be replaced by the Nou Mestalla, which started construction in 2007[8] and will have a capacity of 61,500.[9] It is expected to be completed before the 2027-28 season.[10]
References
- ↑ "Facilities about Mestalla". www.valenciacf.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ "Facilities about Mestalla". www.valenciacf.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ↑ "Mestalla the pearl of Valencia · Nest Hostels Valencia". Nest Hostels Valencia. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ↑ "Diez cosas que quizá no sabías de Mestalla". Diez cosas que quizá no sabías de Mestalla. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "World Cup 1982 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ↑ "Football Tournament 1992 Olympiad". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ↑ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 334-6.
- ↑ "Calendario y plazos para el derribo de Mestalla y el traslado al Nuevo Estadio". eldesmarque.com. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ↑ "Valencia partner with Deloitte for revival of new Mestalla project - SportsPro Media". sportspromedia.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
- ↑ "Valencia CF to resume Nou Mestalla construction, targeting 2027 move". Página web oficial de LALIGA | LALIGA. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mestalla Stadium.
- Official website
- The new Mestalla
- Estadios de España (in English)