Mestalla Stadium

Mestalla

UEFA 4/4 stars

Former namesEstadio Luis Casanova (1969–1994)
LocationAvenida Suecia, s/n
46010 - Valencia
Coordinates39°28′29″N 0°21′30″W / 39.47472°N 0.35833°W / 39.47472; -0.35833
Public transit Aragó (Lines 5 and 7)
Capacity49,430
Field size105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surfacegrass/sand
Construction
Started1923
Opened20 May 1923; 103 years ago (20 May 1923)
Renovated2005–2019
Expanded2007
Construction cost316,439.20 pts (Purchase of Land)
ArchitectFrancisco 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, which makes it the 8th-largest stadium in Spain.

The stadium has hosted 10 Copa del Rey finals, as well as matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and the 1992 Summer Olympics.

It is set to be replaced by the Nou Mestalla, which started construction in 2007 and will have a capacity of 61,500. It is expected to be completed before the 2027-28 season.

References

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  3. ↑ "Mestalla the pearl of Valencia · Nest Hostels Valencia". Nest Hostels Valencia. 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Diez cosas que quizá no sabías de Mestalla". Diez cosas que quizá no sabías de Mestalla. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
  5. ↑ "World Cup 1982 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  6. ↑ "Football Tournament 1992 Olympiad". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  7. ↑ 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Archived 28 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Volume 2. pp. 334-6.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Valencia partner with Deloitte for revival of new Mestalla project - SportsPro Media". sportspromedia.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
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