Vicente Calderón

Vicente Calderón Stadium - Where Legends Never Die ᴴᴰ

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Estadio Vicente Calderón - A Stadium Where Legends Never Die Club: Club Atlético de Madrid | Opening: 1966 | Capacity: 54,960 seats Estadio Vicente Calderón was built in the 1960s as the replacement for Atlético’s then-home Stadium Metropolitano. Stadium Metropolitano had been the home of Atlético since 1923, but had significantly aged and rivals Real Madrid had just opened the new Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Land was bought on the southern edge of the city on the banks of the river Manzaneras, and while this land was technically closer to Madrid’s centre than the Metropolitano, many fans still objected to a site that was deemed outside of the city. Estadio Vicente Calderón officially opened on the 2nd of October 1966 with a league match between Atlético and Valencia (1-1), though construction of the main stand had not been finished yet due to funding problems. The stadium was finally completed in 1970, and then counted with a capacity of 62,000 seats and no standing areas, which made Estadio Vicente Calderón the first large all-seater stadium in Europe. The stadium had initially been called Estadio de Manzaneras, but its name was changed in 1971 in honour of club-president Vicente Calderón, who had overseen the construction of the stadium. Estadio Vicente Calderón was selected as one of the playing venues of the 1982 World Cup, during which it hosted three second-round group matches. The stadium has changed little over the years, and only received a few refurbishments that included the installation of the red-white-and-blue seats, which also reduced capacity somewhat. _________________________________________________________________ ESTADIO VICENTE CALDERÓN Desde el 1 de octubre de 1966 el Atlético de Madrid disputa sus encuentros en la ribera del Manzanares. El Calderón ha sido testigo de grandes gestas como la conquista de la Intercontinental o de la Liga del Doblete, además de ser sede del Mundial'82. Nuestro coliseo, con capacidad actualmente para 54.907 espectadores, está catalogado por la UEFA como estadio cinco estrellas y ha visto pisar su césped a las mayores estrellas del fútbol mundial.