Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium

Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
La Bombonera de Nervión
Full name Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Location Seville, Andalusia, Spain
Coordinates 37°23′02″N 5°58′14″W / 37.3840°N 5.9705°W / 37.3840; -5.9705Coordinates: 37°23′02″N 5°58′14″W / 37.3840°N 5.9705°W / 37.3840; -5.9705
Owner Sevilla Fútbol Club
Operator Sevilla Fútbol Club
Capacity 42,500[1]
Field size 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1955
Opened 7 September 1958
Architect James Cox / Manuel Muñoz Monasterio
Tenants
Sevilla Fútbol Club (1958—present)

The Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán; [esˈtaðjo raˈmon ˈsantʃeθ piθˈxwan]) is a football stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Sevilla Fútbol Club. It was the venue for the 1986 European Cup Final between Steaua București and Barcelona and the 1982 World Cup semi-final game between Germany and France.

This stadium contains a singular legend: the Spanish national team has never lost a game against an international team in this stadium. In European competition, Sevilla has lost only three times at home; to AZ in the 2006–07 UEFA Cup group stage, to CSKA Moskva in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League and to Real Betis in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

The stadium holds 42,500 and was built in 1957. It replaced the Estadio de Nervión.

The stadium is nicknamed "La Bombonera" (pronounced: [la βomboˈneɾa]; more commonly used to refer to Estadio Alberto J. Armando, the home stadium of Boca Juniors) or "La Bombonera de Nervión" [la βomboˈneɾa ðe nerˈβjon] due to the Nervión neighbourhood where the stadium is situated.

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
14 June 1982 Brazil2–1 Soviet UnionGroup 6 (First Round)
8 July 1982 West Germany3–3 (5–4 on penalties) FranceSemi-finals
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium in October 2015

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Preceded by
Heysel Stadium
Brussels
European Cup
Final venue

1986
Succeeded by
Praterstadion
Vienna


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