Estadio Riazor

Riazor
Construction

Full name	Estadio Municipal de Riazor
Coordinates	43°22′07″N 8°25′03″W / 43.368714°N 8.417516°W / 43.368714; -8.417516 (Estadio Municipal de Riazor)
Owner	Concello de A Coruña
Operator	Deportivo de La Coruña
Capacity	34,600^[1]
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Broke ground	1939
Built	1940
Opened	28 October 1944
Renovated	1982, 1995–1998
Architect	Santiago Rey Pedreira
Project manager	José Martín Alonso
Structural engineer	José Martín Alonso
Tenants
Deportivo de La Coruña (1944–present)

Estadio Municipal de Riazor [esˈtaðjo muɲiθiˈpal de rjaˈθor] is a multi-purpose stadium in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo de La Coruña, and accommodates a total of 34,600 spectators.

History

Although the stadium hosted home games for Deportivo since its establishment in 1906, it wasn't until 1944 that essential facilities (e.g. Stands, Changing rooms...) were constructed. That year, the stadium was officially known as Deportivo's ground. The opening game was against Valencia CF on 28 October 1944, which saw Depor lose 2-3.

The enormous total area of 30,000 led Riazor to be one of the chosen stadia to host the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals. Also, this asset made Riazor favorable for a Copa del Rey final between Real Madrid and RCD Espanyol in 1947, which saw the capital's side claim their ninth cup title.^[2]

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
1982-06-15	Peru	0-0	Cameroon	Group 1
1982-06-19	Poland	0-0	Cameroon	Group 1
1982-06-22	Poland	5-1	Peru	Group 1

References

External links

Riazor at canaldeportivo.com
Riazor Stadium Tour
Riazor Stadium at Deportivo-La-Coruna.com (official international fanclub)
Estadios de Espana (English)
Riazor Stadium: photo

Deportivo de La Coruña

History Players Managers Presidents

Other teams	Deportivo B

Home stadium	Riazor

Training ground	Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo

Rivalries	Galician derby

Related articles	Teresa Herrera Trophy

Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

La Liga venues, 2015–2016

Anoeta Balaídos Benito Villamarín Camp Nou Ciutat de València Coliseum Alfonso Pérez El Molinón Gran Canaria Ipurua La Rosaleda Los Cármenes El Madrigal Mestalla RCDE Stadium Riazor San Mamés Sánchez Pizjuán Santiago Bernabéu Vallecas Vicente Calderón

1982 FIFA World Cup stadiums

Alicante – José Rico Peréz Elche – Martínez Valero Barcelona – Camp Nou Barcelona – Sarrià Bilbao – San Mamés Gijón – El Molinón La Coruña – Riazor Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Madrid – Vicente Calderón Malaga – La Rosaleda Oviedo – Carlos Tartiere Zaragoza – La Romareda Sevilla – Municipal de Heliópolis Sevilla – Pizjuán Valencia – Luis Casanova Valladolid – José Zorrilla Vigo – Balaídos

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