Estadio La Peineta
La Peineta ("The Comb") | |
Full name | Estadio de la Comunidad |
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Location | Madrid, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°26′10″N 3°35′58″W / 40.43611°N 3.59944°WCoordinates: 40°26′10″N 3°35′58″W / 40.43611°N 3.59944°W |
Owner | Atlético Madrid |
Operator | Atlético Madrid |
Capacity |
20,000 (current)[1] 73,729 (after expansion) |
Field size | 105 × 68 metres |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1990 |
Built | 1990–94 |
Opened | 6 September 1994 |
Expanded | 8 November 2011 - |
Closed | 2004 |
Construction cost |
€ 45 million (1994) € 270 million (for expansion) |
Architect | Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos |
General contractor | FCC |
Tenants | |
Atlético Madrid (2017–) planned |
Estadio La Peineta, officially known as Estadio Olímpico de Madrid, is a stadium in Madrid, Spain. It is currently under reconstruction and is due to replace Vicente Calderón Stadium as the home of football club Atlético Madrid for the beginning of the 2017–18 season.[2]
The stadium had a capacity of 20,000 spectators, but after reconstruction will be expanded to accommodate 73,729 spectators for Atlético Madrid matches of which all spectator seats will be covered by the new roof.[3] It is accessed by Estadio Olímpico Station of Line 7 of the Madrid Metro.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Estadio La Peineta. |
- Stadium at Atletico's website
- Official project video of the stadium
- Estadios de España – Estadio La Peineta (English)
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