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| Full name | Estadio Municipal de Riazor |
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| Location | A Coruña, Spain |
| Coordinates | 43°22′07″N 8°25′03″W / 43.3687°N 8.4175°W |
| Owner | Concello de A Coruña |
| Operator | Deportivo de La Coruña |
| Capacity | 32,490[1] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1939 |
| Built | 1940 |
| Opened | 28 October 1944 |
| Renovated | 1982, 1995–1998, 2015–2018 |
| 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 (Galician pronunciation: [eʃˈtaðjʊ muniθiˈpal de riaˈθoɾ]) is an all-seater stadium in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain which is the home of Deportivo de La Coruña. Currently known as Estadio Abanca-Riazor for sponsorship reasons, its name derives from the nearby beach of the same name.
It has a capacity of 32,490, making it the 13th-largest in Spain and the largest in the region. It holds the record for the most-attended match in the third tier with 29,079 spectators.[2]
The stadium hosted matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and is due to hold matches at the upcoming 2030 FIFA World Cup.[3] It has also hosted international friendlies and qualifying matches of the Spain national football team.
- ^ a b "Estadio ABANCA-RIAZOR". rcdeportivo.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Riazor vuelve a superarse para establecer un nuevo récord de asistencia". RFEF (in Spanish). 20 April 2024.
- ^ Rampling, Ali. "Spanish FA names 11 proposed 2030 World Cup stadiums". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 21 July 2024.