The venue in 2021 | |
Former names | Estadio Antonio Román (1969–1972) Nou Estadi del Llevant (1972–1999) |
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Location | Valencia, Spain |
Coordinates | 39°29′41″N 0°21′51″W / 39.49472°N 0.36417°W / 39.49472; -0.36417 |
Public transit | Estadi del Llevant (Line 6) |
Owner | Levante UD |
Operator | Levante UD |
Capacity | 26,354 |
Field size | 107 metres (117 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd) |
Construction | |
Opened | 1969 |
Renovated | 2020 |
Tenants | |
Levante UD (1969–present) Villarreal (September-November 2022) Spain national football team (selected matches) |
Estadi Ciutat de València (Valencian: [esˈtaði siwˈtad de vaˈlensia]; Spanish: Estadio Ciudad de Valencia [esˈtaðjo θjuˈðað ðe βaˈlenθja]; English: City of Valencia Stadium) is a football stadium in Valencia and is the home ground of Levante UD. Built in 1969 and holding up to 26,354 spectators, it is the 23rd-largest stadium in Spain and the 4th-largest in the Valencian Community.
The stadium hosted an international friendly between Spain and Scotland on 4 September 2004. The game was abandoned with half an hour to play as lightning struck out the floodlights shortly after Raúl had made the score 1–1.
On 8 September 2014, the ground hosted Spain's first match of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification, a 5–1 victory over North Macedonia.
The stadium was renovated in 2020, with a new roof, video scoreboards and ambient lighting installed.
In late 2022, Villarreal CF temporarily played at the ground due to works at their Estadio de la Cerámica.
References
- "Levante: Paco López es el hombre de moda tras vencer al Barça". AS.com (in Spanish). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- Estadi Ciutat de València Archived 9 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine, at the Levante UD web (in Spanish)
- "Lights go out on Scotland". BBC Sport. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- "Sergio Ramos happy with new-look Spain's start". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- The new-look Estadi Ciutat de València stadium brightens Levante UD’s future, La Liga, 26 November 2020
- Vázquez, Antonio (18 September 2022). "Por qué el Villarreal juega sus partidos en el estadio del Levante Ciudad de Valencia" [Why are Villarreal playing their games at Levante's Ciutat de València stadium] (in Spanish). Goal. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
External links
- Estadios de Espana (in English)
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