Vicente Calderón Stadium


The Vicente Calderón Stadium was the home stadium of Atlético Madrid since its completion in 1966 to 2017, with a seating capacity of 54,907 and located on the banks of the Manzanares, in the Arganzuela district of Madrid, Spain. The stadium was originally called the Estadio Manzanares, but this was later changed to the Vicente Calderón Stadium, in honour of their long-term President Vicente Calderón.

History

Construction of a new stadium to replace El Metropolitano originally began in 1959, but came to a halt following financial problems. The ground eventually opened in 1966 as the Estadio del Manzanares, being renamed Vicente Calderón in 1972.

Departure of Atlético

On 30 July 2017, Atlético Madrid, Mahou brewery and Ayuntamiento de Madrid signed an agreement that Atlético would move within three years to the Metropolitano Stadium. The Vicente Calderón Stadium was to be demolished, and a park will be built in its place, which is to be named the 'Park Atlético Madrid'. Atlético moved out after the 2016–17 season. Demolition works started in February 2019 and were finished in July 2020.

Location

The Estadio Vicente Calderón is located on the banks of the Manzanares river. The closest metro station to the grounds is Pirámides, located on Line 5.

Copa del Rey finals

The stadium hosted the final of the Copa del Rey on 14 occasions:
1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1977 * 1979 * 1981 * 1986 * 1989 * 1994 * 2005 * 2008 * 2012 * 2016 * 2017.

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium hosted three games in the 1982 FIFA World Cup:
DateTeam #1Res.Team #2Round
28 June 19820–1Group 4
1 July 19822–2Group 4
4 July 19821–4Group 4