Estadio José Zorrilla

José Zorrilla
	UEFA
Full name	Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla
Location	Avenida del Mundial 82, s/n; 47014, Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain
Coordinates	41°38′40″N 4°45′40″W
Owner	Ayuntamiento de Valladolid
Operator	Real Valladolid
Executive suites	120
Capacity	27,846[1]
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	20 February 1982
Construction cost	700 million Pts (estimated)
Architect	Ricardo Soria
Tenants
	Real Valladolid (1982–present); Spain national football team (selected matches)

Estadio José Zorrilla [esˈtaðjo xoˈse θoˈriʎa] is a football stadium in Valladolid, Spain. The capacity of the stadium is 27,846 seats, making it the 22nd-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in Castile and León.

The stadium was built in 1982 and is named after poet José Zorrilla y Moral. Prior to this, they played in the old Estadio José Zorrilla.

The first match to be played at the stadium was a Spanish Liga match 20 February 1982 between Real Valladolid and Athletic Bilbao which ended in a 1–0 victory for Valladolid, the only goal being scored in the 84th minute by Jorge Alonso. The 1982 Copa del Rey Final was played at the stadium on 13 April, with Real Madrid defeating Sporting de Gijón 2–1.

During the 1982 FIFA World Cup, three Group D matches (Czechoslovakia-Kuwait, France-Kuwait and France-Czechoslovakia) were played at the Estadio Zorrilla.

Pop Superstar Michael Jackson performed a sold-out show on September 6, 1997 during his HIStory World Tour and concluded his European leg of the tour.

Plans are currently under way to expand the stadium to 40,000 spectators. The project is known as Valladolid Arena[2] [baʎaˈðolið aˈɾena].

In 2016, the stadium hosted the Copa del Rey de Rugby final between SilverStorm El Salvador and VRAC Entrepinares. 26,500 spectators attended to the game beating the record of attendance to a rugby union match in Spain.[3]

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	Attendance
1982-06-17	Czechoslovakia	1–1	Kuwait	Group 4 (first round)	25,000
1982-06-21	France	4–1	Kuwait	Group 4 (first round)	30,043
1982-06-24	France	1–1	Czechoslovakia	Group 4 (first round)	28,000

References

"Estadio José Zorrilla" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
"El proyecto 'Valladolid Arena' deja vía libre para cerrar o cubrir el Estadio - El Día de Valladolid Digital". Eldiadevalladolid.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
"El Salvador y el rugby salen campeones en Zorrilla" (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

External links

Estadio José Zorrilla at Estadios de Espana

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[1] "Estadio José Zorrilla" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[2] "El proyecto 'Valladolid Arena' deja vía libre para cerrar o cubrir el Estadio - El Día de Valladolid Digital". Eldiadevalladolid.com. Retrieved 2011-11-17.

[3] "El Salvador y el rugby salen campeones en Zorrilla" (in Spanish). Marca. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

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Home stadium	José Zorrilla (1982–) José Zorrilla (1940–1982) Ciudad Deportiva del Real Valladolid (training)
Notable matches	1950 Copa del Generalísimo Final 1989 Copa del Rey Final 2012 Segunda División play-offs
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