Balaidos Stadium
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The Estadio Municipal de Balaídos (balaˈiðos, "Balaídos Municipal Stadium") is an all-seater
football stadium
in Vigo
, Spain
. It is the home of Segunda División
club Celta Vigo.
in 1982.
Tribuna
The Tribuna is a two-tiered stand. The upper-tier is known as Tribuna and lower-tier is Preferencia.
Río
The Río stand is two-tiered and is the newest of the stands (built in 1981). The upper-tier is known as Río Alto and lower-tier is Río Bajo. The stand is named Río (River) as it was built over the original course of the Lagares river.
Marcador
Gol
of Fragoso, Father Faustino Ande.
The inaugural match was played at 3:00pm between the hosts, Celta Vigo, and the basque
team Real Unión
. The ceremonial kick-off was made by Carmen Gregorio-Espino, the daughter of former mayor Adolfo Gregorio Espino.
Celta Vigo's Graciliano was the first player to score a goal in the new stadium, in a 7-0 win.
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Real Unión:
|
GK
1
Antonio Emery
RB
2
Manuel Alza
LB
3
Anza
RH
4
Malla
CH
5
Francisco Gamborenea
LH
6
Alberto Villaverde
OR
7
José Altuna
IR
8
Wherli
CF
9
Santiago Urtizberea
IL
10
José Echeveste
OL
11
Emilio Garmendía
; The Rio stand was completely re-built, the Gol end was added to the stadium whilst the Tribuna stand and Marcador were renovated.
The stadium hosted Italy
's group fixtures in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The other Group 1 games were also held in Galicia, at Riazor, A Coruña
.
for the first time in their history. Their celebrations were cut short when the stadium failed the subsequent UEFA
stadium inspection required to host their fixtures. It was briefly mooted that Celta might have to play their home fixtures at Porto's Estadio do Dragao
. The necessary upgrades were paid for by the local authorities.
factory, because of the increased disruption it would cause in the area.
The newly reformed stadium would eliminate the running track around the pitch and bring the stands closer to the action, increasing the capacity from 31,800 to 42,381. The estimated cost of the rebuilding is €
123 million - 104 spent on the actual stadium and the remaining 19 million on the construction of underground parking and regenerating
the surrounding area .
The stadium would be built in four stages over a 5 year period (2012–2017):
Balaídos, although one of 24 candidate cities across Spain, would only be competing against Riazor (A Coruña
), Estadio Carlos Tartiere
(Oviedo
) and El Molinón
(Gijón
) for the one stadium likely to be given to the North-west region of Spain
.
On 13 April 2010 the Royal Spanish Football Federation included Balaídos on the official list of candidate cities that was presented to FIFA
.
All-seater stadium
An all-seater stadium is a sports stadium in which every spectator has a seat. This is commonplace in football stadiums in nations such as the United Kingdom, Spain, and the Netherlands. Most soccer and American football stadiums in the United States and Canada are all-seaters, as are most baseball...
football stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Vigo
Vigo
Vigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is the home of Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
club Celta Vigo.
Location
Balaídos is located on the Avenida Balaídos, in the district of Coia. It occupies the block bounded by Avenida Balaídos, Rua Val Minor, Avenida Alcalde Portanet and Rua dos Olimpicos Galegos.Structure
The stadium comprises four stands: Tribuna, Río, Gol and Marcador, giving a total capacity of 31,800. The record attendance at the stadium is 45,000 which was set in a match between Celta and GetafeGetafe CF
Getafe Club de Fútbol is a Spanish La Liga football club based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area, founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983.In the top level since 2004-05, it holds home games at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez....
in 1982.
Tribuna
The Tribuna is a two-tiered stand. The upper-tier is known as Tribuna and lower-tier is Preferencia.
Río
The Río stand is two-tiered and is the newest of the stands (built in 1981). The upper-tier is known as Río Alto and lower-tier is Río Bajo. The stand is named Río (River) as it was built over the original course of the Lagares river.
Marcador
Gol
Construction
In September 1924 a group of local businessmen took the first steps towards the construction of the stadium by buying the 75,000 m2 on which the stadium would be built. The first job they faced was diverting the river Lagares. Two years later these businessmen would create the company Stadium de Balaídos, S.A., who would carry out the actual construction work on the new stadium.Inaguration
Balaídos was inaugurated on the 30 December 1928. The stadium was blessed by the archpriestArchpriest
An archpriest is a priest with supervisory duties over a number of parishes. The term is most often used in Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholic Churches, although it may be used in the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church instead of dean or vicar forane.In the 16th and 17th centuries, during...
of Fragoso, Father Faustino Ande.
The inaugural match was played at 3:00pm between the hosts, Celta Vigo, and the basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
team Real Unión
Real Unión
Real Unión Club de Irún, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France...
. The ceremonial kick-off was made by Carmen Gregorio-Espino, the daughter of former mayor Adolfo Gregorio Espino.
Celta Vigo's Graciliano was the first player to score a goal in the new stadium, in a 7-0 win.
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Celta: | |
| GK | 1 | Lilo |
| RB | 2 | Cabezo |
| LB | 3 | Luis Pasarín |
| RH | 4 | Ramiro Paredes |
| CH | 5 | Joaquín Cárdenes |
| LH | 6 | José Vega |
| OR | 7 | Luciano Reigosa |
| IR | 8 | Chicha |
| CF | 9 | Rogelio |
| IL | 10 | Ramón Polo |
| OL | 11 | Graciliano |
1982 FIFA World Cup
Balaídos underwent its second large-scale renovation in preparation for the 1982 FIFA World Cup1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
; The Rio stand was completely re-built, the Gol end was added to the stadium whilst the Tribuna stand and Marcador were renovated.
The stadium hosted Italy
Italy national football team
The Italy National Football Team , represents Italy in association football and is controlled by the Italian Football Federation , the governing body for football in Italy. Italy is the second most successful national team in the history of the World Cup having won four titles , just one fewer than...
's group fixtures in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The other Group 1 games were also held in Galicia, at Riazor, A Coruña
A Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
.
2003–04 UEFA Champion's League
In the 2002-03 season Celta qualified for the UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
for the first time in their history. Their celebrations were cut short when the stadium failed the subsequent UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
stadium inspection required to host their fixtures. It was briefly mooted that Celta might have to play their home fixtures at Porto's Estadio do Dragao
Estádio do Dragão
The Estádio do Dragão is a football stadium located in Porto, Portugal, with an all-seated capacity of 50,399. Inaugurated on November 16, 2003, it is the current home ground of F.C. Porto, having replaced the club's old venue, the Estádio das Antas...
. The necessary upgrades were paid for by the local authorities.
Nuevo Balaídos
Due to the poor state that Balaídos finds itself in, the idea for a New Balaidos has been proposed several times in the past decade.2003
In 2003, the then president of Celta Vigo Horacio Gómez presented an ambitious project for a new stadium and the surrounding area. The 95,000m2 redevelopment would include a shopping centre, a hotel and sports centre. It was approved by the financiers, Caixanova, but was rejected by the local authorities - due to the strong opposition from Javier Riera, the Director General of the nearby PSA Peugeot CitroënPSA Peugeot Citroën
PSA Peugeot Citroën is a French manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles sold under the Peugeot and Citroën marques. Headquartered in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, PSA is the second largest automaker based in Europe and the number eight in the world.-History:In December 1974 Peugeot S.A....
factory, because of the increased disruption it would cause in the area.
2018 FIFA World Cup
On 15 September 2009 the deputy mayor of Vigo city council, Santiago Domínguez, presented Vigo's candidacy to the Royal Spanish Football Federation as a possible venue for the joint Portugal-Spain bid for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. This, the third proposal for a New Balaídos, by architect Jesús Llamazares Castro and engineering consultants ACXT Idom, would involve the complete rebuilding of Balaídos stand-by-stand.The newly reformed stadium would eliminate the running track around the pitch and bring the stands closer to the action, increasing the capacity from 31,800 to 42,381. The estimated cost of the rebuilding is €
Euro
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123 million - 104 spent on the actual stadium and the remaining 19 million on the construction of underground parking and regenerating
Urban renewal
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...
the surrounding area .
The stadium would be built in four stages over a 5 year period (2012–2017):
- The demolition and re-building of the Marcador end and the construction of underground parking. (9–12 months)
- The demolition and re-building of the Tribuna stand and parking areas along the Avenida de Balaídos. (12–15 months)
- The pitch would be moved towards the Marcador end and the Tribuna stand. The Gol end would be demolished and re-built. The surrounding roads of Val Miñor and Balaídos would be pedestrianized. (9–13 months)
- The demolition and re-building of the Río stand (15–18 months)
| Tiers | Capacity |
|---|---|
| First Tier | 19,391 |
| Intermediate Tier (VIP/Press) | 2,804 |
| Second Tier | 20,186 |
| Total Capacity | 42,381 |
Balaídos, although one of 24 candidate cities across Spain, would only be competing against Riazor (A Coruña
A Coruña
A Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
), Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Estadio Municipal Carlos Tartiere, generally referred to as Nuevo Carlos Tartiere , is a multi-use stadium in Oviedo, Spain. It holds 30,500 spectators and replaced the former stadium of the same name, built in 1932....
(Oviedo
Oviedo
Oviedo is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city....
) and El Molinón
El Molinón
Estadio El Molinón is an association football stadium in Gijón, Asturias-Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Sporting de Gijón.The stadium's address is Parque de Isabel la Católica, 33390 Gijón.-History:...
(Gijón
Gijón
Gijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
) for the one stadium likely to be given to the North-west region of Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
On 13 April 2010 the Royal Spanish Football Federation included Balaídos on the official list of candidate cities that was presented to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
.
External links
- Balaídos at Celtavigo.net
- Balaídos at Google Maps
- Estadio Nuevo Balaídos at CandidaturaIberica.com
- Estadios de Espana