BalaÃdos
- Celta Vigo
- Football World Cup 1982
The Estadio Balaídos is a football stadium in the Spanish city of Vigo in the northwestern autonomous community of Galicia. It is home to the Spanish side Celta Vigo.
History
In September 1924 some businessmen bought chaired by Joaquín Fontan, the then President of the Tramway Company, a 75,000 square meter plot of land to build a stadium. However, before the construction could start had to be only diverted the river Lagares. Two years later, could then be started with the actual construction of the sports facility. The inauguration of the stadium was celebrated on December 30, 1928. On this occasion played Celta Vigo against Real Unión Irun and won the game 7-0. At the time, summed up the venue 22,000 spectators and was called until 1946 stage de Balaídos.
Until 1967, little did the stadium. At this time, the stadium of Vigo experienced its first major renovation and expansion. Soccer World Cup 1982 the plant was again renovated and expanded. The main grandstand Grada Rio was rebuilt and the stands Grada Marcador; Grada Gol and Grada Tribuna renovated. The team of Celta Vigo in 2003 qualified for the UEFA Champions League. In a stadium tour of the UEFA sports venue was criticized and fell through. Was a short time as an alternative a move has been considered in the approximately 150 kilometers to the Estádio do Dragão Porto. The necessary permission for the game upgrades were carried out; this cost the city approximately € 3.7 million.
Currently 31,800 spectators find a seat in Balaídos, including 120 VIP seats. The ranks of the stadium are almost completely covered and the journalists offer 160 jobs. The floodlights provides an illuminance of 1200 lux
Games of the Soccer World Cup 1982 in Vigo
Three group matches of the Football World Cup 1982 took place in Balaídos. It came in the game Italy - Peru an incident. During the game, the Peruvian José Velásquez bounced unhappy together with the German referee Walter Eschweiler. Eschweiler fell backwards to the ground; lost a tooth and was able to play in spite of, after a brief treatment, lead to the end. At the World Cup tournament provided the stadium after enlargement 56 790 places.