Mestalla Stadium

FC Valencia

  • Games of FC Valencia
  • Football World Cup 1982
  • Finals of the Copa del Rey in 1926, 1929, 1936, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2009, 2011, 2014

The Mestalla stadium ( Valencian: Estadi de Mestalla, Spanish: Estadio de Mestalla ), officially Mestalla, Valencia del Camp, is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. It is the homeland of the Spanish first division club FC Valencia and with a capacity for 53,000 spectators, the biggest stadium in the city of Valencia.

History

The Mestalla stadium was named after one of the channels irrigate the fertile orchards in the vicinity of Valencia. Earlier, the river Turia flowed through the city and the stadium is beyond the dry river bed, which now houses the Turia Gardens, in the district of the same name today. The first game, and thus the opening of the stadium took place against local rivals Levante UD on 20 May 1923. Four years later he began expansion work to increase the original capacity of 17,000 and 1931, the Valencia rose in the Primera División.

Since Valencia was the last city that offered the Francoisten resistance in the Civil War, also emerged at the stadium major damage and it survived the clashes badly. Later, it was even used as a concentration camp and junk yard. What finally remained of the stadium, were the foundation walls and a damaged grandstand.

The game operation at the Mestalla but was resumed soon and in 1941 won the Valencia its first trophy, the Copa del Rey. Three championships and another Cup followed what zugutekam the complete renovation of the stadium during the 1950s. At that time, the East and West Stand, the latter with upper part built to offer 45,000 fans place.

In 1959, the stadium got its first floodlights and could also be a venue for international meetings from now on. The first foreign team that presented itself here was Nottingham Forest.

In 1982, the stadium under the name " Luis Casanova ," which fell to the then President, venue for the World Cup. For this reason, the playing surface was lowered, it was one more upper tier could be built to. The third, acute-angled rank, which gives the grandstand its horseshoe shape, followed in the late 1990s. In 1994, the stadium got back its original name " Mestalla " at the request of the President Casanova back.

News

On 28 December 2004, the Valencia received by the authorities of the port city approval to demolish the arena and to cultivate the land. The days of the Mestalla stadium are thus counted. Instead of the stadium a residential complex will be built, the plans for it were published on the official club website ().

New Arena in Valencia

The sale of the site of the stadium Mestalla to the city of Valencia, the club will receive up to 320 million euros, of which the 120 million euros needed for debt. Of the remainder (up to 200 million euros ) a stadium with about 70,000 seats will be built, which should be completed by about August 2010. In June 2006, President Juan Soler announced that the design for the new stadium now it is established definitively. The new stadium will be called the Nou Mestalla.

Due to the housing crisis, no buyer for the old stadium and its grounds could be found. The club planned with revenues of around 400 million euros. Due to absence of these proceeds, the club got financial problems, which is why the work on the new stadium in February 2009 had to be adjusted. It will therefore continue to play at the Mestalla. In December 2011 it was announced that the Spanish savings bank Bankia, which is the main creditor of the club at the same time, the terrain takes over and the club shall, 250 million euros of debt in return and it provides an additional loan of 110 million euros. Accordingly, the work on the new stadium could go on and this be the end of 2013 [ deprecated] finished.

Fans

The as Ché (which in the Valencian means " mate " ) known supporters of FC Valencia are among the most fanatical fans in Spain. Since the standing ranks come close to the pitch, the visiting team often feel under siege. The loudest fans will find themselves in the upper tier El Gran Gol; their battle cry is " Que bote Mestalla " ( "Let the Mestalla tremble !"). A further grouping, called Los Yumos, was the first in the country, the choreography rehearsed.

The most well-known supporter of Spain Manolo, the drummer, but you can no longer find at every home game of the Valencian people in the stadium. Since the club let him send no ticket for the Champions League final in 2001, he only goes to the games of the national team to the stadium. Nevertheless, he is international so well known that even the drummer from Gladbach was named after him. Manolo is called Chaquetero ( Wryneck ) because he was allegedly once been a fan of Real Zaragoza, he himself denies this. Outside the stadium, he heard the famous bar El Bombo ( the drum ').

Others

In addition to the home matches of FC Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium will take place also often by the national team. In the 1982 World Cup Spain did not contest its group matches here had in the second round, however, to Madrid to move because there were bigger stadiums. Previously also often found concerts in the stadium, but since the 1990s it is dispensed.

Details

  • Name: Mestalla
  • Architect: F. Almenar Quinza
  • Inauguration: May 20, 1923
  • Opening Match: FC Valencia - Levante UD 1-0
  • Capacity: 53,000 seats
  • Playing field: Length: 105 m
  • Width: 70 m
  • Airport: Valencia Airport
  • Metro Station: Facultats (line 3) and Aragón ( line 5)
  • Railway Station: Estacio del Nord
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