Estadio Gran Canaria

Estadio Gran Canaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas. It was opened in 2003 as a multi-purpose stadium to become the successor of the old Estadio Insular.

Estadio de Gran Canaria

Location	Las Palmas, Spain
Coordinates	28°06′01.3″N 15°27′24.1″W
Owner	Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Operator	Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Capacity	32,400 [1]
Field size	105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)
Construction
Opened	8 May 2003
Expanded	2014–2016
Architect	Pedro Medina Guillermo Ortego Carretero
Tenants
UD Las Palmas (2003-present) Spain national football team (selected matches)

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 8 May 2003 with a friendly between UD Las Palmas and Anderlecht which was played in front of a full-capacity seats. The match ended 2–1 in favour of Las Palmas. The first scorer in the stadium was Rubén Castro.[2]

With a capacity of 32,400 seats, it is the 15th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Canary Islands.[3]

Starting from 11 November 2014, the stadium went under restructuring works which will last for about 16 months. After the remodelization, the running track was removed to turn the venue into a football-specific stadium, with the seats closer to the playing ground.

International matches

Spain v Northern Ireland, 2007

Spain national team matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Competition
18 August 2004	Venezuela	3–2	Friendly match
21 November 2007	Northern Ireland	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
18 November 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Friendly match

See also

• Estadio Insular

References

1. "Gran Canaria Stadium". UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
2. "El nuevo templo de la UD Las Palmas cumplió este martes cuatro años". eldiario.es. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
3. "Estadio de Gran Canaria". UD Las Palmas. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

External links

• Estadios de Espana (in English)