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La Romareda 
Full name Estadio de La Romareda Location Zaragoza, Spain Coordinates 41°38′11.73″N 0°54′6.56″W / 41.6365917°N 0.9018222°W Broke ground 19 September 1956 Opened 8 September 1957 Renovated 1977, 1982, 1994 Owner Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza Operator Real Zaragoza Surface Grass Construction cost 21,512,640.50 pesetas Architect Francisco Riestra Project Manager José Beltrán General Contractor Agromán Capacity 34,596 Field dimensions 105 × 68 m (344 × 223 ft) Tenants Real Zaragoza Estadio de La Romareda is the home stadium of Real Zaragoza, in Zaragoza. It was inaugurated on September 8, 1957, with a game between Real Zaragoza and CA Osasuna (4–3). The official capacity is 34,596, with an average attendance of around 30,000 for Real Zaragoza matches.
The stadium has gone through various upgrades, in 1977 and in 1982, when it was a 1982 FIFA World Cup venue. The stadium was also used for football group matches and a quarterfinal during the 1992 Summer Olympics. It became an all-seater stadium in 1994.
Plans to build a new stadium in Zaragoza have been abandoned.
La Romareda was proposed as the Olympic Stadium in Jaca's failed bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Works for the enlargement of La Romareda into a 43,000-seat stadium were due to begin on April 17, 2006 and end in time for the Zaragoza Expo of 2008. However, a lawsuit was filed by a political party (PAR), claiming that the enlargement of the stadium would be to the detriment of the population, in order to suspend the planned works. A judge ordered the suspension and the works were put on hold.
History
The construction of La Romareda was due to the efforts of the mayor, Luis Gómez Laguna, and his successor Cesáreo Alierta, who was the president of Real Zaragoza. Their previous ground Estadio Torrero, with a capacity of 20,000, was considered too small.
environs at Estadio La Romareda
The matter was brought before the city council, who on 9 February 1956 approved the plans to build the stadium. The task of building the stadium was given to the construction company Agroman, who in the 15 months it took to build the stadium employed 350 employees.
External links
- Estadios de Espana (English)
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 331-33.
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