Estadio Municipal de Butarque

Butarque
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Full name	Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Location	Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain
Owner	Ayuntamiento de Leganés
Operator	Ayuntamiento de Leganés
Capacity	12,454
Field size	105 m × 70 m (344 ft × 230 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1997–1998
Opened	1998
Construction cost	700m pesetas
Tenants
	CD Leganés

The Estadio Municipal de Butarque is a multi-use stadium located in Leganés, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Leganés.

History and characteristics[]

The stadium shares its name (Butarque) with that of the main water stream passing through Leganés ( [es]), with that of the patron saint of the municipality, and with that of a public park in the stadium's surroundings.^[2] The stadium was built between 1997 and 1998 with the aim to replace the old field in the city, the . Butarque was inaugurated on 14 February 1998, with a game between Leganés and Xerez.

With an original capacity of 8,138, Butarque was expanded to 10,954 seats divided into four sectors after Leganés’ promotion to La Liga in 2016.^[3]

On 29 April 2016, the mayor of Leganés suggested an expansion of Butarque to 12,000 seats and also access improvements to the stadium.^[4]

The stadium has a capacity of 12,454 spectators following the latest expansion. ^[5]

Butarque, apart from football matches, has hosted musical concerts and festivals like Festimad.

References[]

^ "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
^ "El nuevo estadio del Lega se llamará Butarque" [The New Stadium of Lega will be called Butarque] (in Spanish). El País. 12 December 1996. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ Club Deportivo Leganés, ed. (14 September 2016). "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ "El Nuevo Butarque tendrá 12.000 asientos" [The New Butarque will have 12,000 seats] (in Spanish). Somos Lega. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ "El CD Leganés pulveriza un año más su récord de abonados y lo eleva a 10.300" (in Spanish). Al cabo de la calle. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

External links[]

Stadiumguide profile (in English)
CD Leganés profile on Futbolme (in Spanish)
Estadios de España (in English)

Coordinates: 40°20′25″N 3°45′39″W / 40.3404°N 3.7607°W / 40.3404; -3.7607

[1] "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[2] "El nuevo estadio del Lega se llamará Butarque" [The New Stadium of Lega will be called Butarque] (in Spanish). El País. 12 December 1996. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[capacidad-3] Club Deportivo Leganés, ed. (14 September 2016). "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2016.

[4] "El Nuevo Butarque tendrá 12.000 asientos" [The New Butarque will have 12,000 seats] (in Spanish). Somos Lega. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[5] "El CD Leganés pulveriza un año más su récord de abonados y lo eleva a 10.300" (in Spanish). Al cabo de la calle. Retrieved 11 September 2018.

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v t Club Deportivo Leganés
History Players Managers Seasons Honours
Teams	CD Leganés CD Leganés B
Home stadium	Estadio Municipal de Butarque (since 1998) Estadio Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (1966-1998) Campo del Paseo de La Estación (1929-1966) Campo de Tiro (1928-1929) (training)
Rivalries	South Madrid derby
Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22