Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Full name | Estadio Municipal de Butarque |
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Location | Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain |
Owner | Ayuntamiento de Leganés |
Operator | Ayuntamiento de Leganés |
Capacity | 12,454 [1] |
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 ([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 that of the patron saint of the municipality, and with that of a public park in the stadium's surroundings.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)
- Football venues in the Community of Madrid
- CD Leganés
- Sports venues completed in 1998
- Buildings and structures in Leganés
- Sport in Leganés