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.
Location | Las Palmas, Spain |
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Coordinates | 28°06′01″N 15°27′24″W / 28.10028°N 15.45667°W |
Owner | Cabildo de Gran Canaria |
Operator | Cabildo de Gran Canaria |
Capacity | 32,392 [1] |
Record attendance | 32,037 (Las Palmas vs Real Madrid, 27 January 2024)[2] |
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) |
It is one of the stadiums that could potentially host matches in the 2030 FIFA World Cup.[3]
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.[4]
With a capacity of 32,400 seats, it is the 14th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Canary Islands by terms of capacity[5] (Although not the largest in terms of surface area of the pitch is concerned).[6]
From 11 November 2014, the stadium went under restructuring works which lasted for 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.
Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
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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 |