El Molinón

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El Molinón

El Molinón is a football stadium in Gijón in Asturias, Spain .The stadium is the home ground of Sporting de Gijón, and played host to two famous group matches in the 1982 World Cup - West Germany's shock 1-2 defeat to Algeria, and the mutually arranged 1-0 victory for West Germany against Austria that sent both teams through at Algeria's expense and directly led to the last matches in the group phase to be played simultaneously.

  • Capacity: 25,885
  • Pitch dimensions:
    • Length: 105 m
    • Width: 90 m
  • Opened: 1908
  • Address: Parque de Isabel la Católica, 33390 Gijón
  • Official name: Estadio Municipal El Molinón
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