Estadio Nuevo Vivero

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Estadio Nuevo Vivero is a multi-use stadium in Badajoz, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Badajoz. The stadium holds 15,200 and was built in 1999. They previously played at Estadio El Vivero, in the east of the the city, before moving a few kilometres south of the Guadiana in 1999 to this purpose built arena. The stadium has hosted two full internationals for the Spanish national team. On 8 September 1999 Spain beat Cyprus 8-0 in a UEFA European Football Championship qualification group match. Nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the Spanish national team returned to the Estadio Nuevo Vivero and beat Liechtenstien 4-0 in a qualification group match for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship.