La Romareda
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| Full Name | Estadio La Romareda |
| Location | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Opened | 8 September, 1957 |
| Renovated | 1977 1982 (FIFA World Cup) 1994 (All-Seater) |
| Demolished | N/A |
| Owner | Zaragoza Council |
| Operator | N/A |
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| Real Zaragoza | |
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La Romareda is the name of the home stadium of Real Zaragoza, in Zaragoza. It was inaugurated on September 8th 1957 with a game between Real Zaragoza and CA Osasuna (4-3).
The stadium has gone through various upgrades in 1977 and in 1982, when it was a 1982 World Cup venue. It became an all seater stadium in 1994.
The official capacity is 34,596, with an average attendance of around 30,000 for Real Zaragoza matches.
Plans to build a new stadium in Zaragoza have been abandoned.
La Romareda was proposed as Olympic Stadium in the bid of Jaca for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Works for the enlargement of La Romareda into a 43,000-seater stadium were due to begin on April 17, 2006 and end in time for the Zaragoza Expo of 2008. However, a lawsuit was filed by a political party (PAR), claiming that the enlargement of the stadium would be to the detriment of the population, in order to suspend the planned works. A judge order the suspension and the works have since been put on hold. It is unclear whether the works of La Nueva Romareda will resume and be completed in time for Expo 2008.
