El Molinón
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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
