Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a football stadium in Sevilla, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Betis. It was previously called Estadio Benito Villamarín before the current owner of the club, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, decided to build a new stadium over the old one in 2000.

Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium
Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Stadium

[edit] Information

  • Name: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
  • City: Seville
  • Inauguration: 1929
  • Capacity: 52,132
  • Pitch Dimensions:
    • Length: 107m
    • Width: 64m
  • Other Facilities: Ciudad Deportiva Ruiz de Lopera

[edit] Construction

For unknown reasons Lopera decided to discontinue the construction of the new stadium leaving an old section untouched. However, during a press conference on September 08, 2006, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera stated that he intends to knock down the south section of the stadium, thus enhancing the capacity to "65,000 or 70,000".

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 37°21′23.34″N, 5°58′53.91″W

La Liga venues, 2007–2008
v • d • e
Bernabéu• Calderón• Camp Nou• Ciudad de Valencia• Coliseum Alfonso Pérez• El Madrigal
El Sardinero• La Romareda• Mediterráneo• Mestalla• N. Condomina• N. Colombino• Olímpic
ONO Estadi• Reyno de Navarra• Riazor• Ruiz de Lopera• San Mamés• Sánchez Pizjuán• Zorrilla