Estadio Benito Villamarín

Benito Villamarín
Construction

Full name	Estadio Benito Villamarín
Former names	Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera (2000–2010)
Location	Avenida de Heliópolis, s/n 41012 Sevilla
Coordinates	37°21′23″N 5°58′53″W / 37.35639°N 5.98139°W / 37.35639; -5.98139Coordinates: 37°21′23″N 5°58′53″W / 37.35639°N 5.98139°W / 37.35639; -5.98139
Owner	Real Betis
Operator	Real Betis
Capacity	52,500^[1]
Opened	1929
Renovated	1982, 2000
Architect	Antonio González Cordón Tomás Garrido Manuel López Ruiz Fermín Gómez
Tenants
Real Betis

Estadio Benito Villamarín^[2] [esˈtaðjo βeˈnito βiʎamaˈɾin] is a football stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Real Betis.

Location

The stadium is located in the Avenida de la Palmera zone, 41012 Sevilla.

History

The ground opened in 1929, and its first match involved the Spain national football team. It hosted two matches in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
1982-06-18	Brazil	4–1	Scotland	Group 6 (First Round)
1982-06-23	Brazil	4–0	New Zealand	Group 6 (First Round)

References

↑ "Benito Villamarín Stadium". Real Betis Balompié. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
↑ Ruiz, Bernardo (16 October 2010). "Los abonados deciden restaurar el nombre de Benito Villamarín". Elcorreoweb.es. Retrieved 24 October 2010.
↑ "Estadio Benito Villamarin". The Stadium Guide. Retrieved 3 March 2013.

External links

Real Betis

Teams	Real Betis Real Betis B

Stadium	Benito Villamarín Ciudad Deportiva Luis Del Sol (training)

Players	Foreign players Notable players Comprehensive list

Other	Seville derby Managers

Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–1 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

La Liga venues, 2015–2016

Anoeta Balaídos Benito Villamarín Camp Nou Ciutat de València Coliseum Alfonso Pérez El Molinón Gran Canaria Ipurua La Rosaleda Los Cármenes El Madrigal Mestalla RCDE Stadium Riazor San Mamés Sánchez Pizjuán Santiago Bernabéu Vallecas Vicente Calderón

1982 FIFA World Cup stadiums

Alicante – José Rico Peréz Elche – Martínez Valero Barcelona – Camp Nou Barcelona – Sarrià Bilbao – San Mamés Gijón – El Molinón La Coruña – Riazor Madrid – Santiago Bernabéu Madrid – Vicente Calderón Malaga – La Rosaleda Oviedo – Carlos Tartiere Zaragoza – La Romareda Sevilla – Municipal de Heliópolis Sevilla – Pizjuán Valencia – Luis Casanova Valladolid – José Zorrilla Vigo – Balaídos

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