Balaídos
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| Full name | Estadio Municipal de Balaídos |
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| Former names | Stadium de Balaídos (1928–1946) |
| Address | Avenida de Balaídos, s/n 36210 Vigo Pontevedra |
| Location | Vigo, Galicia, Spain |
| Coordinates | 42°12′43″N 8°44′23″W / 42.211842°N 8.739711°W |
| Owner | Concello de Vigo |
| Operator | R.C. Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 29,000 |
| Record attendance | 45,000 (Celta Vigo vs Getafe, 16 May 1982) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1925 |
| Opened | 30 December 1928 |
| Renovated | 2004, 2015–present |
| Expanded | 1967, 1982 |
| Architect | Jenaro de la Fuente Álvarez |
| General contractor | Stadium de Balaídos, S.A. |
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Celta Vigo (La Liga) 1928–present 1982 FIFA World Cup |
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The Estadio Municipal de Balaídos (Galician pronunciation: [balaˈiðos], "Balaídos Municipal Stadium") is the home of La Liga club Celta Vigo.
Balaídos is located on the Avenida Balaídos, in the district of Coia. It occupies the block bounded by Avenida Balaídos, Rúa Val Minor, Avenida Alcalde Portanet and Rúa dos Olimpicos Galegos.
The stadium comprises four stands: Tribuna, Río, Gol and Marcador, giving a total official capacity of 29,000.
The record attendance at the stadium is 45,000 which was set in a Segunda División match between Celta and Getafe in 1982.
The Tribuna stand runs parallel to Avenida Balaídos. It is a two-tiered stand; The upper-tier is Tribuna and lower-tier is Preferencia. The club's bar, named 'Celta Bar', is located in the Trinbuna stand
The Río stand is two-tiered and is the newest of the stands (built in 1981). The upper-tier is known as Río Alto and lower-tier is Río Bajo. The stand is named Río (River) as it was built over the original course of the Lagares river.
The stadium is accessed through 25 gates, numbered 0-24, distributed across the four stands that make up the stadium; Gates 0-7 are located in the Tribuna stand, Gates 8-16 in the Marcador end, Gates 17-20 in the Río stand and Gates 20-24 in the Gol end.
In 2012, as part of the renovations made to the exterior of the stadium the club decided to name each of these gates after a notable player.
In September 1924 a group of local businessmen took the first steps towards the construction of the stadium by buying the 75,000 m2 on which the stadium would be built. The first job they faced was diverting the Lagares river. Two years later these businessmen would create the company Stadium de Balaídos, S.A., who would carry out the actual construction work on the new stadium.
Balaídos was inaugurated on 30 December 1928. The stadium was blessed by the archpriest of Fragoso, Father Faustino Ande.
The inaugural match was played at 3:00pm between the hosts, Celta Vigo, and the Basque team Real Unión. The ceremonial kick-off was made by Carmen Gregorio-Espino, the daughter of former mayor Adolfo Gregorio Espino.
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