Estadio Benito Villamarín
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| Full name | Estadio Benito Villamarín |
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| 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°WCoordinates: 37°21′23″N 5°58′53″W / 37.35639°N 5.98139°W |
| Owner | Real Betis |
| Operator | Real Betis |
| Capacity | 52,500 |
| Opened | 1929 |
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| Real Betis | |
Estadio Benito Villamarín[esˈtaðjo βeˈnito βiʎamaˈɾin] is a football stadium in Seville, Spain. It is the home stadium of Real Betis. Opened in 1929, the stadium has a capacity of 52,500 seats.
Between 1979 and 1982, the capacity of the stadium was increased up to 50,253 for the 1982 FIFA World Cup when it hosted 2 group matches.
In July 2016, the southern stand of the stadium was demolished for expansion. After re-modelization, the total capacity of the stadium will become 60,000 seats. It is expected to complete the reconstruction process in August 2017.
The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
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