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Estadio La Peineta

Estadio Olímpico de Madrid
La Peineta ("The Comb")
La Peineta (agosto 2016) (cropped).JPG
Full name Estadio de la Comunidad
Location Madrid, Spain
Coordinates 40°26′10″N 3°35′58″W / 40.43611°N 3.59944°W / 40.43611; -3.59944Coordinates: 40°26′10″N 3°35′58″W / 40.43611°N 3.59944°W / 40.43611; -3.59944
Owner Community of Madrid (1994–2002)
Madrid Town Hall (2002–2017)
Atlético de Madrid (2017–)
Operator Atlético de Madrid
Capacity 20,000 (at closure)
67,703 (after expansion)
Field size 105 × 68 metres
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground 1990
Built 1990–93
Opened 6 September 1994
Renovated 2017
Expanded 2011–2017 (planned)
Closed 2004
Construction cost 45 million (1994)
240 million (2017)
Architect Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Tenants
Atlético de Madrid (2017–)

UEFA 4/4 stars

Estadio La Peineta, officially known as Estadio de la Comunidad de Madrid and since its re-opening 2017 Wanda Metropolitano for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was opened on 6 September 1994 by the Community of Madrid. The stadium had a capacity of 20,000 spectators upon its closure and will re-open with a capacity for 67,703.

It was designated as the Estadio de la Comunidad, and later as the Estadio Olímpico de Madrid.

During the early 1990s, the Sports Council of the Community of Madrid promoted the city's bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 1997, for which preparations began for an Olympic stadium at the east of Madrid, next to the M-40 Motorway. The site, located at the eastern suburbs of Madrid, was expected to be heavily urbanized.

The construction of the new stadium was launched in 1990 based on a design proposed by Cruz y Ortiz. The construction was completed in 1993, while the inauguration took place in September 1994. The single side tier oval shaped stadium with a capacity 20,000 seats, became popular as La Peineta meaning the comb, because of its similarity with the traditional hair comb.


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