Wanda Metropolitano
| La Peineta ("The Comb") | |
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| Full name | Estadio de la Comunidad |
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| Location | Madrid, Spain |
| Coordinates | 40°26′10″N 3°35′58″W / 40.43611°N 3.59944°WCoordinates: 40°26′10″N 3°35′58″W / 40.43611°N 3.59944°W |
| Owner |
Community of Madrid (1994–2002) Madrid Town Hall (2002–2017) Atlético de Madrid (2017–) |
| Operator | Atlético de Madrid |
| Capacity | 20,000 (at closure) 73,729 (after expansion) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Built | 1990–93 |
| Opened | 6 September 1994 |
| Expanded | 2011–2017 (planned) |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Construction cost | € 45 million (1994) |
| Architect | Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos |
| Tenants | |
| Atlético de Madrid (2017–) | |
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 73,729.
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 has 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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