Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López

Estadio Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez also Estadio de Tenerife is a football stadium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is the home ground of CD Tenerife. With a capacity of 22,824 seats, it is the 27th-largest stadium in Spain and the second-largest in the Canary Islands. It has dimensions of 107 x 70 metres, making it the stadium with the largest area of field of the Canary Islands.[2][3]

Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Estadio de Tenerife
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LocationSanta Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Coordinates28°27′47″N 16°15′38″W / 28.46306°N 16.26056°W / 28.46306; -16.26056
OwnerCabildo Insular de Tenerife
OperatorCabildo Insular de Tenerife
Capacity22,824[1]
Field size105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)
Construction
Opened25 July 1925 (inauguration)
Renovated1940s-1950s and 1990s-2000s
ArchitectMarrero Regalado
Carlos deh Schwartz
Tenants
CD Tenerife
Spain national football team (selected matches)

History

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The stadium was inaugurated on July 25, 1925 with the game between Tenerife and Marino from Las Palmas.[4]

The plant was designed by the architects José Enrique Marrero Regalado and Carlos Schwartz. The dimensions of the soccer field are 107x70m and it has a capacity of 22,948 spectators, which makes it the stadium with the largest playing surface in the archipelago. The original name of the field was "Stadium" and it was changed to the current one in 1950.

The stadium was renovated in 1949 and 2000 following as models the Mini Estadi and the Alberto Jacinto Armando Stadium. In the first half of the 90s it was also used for matches of the Spanish team.

International matches

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Spain national team matches

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Date Opponent Score Competition
13 December 1989    Switzerland 2–1 Friendly match
9 February 1994   Poland 1–1 Friendly match
13 November 1996   Slovakia 4–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ El Heliodoro Rodríguez López cumple 90 años
  3. ^ "Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, en Love Canarias". Archived from the original on 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. ^ "Instalaciones - Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López | Tenerife - Web Oficial". Instalaciones - Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López | Tenerife - Web Oficial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-15.