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Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in Alicante, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, being home to Hércules CF. It also hosted World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. With a capacity of 24,704 seats,[1] it is the 25th-largest stadium in Spain and the 4th-largest in the Valencian Community. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre. The stadium is named after the former chairman of Hércules CF, José Rico Pérez (1918–2010).
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| Location | Alicante, Spain |
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| Coordinates | 38°21′26″N 0°29′33″W / 38.35722°N 0.49250°W |
| Owner | Hércules CF |
| Operator | Hércules CF |
| Capacity | 24,704[1] |
| Field size | 105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Architect | Francisco Llorens |
| Tenants | |
| Hércules CF (1974–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) | |
Gallery
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Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010 -
Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010 -
External view of the stadium -
players bench
1982 FIFA World Cup
editThe stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| 1982-06-18 |  Argentina |
4–1 |  Hungary |
Group 3 (first round) | 32,093 |
| 1982-06-23 | 2–0 |  El Salvador
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| 1982-07-10 |  Poland |
3–2 |  France |
Third place match | 32,500 |
References
edit- ^ a b "CIRCULAR N.º 124 PLAY OFF DE ASCENSO A PRIMERA RFEF Y TORNEO PORLA PERMANENCIA EN SEGUNDA RFEF" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
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