Vallecas Stadium

Vallecas
Full name	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Former names	Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas (1976–1994); Estadio Teresa Rivero (1994–2011)
Location	Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain
Coordinates	40°23′31″N 3°39′32″W / 40.39194°N 3.65889°W
Public transit	at Portazgo
Owner	Community of Madrid
Operator	Community of Madrid
Capacity	14,708
Field size	100 m × 65 m (328 ft × 213 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1972–1976
Opened	10 May 1976
Tenants
	Rayo Vallecano (1957–1972, 1976–present); Racing de Madrid (1930–1932); Atlético Madrid (1939–1943); Spain national football team (selected matches)

Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas (originally Nuevo Estadio de Vallecas and previously Estadio Teresa Rivero) is a football stadium in the Madrid district of Puente de Vallecas, Spain. It currently hosts football matches and is the home of Primera Division club Rayo Vallecano. The stadium holds 14,708 spectators and was opened on 10 May 1976.^[2] It was constructed between 1972 and 1976, and it is also known by the names of Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas and Estadio Puente de Vallecas (The Bridge of Vallecas Stadium).^[3]

2018 temporary closure

On 27 August 2018 the stadium was temporarily prohibited from hosting football matches, until improvements had been made, as parts of the stadium were judged to be unsafe by its owners, the Community of Madrid.^[4]

Miscellaneous

Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas was the venue for the 1940 Copa del Generalísimo Final, as the Copa del Rey was known during caudillo Franco's Francoist State. It was the home stadium of Racing de Madrid, from the neighboring city of Chamberí,^[5] and its successor, Agrupación Recreativa Chamberí. Atlético Madrid also played their home matches at the venue between 1939 and 1943 after the Spanish Civil War, as their stadium, the Metropolitan, was destroyed by the war.^[6]

Rayo Vallecano stadiums over time:^[3]

Years	Campos / Stadiums
1924–1940	Campo de la Calle de las Erillas
1940–1954	Campo de El Rodival
1957–1972	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
1972–1976	Campo de Vallehermoso
1976–present	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

The chess federation of Madrid is based in the basements of the stadium. There is also a well known boxing gym called "El Rayo".^[7]^[8]^[9]

On 3 August 1986, the British rock band Queen performed at the stadium as part of The Magic Tour. It was the third from last concert of the band with the original members.