Vicente Calderón Stadium
Also known as Vicente Calderon Stadium, Calderon Stadium
home stadium of Atlético de Madrid from 1966 to 2017
Key facts
- Full name
- Estadio Vicente Calderón
- Former names
- Estadio Manzanares, (1966–71)
- Location
- Arganzuela , Madrid , Spain
- Capacity
- 54,907
- Field size
- 105 m × 70 m (115 yd × 77 yd)
- Groundbreaking
- 3 August 1959 ; 66 years ago ( 1959-08-03 )
- Opened
- 2 October 1966 ; 59 years ago ( 1966-10-02 )
- Renovated
- 1972, 1982
- Closed
- 28 May 2017 ; 9 years ago ( 2017-05-28 )
- Demolished
- 13 February 2019–6 July 2020
- Architect
- Javier Barroso , Miguel Ángel García Lomas
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The Vicente Calderón Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Vicente Calderón [esˈtaðjo βiˈθente kaldeˈɾon]) was the home stadium of Atlético Madrid from its completion in 1966 to 2017, with a seating capacity of 54,907. It was located on the banks of the Manzanares, in the Arganzuela district of Madrid, Spain.
The stadium was originally called the Estadio Manzanares, but this was later changed to the Vicente Calderón Stadium, in honour of their long-term President Vicente Calderón. The stadium closed in 2017 after the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, with Atlético Madrid moving to Metropolitano Stadium for the following season. Demolition began in 2019 and completed the following year.