“Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán” ( Spanish: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán ) - football stadium in Spanish Seville , home arena of FC Sevilla . Named in honor of the president of Seville in 1932-1942 and 1943-1956. It is being reconstructed temporarily, at the moment Sevilla holds its matches at the Olympic Stadium .
| Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan | |
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| Location | Seville , Spain |
| Built | 1956-1958 |
| Open | September 7, 1958 |
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| Capacity | 45,500 |
| Home team | Seville |
| Field dimensions | 105 × 70 m |
History
Built by architect Manuel Munoz Monasterio. The first stone was laid on December 2, 1956 . The stadium was opened on September 7, 1958 by a friendly match between Seville and Real Jaen .
The stadium hosted 2 matches of the 1982 World Cup :
- match of group 6 Brazil - USSR 2: 1,
- the famous semifinal of Germany - France 3: 3 (pen. 5-4).
4 years after the 1982 World Cup, the stadium hosted the 1985/86 European Cup final Barcelona - Steaua 0-0 (pen. 0-2), in which Romanian goalkeeper Helmut Ducadam deflected all 4 penalties from Barcelona.
Spain have not lost any of their 22 matches at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Sevilla has lost only 2 matches in European cups at all times to the Dutch AZ in the group stage of the 2006/07 UEFA Cup (forward scored by AZ Shot Arveladze scored in the 90th minute), which did not stop Sevilla win the UEFA Cup that season; and the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League 2009/2010 to Moscow CSKA with a score of 1: 2.
The unofficial name of the stadium is “Bomboner”, which is mainly used in relation to the famous home stadium of the Argentinean club “ Boca Juniors ”.
Links
- Page on the official website of FC Sevilla (English) (Spanish) (Japanese)
- Page at stadiumguide.com