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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Villarreal CF | Opening: 1923 | Capacity: 25,000 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Estadio de la Ceramica, better known as El Madrigal, opened on 17 June 1923 with a match between CD Castellon and El Cervantes. The stadium was initially named Campo del Villarreal, but this soon got changed to El Madrigal.<\/p>\n

Estadio El Madrigal was first renovated in 1952, and further enlarged in the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n

The most important redevelopments took place in the 1990s when nearly the whole stadium was reconstructed, resulting in its current form. Works finished in the summer of 1999.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Villarreal started works on a\u00a0facelift of the stadium, including an upgrade of facilities and new outer facades. Following the completion of the new facade of the south stand in 2017, the club announced the renaming of El Madrigal to\u00a0Estadio de la Ceramica, an initiative of club president Roig to promote\u00a0the local ceramics industry.<\/p>\n

How to get to Estadio de la Ceramica<\/h3>\n

Estadio de la Ceramica\u00a0is located toward the north of the small town of Vila-real. It is a 20-minute walk from the railway station, and a 10-minute walk from the town centre.<\/p>\n

Trains<\/a> from Valencia take a little over an hour to arrive in Vila-real, though service is not frequent. There are also bus services from Valencia, for example by Grupo HIFE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Address: Calle Blasco Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\u00a02, 12540\u00a0Villarreal (Vila-real)<\/p>\n