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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Club Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid | Opening: 1966 | Capacity: 54,960 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Estadio Vicente Calder\u00f3n was built in the 1960s as the replacement for Atl\u00e9tico’s then-home Stadium Metropolitano<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Stadium Metropolitano had been the home of Atl\u00e9tico since 1923, but had significantly aged and rivals Real Madrid had just opened the new Estadio Santiago Bernab\u00e9u<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Land was bought on the southern edge of the city on the banks of the river Manzaneras, and while this land was technically closer to Madrid’s centre than the Metropolitano, many fans still objected to a site that was deemed outside of the city.<\/p>\n

Estadio Vicente Calder\u00f3n officially opened on the 2nd of October 1966 with a league match between Atl\u00e9tico and Valencia (1-1), though construction of the main stand had not been finished yet due to funding problems.<\/p>\n

The stadium was finally completed in 1970, and then counted with a capacity of 62,000 seats and no standing areas, which made Estadio Vicente Calder\u00f3n the first large all-seater stadium in Europe.<\/p>\n

The stadium had initially been called Estadio de Manzaneras, but its name was changed in 1971 in honour of\u00a0 club-president Vicente Calder\u00f3n, who had overseen the construction of the stadium.<\/p>\n

Estadio Vicente Calder\u00f3n was selected as one of the playing venues of the 1982 World Cup, during which it hosted three second-round group matches.<\/p>\n

The stadium has changed little over the years, and only received a few refurbishments that included the installation of the red-white-and-blue seats, which also reduced capacity somewhat.<\/p>\n

In 2011, Atletico announced plans to replace Estadio Vicente Calderon with a new stadium, Wanda Metropolitano<\/a>,\u00a0at the site of Estadio de la Peineta in the east of the city. Atletico stated the ambition to move into their new home in 2015, but works progressed slowly and completion was\u00a0pushed back to the start of the 2017-18 season.<\/p>\n

The last match at Estadio Vicente Calderon was played on 27 May 2017 when Barcelona and Alaves squared off for the Copa del Rey final. Six days earlier, Atletico had played their last match at the stadium: a league match versus Athletic (3-1).<\/p>\n

Following Atletico’s move to their new stadium, the Vicente Calderon will be demolished and replaced by a new development likely including apartment buildings and a park.<\/p>\n

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