{"id":19069,"date":"2017-04-29T21:09:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T21:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/?p=19069"},"modified":"2017-04-29T21:26:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T21:26:54","slug":"estadio-el-arcangel-cordoba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stadiumguide.com\/estadio-el-arcangel-cordoba\/","title":{"rendered":"Estadio El Arcangel"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Cordoba CF | Opening: 1993 | Capacity: 20,989 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

El Nuevo Estadio Municipal ‘El Arcangel’ got built in 1993 to replace Cordoba’s\u00a0old Estadio El Arcangel, which had fallen into a state of disrepair.<\/p>\n

The new stadium was built on a site 500 metres away from the old stadium, was bowl-shaped, uncovered, with athletics track, and could hold about 15,000 spectators. It officially opened on 7 November 1993 with a league match between Cordoba and Recreative Huelva.<\/p>\n

However, the new stadium with its stands far off the pitch soon proved unsatisfactory for the fans. Therefore, after\u00a0only a decade, Cordoba already started planning an extensive redevelopment of the stadium. Building works started in 2005 and were gradually performed over the following\u00a0years.<\/p>\n

First, the pitch was moved closer towards the west stand, and then a new east stand was built on the other side. This was then followed by two new stands on both ends, of which the last one was\u00a0completed in 2012. While there were plans to also rebuild the west stand, these plans were shelved in the end.<\/p>\n

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