Jose Zorilla Stadium Capacity, Tickets, Seating Plan, Records, Location, Parking
The José Zorrilla Stadium is a municipally owned football stadium in Valladolid, Spain. The capacity of the stadium is 26,451 seats, which makes it the twenty-second largest stadium in Spain and the largest in Castilla y León.
| Built In: | 20 February 1982 |
| Capacity: | 26,451 |
| Home Teams: | Real Valladolid FC |
| Ground Size: | 105 m × 68 m |
Jose Zorilla Stadium History
The stadium was built in 1982 and is named after the poet José Zorrilla (1817–1893). Previously, he played at the old José Zorrilla Stadium.
The first game played in the stadium was a Spanish League match on February 20, 1982, between Real Valladolid and Athletic Bilbao, which ended in a 1-0 victory for Valladolid, with the only goal scored in the stadium. minute 84 by Jorge Alonso. The 1982 Copa del Rey final was played at the stadium on April 13, with Real Madrid defeating Sporting de Gijón 2-1.
During the 1982 FIFA World Cup, three Group D matches (Czechoslovakia-Kuwait, France-Kuwait, and France-Czechoslovakia) were played at the Zorrilla Stadium.
Pop superstar Michael Jackson performed a sold-out show on September 6, 1997, during his “History World Tour,” which concluded the European leg of the tour.
On June 3, 1997, the Valladolid City Council and Real Valladolid agreed to a new 40-year lease, which also provided for the possible use by the football club of “hospitality, entertainment, and commercial activities” in the immediate vicinity of the stadium, giving way years later to the project called “Valladolid Arena.” Thus, in 2008, the green light was given to the construction of a shopping center, but the project was suspended by the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla y León in 2012.
In 2016, SilverStorm El Salvador and VRAC Entrepinares played in the final of the Rugby King’s Cup there. 26,500 spectators attended the match, breaking the attendance record for a rugby match in Spain.
The venue was renovated in 2019, eliminating the dry pit and adding three new rows of seats (increasing the capacity to 26,451).
Stadium Capacity
Jose Zorilla Stadium has a seating capacity of 26,451.
Jose Zorilla Stadium Seating Plan
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