Estadio Santiago Bernabéu - Madrid, Spain - Professional Sports Venues on Waymarking.com

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain (located on the Paseo de la Castellana, in the district of Chamartín). It was named after their former chairman Santiago Bernabéu Yeste (which took the iniciative of builing it back on 1944). It was inaugurated on 1947 and is home for (and owned by) Real Madrid C.F.

The first football game took placed on 14 December 1947 with a match between Real Madrid FC and the Portuguese team Os Belenenses. The stadium had an initial capacity of 75,145 spectators, 27,645 of which had seats (7,125 covered) and 47,500 for standing fans. The first major renovation occurred in 1954, as it expanded to accommodate 125,000 spectators. Changes were made to use electric lighting on 1957. The next big changes did not occur until the early 1980s with the hosting of the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain. Two-thirds of the seating area were covered, so that its capacity was reduced from 120,000 to 90,800 spectators, 24,550 of which were covered by the new roof. It also remodeled the façade, installed new electronic signs in the north and south ends as well as renovating the press areas, lockers rooms, access, and ancillary areas. As of the most recent renovation works, in 2007, the stadium was renewed in order to host 80354 seats.

It's the home of which team(s)?: Real Madrid C.F. Which professional sports are played here?: Football Capacity (number of seats): 80354 Opening Date: 12/14/1947 Guided Tours: yes Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]

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