Back Estadio de la Romareda AN لا روماريدا Arabic Estadiu de La Romareda AST لا روماردا ایستادیومو AZB Ромареда Bashkir Естадио Ла Ромареда Bulgarian Estadi de La Romareda Catalan La Romareda Czech La Romareda Danish La Romareda German
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| Full name | La Romareda[1] |
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| Location | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Coordinates | 41°38′12″N 0°54′7″W / 41.63667°N 0.90194°W |
| Owner | Ayuntamiento de Zaragoza |
| Operator | Real Zaragoza |
| Capacity | 33,608 [2] |
| Field size | 107 m × 68 m (351 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 19 September 1956 |
| Opened | 8 September 1957 |
| Renovated | 1977, 1982, 1994 |
| Construction cost | 21,512,640.50 pesetas |
| Architect | Francisco Riestra |
| Project manager | José Beltrán |
| General contractor | Agromán |
| Tenants | |
| Real Zaragoza (1957–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) | |
La Romareda [esˈtaðjo ðe la romaˈɾeða] is the home stadium of Real Zaragoza, in Zaragoza. It was inaugurated on 8 September 1957, with a game between Real Zaragoza and CA Osasuna (4–3). The official capacity is 33,608,[3] with an average attendance of around 20,000 for Real Zaragoza matches. Currently, it is the 12th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in Aragon.
The stadium has gone through various upgrades, in 1977 and in 1982, when it was a 1982 FIFA World Cup venue. The stadium was also used for football group matches and a quarterfinal during the 1992 Summer Olympics. It became an all-seater stadium in 1994. The stadium also hosted the 1992-94 FIRA Trophy match between Spain and Romania in 1994.[4] Plans to build a new stadium in Zaragoza have been abandoned.
La Romareda was proposed as the Olympic Stadium in Jaca's failed bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Works for the enlargement of La Romareda into a 43,000-seat stadium were due to begin on April 17, 2006 and end in time for the Zaragoza Expo of 2008. However, a lawsuit was filed by a political party (PAR), claiming that the enlargement of the stadium would be to the detriment of the population, in order to suspend the planned works. A judge ordered the suspension and the works were put on hold.
On 8 July 2024, the demolition of the original La Romareda began. On 13 September 2024, Nueva Romareda put out to tender the major phase of demolition and construction of the new stadium for 138.5 million euros (excluding VAT, which is deductible). The first half of 2025 will see the start of construction of the new Gol Sur (South Goal) stand. And, from 1 July 2025, with the football season over and the modular stadium in the North car park (a temporary replacement for La Romareda) erected, work will begin on the rest of the facility, with the dismantling of the entire roof, and subsequent demolition and reconstruction of the stadium's other three stands. The new stadium will have 43,110 seats for football matches, and expandable for concerts. The ultimate goal is that on August 31, 2027, the Nueva Romareda will be a reality, so that Real Zaragoza can play in the new stadium with all the guarantees for the 2027-2028 season.[5]
- ^ "La Romareda".
- ^ "Real Zaragoza | Liga Española 2ª División 2019-20-RTVE.es". www.rtve.es. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "Estadio La Romareda | Real Zaragoza Web Oficial". www.realzaragoza.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ "Spain v Romania". ESPN scrum.
- ^ La Nueva Romareda saca a licitación por 138,5 millones de euros la gran fase de derribos y construcción del nuevo estadio (in Spanish)