"Estadio Riazor Estadio Municipal de Riazor (), also known as Abanca-Riazor for sponsorship reasons, is an all-seater stadium in A Coruña, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo de La Coruña, and accommodates a total of 32,660 spectators. Although the stadium has hosted home games for Deportivo since its establishment in 1906, it wasn't until 1944 that essential facilities such as stands and changing rooms were installed . That year, the stadium was officially adopted as Deportivo's ground. The opening game was against Valencia CF on 28 October 1944, which saw Depor lose 3-2 . The stadium was"
"half of the table in 16 out of 19 seasons. As a result, the club has been a regular participant in European competitions, playing in the UEFA Champions League five seasons in a row, reaching the quarterfinals twice and reaching the semi-finals in 2003–04. Deportivo have played their home games at the 34,600-capacity Riazor since 1944, when the stadium was built. Their traditional home kit consists of blue and white striped shirts with blue shorts and socks. The club has a long-standing rivalry with national opponents Celta de Vigo, and matches between the two sides are known as the Galician"
"Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor is a multi-purpose sports arena in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. Located at Riazor's sports complex, the venue has 4,425 seats and a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. The arena is owned by the A Coruña City Hall and faces Estadio Riazor. Construction started in November 1968 and finished with its opening on August 1, 1970, hosting a roller hockey match between Spain and a World Team composed of several players. Riazor hosted the Roller Hockey World Cups of 1972 and 1988. In 2018, Riazor was the venue for one of"
"match was the only one of Deportivo since its promotion to the Primera División in 1991 that was played outside of Riazor, but in Santiago de Compostela. After an earlier home draw with Tenerife (0-0, with Madar receiving a red card), referee Japón Sevilla was hit with a coin coming from the Riazor crowd. The Comité de Competición of the Spanish FA (RFEF) punished Deportivo with the closure of Riazor for one match, which was confirmed by the Comité de Apelación of the RFEF and the Comité Español de Disciplina Deportiva of the Consejo Superior de Deportes. But Deportivo didn't"
"Teresa Herrera Trophy The Teresa Herrera Trophy () is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain - behind the Trofeo Playa y Sol (1901) and the Copa San Pedro (1941) - and is considered one of Spain's most prestigious friendly tournaments due to the high profile and quality of the clubs who take part. The matches are usually played at Estadio Riazor during the second half of August, and since 1990 the tournament always features local club Deportivo. First played"
"South American players such as Julio Corcuera, Oswaldo García, Rafael Franco and Dagoberto Moll, a group that made the team more competitive and able to remain top flight status for nine consecutive seasons until 1957. It was a great period for the club, as honoured managers like Helenio Herrera and players as Pahiño and local Luis Suárez (the only Spanish player to receive the Golden Ball honour) played at the Riazor. After nine seasons of first-tier football in Spain, the team was relegated to the Segunda División in 1957 and stayed there for five seasons until 1962, when they were"
"promoted into the top flight. This started a yo-yo era that led the club to be known as the ""elevator team""—promotions were achieved in 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968 and 1971, yet subsequent relegations occurred during 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970 and 1973. Dépor had one of the best youth systems at the time in Spain, as youngsters including Amancio Amaro, Severino Reija, José Luis Veloso and Jaime Blanco began their careers at the Riazor, in the future to become regular fixtures on the Spanish national team. Still more, including Luis Suárez, went on to play for larger clubs in Spain and"
"in its history. The expectations were high when on 4 January 1997 FC Barcelona visited Riazor. In the weeks before, Lendoiro took the total investment for that season to €31 million by signing goalkeeper Nuno, Benfica's Hélder, midfielder Flávio Conceição (by beating Real Madrid on the transfer market) and striker Renaldo. But the magic had disappeared. Pizzi's late goal earned Barcelona three points (0-1) and on the day after Toshack announced that, at the end of the season, he wouldn’t continue at Deportivo. This declaration might have been influenced by some paintings which were visible at the stadium, like “Toshack"
"two top local teams, second tier Victoria CF and third tier Orzán SD. In 2014 the match was played in Riazor for the first time, and it featured a foreign opponent, Boavista FC. A qualifier tournament for several local teams was arranged, which was won by defending champion Victoria. Boavista played with old Deportivo uniforms since their own were stolen. In 2015, Victoria again made it to the Trophy after beating Orzán on penalties, but this time it suffered a crushing defeated against 3-times national champion Rayo Vallecano. Teresa Herrera Trophy The Teresa Herrera Trophy () is an annual pre-season"
"Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a Spanish football team based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 18 March 1932 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ""La Romareda"", which seats 34,596 spectators. The club has spent the majority of its history in La Liga, winning the Copa del Rey six times and the 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, amongst other trophies. Traditionally, team colours are white shirts and socks with royal blue shorts. A government survey in 2007 found that 2.7% of the Spanish population support"
"Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón S.A.D., commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, RSG or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, Asturias. Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in Segunda División. Known as ""Los Rojiblancos"" because of their red and white striped jerseys, their home ground is El Molinón stadium, the oldest professional football ground in Spain, in use since at least 1908. The club was established in 1905 with the name Sporting Gijonés, Anselmo López being the first"
"it was one of the finalists in the 2001 UEFA Cup Final against Liverpool, being defeated 5–4 by golden goal. In 2017, the club reached the final of the Copa del Rey, losing out 3–1 to Barcelona. The team's home kit is blue and white-striped shirt, blue shorts and white socks. It holds home matches at the 19,800-seater Mendizorrotza Stadium and uses other facilities located in Ibaia dedicated to training. Founded in 1921, Alavés was the first club to win promotion from the Segunda División to La Liga in 1929–30, a stint which would last three years. In 1953–54 the"
"Estadio Riazor against his former club Deportivo, but ""the Reds"" only managed to draw 0–0 draw. The team predictably won all three home matches in the freshly renovated Karaiskakis Stadium, notably with the same score 1–0, meanwhile losing 2–1 away against Monaco. With one match to play and in a very bizarre combination of results, Olympiacos were in danger of being one of only two teams in Champions League history that have collected ten points yet still failed to qualify for the next round. They travelled to Anfield to play the last match against Liverpool, and in order to progress,"
"club while he also accepted the role of honorary president of the now called Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña. At the same time, Deportivo's first home pitch at Corralón de la Gaiteira would become obsolete, and they moved to a stadium now called Viejo Riazor. Because of the success of the Spanish national team in the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, football exploded throughout Spain. This eventually led to the establishment of a national tournament which would end the regional championships. This form had existed throughout the country's numerous provinces. With football becoming part of the city, Deportivo began to"
"with details in details in white or dark blue. The shorts have been also traditionally sky blue, with the exception of some years that have been white too. Their home arena is the Pazo dos Deportes, an arena with a seating capacity of 6.500 people. The Pazo has been one of the Top-10 European arenas in attendance and one of the first in relation to the city population. The current president of the team is Jesús Lázare. Well-known players have included: Charlie Bell, Pete Mickeal, Velimir Perasović, José Miguel Antúnez, Alfonso Reyes, Tanoka Beard, Anthony Bonner, Claude Riley, James Donaldson"
"match. Nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, the Spanish national team returned to the Estadio Nuevo Vivero and beat Liechtenstien 4-0 in a qualification group match for the UEFA Euro 2008. On 1 December 2015, the Spanish women's team beat Portugal by 2–0 in a qualification game for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Estadio Nuevo Vivero Estadio Nuevo Vivero is a multi-use stadium in Badajoz, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Badajoz. The stadium holds 15,198 and was built in 1999. They previously played at Estadio El Vivero,"
"spent in the bottom half of the table, Zaragoza was relegated following the 2012–13 Liga season after finishing last. Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status. Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a Spanish football team based in Zaragoza, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded on 18 March 1932 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ""La Romareda"", which seats 34,596 spectators. The club has spent the majority of its history in La Liga, winning the Copa del"
"red, however this has changed in recent years. Their shirt manufacturer is Joma. Previous sponsors Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a Spanish professional football club that plays in La Liga. The club is based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area. Getafe was founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983. Getafe participated in the top level of Spanish football for 12 years between 2004 and 2016. The club's home stadium is Coliseum Alfonso Pérez which was founded in 1998 and can hold 17,393 spectators. The club's main rivalries are against Leganés, based"
"is club's biggest sale. Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD (), commonly known as Atlético Madrid, or simply as Atlético or Atleti, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, that play in La Liga. The club play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano, which has a capacity of 68,000. In terms of the league titles won, most recently in 2014, Atlético Madrid are the third most successful club in Spanish football - behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atlético have won La Liga on 10 occasions, including a league and cup double in 1996; the Copa del"
"Rionegro Águilas Rionegro Águilas is a professional Colombian football team based in Rionegro that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at Alberto Grisales stadium. The club also has a futsal team. In 2008, the team was founded after a group of investors led by former football player José Fernando Salazar bought the team Bajo Cauca and relocated it to Itagüí. The team had very good results in the Categoría Primera B. In 2010 they became champions and advanced to the Categoría Primera A, while also reaching the final of the Copa Colombia. They had"
"Mendizorrotza Stadium Mendizorrotza or Mendizorroza is a football stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo Alavés. Opened on 27 April 1924, it is currently the third oldest football stadium in the Spanish Professional Football, behind El Molinón and Mestalla. During its history, the stadium had several renovations. The most important one was the expansion made in 1999, making new stands in the corners for increasing the capacity of the stadium to the current 19,840 seats. In December 2016, the club president Josean Querejeta announced a plan of modernisation and expansion of the stadium, possibly bringing"
"Estadio Riazor, as Eusebio Ríos's side made an unsuccessful bid for promotion into La Liga. Steel, now aged 27, moved on to Tranmere Rovers in late 1987. He moved for a then club record transfer fee, with manager Johnny King looking to use Steel to act as target man for striker Ian Muir. They enjoyed considerable success together in the seasons to follow. At the end of the 1987–88 season, Tranmere played at Wembley in the 16 team Football League Centenary Tournament. A good mid-season run of form saw Rovers qualify as one of the Fourth Division's two representatives. Tranmere"
"an excellent month as three out of four Liga matches were won, Deportivo survived in the Copa del Rey and achieved its second European victory. The Liga wins obtained in Riazor were against Atlético de Madrid (5-1) and Valencia (2-1) while a serious team achieved a brilliant 0-2 victory at the Nou Camp. It was the third win of Deportivo in this stadium out of the last four encounters and the poor Catalans suffered. After the win against Valencia the Galicians led the Primera División again and the team looked stable. A line-up filled with many reserves achieved a late"
"Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, SAD (), commonly known as Atlético Madrid, or simply as Atlético or Atleti, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, that play in La Liga. The club play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano, which has a capacity of 68,000. In terms of the league titles won, most recently in 2014, Atlético Madrid are the third most successful club in Spanish football - behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. Atlético have won La Liga on 10 occasions, including a league and cup double in 1996; the Copa del Rey on 10 occasions;"
"with Hugo Sánchez being the last one to play there. The match between Real and Atlético was the third meeting of this season already. After the visitors took the early lead, Ronaldo scored the equalizer through a penalty before Arda Turan scored the decisive goal 14 minutes before the end of the match. In their first Champions League match after winning ""La Decima"", Madrid got off to a good start by defeating Basel 5–1, scoring four goals in 22 minutes during the first half. Real Madrid then faced Deportivo de La Coruña at the Riazor, then the only stadium in"
"a league. Xerez Toyota Nimauto promoted to Tercera División in March 2015 after winning the league. On 28 May 2015, Xerez Toyota Nimauto got the second place and promoted to 2º División B. Coach: Juan Carlos Gálvez Xerez DFC Fútbol Sala Xerez DFC Fútbol Sala, also called Xerez Toyota Nimauto for sponsorship reasons, is a spanish futsal team from Jerez de la Frontera, in Andalusia (Spain). The team plays in 2ª División B, holding home matches at Polideportivo Ruiz Mateos, in Jerez, with an overall 1,220-seat capacity. The team colours are usually blue shirts and socks, with white shorts. It"
"Flávio Conceiçao, Mauro Silva, Hadji, Djalminha - Bassir/Abreu After having played two disappointing seasons out of the last three, president Lendoiro was looking for the final piece of the puzzle. The Riazor stadium had experienced new improvements and the squad consisted of quality players like Martins, Flávio Conceição, Djalminha, Donato, Fran, Mauro Silva and Naybet. Nevertheless, the disappointing performances proved that something was wrong and Lendoiro looked to neighbours Celta de Vigo for a solution. Their coach, Javier Irureta, had achieved excellent performances with them and only near the end of the season dropped from the first three spots by"
"leaked in the space of barely ten minutes (4-1). But again Real Sociedad proved to be the ideal partner to recover as 1-2 was achieved in the Liga although one week later two points were wasted at home against Betis Sevilla (2-2). The match of 7 April 2004 against AC Milan will forever be written in the history books as Riazor almost exploded out of joy when the Italians were sent home with a 4-0 defeat. Pandiani, Valerón and Albert Luque gave the Galicians three goals before the break they only could have dreamed of and substitute Fran finished the"
"its capacity to 32,000. Mendizorrotza Stadium Mendizorrotza or Mendizorroza is a football stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo Alavés. Opened on 27 April 1924, it is currently the third oldest football stadium in the Spanish Professional Football, behind El Molinón and Mestalla. During its history, the stadium had several renovations. The most important one was the expansion made in 1999, making new stands in the corners for increasing the capacity of the stadium to the current 19,840 seats. In December 2016, the club president Josean Querejeta announced a plan of modernisation and expansion of"
"is carried out by Compañía de Tranvías de La Coruña. Its network includes 24 lines served by 93 vehicles. There is also a regular taxi service distributed in taxi tanks all over the city. A Coruña has an extensive network of sports infrastructures. The most important one is the Riazor Sport Complex, which includes Estadio Riazor (home of Deportivo de La Coruña), the Palace of Sports (home of HC Liceo La Coruña), two indoor tracks, a pelota court and an indoor swimming-pool. La Torre Sport Complex hosts many football fields, a golf court and another pelota court. There are also"
"El Molinón Estadio El Molinón, officially Estadio El Molinón-Enrique Castro ""Quini"", is an association football stadium in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Sporting de Gijón. El Molinón is the oldest professional football field in Spain. It has been in use since at least 1908, and is located on the site of an old watermill, hence the stadium's name, the Asturian word for ""big mill"". Real Sporting started to use El Molinón as official ground in 1917. The first official match was held on April 22, 1917 between Real Sporting and Arenas Club de Getxo"
"CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna () or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish football team based in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded in 1920, the club currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at the 19,800-capacity El Sadar Stadium. The team tends to play in a red shirt with navy blue shorts, whereas the away kit differs from season to season. ""Los Rojillos"" is the club nickname, meaning ""The Reds"". The word """"osasuna"""" means ""health"" in Basque, used in a sense of ""strength"" or ""vigour"". For different reasons, rivalries exist between Osasuna and Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid, and other Basque clubs, particularly"
"Getafe CF Getafe Club de Fútbol (), or simply Getafe, is a Spanish professional football club that plays in La Liga. The club is based in Getafe, a city in the Madrid metropolitan area. Getafe was founded in 1946 and refounded in 1983. Getafe participated in the top level of Spanish football for 12 years between 2004 and 2016. The club's home stadium is Coliseum Alfonso Pérez which was founded in 1998 and can hold 17,393 spectators. The club's main rivalries are against Leganés, based in close proximity to the city of Getafe, and a friendly rivalry against Real Madrid"