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Bernabéu

Madrid, Spain

83,186

recorded capacity

1 block = 1,000 places

Bernabéu in Madrid is the largest of the 62 listed stadiums in Spain and of the 81 listed stadiums that opened in the 1940s. It was a venue of the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

It is one of 48 stadiums on this site with a retractable roof. It opened in 1947. The nearest listed stadium is Vallecas Stadium, 7.2 km away.

Listed for
American football and football
Tenants
Real Madrid, Spain national football team
Surface
Hybrid grass
Roof
Retractable roof
Position
40.45° N, 3.69° W

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in Spain

  1. Bernabéu83,186
  2. Estadio de La Cartuja11,812 fewer71,374
  3. Metropolitano Stadium12,373 fewer70,813
  4. Camp Nou20,534 fewer62,652
  5. 58 more listed stadiums

All 62 listed in Spain

From the record

Field size
105 m × 68 m
Recorded construction cost
$4.7 million (1982)
Record attendance
129,690 (1956)
Opening order in Spain
13th of 62, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in Spain
5.1%
Latest renovation or expansion
2024, more recent than 25 of the other 33 listed stadiums in Spain with such a year
Compared with the median in Spain
3.9 times the median capacity of 21,170 across its 62 listed stadiums
Opened in the 1940s in Spain
4 of the 62 listed stadiums, this one included
Nearest larger listed stadium
Wembley Stadium, 1,262 km
Listed stadiums within 10 km
2

Chronology

  1. 1947 Opened
  2. 1952 Expanded
  3. 1982 FIFA World Cup venue, Renovated
  4. 1992 Expanded
  5. 1994 Expanded
  6. 2001 Renovated
  7. 2011 Expanded
  8. 2019 Renovated
  9. 2023 Reopened
  10. 2024 Renovated

Nearest listed stadiums

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  1. Vallecas Stadium · south14,708 places, opened 19767.2 km
  2. Metropolitano Stadium · east70,813 places, opened 19947.8 km
  3. Butarque Stadium · south-west14,500 places, opened 199813.9 km
  4. Estadio Coliseum · south16,500 places, opened 199814.4 km
  5. José Zorrilla Stadium · north-west27,618 places, opened 1982160.1 km

Source: Wikipedia, Bernabéu.