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Whilst there might not be as many professional teams as there are in say London, there’s certainly enough variety in Madrid to ensure you can enjoy countless a “football weekends” in Spain’s capital city. Click any of the pictures below to go straight to each individual team’s stadium guide. Enjoy.
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
Team: Real Madrid
Capacity: 81,044
Distance from city centre: 4.2 km (North)
Estadio Vicente Calderon
Team: Atlético Madrid
Capacity: 54,907
Distance from city centre: 2.4 km (South-west)
Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Team: CD Leganés
Capacity: 6,960
Distance from city centre: 10.7 km (South-west)
Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Team: Getafe CF
Capacity: 17,393
Distance from city centre: 11.7 km (South)
Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Team: Rayo Vallecano
Capacity: 14,708
Distance from city centre: 5 km (South-east)
Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano
Team: Real Madrid B
Capacity: 6,000
Distance from city centre: 11.9km (North-east)
The Future:
Estadio La Peineta
Team: Atlético Madrid
Capacity: 73,000
Distance from city centre: 11.4km (East)
Details: Estadio La Peineta was supposed to be expanded as part of Madrid’s bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, however the bid was unsuccessful. Based on the size of the main stand, the venue could theoretically achieve a capacity of 73,000, and Atlético are regarded as first choice candidates should the work ever occur.
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Team: Real Madrid
Capacity: 73,000
Distance from city centre: 4.2 km (North)
Details: Plans to renovate the stadium were unveiled by Florentino Perez on 31st January 2014. Expected to cost over 400 million euros, the modern facelift designed by GMP Architects will be partially funded by the sale of the naming rights, and the capacity is likely to increase inline with Barcelona’s Nou Camp.