Estadio Balaídos
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| Full name | Estadio Municipal de Balaídos |
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| Location | Vigo, Spain |
| Broke ground | 1926 |
| Opened | 30 December, 1928 |
| Renovated | 1982 FIFA World Cup 2004 UEFA Champions League |
| Owner | Concello de Vigo |
| Operator | Celta de Vigo |
| Surface | Grass |
| Architect | Jenaro de la Fuente Álvarez |
| Capacity | 32,500[1] |
| Field dimensions | 105 x 68 m |
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| Celta Vigo | |
Estadio Municipal de Balaídos, more commonly referred to as Balaídos, is an all-seater football stadium in Vigo, Spain, and is the home of Segunda División club Celta Vigo.
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[edit] History
[edit] Inaguration
Balaídos was inaugurated on the 30 December, 1928. The inaugural match was played at 3:00pm (UTC+1) between the hosts, Celta Vigo, and the basque team Real Unión. The ceremonial kick-off was made by Carmen Gregorio-Espino the daughter of former mayor Adolfo Gregorio Espino.
The line-up for the teams that day were:
Celta Vigo: Lilo, Cabezo, Pasarín, Paredes, Cárdenas, Vega, Reigosa, Chicha, Rogelio, Polo and Graciliano.
Real Unión de Irún: Emery, Alza, Anza, Malla, Gamborenea, Villaverde, Antuna, Wherli, Urtizberca, Echeveste and Garmendía.
Celta Vigo's Graciliano was the first player to score a goal in the new stadium, in a 7-0 win.
[edit] Renovation
The stadium has been renovated on two occasions; the first was in 1982 in preparation to host the Group A matches of the FIFA World Cup 1982 and once again in 2004 to bring the stadium up to standard to host the home fixtures for Celta Vigo in that years Champions League. The cost of the 2004 renovation was €3.7 million.[citation needed]
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Coordinates: 42°12′42.79″N 8°44′25.28″W / 42.2118861°N 8.7403556°W
