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Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid
Sports Venue Building Development in Spain – design by Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
23 Jan 2018
Wanda Metropolitano Stadium
Architects: Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos
Location: Madrid, Spain
Atletico Madrid Wanda Metropolitano Stadium

Atlético Madrid?s new Wanda Metropolitano stadium, with a capacity of 68,000 spectators, is the result of the expansion of the old Athletic stadium of the Community of Madrid finished in 1994. The old building had been designed to accommodate athletics competitions and football matches and had an approximate capacity of 19,000 spectators. Initially conceived as the central piece of a group of sporting facilities, the old stadium was created after a competition held in 1988. At the time, the building nicknamed the ?comb? became a reference point for that whole area of Madrid. Its clear, round image became a way for the people of Madrid to identify that area with the iconic, distinctive building.
The surface area of the current stadium is 54,537 sqm and the entire grounds are 88,150 sqm. CyO received the commission to extend it to equip it with a capacity of 68,000 spectators and thus turn it into a football stadium with the ?5 star stadium? rating awarded by UEFA and, therefore, to be able to host European competition finals.

Moreover, FIFA considers those stadiums which have been awarded said rating by UEFA as suitabl...