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Name
Estadio Martínez Valero
Alternate: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

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Elche vs Girona
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Established
1976 (49 years old)

Capacity
31,388

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Country
Spain

Location
Elche, Spain

Timezone
UTC +01:00 Central European Time (CET)

Coordinates
38°16′01″N 0°39′48″W

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Upcoming
07 Dec	Elche	3 - 0	Girona
21 Dec	Elche	-	Rayo Valle
03 Jan	Elche	-	Villarreal
18 Jan	Elche	-	Sevilla
01 Feb	Elche	-	Barcelona
15 Feb	Elche	-	Osasuna
01 Mar	Elche	-	Espanyol
Results
23 Nov	Elche	2 - 2	Real Madri
07 Nov	Elche	1 - 1	Real Socie
19 Oct	Elche	0 - 0	Athletic B
28 Sep	Elche	2 - 1	Celta Vigo
21 Sep	Elche	1 - 0	Real Ovied
29 Aug	Elche	2 - 0	Levante
18 Aug	Elche	1 - 1	Real Betis

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The Estadio Martínez Valero is a stadium located in the Spanish city of Elche in the province of Alicante, Valencian Community. It is the home stadium of Elche CF, a team that is currently playing in Segunda División. Its name pays tribute to the late president of the club, Manuel Martínez Valero. It hosted the largest rout in the finals of a World Cup and hosted the final of the Copa del Rey in 2003. The Spanish football team has played several friendly matches and competitive qualifiers there. The stadium has the largest field dimensions in Europe.

With a capacity of 31,388 seats, Martínez Valero is the 15th-largest stadium in Spain and the 2nd-largest in the Valencian community.

History
The Martínez Valero Stadium was inaugurated on 8 September 1976, replacing the former Campo de Altabix, which was constructed in 1923. It was designed by the architect Juan Boix Matarredona, and is currently the largest sports arena in the province of Alicante. The inaugural match was Elche CF v. the Mexico national team, which ended in a 3–3 tie. Elche CF's goals were scored by Finarolli, Orellana and Gomez Voglino. It was one of 17 stadiums where matches took place in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. On June 15, 1982, it was the venue as Hungary achieved a record winning margin in World Cup history, beating El Salvador by a score of 10–1 before a crowd of 23,000. In addition, the Martínez Valero Stadium hosted the final of the Copa del Rey for the 2002–03 season. It is listed by UEFA as a four-star UEFA Elite Stadium.

In the 2013–2014 season the stadium received the AFEPE (organization which unites fan clubs of all Spanish clubs) Award for Best La Liga Stadium.


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