Estadio Fernando Torres

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Estadio Fernando Torres
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Estadio Fernando Torres
Full nameEstadio Municipal Fernando Torres
Location Fuenlabrada, Spain
Coordinates 40°17′30″N3°49′33.95″W / 40.29167°N 3.8260972°W / 40.29167; -3.8260972 Coordinates: 40°17′30″N3°49′33.95″W / 40.29167°N 3.8260972°W / 40.29167; -3.8260972
Owner Fuenlabrada City Council
Capacity 5,400
Field size104x65m
Surface Grass
Construction
Built2011
Opened1 September 2011
Renovated2019
Tenants
CF Fuenlabrada (2011–)

The Estadio Fernando Torres is a multi-use stadium located in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of CF Fuenlabrada.

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History

Built in 2011 as an honour to Fernando Torres (who was born in the city of Fuenlabrada), [1] the stadium was inaugurated on 1 September of that year in a friendly against Atlético Madrid, Torres' first club, with his parents as honorary guests. [2] In 2017, the stadium hosted Real Madrid in a Copa del Rey match which ended in a 2–0 victory for Los Blancos.

In June 2019, after CF Fuenlabrada's promotion to Segunda División, the stadium went through some constructions which included an adaptation to meet the LFP criteria. [3]

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References

  1. "Fuenlabrada rebautiza su estadio como 'Fernando Torres'" [Fuenlabrada renames their stadium as 'Fernando Torres'] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Con ustedes... el otro Fernando Torres" [With you... the other Fernando Torres] (in Spanish). Marca. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. "El Fuenlabrada comienza las obras del Fernando Torres" [Fuenlabrada start the constructions of the Fernando Torres] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.