Estadio Insular

Estadio Insular

Full name	Estadio Insular
Location	Las Palmas, Spain
Owner	Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Operator	UD Las Palmas
Capacity	21,000
Construction
Opened	25 December 1944
Closed	2003
Demolished	2014
Tenants
UD Las Palmas

Estadio Insular was a multi-use public stadium in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain. It was opened in 1944 as the home of Marino and became the home UD Las Palmas upon the club's formation in 1949. The stadium hosted the Spain national football team four times between 1972 and 1996.

In 2003, the stadium closed after Las Palmas moved into the newly constructed Estadio Gran Canaria. It was partially demolished in 2014 and opened to the public in 2016.

History

The stadium was designed by architect Fernando Delgado and built for Marino in 1944. It became home to UD Las Palmas when Marino merged with CD Gran Canaria, Atlético Club Las Palmas, Real Club Victoria and Arenas Club to form the new team. ^[1] In 1951, it was bought and expanded by the Cabildo de Gran Canaria (the island council). ^[2]

In 2003, the Gran Canaria Stadium opened, replacing Estadio Insular as the home of Las Palmas. ^[3]

For 11 years, the stadium sat empty and fell into a state of disrepair. In 2014, it was partially demolished before it was redeveloped and opened to the public in 2016. ^{[4] [5]}

International matches

The Spain national football team played four matches at Estadio Insular. The first was a qualifier for the 1974 FIFA World Cup against Yugoslavia on 19 October 1972. The match finished as a 2–2 draw and was the only competitive match played by Spain at the stadium. Three further friendly matches were played by Spain at the stadium – a 2–0 win against the Soviet Union in 1986, a 1–1 draw against Mexico in 1993 and a 1–0 win against Norway in 1996. ^[6]

External links

• Information on venue
• Estadios de Espana

References

1. Navarro Tejera, Manuel. "Estadio Las Palmas" (in Spanish). Historia del Fútbol Canario. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
2. "Un recinto histórico, testigo de gestas y cuna de legendarios futbolistas" [A historic venue, witness to heroic deeds and birthplace of legendary footballers] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
3. "El nuevo templo de la UD Las Palmas cumplió este martes cuatro años" [The new UD Las Palmas temple celebrated its fourth anniversary this Tuesday] (in Spanish). El Diario. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
4. Hernández, Miguel (27 November 2014). "Comienza la demolición de la Grada Sur del Estadio Insular" [Demolition of the South Stand of the Insular Stadium begins] (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2025.
5. "El parque del Estadio Insular abre sus puertas con visitas escolares" [The Insular Stadium park opens its doors with school visits] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
6. "España-Yugoslavia, primer choque de España en el Insular" [Spain-Yugoslavia, Spain's first match at the Insular] (in Spanish). La Provincia. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

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