Estadio José Rico Pérez

Estadio José Rico Pérez

Location	Alicante, Spain
Coordinates	38°21′26″N 0°29′33″W
Owner	Hércules CF
Operator	Hércules CF
Capacity	24,704
Field size	105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)
Construction
Opened	1974
Architect	Francisco Llorens
Tenants
Hércules CF (1974–present) Spain national football team (selected matches)

Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in Alicante, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, being home to Hércules CF. It also hosted World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. With a capacity of 24,704 seats, it is the 25th-largest stadium in Spain and the 4th-largest in the Valencian Community. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre. The stadium is named after the former chairman of Hércules CF, José Rico Pérez (1918–2010).

Gallery

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  Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010
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  Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010
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  External view of the stadium
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  players bench

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
1982-06-18	Argentina	4–1	Hungary	Group 3 (first round)	32,093
1982-06-23		2–0	El Salvador
1982-07-10	Poland	3–2	France	Third place match	32,500

External links

• Estadios de España (in English)