Vicente Calderon Stadium
The Vicente Calderón stadium was a Spanish sports venue, fiefdom of the Club Atlético de Madrid from 1966 to 2017, located in the Imperial neighborhood (Arganzuela district), in Madrid.
The stadium had a capacity of 54,907 seats, with its stands divided into two levels, forming two continuous rings with the exception of its west or preferential stand, located on the banks of the Manzanares, on the M-30.
On December 16, 2002, UEFA awarded it the status of a Five Star stadium.
Inaugurated on October 2, 1966, it was the stadium of the red and white club for 51 years, until the 2016/17 season, after which it changed its headquarters to the new Civitas Metropolitano stadium. The last match in official competition that the colchonero team played in this stadium was Atlético–Athletic (3–1), corresponding to matchday 38 of the National League Championship, played on May 21, 2017. The last official match played on the banks of the Manzanares was the final of the Copa de S.M. el Rey, played on May 27 between Deportivo Alavés and Fútbol Club Barcelona in which Fútbol Club Barcelona was proclaimed champion.
History
Construction
To finance the new Atlético de Madrid stadium, the club had to carry out a debt issue in 1958 in the form of mortgage obligations that were largely subscribed by the club's own members who, in this way, They contributed their savings to the construction of their stadium. On December 7, 1958, the land that would later be purchased was blessed after the release of bonds purchased mostly by the partners (1961). On August 3, 1959, work began on what would be the new 'Manzanares Stadium'.
Inauguration
On October 2, 1966, the “Manzanares Stadium” was officially inaugurated, with a capacity for 62,000 spectators, in a match on the fourth day of the League against Valencia CF, which ended 1–1. The first goal came in the 19th minute. and it was the work of the red and white Luis Aragonés after heading a cross from José Cardona. This is how the first stadium in Europe that had seats for the entire capacity was inaugurated. The match was refereed by Mariano Medina Iglesias from the Asturian school. 20,000 spectators attended. On April 16, 1967, the first capital derby was played against Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, with a result of 2–2.
First remodeling
At a General Meeting of the Club Atlético de Madrid, held on July 14, 1971, it was agreed to change the name of the sports venue, with the new name being chosen as "Vicente Calderón Stadium", in honor of the then president of the club, Vicente Calderón.
Once the remodeling works were completed, the Vicente Calderón stadium was reopened on May 23, 1972, with the presence of the dictator Francisco Franco and the then prince Juan Carlos. On the occasion of the reopening, a match was played in which the teams of Spain and Uruguay faced each other, a match that concluded with a Spanish victory 2–0. The goals were scored by Óscar Valdez and José Eulogio Gárate.
Second remodeling
At the club's extraordinary general meeting on June 4, 1980, a budget of ₧451,000,000 was approved for the remodeling of the sports venue, with a view to the 1982 Soccer World Cup. Of this amount, 190 ₧000,000 corresponds to funds from Club Atlético de Madrid, while the rest was subsidized by the FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee. For the remodeling, the works were carried out by architect Juan José Barroso, son of the former president and architect who designed the stadium.
Repair works
During the summer of 1992, the Madrid city council ordered the temporary closure of the stadium due to the aluminosis suffered by the concrete in the side stands and both ends. According to experts, it had "concrete detachments in coatings and wires, with significant loss of resistant section".
In the summer of 1999, the red and white club renovated the exterior façade of the stadium with granite tiles and bluish glazing. These works finished in the year 2000.
Change of headquarters
On July 30, 2007, Club Atlético de Madrid, the Mahou brewery and the Madrid City Council signed an agreement to reclassify the land of the Vicente Calderón stadium and the brewery factory. The decision to move and demolish the Manzanares stadium, provoked the protest of a sector of fans, led by the "Plataforma Save the Calderón", led by the Smoke Signals Association. The last match that the stadium hosted was on May 28 of 2017 and had a solidarity purpose. They faced a team of Legends of Atlético de Madrid against another of Legends of the World. The match ended 4-5 with Colchonero Juan Carlos Pedraza scoring the last goal in the 86th minute; after a shot with his left foot after collecting a rebound from goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. After the completion of the period of renovation and expansion undertaken on the Peineta stadium (2011-2017), the club inaugurated on September 16, 2017 the new stadium owned, renamed “Wanda Metropolitano”, with capacity for almost 70,000 spectators. On March 20, 2019, the demolition process began, which will make way for homes and a park that will bear an emblem of the stadium.
In total, Atlético played 1,227 games at the Calderón, in which they achieved 775 wins, 257 draws and 195 losses with 2,308 goals for and 1,038 goals against.
Demolition
On February 13, 2019, it was closed and fenced for demolition, starting that day with the demolition works on the stadium. On November 8 of the same year, the M-30 bypass was diverted through what was previously the playing field to proceed with the demolition of the last stand.
On July 6, 2020, the last standing stand was demolished. The demolition sparked criticism due to the debris falling into the river and the failure to separate and recycle the different materials. After the demolition of the stadium The construction of luxury homes for rent will be carried out in the Ribera del Calderón urban project with large green areas connected to the Madrid Río urban park.
In September 2021, the start of works to cover the section of the M-30 that passed through the Vicente Calderón was announced. As reported, the works for the construction of the structure that will allow the aforementioned section of the Madrid ring road to be integrated into the existing tunnel system will extend until the first months of 2023.
The works were awarded in June to the joint venture formed by the companies Acciona Construction S.A. and Ferrovial Construction S.A. for a total amount of 46.4 euros, which represents a decrease of 33.01% compared to the base tender budget. The works have a total period of 20 months.
Architecture
The Vicente Calderón Stadium had its stands made up of four sectors (preference, side, north end and south end), divided into two levels, forming two continuous rings with the exception of its preference stand, located on the banks of the Manzanares, on the M-30 ring road.
Preference
The Preference stand of the stadium was the last part of the stadium to be completed, already in 1972, due to the economic shortage caused by the investment in the works of the rest of the stadium and by the location of the stand, located adjacent to the boundary of the Manzanares River bed. In Preference were all the main rooms of the stadium, where offices, presidential box, locker rooms, benches and press area are located. It was the only part of the stadium that supports its only roof, supported by 22 reinforced concrete beams that protrude from the main structure of the stands.
La Preference was divided, like the rest of the stadium, into two levels. The lower stands, which are the seats closest to the grass, the central stands, the antebox and the presidential box. In the cantilevered upper stand there is the low upper stand, the high upper stand and finally the press booths and desks.
International matches
Spanish national team
The Spanish team has played eleven games at the Vicente Calderón Stadium, six friendlies and five in official competition (four World Cup qualifiers and one for the Euro Cup). Spain was undefeated in its eleven matches, the victory being 1-0. of the friendly against Italy on March 3, 2014, the last international match played in the red-and-white coliseum.
| Friendly; 23 May 1972 | Spain  | 2:0 (1:0) |  Uruguay
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Valdez  8'Go! 78' | |||||
| Euro Cup 1976; 24 April 1975 | Spain | 1:1 (1:0) |  Federal
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| Santillana 20' | Beer 60' | ||||
| World ranking 1978; 26 October 1977 | Spain | 2:0 (0:0) |  Romania
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| Leal 74' Cano 83' | |||||
| Friendly; 18 February 1981 | Spain | 1:0 (0:0) | .svg){kind=small} France
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| Juanito 86' | |||||
| Friendly; 20 September 1995 | Spain | 2:1 (1:0) |  Argentina
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| Pizzi 35' Guerrero 68' | Ortega 80's | ||||
| Friendly; 30 April 2003 | Spain | 4:0 (3:0) |  Ecuador
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| From Peter 14' Deaths 20'22'64' | |||||
| 2006 Global Classification; 7 September 2005 | Spain | 1:1 (1:0) |  Serbia
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| Raúl 19' | Kezman 65' | ||||
| World ranking 2006; 12 November 2005 | Spain | 5:1 (2:0) |  Slovakia
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| Luis García 9'17'73' Torres 65'Deaths 78' | Nemeth 48' | ||||
| Friendly; 14 November 2009 | Spain | 2:1 (1:0) | Argentina
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| Alonso 16'86' | Messi 61' | ||||
| World rankings 2014; 16 October 2012 | Spain | 1:1 (1:0) | France
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| Ramos 25' | Giroud 90' | ||||
| Friendly; 5 March 2014 | Spain | 1:0 (0:0) |  Italy
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| Rodríguez 63' | |||||
World Cup 1982
The Vicente Calderón Stadium was one of the four venues that hosted the second phase of the 1982 World Cup, along with Camp Nou (group A), Bernabéu (group B) and Sarriá (group C). The three group D matches were played in the red-and-white coliseum.
| 1982 World Cup; 28 June 1982 | France | 1:0 (0:0) |  Austria
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| Genghini 39' | Attendance: 37 000 spectators Arbitrator: Karoly Palotai (Hungary) | ||||
| 1982 World Cup; 1 July 1982 | Austria | 2:2 (0:1) | .svg){kind=small} Northern Ireland
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| Pezzey 50' Hintermaier 68' | Hamilton 27', 85' | Attendance: 20 000 spectators Arbitrator: Adolf Prokop (Eastern Germany) | |||
| 1982 World Cup; 4 July 1982 | France | 4:1 (1:0) | Northern Ireland
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| Giresse 33' Platini 68' Rocheteau 77', 88' | Armstrong 55' | Attendance: 37 000 spectators Arbitrator: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland) | |||
Concerts
The Vicente Calderón Stadium has been the venue for numerous concerts throughout its history. The first in 1982, after the remodeling of the stadium, with a historic concert by the Rolling Stones and the last one by Alejandro Sanz and several artists in June 2017.
- 1982: Rolling Stones (2 times).
- 1985: Plácido Domingo
- 1987: Genesis, David Bowie, Pink Floyd
- 1988: Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson
- 1989: Lou Reed/Simple Minds
- 1990: Madonna, Prince, Rolling Stones (2 times)
- 1992: Dire Straits, Michael Jackson
- 1993: Bruce Springsteen, U2, Guns N' Roses
- 1996: Bon Jovi
- 1997: U2
- 2001: Alejandro Sanz
- 2003: Rolling Stones
- 2005: Men G and El Canto del Loco, U2
- 2006: 40 Years The 40 Main
- 2007: Rolling Stones
- 2007: RBD
- 2009: AC/DC Rolling Stones Madonna
- 2010: Muse
- 2011: Shakira, David Guetta/Black Eyed Peas
- 2012: Coldplay
- 2013: Bon Jovi
- 2014: One Direction
- 2015: AC/DC, Marc Anthony, Dandy Yankee
- 2016: Paul McCartney
- 2017: Guns N' Roses, Alejandro Sanz (More is more)
Location and access
The Vicente Calderón Stadium was located adjacent to the M-30 ring road, on the banks of the Manzanares River in the Imperial neighborhood, Arganzuela district, southwest of Madrid. It occupied the block delimited by Duque de Tovar Street (north), Paseo de los Melancólicos (east), San Epifanio Street (south) and Paseo de la Virgen del Puerto (west).
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Filmography
- Report NO-DO (1966), "Inauguration of the Manzanares Stadium by the ministers of industry and the movement (Atlético–Valencia, October 2, 1966)" in rtve.es
- Report NO-DO (1972), "Official inauguration of the Calderon Stadium by the head of the state, (Spain-Uruguay, May 23, 1972)" in rtve.es
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