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Estadio Ruta de la Plata

Estadio Ruta de la Plata

Key facts

inceptionSeptember 1, 2009
instance ofstadium
countrySpain
located in the administrative territorial entityZamora
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Location
Zamora, Spain
Coordinates
41°29′11″N 5°44′53″W / 41.48639°N 5.74806°W
Owner
Municipality of Zamora
Capacity
7,813
Surface
grass
Opened
September 1, 2002

The Estadio Ruta de la Plata (literal English translation: Silver Road Stadium) is a stadium located in Zamora, Spain. Property of the municipality, it is the home stadium of Zamora CF. It was inaugurated on 1 September 2002, with a match between Zamora and CD Ourense.

It is equipped with both an artificial grass and natural grass surface. Its capacity is 7,813 spectators.

The stadium was constructed as a replacement for Zamora's previous field, La Vaguada, was obsolete due to its age (fifteen years), its reduced capacity (approximately 4,000) and the general mediocrity of the facilities.

A notable match held at the stadium was a European Under-21 qualifier between Spain and Armenia on 1 April 2003, which resulted in a 5–0 victory for Spain.

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