Campo de O'Donnell was a multi-use

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. The stadium should not be confused with

Campo de O'Donnell (Atlético Madrid) Campo de O'Donnell was Atlético Madrid's main stadium between 1913 and 1923. It should not be confused with Atlético's fierce rivals Real Madrid's Campo de O'Donnell, which had the same name and was situated 200 meters away on the same boulevar ...

, which shared the same name and was situated away on the same boulevard. It was initially a field (campo) in the area of O'Donnell, next to the main boulevard called Calle de O'Donnell. It became the home stadium of

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in 1912. The capacity of the stadium was 5,000 spectators. In 1923, Real Madrid moved on to Campo de Ciudad Lineal, and Campo de O'Donnell was closed. Campo de O'Donnell hosted four

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finals, in 1908,

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and

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