The Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa is a stadium in

Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, '' comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of

Terrassa FC Terrassa Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906 it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3, holding home matches at ''Estadi Olímpic de Terras ...

. The stadium holds 11,500 spectators. The venue hosted the

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

competitions for the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Built in 1955, it was renovated in 1991 for those games. It was also used in a friendly match between the

Catalonia national football team The Catalonia national football team ( ca, Selecció de futbol de Catalunya) is the official football team of Catalonia. It is organised by the Catalan Football Federation, founded in 1900. The team has been referred to by various names including ...

and Costa Rica on May 24, 2006, in which Catalonia won 2–0. The stadium will be one of the hosts of the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.

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References

1992 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 298–302.
Stadium information
Sports venues completed in 1955 Venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics Football venues in Catalonia Olympic field hockey venues Field hockey venues in Spain Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa Estadi Olimpic de Terrassa 1955 establishments in Spain {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub