Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches, being home to

Hércules CF Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded on 25 October 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 3 and plays its ho ...

. It also hosted World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in

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. With a capacity of 29,500 seats, it is the 19th-largest stadium in Spain and the 3rd-largest in the

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. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre. The stadium is named after the former chairman of

José Rico Pérez José Rico Pérez (13 March 1918 in Daya Nueva – 6 July 2010 in Alacant) was a Spanish businessman who was chairman of the Spanish football club Hércules CF from 1971 until 1985. During Rico's tenure Hércules went through the most success ...

(1918–2010).

Gallery

File:José Rico Pérez jornada1 temp.2010-11.jpg, Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010 File:Estadio José Rico Pérez en obras.jpg, Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010 File:Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante, España.jpg, External view of the stadium File:Banquillo Rico Pérez 2010.JPG, players bench

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 ...

, and held the following matches:

References

External links

Estadios de España
1982 FIFA World Cup stadiums Hércules CF Alicante CF Multi-purpose stadiums in Spain Football venues in the Valencian Community Buildings and structures in Alicante 1974 establishments in Spain Sports venues completed in 1974 {{Spain-sports-venue-stub