The Estadio Municipal de Butarque is a multi-use stadium located in

Leganés Leganés () is a city in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Considered part of the Madrid metropolitan area, it is located about 11 km southwest of the centre of Madrid. , it has a population of 188,425, making it the region's fifth most popul ...

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

CD Leganés Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at ...

History and characteristics

The stadium shares its name (Butarque) with that of the main water stream passing through Leganés (), with that of the patron saint of the municipality, and with that of a public park in the stadium's surroundings. The stadium was built between 1997 and 1998 with the aim to replace the old field in the city, the Estadio Luis Rodríguez de Miguel. Butarque was inaugurated on 14 February 1998, with a game between Leganés and

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. With an original capacity of 8,138, Butarque was expanded to 10,954 seats divided into four sectors after Leganés’ promotion to

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in 2016. On 29 April 2016, the mayor of Leganés suggested an expansion of Butarque to 12,000 seats and also access improvements to the stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 12,454 spectators following the latest expansion. Butarque, apart from football matches, has hosted musical concerts and festivals like

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References

External links

Stadiumguide profile

CD Leganés profile on Futbolme

Estadios de España
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butarque Football venues in the Community of Madrid CD Leganés Sports venues completed in 1998 Buildings and structures in Leganés Sport in Leganés