Estadio Municipal Reino de León is a

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stadium located in León, in the autonomous community of

Castile and León, Spain Castile, Castille or Castilla may refer to: Places Spain *Castile (historical region), a vaguely defined historical region of Spain covering most of Castile and León, all of the Community of Madrid and most of Castilla–La Mancha *Kingdom of ...

. It is the home stadium of

Cultural Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

(who currently play in the

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), with a capacity of 13,346 seats.

History

The stadium was inaugurated with a Segunda División B promotional play-off match between Cultural Leonesa vs

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, where the home team won 1–0, with

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who scored the first goal in the history of this stadium. It took place on May 20, 2001.

International matches

References

External links

Official website

Estadios de España
{{DEFAULTSORT:Estadio Reino de Leon Football venues in Castile and León Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Buildings and structures in León, Spain Sports venues completed in 2001 Sport in León, Spain