The Estadio Román Suárez Puerta is a multi-use stadium located in

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

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. The stadium has a capacity of 5,352 seats: 4,220 of them are in the two main tribunes and 1,232 in the uncovered stand.

History

Inaugurated with the name of ''Estadio La Exposición'' on 26 September 1943 with a match between

and

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, the stadium changed its name in homage of the mayor of Avilés who proposed its construction in 1956. The stadium also hosted the Spanish Championship of Athletics between 1948 and 1952 and has been totally renovated in 1999. On 28 December 2002, Estadio Román Suárez Puerta hosted the 5–2 win of the Asturian football team against

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, in front of a crowd of 7,000 people.

International matches

Five international matches have been played at the stadium. The first was an official match, part of the Military World Cup, between the national teams of Turkey and Belgium. It was held on 8 July 1965. The second match involving an international team took place on 10 June 1982, as a training game between the Algeria national football team and a squad from

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. The third was an international U-16 friendly between Spain and Denmark, held on 23 February 1999. The fourth was also a friendly, this time between the senior teams of

and

, with Asturias winning 5–3. The fifth was played on 29 June 2023, when the Spain women's national team faced Panama in a friendly as preparation for the upcoming

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and

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— a tournament that Spain went on to win.

Cycling

The stadium also served as the finish line for stages of the

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in the 1964 and 1981 editions. On 12 May 1964, the winner was English cyclist

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, while on 22 April 1981, Italian cyclist

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won the sprint. Both stage finishes were located on the athletics track.

Other events

The stadium has served throughout its long history as the venue for various musical concerts, political rallies (including one by

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), and even dog show championships. It has also hosted a variety of sporting events, such as

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competitions,

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, and

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exhibitions, among others.

League attendances

This is a list of league and playoffs games attendances of

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at Estadio Román Suárez Puerta.

References

External links

Official website

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