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Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium in Alicante, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, being home to Hércules CF. It also hosted World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. With a capacity of 24,704 seats,[1] it is the 25th-largest stadium in Spain and the 4th-largest in the Valencian Community. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre. The stadium is named after the former chairman of Hércules CF, José Rico Pérez (1918–2010).

  • Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010
    Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010
  • Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010
    Estadio José Rico Pérez, 2010
  • External view of the stadium
    External view of the stadium
  • players bench
    players bench

1982 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
1982-06-18  Argentina 4–1  Hungary Group 3 (first round) 32,093
1982-06-23 2–0  El Salvador
1982-07-10  Poland 3–2  France Third place match 32,500

References

  1. ^ a b "CIRCULAR N.º 124 PLAY OFF DE ASCENSO A PRIMERA RFEF Y TORNEO PORLA PERMANENCIA EN SEGUNDA RFEF" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.


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