Estadio Nuevo Vivero

Coordinates: 38°51′32.12″N 7°00′21.19″W / 38.8589222°N 7.0058861°W / 38.8589222; -7.0058861
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Estadio Cívitas Nuevo Vivero
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LocationBadajoz, Extremadura, Spain
OwnerAyuntamiento de Badajoz [es]
Capacity14,898 [1]
Record attendance14,898
(Badajoz v Granada;
29 January 2020)
Field size105 x 68
Surfacenatural grass
Construction
Opened1999
Construction cost4.5 million €
Tenants
CD Badajoz (1999–present)
Spain national football team (selected matches)

Estadio Cívitas Nuevo Vivero is a multi-use stadium in Badajoz, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Badajoz. The stadium holds 14,175 and was built in 1999. They previously played at Estadio El Vivero, in the east part of the city, before moving a few kilometres south of the Guadiana, in 1999, to this purpose-built-arena. The stadium has hosted three full internationals for the Spain national team and one of the women's national team.

On 8 September 1999, Spain beat Cyprus 8–0 in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualification group match. Nearly seven years later, on 2 September 2006, Spain returned to the Estadio Nuevo Vivero and beat Liechtenstein in a qualification group match for the UEFA Euro 2008, 4-0.

On 1 December 2015, Spain beat Portugal in a qualification game for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, 2–0.

On 5 September 2021, Spain beat Georgia 4-0 in a 2022 World Cup UEFA Group B match.

Spain national football team matches[edit]

On 8 September 1999, Spain played their first international match at the Estadio Nuevo Vivero against Cyprus for the 2000 Euro qualification.

Nr Competition Date Opponent Result Attendance Scorers for Spain
1 2000 Euro qualification 8 September 1999  Cyprus 8–0 14,898 3x Ismael Urzaiz, 3x Julen Guerrero, César Martín, Fernando Hierro
2 2008 Euro qualification 2 September 2006  Liechtenstein 4–0 14,898 Fernando Torres, 2x David Villa, Luis García
3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 September 2021  Georgia 4–0 8,444 José Gayà, Carlos Soler, Ferran Torres, Pablo Sarabia

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38°51′32.12″N 7°00′21.19″W / 38.8589222°N 7.0058861°W / 38.8589222; -7.0058861