Estadio Verónica Boquete de San Lázaro

Estadio Municipal Verónica Boquete de San Lázaro, formerly called Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro, is a multipurpose stadium in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SD Compostela. It has a capacity of 16,666 and the pitch dimensions are 105 by 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft).

Verónica Boquete de San Lázaro

Full name	Estadio Municipal Verónica Boquete de San Lázaro
Location	Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Coordinates	42°52′57.96″N 8°30′57.65″W
Owner	Concello de Santiago
Operator	Concello de Santiago
Capacity	16,666
Field size	105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1991
Opened	24 June 1993
Construction cost	3,000,000,000 Ptas (1993)
Architect	Andrés Fernández-Albalat Lois
General contractor	Entrecanales
Tenants
SD Compostela (1993–present) SD Ciudad de Santiago (2006–2009)

Facilities

Situated in the eastern suburb of San Lázaro, the stadium is a multipurpose arena, used primarily for the football matches. The stadium is oval and has a terracotta-coloured roof that rises on the west side to incorporate the director's seating and press facilities on a second tier. The pitch is surrounded by a 400 m athletics track, which is relatively uncommon in Spanish stadiums. The majority of the 16,666 seats are incorporated on a single, covered tier.

History

The inaugural match took place on 24 June 1993, when a four-way tournament was staged, featuring Deportivo de La Coruña, CD Tenerife, CA River Plate and São Paulo FC. Deportivo and River Plate played in the first match and Bebeto had the honour of scoring the first goal.

On 8 November 2018, the stadium was renamed to pay homage to Verónica Boquete, a Spanish footballer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Spanish footballers of all time and one of the best footballers of her generation.

External links

• SD Compostela Official Website (in Spanish and Galician)
• Estadios de España (in English)