Estadio de Gran Canaria

Panoramic view of the stadium
Location	Las Palmas, Spain
Coordinates	28°06′01″N 15°27′24″W / 28.10028°N 15.45667°W / 28.10028; -15.45667
Owner	Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Operator	Cabildo de Gran Canaria
Capacity	32,392 [1]
Record attendance	32,037 (Las Palmas vs Real Madrid, 27 January 2024)[2]
Field size	105 metres (115 yd) x 68 metres (74 yd)
Construction
Opened	8 May 2003
Expanded	2014–2016
Architect	Pedro Medina Guillermo Ortego Carretero
Tenants
UD Las Palmas (2003–present) Spain national football team (selected matches)

Estadio Gran Canaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas. It was opened in 2003 as a multi-purpose stadium to become the successor of the old Estadio Insular.

It is one of the potential host cities for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 8 May 2003 with a friendly between UD Las Palmas and Anderlecht which was played in front of a full-capacity seats. The match ended 2–1 in favour of Las Palmas. The first scorer in the stadium was Rubén Castro.^[3]

With a capacity of 32,400 seats, it is the 14th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the Canary Islands by terms of capacity^[4] (Although not the largest in terms of surface area of the pitch is concerned).^[5]

From 11 November 2014, the stadium went under restructuring works which lasted for 16 months. After the remodelization, the running track was removed to turn the venue into a football-specific stadium, with the seats closer to the playing ground.

International matches

Spain national team matches

Date	Opponent	Score	Competition
18 August 2004	Venezuela	3–2	Friendly match
21 November 2007	Northern Ireland	1–0	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
18 November 2018	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Friendly match