Estadi Nacional

The Estadi Nacional is a stadium located in Andorra la Vella. It is the national stadium of Andorra, and is used for association football and rugby union.

Estadi Nacional
Full nameEstadi Nacional d'Andorra
LocationAndorra la Vella, Andorra
Capacity3,306
Record attendance3,193
Andorra v Portugal
(7 October 2017)[1]
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke ground2013
Opened2014
Tenants
Andorra national football team
Andorra national rugby union team

It has a capacity of 3,306, and the pitch is made of artificial turf.[2]

History

The stadium was built at the former ground of the Camp d'Esports del M.I. Consell General. Construction started in 2013 and finished in 2014.[3]

The stadium is the home of the Andorra national football team and the Andorra national rugby union team. The first official match was a 1–2 defeat to Wales valid for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group B, played on 9 September 2014, after the 3G artificial pitch passed UEFA inspection a week before the match.[4]

In August 2015, the National Government and FC Andorra agreed that the club would play in the Estadi Nacional the two first months of the 2015–16 season, until the works in the Camp de la Borda Mateu finish.[5][6]

Attendances to official games
As of 17 November 2019

Football games
Season Total High Low Average
Euro 201611,7783,1501,0542,354
2018 World Cup10,4843,1931,1152,097
2018–19 Nations League3,5671,3111,0211,189
Euro 20209,7183,1879471,944

Source[7][8]

Rugby games
Season Total High Low Average
2014–16 European Nations Cup1,300500300433
2016–17 Rugby Europe Conference1,4001,000400700
2017–18 Rugby Europe Conference1,100600500550
2018–19 Rugby Europe Conference1,000600400500

References
  1. Andorra v Portugal boxscore; Soccerway.com
  2. La gespa de l’Estadi Nacional supera el test independent per obtenir la validació de la FIFA
  3. Butlletí Oficial del Principat d'Andorra
  4. Euro 2016: Wales qualifier in Andorra will not be moved
  5. "L'FC Andorra jugarà a l'Estadi Nacional els dos primers mesos" (in Catalan). Bon Dia. 4 August 2015.
  6. "Acord entre el Govern i l'FC Andorra per jugar a l'Estadi Nacional" (in Catalan). Andorra Difusió. 4 August 2015.
  7. Soccerway
  8. Worldfootball.net

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