Wanda Metropolitano facts for kids
Metropolitano Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Metropolitano), also called Wanda Metropolitano for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Madrid, Spain. It has been the home stadium of football club Atlético Madrid since the 2017–18 season. The stadium is in the Rosas neighbourhood in the San Blas-Canillejas district. Wanda Metropolitano has a seating capacity of 67,829.
The stadium was built during 1990–93 and was opened in 1994. After the stadium was closed in 2004, the stadium reopened in 2017 as Atlético Madrid's home ground. Wanda Metropolitano replaced their former home ground Vicente Calderón Stadium. The first match in the stadium was on 18 September 2017 in a 2017-18 La Liga match against Málaga CF.
On 1 June 2019, Wanda Metropolitano hosted the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final.
Images for kids
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Atlético's first European match at the stadium, 27 September 2017
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Estadio Metropolitano Metro station
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External view of La Peineta before reconstruction in March 2012
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The comb-shaped stand, origin of the nickname of La Peineta, in March 2012
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Pressure ring of the roof in August 2016
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View of the stadium during reconstruction in June 2017
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Inner view of the stadium in August 2017
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See also
In Spanish: Estadio Metropolitano (Madrid) para niños
