Estadio Las Gaunas is a football stadium in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain. The stadium holds 16,000 spectators and was opened on 28 February 2002.[3] It is the home ground of Segunda Federación club UD Logroñés, and the women's Primera División team EDF Logroño.

Municipal Las Gaunas
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Full nameMunicipal Las Gaunas
LocationLogroño, Spain
Coordinates42°27′12″N 2°27′12″W / 42.45333°N 2.45333°W / 42.45333; -2.45333
OwnerLogroño Town Hall
Capacity16,000
Record attendance16,000 (Opening match: CD Logroñés 2-1 Deportivo Alavés on February 28, 2002)[2]
Field size104 metres (114 yd) x 66 metres (72 yd)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Built1997–2002
OpenedFebruary 28, 2002[1]
Construction cost€20 million
ArchitectAntonio Lamela
Main contractorsGrupo ACS
Tenants
CD Logroñés (2002–2009)
Logroñés CF (2004–2008)
SD Logroñés (2009-present)
UD Logroñés (2009–present)
EDF Logroño (2018–present)

History and events

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The stadium was opened in 2002 to replace the old stadium with the same name.

On 6 September 2011, it hosted the Spain national football team in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Liechtenstein, which the hosts won 6–0 with braces from Álvaro Negredo and David Villa.[4] Earlier, on 16 October 2002, it staged a goalless friendly draw between Spain and Paraguay.[5]

On 9 October 2015, Las Gaunas hosted the third match of the Spanish national team. This time, a Euro 2016 qualifier against Luxembourg, where Spain won by 4–0 with two goals of Paco Alcácer and other two of Santi Cazorla.

Attendances

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This is a list of home attendance figures of UD Logroñés and SD Logroñés at league and playoffs games.

UD Logroñés SD Logroñés
Season Total High Low Average Season Total High Low Average
2014–15 Segunda B 56,297 6,758 1,607 2,815
2015–16 Segunda B 67,821 8,314 1,503 3,230
2016–17 Segunda B 43,911 3,000 1,883 2,311 2016–17 Tercera 18,476 2,147 600 924
2017–18 Segunda B 59,294 5,536 2,280 3,121 2017–18 Tercera 18,770 3,163 416 939
2018–19 Segunda B 79,386 10,754 2,697 3,780
2019–20 Segunda B 59,713 6,874 2,624 3,981
2019–20 Segunda Season played under closed doors
2021–22 1ª RFEF 72,188 6,386 2,527 4,246 2021–22 1ª RFEF 19,883 3,362 650 1,243

References

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  1. ^ El Nuevo Las Gaunas abre sus puertas (The new Las Gaunas opens its doors) (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Yo también estuve en Las Gaunas (I was also in Las Gaunas) (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Logroño Deporte - La gran Comunidad del Deporte Logroñes - Estadio M. Las Gaunas". Logroño Deporte - La gran Comunidad del Deporte Logroñes (in European Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ Hunter, Graham (7 September 2011). "Spain surge past Liechtenstein to qualify". UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Estadio Las Gaunas". EU Football. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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