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Balaídos
Estadio Balaídos
Full name Estadio Municipal de Balaídos
Owners Concello de Vigo
Location Vigo, Galicia, Flag of Spain Spain
Broke ground 1925
Opened 30 December 1928
Renovated 2004
Expanded 1967, 1982
Tenants Celta Vigo (1928–)
Capacity 31,800 seated
Field dimensions 105 x 68 m
Highest attendance 45,000 (vs Getafe 16/05/82)

The Estadio Municipal de Balaídos (balaˈiðos, "Balaídos Municipal Stadium") is the home of La Liga club Celta Vigo.

Location[]

Balaídos is located on the Avenida Balaídos, in the district of Coia. It occupies the block bounded by Avenida Balaídos, Rúa Val Minor, Avenida Alcalde Portanet and Rúa dos Olimpicos Galegos.

Structure[]

The stadium comprises four stands: Tribuna, Río, Gol and Marcador, giving a total official capacity of 31,800.

The record attendance at the stadium is 45,000 which was set in a Segunda División match between Celta and Getafe in 1982.

Tribuna[]

The Tribuna stand runs parallel to Avenida Balaídos. It is a two-tiered stand; The upper-tier is Tribuna and lower-tier is Preferencia. The club's bar, named 'Celta Bar', is located in the Trinbuna stand

Río[]

The Río stand is two-tiered and is the newest of the stands (built in 1981). The upper-tier is known as Río Alto and lower-tier is Río Bajo. The stand is named Río (River) as it was built over the original course of the Lagares river.

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