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{{Short description|Deportivo de La Coruña stadium}}
{{Redirect|Riazor|the indoor arena|Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor}}
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{{Infobox venue
| name = Abanca-Riazor
| nickname = 
| logo_image = Estadio Riazor - Logo.png
| image = [[File:Homenajeascaloni.jpg|250px]]
| fullname = Estadio Municipal de Riazor
| former_names = 
| location = [[A Coruña]], [[Spain]]
| coordinates = {{coord|43.3687|-8.4175|type:landmark_region:ES-C|name=Estadio Municipal de Riazor}}
| broke_ground = 1939
| built = 1940
| opened = 28 October 1944
| renovated = 1982, 1995–1998, 2015–2018
| expanded = 
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = Concello de A Coruña
| operator = [[Deportivo de La Coruña]]
| type = 
| surface = Grass
| scoreboard = 
| construction_cost = 
| genre = 
| suites = 
| architect = Santiago Rey Pedreira
| project_manager = José Martín Alonso
| structural engineer = José Martín Alonso
| services engineer = 
| general_contractor = 
| main_contractors = 
| capacity = 32,490<ref name="official website">{{cite web |title=Estadio ABANCA-RIAZOR |url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/abanca-riazor |website=rcdeportivo.es |access-date=23 July 2024|language=es}}</ref>
| record_attendance = 
| dimensions = {{convert|105|x|68|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="official website"/>
| tenants = [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] (1944–present)
}}
'''Estadio Municipal de Riazor''' ({{IPA|gl|eʃˈtaðjʊ muniθiˈpal de riaˈθoɾ}}) is an [[all-seater stadium]] in [[A Coruña]], [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], Spain which is the home stadium of [[Deportivo de La Coruña]]. Currently known as Estadio Abanca-Riazor for sponsorship reasons, its name derives from the nearby beach of the same name.

It has a capacity of 32,490, making it the [[List of stadiums in Spain|13th-largest in Spain]] and the largest in the region. It holds the record for the most-attended match in the [[Spanish football league system|third tier]] with 29,079 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-20 |title=Riazor vuelve a superarse para establecer un nuevo récord de asistencia |url=https://rfef.es/es/noticias/riazor-vuelve-superarse-para-establecer-un-nuevo-record-de-asistencia |website=RFEF |language=Spanish}}</ref> 

The stadium hosted matches at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] and is due to hold matches at the upcoming [[2030 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rampling |first=Ali |title=Spanish FA names 11 proposed 2030 World Cup stadiums |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5646984/2024/07/19/2030-world-cup-stadiums-spain-where/ |access-date=2024-07-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It has also hosted international friendlies and qualifying matches of the [[Spain national football team]].

==History==
Although the stadium has hosted home games for Deportivo since its establishment in 1906, it wasn't until 1944 that essential facilities such as stands and changing rooms were installed {{citation needed|date=February 2017}}. The initial field size was 105x74 meters, comparing to current 105x68.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/anosacasa/abanca-riazor/historia-de-riazor|title=HISTORIA DE RIAZOR {{!}} Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña|website=HISTORIA DE RIAZOR {{!}} Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña|language=es|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref> That year, the stadium was officially adopted as Deportivo's ground. The opening game was against [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] on 28 October 1944, which saw Depor lose 3–2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticia/28101944-28102014-riazor-cumple-70-anos|title=28/10/1944 - 28/10/2014: Riazor cumple 70 años {{!}} Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña|website=28/10/1944 - 28/10/2014: Riazor cumple 70 años {{!}} Página Oficial del R.C. Deportivo de La Coruña|language=es|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref> Also, this asset{{which|date=January 2024}} made Riazor favorable for a [[Copa del Rey]] final between [[Real Madrid]] and [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] in 1947, which saw [[1947 Copa del Rey|the capital's side claim their ninth cup title]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.canaldeportivo.com/deportienda/deporsport/pagina/2009/09/23/32 | title = Aquellos tiempos maravillosos | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111210190555/http://www.canaldeportivo.com/deportienda/deporsport/pagina/2009/09/23/32 | date=23 September 2009 | archive-date=10 December 2011 }}</ref>

The stadium was renovated in time to host three games during the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] finals. 

On 29 June 2017, the stadium was renamed as Abanca-Riazor after the sign of a sponsorship agreement between [[Abanca]] and Deportivo de La Coruña until 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcdeportivo.es/noticia/abanca-y-el-depor-llegan-a-un-acuerdo-de-refinanciacion-de-la-deuda-y-patrocinio-del-estadio|publisher=Deportivo de La Coruña|language=es|date=29 June 2017|access-date=29 June 2017|title=ABANCA y el Dépor llegan a un acuerdo de refinanciación de la deuda y patrocinio del estadio}}</ref>

==International matches==
===Spain national team matches===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Opponent !! Score !! Competition 
|-
| 6 May 1945 || {{fb|Portugal}} || align="center" bgcolor=#bbf3ff|4–2 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 23 June 1966 || {{fb|Uruguay}} || align="center" bgcolor=#ffffbb|1–1 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 20 September 1989 || {{fb|Poland}} || align="center" bgcolor=#bbf3ff|1–0 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 18 January 1995 || {{fb|Uruguay}} || align="center" bgcolor=#ffffbb|2–2 || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 4 September 2009 || {{fb|Belgium}} || align="center" bgcolor=#bbf3ff|5–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

===1982 FIFA World Cup===
The stadium held three matches of Group 1, one of six groups in the group stage of the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]]. The other Group 1 games were also held in [[Galicia (Spain)|Galicia]], at [[Balaídos]], [[Vigo]].

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|date=15 June 1982
|time=17:15 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
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|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150408075953/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=293/match=833/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CMR}}
|stadium=Riazor, [[A Coruña]]
|attendance=11,000
|referee=[[Franz Wöhrer]] ([[Austrian Football Association|Austria]])
}}
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|date=19 June 1982
|time=17:15 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150408145423/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=293/match=834/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|CMR}}
|stadium=Riazor, [[A Coruña]]
|attendance=19,000
|referee=[[Alexis Ponnet]] ([[Royal Belgian Football Association|Belgium]])
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|date=22 June 1982
|time=17:15 [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|team1={{fb-rt|POL}}
|score=5–1
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150409061758/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=293/match=1055/index.html Report]
|team2={{fb|PER|state}}
|goals1=[[Włodzimierz Smolarek|Smolarek]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Grzegorz Lato|Lato]] {{goal|58}}<br />[[Zbigniew Boniek|Boniek]] {{goal|61}}<br />[[Andrzej Buncol|Buncol]] {{goal|68}}<br />[[Włodzimierz Ciołek|Ciołek]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2=[[Guillermo La Rosa|La Rosa]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium=Riazor, [[A Coruña]]
|attendance=25,000
|referee=[[Mario Rubio Vázquez]] ([[Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación|Mexico]])
}}

==See also==
*[[List of stadiums in Spain]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Estadio de Riazor}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rcdeportivo.es/anosacasa/riazor Riazor] at rcdeportivo.es
*[https://espanaestadios.com/2018/08/17/la-coruna-estadio-de-riazor/ Estadios de Espana] {{in lang|en}}

{{Deportivo de La Coruña}}
{{1982 FIFA World Cup stadiums}}
{{Segunda División venues}}

[[Category:Deportivo de La Coruña|Estadio Riazor]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in A Coruña]]
[[Category:Football venues in Galicia (Spain)]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1944]]