The stadium that will host the final of the Copa del Rey the next 3 years
The mystery has finally been revealed. After tough negotiations and meetings with various clubs, The Royal Spanish Football Federation has announced the name of the stadium that will house the final of the Copa del Rey.
will be the La Cartuja Stadium of Sevilla. Plus, it will be for a more or less long period of time. Specific, the Andalusian stadium will receive the finalists of this tournament for the next three years. Thus, Luis Rubiales, president of the RFEF, puts an end to the controversy that each year involves the choice of the venue where one of the most important matches of the season as far as Spanish football is concerned should be played.
The Cartuja, inaugurated on 5 May 1999, It has a capacity of approximately 60.000 spectators. It is currently closed due to the poor condition of its roof, which must be reformed and remodeled so that it can be in perfect condition at the end of this season and for future finals.
It will not be the first time that this stadium has hosted a Copa del Rey final. In 1999, Valencia Y Athletic they faced each other in a match that those from Mestalla won with a convincing 3-0. Two years later, in 2001, the Real Zaragoza was imposed on RC Celta de Vigo.
The Spanish team in La Cartuja
The national team has played four friendly matches in the Olympic stadium in Seville with a record of two wins and two losses. The Spanish defeated Croatia by 3-1 the 5 May 1999 already China in june 2012. For his part, they fell defeated against Argentina Y Holland by 0-2 Y 1-2 respectively.
But not only football lives the man. It should also be remembered that Spain has played two finals in Davis cup in this same scenario. In both cases the Spaniards took over the salad bowl, defeating first U.S in the year 2004 and later to Argentina in 2011.
