Estadio José Rico Pérez
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Estadio José Rico Pérez is a multi-purpose stadium
in Alicante
, Spain
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches, being home to Hércules CF
. It also held World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre.
is growing very fast and the need of a new stadium is becoming more important among Hércules' fans. From the club board were launched some models for the future new stadium.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Alicante
Alicante
Alicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
matches, being home to Hércules CF
Hércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
. It also held World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre.
New Stadium
Hércules CFHércules CF
Hércules Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in the Spanish second division, and holds home games at the Estadio José Rico Pérez, which seats 30,000 spectators.-History:After first...
is growing very fast and the need of a new stadium is becoming more important among Hércules' fans. From the club board were launched some models for the future new stadium.