Estadio Ruta de la Plata
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The Estadio Ruta de la Plata (literal English translation: Silver Road Stadium) is a stadium located in Zamora, Spain
. It was inaugurated on September 1, 2002, with a soccer game between Zamora CF
and CD Ourense
.
Property of the municipality, it is the home stadium of Zamora CF
. It is equipped with both an artificial grass and natural grass surface. Its capacity is 7,813 spectators.
The stadium was constructed as a replacement for Zamora C.F.'s previous field, La Vaguada
, was obsolete due to its age (15 years), its reduced capacity (approximately 4000) and the general mediocrity of the facilities.
A notable match held at the stadium was a European Under-21
qualification game between Spain
and Armenia
on April 1, 2003, which resulted in a 5-0 victory for Spain.
Zamora, Spain
Zamora is a city in Castile and León, Spain, the capital of the province of Zamora. It lies on a rocky hill in the northwest, near the frontier with Portugal and crossed by the Duero river, which is some 50 km downstream as it reaches the Portuguese frontier...
. It was inaugurated on September 1, 2002, with a soccer game between Zamora CF
Zamora CF
Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1969, it plays in Segunda División B - Group 2, holding home games at Estadio Ruta de la Plata, with a capacity of 8,000 seaters....
and CD Ourense
CD Ourense
Club Deportivo Ourense, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1952, it plays in Tercera División - Group 1, holding home games at Estadio O Couto, which has a capacity of 5,625....
.
Property of the municipality, it is the home stadium of Zamora CF
Zamora CF
Zamora Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Zamora, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1969, it plays in Segunda División B - Group 2, holding home games at Estadio Ruta de la Plata, with a capacity of 8,000 seaters....
. It is equipped with both an artificial grass and natural grass surface. Its capacity is 7,813 spectators.
The stadium was constructed as a replacement for Zamora C.F.'s previous field, La Vaguada
La Vaguada
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, was obsolete due to its age (15 years), its reduced capacity (approximately 4000) and the general mediocrity of the facilities.
A notable match held at the stadium was a European Under-21
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The European Under-21 Football Championship is a football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. It is held every two years. The competition has existed in its current form since 1978. It was preceded by the Under 23 Challenge Cup which ran from 1967 to 1970...
qualification game between Spain
Spain national under-21 football team
The Spain national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of Spain and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. The team, nicknamed La Rojita , competes in the biannual European Under-21 Football Championship.Following the realignment of UEFA's youth...
and Armenia
Armenia national under-21 football team
The Armenia national under-21 football team is the youth football team of Armenia. The team is based mostly on the young players from the league and competes every two years in order to qualify for the European Under-21 Football Championship...
on April 1, 2003, which resulted in a 5-0 victory for Spain.