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| Full name | Estadio Alfredo di Stéfano |
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| Location | Ciudad Real Madrid, Valdebebas, |
| Coordinates | 40°28′37″N3°36′51″W / 40.4769°N 3.6143°W /40.4769; -3.6143 |
| Owner | Real Madrid |
| Operator | Real Madrid Castilla |
| Capacity | 5,797 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2006 |
| Opened | 9 May 2006 |
| Tenants | |
| Real Madrid Castilla (2006–present) Real Madrid CF (2020–2021) Real Madrid Femenino (2021–present) Spain national football team (2020) | |
TheAlfredo Di Stéfano Stadium(Spanish:Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano) is afootball stadium inMadrid, Spain. It is named afterReal Madrid's former playerAlfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014).
The stadium is used byReal Madrid Femenino andReal Madrid Castilla.
On Tuesday, 9 May 2006 the Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium was opened atReal Madrid's training centre. The inaugural match was between Real Madrid andStade de Reims, a 50th anniversary rematch of the firstEuropean Cup final won by Real Madrid in 1956. Real Madrid won the inaugural match 6–1.[1]
The venue is part of theCiudad Real Madrid, the club's training facilities located outsideMadrid inValdebebas.[citation needed]
The capacity of the main stand at the west is 4,000 seats, with an additional 2,000 seats at the eastern stand, giving the stadium a total capacity of 5,797 seats.[citation needed]
Following the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic and to facilitate the ongoing renovations of theSantiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid's senior team hosted the rest of their home matches of the2019–20 season at the Alfredo di Stéfanobehind closed doors, starting on 14 June 2020 with a 3–1league win againstEibar.[2][3] On 6 September 2020, still behind closed doors, the ground hosted theSpanish national team for the first time; that game resulted in a 4–0UEFA Nations League win for the Spanish side againstUkraine.[4] The stadium continued hosting Real Madrid's games without spectators throughout the2020–21 season before the club returned to theSantiago Bernabéu for2021–22.[5]
The stadium has undersoil heating and environmentally friendly solar panels. It has two television areas, four booths for TV commentators and 10 for radio commentators. There are also posts for journalists and commentators. Members of the press have their own media centre.[6][7]
Spain played againstUkraine andSwitzerland in the2020–21 UEFA Nations League at the Di Stéfano.
| Nr | Competition | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | Scorers for Spain |
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| 1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | 6 September 2020 |  Ukraine | 4–0 | 0 | 2xSergio Ramos,Ansu Fati,Ferran Torres |
| 2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League | 10 October 2020 |  Switzerland | 1–0 | 0 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
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