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. It is used mostly for football and it is commonly referred to as simply 'La Cartuja'. It was completed in 1999 for the World Championships in Athletics. With a capacity of 57,619 seats, La Cartuja is the 5th-largest stadium in Spain and the 2nd-largest in

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. It was the venue for the

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between

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and

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History

The stadium was one of those included in the Seville bids for the

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and

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. After the failure of the last bid, the stadium remained unused by either of Seville's major football teams as both

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and

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use their own stadia. However, both teams have expressed their intention to move temporarily while their respective home grounds are renovated. The stadium is currently managed by the Sociedad Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla S.A., participated by the

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(40% ownership), the

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(25%);

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(19%), Seville Congress of Deputies (13%) and the remaining 3% shared evenly between Seville's two football clubs:

and

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. The

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occasionally use the stadium for home games, last playing there in 2021. The stadium has previously hosted the final of the

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. Real Betis's home game against Villarreal on 31 March 2007 also took place here following a temporary ban from the

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. The

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has chosen it twice to host the

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final, in

and

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. On both occasions a temporary roof was installed on one side of the stadium, where the clay court was placed. On 5 February 2020, the stadium was chosen by the

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to host four

finals from 2020 to 2023. On 23 April 2021 it was announced that the stadium will serve as a replacement host stadium for

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. It replaced San Mames Stadium in

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as a host stadium, which was unable to fulfill its original hosting duties due to the

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. During the tournament, and as part of the UEFA Festival, Seville was illuminated at night with a light show across the cityscape.

International matches

Notable music events

On 9 October 1999, Mexican singer

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performed a concert at the Stadium in front of 35,000 spectators during his ''

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''. On 16 September 2008, American entertainer

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played a concert in front of 47,712 spectators during her '' Sticky & Sweet Tour''. U2 performed at the stadium on 30 September 2010 during their

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, in front of a sold-out crowd of 76,159 people.

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were scheduled to perform at the stadium on 12 July 2009 as part of their

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, but the concert was cancelled due to singer Dave Gahan's leg injury.

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performed at the stadium on 13 May 2012 as part of his

Wrecking Ball World Tour The Wrecking Ball World Tour was a concert tour by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to promote Springsteen's seventeenth studio album, ''Wrecking Ball'', which was released on March 5, 2012. It was the first tour for the E Street Band wit ...

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performed here on 10 May 2016 as part of their

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in front of 60,000 people.

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opened their 2022 Global Stadium Tour at the stadium on 4 June 2022.

References

External links

Official website

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History

International matches

Notable music events

See also

References

External links