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Estadio José Rico Pérez

Alicante

Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
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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 hosted World Cup matches when Spain organized the event in 1982. With a capacity of 24,704 seats, it is the 25th-largest stadium in Spain and the 4th-largest in the Valencian Community. It was built in 1974, and is situated 2 miles outside Alicante city centre. The stadium is named after the former chairman of Hércules CF, José Rico Pérez (1918–2010).

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Matches in past World Cups

1982Argentina4-1HungaryGroup stage
1982Argentina2-0El SalvadorGroup stage
1982Poland3-2FranceThird place