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Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Location	Seville, Spain
Coordinates	37°21′23″N 5°58′53″W / 37.35639°N 5.98139°WCoordinates: 37°21′23″N 5°58′53″W / 37.35639°N 5.98139°W
Opened	1929; 1982 (remoleded); 2000 (remoleded)
Owner	Real Betis
Operator	Real Betis
Architect	Antonio González Cordón
Capacity	51,309
Field dimensions	105 metres (115 yd) x 65 metres (71 yd)
Tenants
	Real Betis

Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera is a football (soccer) stadium in Seville, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Real Betis. It was previously called Estadio Benito Villamarín before the current owner of the club, Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, decided to build a new stadium over the old one in 2000. Many conservative supporters still address Betis' stadium as Benito Villamarin.

[edit] Information

Name: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
City: Seville
Inauguration: 1929
Capacity: 52,132
Pitch Dimensions:
- Length: 107m
- Width: 64m
Other Facilities: Ciudad Deportiva Ruiz de Lopera

[edit] Construction

For unknown reasons Lopera decided to discontinue the construction of the new stadium leaving an old section untouched. However, during a press conference on September 8, 2006, Lopera stated that he intends to knock down the south section of the stadium, thus enhancing the capacity to "65,000 or 70,000".

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