Estadio Benito Villamarín

Estadio Benito Villamarín is a multi purpose in Seville, Spain that opened in 1929. Its recorded capacity is 60,721.

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Estadio Benito Villamarín
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Key facts

Estadio Benito Villamarín is a multi purpose in Seville, Spain that opened in 1929. Its recorded capacity is 60,721. It is owned by Real Betis and Real Betis Balompié. It is operated by Real Betis and Real Betis Balompié. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Estadio Heliópolis, Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera. Current tenants are Real Betis, Spain men's national football team, Real Betis Balompié.

Location
Seville, Spain
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
60,721
Opened
1929
Status
Active
Current owner
Real Betis, Real Betis Balompié
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Location of Estadio Benito Villamarín
Estadio Benito Villamarín

Estadio Benito Villamarín is at latitude 37.356403, longitude -5.981611, in Seville, Spain. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Estadio Benito Villamarín
FieldValue
Latitude37.356403
Longitude-5.981611
CitySeville
RegionSeville
CountrySpain
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Estadio Benito Villamarín
193919832026Estadio Heliópolis (1939 to 1961)Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera (1997 to 2010)

Estadio Benito Villamarín has carried 2 recorded names. Estadio Heliópolis (no sponsor) ran 1939 to 1961. Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera (no sponsor) ran 1997 to 2010. The average tenure of a name here is 17.5 years.

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Every recorded name of Estadio Benito Villamarín, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Estadio HeliópolisNone1939 to 1961Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Estadio Manuel Ruiz de LoperaNone1997 to 2010Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Estadio Benito Villamarín, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerReal Betis Balompié1929 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerReal BetisPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorReal Betis Balompié1929 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorReal BetisPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Estadio Benito Villamarín and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Real BetisLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
Spain men's national football teamLa LigaPresentCurrentSource
Real Betis BalompiéLa Liga1929 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

16 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Estadio Benito Villamarín
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set5822026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13724586002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleEstadio_Benito_VillamarínEstadio Benito Villamarín2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setEstadio Heliópolis2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set178552026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set178542026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set178532026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set178522026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set41172026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set41162026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set41152026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Estadio Benito Villamarín (revision 1372458600). Wikidata item: Q126844.