New Benito Villamarin Stadium | Remodeling Real Betis Stadium

#laligastadiums New Benito Villamarin Stadium | Remodeling Real Betis Stadium This is a Concept Design by: @Club355 Estadio Benito Villamarín is a stadium in Seville, Spain, and the home of Real Betis since its completion in 1929. History As early as 1912, the Spanish architect Aníbal González Álvarez-Ossorio had an initial design of a stadium for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. The executive committee has commissioned the architect Antonio Illanes del Río to complete the design in 1923. Several locations were considered for the new stadium when finally the current location was chosen by commissar Cruz Conde. The technical study for its construction was carried out by Manuel María Smith who has designed the San Mamés Stadium of Bilbao in 1913. The construction works were launched in 1923 and finally completed by the end of 1928. Inauguration to 1939 Estadio de la Exposición in 1929 The newly built Estadio de la Exposición was officially inaugurated on March 17, 1929, hosting an international match where Spain defeated Portugal 5-0. In 1936, Real Betis gained the lease of the stadium and became its sole tenant.[citation needed] During the Spanish Civil War, Seville City Council requisitioned the stadium and handed it over to the military. The stadium suffered major damages as a result of the war and required renovation. The work was carried out with the help of Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, and the stadium was reopened on March 12, 1939. After the Benito Villamarín...