Estadi Ciutat de València

{{Short description|Association football stadium in València, Spain}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Ciutat de València

| image = Estadi Ciutat de València - nocturna.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = The venue in 2021

| location = Valencia, Spain

| coordinates = {{coord|39|29|41|N|0|21|51|W|region:ES-VC_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| publictransit = {{rint|valencia|metro}} Estadi del Llevant (Line 6)

| broke_ground =

| opened = 1969

| renovated = 2020

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Levante UD

| operator = Levante UD

| construction_cost =

| architect =

| former_names = Estadio Antonio Román (1969–1972)
Nou Estadi del Llevant (1972–1999)

| tenants = Levante UD (1969–present)
Villarreal (September-November 2022)
Spain national football team (selected matches)

| seating_capacity = 26,354 {{Cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2018/05/15/primera/1526343396_641528.html|title=Levante: Paco López es el hombre de moda tras vencer al Barça|date=15 May 2018|website=AS.com|language=es|access-date=3 February 2020}}

| dimensions = {{convert|107|m|yd|0}} x {{convert|68|m|yd|0}}

}}

Estadi Ciutat de València[http://es.levanteud.com/estadio.html Estadi Ciutat de València] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209142917/http://es.levanteud.com/estadio.html |date=9 February 2009 }}, at the Levante UD web {{in lang|es}} ({{IPA|ca-valencia|esˈtaði siwˈtad de vaˈlensia|lang}}; {{langx|es|Estadio Ciudad de Valencia}} {{IPA|es|esˈtaðjo θjuˈðað ðe βaˈlenθja|}}; {{langx|en|City of Valencia Stadium}}) is a football stadium in Valencia and is the home ground of Levante UD. Built in 1969 and holding up to 26,354 spectators, it is the 23rd-largest stadium in Spain and the 4th-largest in the Valencian Community.

The stadium hosted an international friendly between Spain and Scotland on 4 September 2004. The game was abandoned with half an hour to play as lightning struck out the floodlights shortly after Raúl had made the score 1–1.{{cite news |title=Lights go out on Scotland |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/3604626.stm |access-date=5 October 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=3 September 2004}}

On 8 September 2014, the ground hosted Spain's first match of UEFA Euro 2016 qualification, a 5–1 victory over North Macedonia.{{cite web |title=Sergio Ramos happy with new-look Spain's start |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2014/0909/642443-ramos-happy-with-new-look-spains-start/ |website=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |access-date=22 September 2020 |date=9 September 2014}}

The stadium was renovated in 2020, with a new roof, video scoreboards and ambient lighting installed.[https://newsletter.laliga.es/global-futbol/the-new-look-estadi-ciutat-de-valencia-stadium-brightens-levante-uds-future The new-look Estadi Ciutat de València stadium brightens Levante UD’s future], La Liga, 26 November 2020

In late 2022, Villarreal CF temporarily played at the ground due to works at their Estadio de la Cerámica.{{cite news |last1=Vázquez |first1=Antonio |title=Por qué el Villarreal juega sus partidos en el estadio del Levante Ciudad de Valencia|trans-title=Why are Villarreal playing their games at Levante's Ciutat de València stadium|url=https://www.goal.com/es/noticias/por-que-el-villarreal-juega-sus-partidos-en-el-estadio-del-levante-ciudad-de-valencia/bltb649b5b5f0ce6b4a |access-date=5 October 2024 |publisher=Goal |date=18 September 2022 |language=Spanish}}