Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Tickets

Stadium facts

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero key facts

Home team

Racing Santander

Capacity

22,308

Opened

1988

Owner

Santander City Council (Ayuntamiento de Santander)

Record attendance

33,000 — Racing Santander 0–0 Espanyol, Primera División promotion play-off second leg, 29 June 1993

Pitch size

105 × 68 m

Postcode

39005

• Spain beat England 1–0 in a friendly here on 9 September 1992.
• Spain beat Belgium 2–0 here in a 2006 World Cup qualifier on 9 October 2004.
• The ground staged its first rugby union match on 5 May 2013.
• Its nickname is “El huerto del francés” (the Frenchman’s vegetable garden).

History

About Campos de Sport de El Sardinero

The current ground replaced the original El Sardinero of 1913, which closed on 15 May 1988 with Racing 0–0 Granada and was demolished soon after; a plaque in the Parque de Mesones marks its site. The new stadium was inaugurated on 20 August 1988 with a friendly in which Real Oviedo beat Racing 2–0. Standing areas were later removed, and in 2008 the floodlights, accessibility, players’ tunnel and press room were upgraded to meet UEFA rules. Extra seats were added to the back row of every stand in January 2025.

Seating layout

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero seating plan & capacity

The ground has upper tiers (tribunas) and lower tiers (preferencias) on all four sides. Away supporters are separated from home fans by metal fencing at the south end.

• Tribuna Oeste

  The main stand on the west side.

• Tribuna Este

  The upper tier opposite the main stand.

• Tribuna Norte

  The upper tier behind the north goal.

• Tribuna Sur

  The upper tier behind the south goal, occasionally used for away fans.

• Preferencia Sur

  The lower tier behind the south goal, where visiting supporters are usually placed.

• Preferencia Oeste, Este and Norte

  The lower tiers on the other three sides.

Getting there

How to get to Campos de Sport de El Sardinero

Campos de Sport de El Sardinero is at 39005, Santander, Spain.

Train

Santander’s main station is in the city centre, roughly a 30-minute walk from the stadium.

Bus

Santander city bus routes 1, 2, 3, 6, 13, 15 and 20 serve the area, with stops including Los Agustinos and Campo de Fútbol.

Drive

From outside the city, take the A-67 and then the S-20; from the centre, the Puertochico tunnel leads towards El Sardinero.

Parking

There is parking around the stadium and sports complex, but it fills up on matchdays.

FAQ

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