football stadium

[karen0603]

hi
just had a look at your pics rab can you tell me where the football stadium is please
thanking you
karen

[rab_c.]

Hi Karen
no problem the football stadium or better known as the estadio de gran canaria is located in las palmas about 5 minutes from the gran canaria general hospital

rab_c.

[maxine]

Dont think you have that correct,the football stadium is in Siete Palmas, a long way from the hospital, its were they also have acts like Bryan Adams?Theres a basketball stadium near one hospital i think!!! you may have the old stadium in mind!!!!!:banghead: maxine

[rab_c.]

Dont think you have that correct,the football stadium is in Siete Palmas, a long way from the hospital, its were they also have acts like Bryan Adams?Theres a basketball stadium near one hospital i think!!! you may have the old stadium in mind!!!!!:banghead: maxine

Mmmmmmmmmm not sure maxine although siete palmas comes up it is listed in las palmas if i am correct siete palmas is where el corte de ingles and other shops are the hospital is 5 roundabouts up the road but only 5 minutes drive ah bluemoon has put useful links below.
thanks maxine you are correct
rab_c.:banghead:

[Stephen]

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/canary_islands/las_palmas_canaria1.jpg

http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/europe/spain/canary_islands/las_palmas_canaria2.jpg

http://www.estadiodegrancanaria.com/images/ubi.gif



Gran Canaria Stadium is located in the Sporting City, with an extension of 300.000 square metres. Of which, the stadium occupies 60.000 square metres, offering a seating capacity of 32.000 spectators and Olympic category.

Gran Canaria Stadium has auxiliary and complementary sporting spaces that fulfil very well the requirements of the IAAF or FIFA with reference to functionality, security or multi-purpose. For example, the spectator areas designed for sporting events where big crowds are concentrated, with maximum priority to security and control, estimating a total evacuation time in 5 minutes.

Moreover, the media has a restricted area adjacent to the arriving area that it will be fully equipped with the most modern voice and data technology for work development (telecommunication room, photographic lab, interviewing room, press and conference room, rest room, toilets, cloakrooms and refreshment room). Likewise, the stadium will have rebroadcast cabins and qualified rooms for television studios, as well as foreseen spaces for outside broadcast units and TV cameras location. The pressroom has a capacity for 400 journalists and simultaneous translation devices.

With respect to the places assigned for the competition, next to the royal box and along the athletics track there is another warming-up indoor track of four roads, call camera and competition organization place. Attached to the arriving area there is a covered space for athlete's reception, judges, technicians, journalists, etc., and a big area gym (1.000 square metres). The stadium will be provided with a Medical Centre specialized in Sports Medicine adjacent to the drug test, physiotherapy and massage rooms.

Additionally, there will be restaurant services, refreshment room and it is foreseen noble spaces in the royal box or "VIPs" areas, with 43 boxes of special comfort. The services building accounts with rooms for technicians and judges, changing-rooms with relaxation and massage rooms, muscle-building gym, two multi-purpose rooms and athletes gym. Gran Canaria Stadium offers 5.000 outdoor parking places and 350 indoors u nder the service building. The considerable dimension of the services roads allow for emergency vehicles transit, with direct connexion to the network road, at three minutes from the Gran Canaria General Hospital. It has been planned special paths for pedestrians and bicycles that connect to the sports facilities with public transport, parking, roads or residential areas. There will be minimum environmental and visual impact because it is about a depressed stadium, bearing in mind the interference prevention against the noise and light nuisance, as well as the environment protection.

Therefore, it will result in one of the most modern sports facilities in Spain and Europe suitable for big events of international dimension

http://www.estadiodegrancanaria.com/en/en.html

[Stephen]

http://www.udlaspalmas.es/ THIS MAY HELP

[karen0603]

hi
thanks for all your help i think my hubby is planning a day out to visit it
karen
:)

[oor wullie]

If i planned a day out at a football ground whilst on holiday my missus would kill me.:angry: I like Bluestone's description of the ground,especially " maximum priority to security and control, estimating a total evacuation time in 5 minutes" Oxford United can evacuate a ground in less than 5 Minutes .....by trying to play football:cry:

[ROB.P]

:confused: :confused: hi people iam a bit confused after looking at the las palmas football web site, a few years ago when las palmas was in the top spanish league with vinny samways playing for them i used to follow there scores but when they were relegated i still followed there progress but due to other important problems at home i lost track of them then someone said they might go out of business then i have seen this web site with univ las palmas at the top of the league and ud las palmas third can anyone explain whats going on and which las palmas is which and do they play at the same ground etc any imfo please
cheers rob:)

[rab_c.]

hi rob

i have made a few errors mysef researching all this. but ud las palmas is the team that were originally in the top flight founded in 1949 and universidad were founded in 1994.
both play at the estadio i think ud las palmas downfall was caused by a swindling chairman. anyway both teams play in division 2b which is more or less a third division here is a link to a web page for further info.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UD_Las_Palmas

hope this explains
rab_c.

[mary]

I'm confused now. Maps are useless to me - I'm a girl you see!!

Is the stadium you are talking about, the one in Siete Palmas. If so, then its only 5 or 10 mins from the Hospital Negrin which is the main hospital of Las Palmas (although if you are admitted to hospital from the south, you tend to be taken to the Hospital Insular first, which is on the main road as you come into Las Palmas) Or is there another stadium

[ROB.P]

hi rab c its a shame they have fallen so low lets hope they start moving upthe leagues again although it looks like univ las palmas are going bto get promoted so at least its a club from gran cananaria going up , just another question i know the old las palmas play in yellow and blue can you tell me what colour univ play in cheers rob:D