Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla, originally named Estadio Ramón de Carranza, stands in Cádiz, Spain. It is the home ground of Cádiz CF. The stadium was originally inaugurated on 3 September 1955, following the 1947 Cádiz explosion that destroyed the former sports complex on the same site. The stadium was named after Ramón de Carranza y Fernández Reguera, a former mayor of Cádiz. The inaugural match was played against FC Barcelona, with Barcelona winning 4-0, thanks to two goals from Villaverde, then Luis Suárez, and a final goal from Kubala.
The first rebuilding of the stadium took place in 1984. Over the course of 4 months, the main stand was demolished and rebuilt and the other stands were redesigned. At the same time, the athletics track was removed and the pitch was moved closer to the stands. This rebuilding included a roof over the main stand and resulted in a stadium capacity of 23,000.
Spain's national football team played their first official match on the Ramón de Carranza against Malta in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying on 15 November 2019. The game ended with a 7-0 victory for Spain.
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