Estadio La Peineta

Wanda Metropolitano, formerly known as Estadio de la Comunidad de Madrid, Estadio Olímpico de Madrid, and more commonly with its nickname Estadio de La Peineta, is a stadium in Madrid, Spain. It is the home stadium of Atlético Madrid since 2017–18 season. It is located in Rosas neighborhood at San Blas-Canillejas district. It was opened on 6 September 1994 by the Community of Madrid. The stadium had a capacity of 20,000 spectators upon its closure and re-opened with a seating capacity for 67,703. It was designated as the Estadio de la Comunidad, and later as the Estadio Olímpico de Madrid. Due to UEFA sponsorship regulations, the stadium will be known as Estadio Metropolitano.HistoryDuring the early 1990s, the Sports Council of the Community of Madrid promoted the city's bid to host the World Athletics Championships in 1997, for which preparations began for an Olympic stadium at the east of Madrid, next to the M-40 motorway. The site, located at the eastern suburbs of Madrid, was expected to be heavily urbanized.The construction of the new stadium was launched in 1990 based on a design proposed by Cruz y Ortiz. The construction was completed in 1993, while the inauguration took place in September 1994. The single side tier oval shaped stadium with a capacity 20,000 seats, became popular as La Peineta meaning the comb, because of its similarity with the traditional hair comb.