Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium

The Riyadh Air Metropolitano, located in the Rosas neighborhood of Madrid, serves as the home of Atlético Madrid. The site originally opened on September 6, 1994, as the Estadio de la Comunidad de Madrid, an athletics stadium built for a failed bid to host the World Athletics Championships. Due to its distinctive original grandstand, it earned the nickname La Peineta, or The Comb. The facility remained in use for various events until it was closed in 2004, following the city's unsuccessful bids for the Olympic Games. In 2013, the stadium passed into the possession of Atlético Madrid, which initiated a massive reconstruction project to transform the venue into a modern football-specific arena. The stadium reopened on September 16, 2017, with a La Liga match against Málaga CF. The name Metropolitano was chosen as a tribute to the club's historic home, which hosted Atlético matches from 1923 to 1966. Since its reopening, the stadium has undergone several naming rights partnerships, including Wanda and Cívitas, before adopting its current title in 2024. The venue has established itself as a premier European football destination, hosting the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final and serving as a versatile hub for major international matches and cultural events. With a capacity of 70,692, the stadium continues to evolve as a landmark of modern sports architecture, blending the club's deep-rooted history with contemporary engineering.