Simply over two weeks away from Rayo Vallecano’s first La Liga sport of the season, the Madrid-based membership has been compelled to desert its dwelling stadium.
The 14,700-seater Vallecas Stadium, the membership’s dwelling since 1976, is owned by the native authorities and utilized by Rayo beneath a concession. Nevertheless, situations on the ageing floor have deteriorated to such an extent that the federal government has stepped in and revealed a report, forcing updates to be made earlier than the membership can return.
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“We have tried to get this again on observe, however we have reached some extent of no return — the dearth of upkeep has been licensed. The membership wasn’t complying, so authorities needed to take motion,” Madrid’s regional head of sport, Mariano de Paco, instructed reporters, through Reuters.
Rayo will not have the ability to play at Vallecas Stadium for as much as six months -Credit score:Denis Doyle – UEFA/UEFA through Getty Pictures
In response to the audit, “widespread obsolescence” together with “critical regulatory non-compliance” stood in the best way of its continued use. Maybe most damningly, it highlighted issues relating to potential outbreaks of Legionnaires’ illness or fires because of the collected trash and particles across the floor, paired with electrical and emergency lighting faults.
The required renovations will take between two and 6 months to be accomplished, with the membership now in quest of a short lived dwelling. One seemingly candidate could possibly be Butarque Stadium of La Liga 2 facet CD Leganés, the place Rayo performed again in February when their pitch was deemed “unplayable.”
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No matter whether or not or not Butarque Stadium proves Rayo’s new dwelling, board member Mariano de Paco Serrano insisted there isn’t a motive for followers to be involved, saying, through Marca, “There may be an inner process inside La Liga with the membership to determine which stadium will host the primary match, however in any case, what La Liga, and the Spanish Soccer Federation, assure is that the competitors will proceed and Rayo may have an alternate stadium to play these first league matches.”
Since 2018, the regional authorities has already invested nearly €6 million ($6.8 million) in varied upgrades across the venue, with a plan having not too long ago been unveiled to probably broaden the stadium to permit for at least 18,500 followers, while additionally increasing the sector to satisfy worldwide necessities.
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The rendering launched exhibits a brand new stand at one finish of the stadium, which presently has no seating, whereas a brand new exterior would clad everything of the bottom. Ought to or not it’s accepted, building prices are estimated to be round €60 million and would take roughly two years to be accomplished.
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In the interim, Rayo must keep away from the distraction of transferring dwelling and concentrate on sustaining the membership’s optimistic momentum on the pitch, having completed a stable eighth final season – their joint highest ever end together with the yr prior.
Their season will kick off on August 15 at Sevilla earlier than they host Deportivo Alavés 5 days later.