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On the 30th of August 1998, Coliseum Alfonso Pérez held Getafe’s inaugural match against Tavares which the Azulones (The Deep Blues) lost by a single goal, with the final score being 1 nil to the visitors.

Following a period of relative success in the 1980s and 1990s, the club needed a larger, and more modern set of facilities to accommodate their burgeoning fan base and it was with regret that Estadio Las Margaritas wasn’t capable of providing this any more.

Ironically, fans of Getafe have never really taken to the Nuevo Estadio with a refurbishment in 2004 upon the team’s promotion to the Primera División in 2004 seen as an attempt by the club to remedy the fan’s concerns about the feel of the stands.

Still, it seems the concerns and feelings towards Coliseum Alfonso Pérez are still at best ambivalent, with management seeking a move to a new stadium if not for the global financial crisis of 2007-2008.

For now fans will have to make do with the facilities – after all they can’t be awful if UEFA decided to hold the Women’s Champions League final in 2010 at the Coliseum.

From Atocha Cercanía station you can catch a 20 minute commuter train south towards Parla/Sol which will leave you around 18 minute walk away from the stadium.

The stop you will want to get off at is called Las Margaritas Universidad, and trains depart every 15-25 minutes depending on the day. This line is known as C-4.

The metro is also an option depending on your starting point with Los Espartales being an unbeatable 5 minute walk away from the stadium. To get off here, catch the circular line 12 (Metrosur), but in order to do this you will have to make your way to Puerta Del Sur station which is on Line 10 so that you can transfer.

The metro probably takes just under an hour and has way more stops than a direct commuter train, but in it’s defence, it does take you closer to the stadium. Use your judgement of what you want to do!

Alternatively there is the old faithful bus which can be caught from Southern Madrid at either Plaza Elíptica (443) or Legazpi (448)

There is an airport in Getafe but unfortunately it is strictly military. The nearest commercial airport is the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport which is the 6th busiest in Europe.

Located over 25km away from Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, you can reach the airport either via the M-45/40 motorway or by using the Madrid metro line which takes you to Nuevos Ministerios station.