That historic date was the last time the Siete Palmas site was filled. Will it be achieved six years, three months and 24 days later? With the subscribers released from going to the cashier -there are twelve thousand members-, there are 20,000 seats for sale. The capacity of Gran Canaria is 32,000 seats and the best entry of the last campaigns happened with the UD in First. Against Atlético de Madrid, on February 17, 2016, 28,515 faithful attended. But it was not filled.
In First, against Atlético, the influx amounted to 28,515 in 2016; in this course, 11,884 on average
In addition, other influxes to highlight were found against FC Barcelona of Messi and Neymar (26,951), Real Madrid of Cristiano Ronaldo (25,846) or in the endearing farewell of Juan Carlos Valerón, as well as that of Ángel López against Athletic Club de Bilbao, to the tune of Los del Río on April 27, 2016 -with 27,410 fans-. Already in the following campaign (2016-17), also in the highest category, Araujo’s agonizing goal against Madrid (2-2) was witnessed by a total of 22,520 spectators. And Sevilla, with Vitolo, left the figure of 27,843. The ‘little hand’ of Atlético de Madrid (0-5) had 23,570.
In the course of the disaster and descent to Second, in the disastrous ‘Emenike cycle’, the pulse against Levante, with Pako Ayestarán on the bench, 26,212 attended.
From this eighth day, the allowed influx is 100% in Gran Canaria (32,000). There are no capacity restrictions, but the use of a mask is mandatory. In the last two derbies in Siete Palmas, the registered entries amounted to 19,190 (December 2018) and 21,464 (January 2020). Two months before the outbreak of the pandemic, and with Pedri as attractive, the UD did not go beyond (0-0) in the last classic with an audience. With the stands empty, in November, Mel’s team won (1-0) thanks to Ortolazo.
With the capacity restrictions, in this course, the UD debuted against Valladolid (12,960) and then came the visits of Huesca (9,840), Ibiza (11,726) and Ponfe (10,210). With a total of 44,736 faithful, the average is 11,884. Far from crowded. But with Viera anything is possible.
