[1][2][3][4] Estadio Bardín was inaugurated on 18 September 1932, replacing La Viña as the new stadium of Hércules, which had just been proclaimed champion of the Tercera Division, but lost in the promotion play-offs.
[1][3][4] The ribbon of the [[opening ceremony was cut by the mayor of Alicante, Lorenzo Carbonell, and then the 14-year-old Lolita Bardín, dressed in a Hercules shirt, took the honorary kick-off of the stadium's opening match, a friendly against the great Real Madrid, which lined-up with the likes of Ricardo Zamora, Jacinto Quincoces, and Jaime Lazcano; Madrid logically won 2–0 with goals from Páez (own goal) and Carles Bestit.
[1][3][4] The match was attended by a large audience and various important personalites, including the aforementioned Carbonell and the club's entire board of directors with president Antonio Larrinaga Gorostiza at the head, plus the local press and graphic co-responsible parties.
[2] During the Spanish Civil War, the Bardín stadium was used by the Republican side for different functions, but was not mistreated, so no works or repairs were required once the competition resumed in the 1939–40 season.
[4] In the 1940s, the Hércules supporters created an anthem for the club whose opening line is: En el estadio de Bardín/ha surgido un campeón (Spanish: "In the Bardín stadium/A champion has emerged).