Estadio Ciudad de Málaga
.jpg) Host of the 2011 Spanish Athletics Championships | |
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| Location | Málaga, Spain |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 36°40′52″N 4°27′28″W / 36.6812°N 4.4579°W |
| Capacity | 10,816 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 27 June 2009 |
Estadio Ciudad de Málaga is a multi-purpose stadium in Málaga, Spain. The facility can accommodate 10,816 spectators.
History
[edit]Construction of the stadium began in December 2003 and it was put into use in 2005, although the facility was not fully ready at that time. It was reopened after the completion of the works on 27 June 2009.[1]
Athletics
[edit]The venue hosted the 2006 European Athletics Cup, and also the Spanish Athletics Championships in 2005 and 2011.[2]
Football
[edit]In 2009, the women's football team Málaga CF Femenino began using the Ciudad de Málaga stadium as their usual field of play for Primera División matches and also as a training venue.[3] The men's Málaga CF team began training there during the 2010–2011 Segunda División season.[4]
In July 2020, the stadium hosted some matches in the promotion phase to the men's Segunda División.[5]
International football matches have also been played at the venue.[6]
| Date | Competition | Match | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2010 | Friendly | South Korea 
|
vs |  Finland
|
0–2 | |
| 22 January 2010 | Friendly | South Korea
|
vs |  Latvia
|
1–0 | |
| 2 February 2013 | Friendly | Poland 
|
vs |  Romania
|
4–1 | |
| 6 February 2013 | Friendly | Romania
|
vs |  Australia
|
3–2 | |
Rugby union
[edit]On November 19, 2016, the first international rugby was played at Ciudad de Málaga stadium. It was a test match for the Spanish national team against Uruguay that ended with victory for the "XV del León" home team in front of more than 10,000 spectators.[7]
| Date | Competition | Match | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 November 2016 | Test match | Spain 
|
vs |  Uruguay
|
33–16 | 10,000[8] |
Sevens
The stadium was a venue for the Spain Sevens leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series in 2022.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "El estadio de atletismo se reabrirá el 27 de junio". La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 21 March 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Málaga, sede de los Campeonatos de España al aire libre de 2011". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 19 July 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "El Ayuntamiento cede el estadio de atletismo al Atlético Málaga". La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 5 August 2009.
- ^ "El equipo se entrenará la temporada que viene en el estadio de atletismo". Diario Sur (in Spanish). 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Málaga, sede confirmada para los playoffs de ascenso a Segunda". COPE.es (in Spanish). 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Football venue: Estadio Ciudad de Málaga, Málaga". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Holgada victoria de Los Leones ante Uruguay". Federación Española de Rugby (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Friendly 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Introducing three new host cities on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". World Rugby. 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021.
- ^ "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule unveiled". World Rugby. 12 October 2021.