Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas is a rugby stadium in Almería, Spain. It was initially used as the stadium of football club AD Almería as well as UD Almería matches until it was replaced by Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in 2004. The capacity of the stadium is 13,468 spectators.
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| Full name | Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas |
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| Location | Almería, Spain |
| Owner | Ayuntamiento de Almería |
| Operator | Ayuntamiento de Almería |
| Capacity | 13,468 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Renovated | 2017–2018 |
| Tenants | |
| AD Almería (1976–1982) UD Almería (1989–2004) UD Almería B (2001–2017) UR Almería (2017–) | |
In 2017, the stadium was partially demolished to expand the pitch, in order to be able to host the rugby union matches of the local team UR Almería.[1] It was finally re-inaugurated on 8 September 2018.[2]
References edit
- ^ "El Juan Rojas se rehace para el rugby" (in Spanish). Diario de Almería. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ "Inauguración Estadio Municipal Rugby Almería, un sueño hecho realidad" (in Spanish). Rugby Spain. 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
External links edit
- Stadium history
- Estadios de España (in English)
36°51′43″N 2°26′43″W / 36.8620°N 2.4453°W
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