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Estadio Ciudad de Málaga is a multi-purpose stadium in Málaga, Spain. The facility can accommodate 10,816 spectators.

Estadio Ciudad de Málaga

Host of the 2011 Spanish Athletics Championships
Location	Málaga, Spain
Coordinates	36.6812°N 4.4579°W / 36.6812; -4.4579
Capacity	10,816
Construction
Broke ground	2003
Opened	27 June 2009

History

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

The venue hosted the 2006 European Athletics Cup, and also the Spanish Athletics Championships in 2005 and 2011.[2]

Football

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

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

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