Estadio Municipal Juegos del Mediterráneo

The Juegos del Mediterráneo stadium is the main sports infrastructure in the city of Almería. Built for the 2005 Mediterranean Games, it was inaugurated with the Spanish Athletics Championship in 2004. It has a natural grass field surrounded by an athletics track, an adjoining field with an athletics tracks, and an indoor warm-up track. It has a capacity of 15,000, which can be extended up to 20,000, and also includes large green common spaces, and storage areas and offices.

The offices of the Municipal Sports Council and UD Almería are also situated here. It also has rooms for different sports activities used by clubs and schools from the city, and a gym open to the public. UD Almería plays its football matches here, and every year it is the finishing line of the Ciudad de Almería International Half Marathon, amongst other events.

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Type of grass: natural Dimensions: 113 x 72 m Capacity: 15,000 to 20,000 spectators. Opening: 2004 - Spanish Athletics Championship Sports areas: * 2 fully-equipped 400 m athletics tracks. * 2 natural grass fields, 113 x 72 m. * Covered stands with a capacity of 15,000. * Adjoining field stands with a capacity of 350. * 1 indoor warm-up area, with a tartan surface. * 1 gym * 1 fencing room * 1 boxing room * 1 weightlifting room * 1 tatami * 2 changing rooms for users * 2 changing rooms for referees * 2 changing rooms for teams