The Ciudad Deportiva del Real Oviedo, more commonly known as El Requexón, is the

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and

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base of the

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football club

Real Oviedo Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...

. Located at the northern outskirts of the city of

Oviedo Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...

, the centre occupies an area of 80,447 m². The first phase of the training centre was opened in 1969 by the efforts of then-club president

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. Later in the 1980s, the second phase of the construction was completed by the efforts of then-president

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Facilities

* Ciudad Deportiva Stadium with a capacity of 3,000 seats, is the home stadium of Real Oviedo Vetusta, the reserve team of

. * 2 grass pitches. * 1 artificial pitch. * 1 mini grass pitches. * Outdoor tennis courts. * Service centre with gymnasium.

References

External links

Ciudad Deportiva del Real OviedoEstadios de España
{{DEFAULTSORT:Requexón, El Real Oviedo Requexón Sports venues completed in 1969