Estadio Nueva Condomina, currently known as Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Murcia
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,
Spain
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. Completed in 2006, it is used mostly for
football
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matches and hosts the home matches of
Real Murcia
Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in , playing home matches at Estadio Nueva Condo ...
. The stadium has a capacity of 31,179 seats, making it the 16th-largest stadium in Spain and the largest in the
Region of Murcia
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. The Nueva Condomina replaced
La Condomina stadium as the home venue of Real Murcia.
The stadium was officially opened on October 11, 2006 with a friendly match between
Spain
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and
Argentina
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. Real Murcia played its first game at this stadium on 26 November 2006, against
Real Valladolid
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The club ...
.
The stadium was renamed Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia in December 2019 after an agreement with the namesake company. Murcia is one of the potential host cities for the
2030 FIFA World Cup
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Three countries will host the competition, representing, for the ...
.
See also
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List of stadiums in Spain
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Lists of stadiums
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Combined lists
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References
External links
Estadios de Espana
Estadio Nueva Condomina
Estadio Nueva Condomina
Sports venues completed in 2006
Sport in Murcia
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