Estadi Mallorca Son Moix is a football stadium located in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (, ; ), also known as Palma de Mallorca (officially between 1983 and 1988, 2006–2008, and 2012–2016), is the capital and largest city of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is ...

, Balearic Islands, Spain, and serves as the home ground of Real Club Deportivo Mallorca. It is the largest stadium in the

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and the 26th largest in Spain. Since the 2020

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it was known as "Visit Mallorca Stadium" having been renamed in a partnership with Consell de Mallorca to help resume the tourist activities on the island. The stadium is located in the Can Valero industrial zone in north-west Palma, 3 km from the city center and 13 km from the

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. It can be seen from the Vía de Cintura, Palma's urban motorway. Previously known as the Son Moix Stadium (, ), the Iberostar Stadium () and the Ono Estadi, the stadium was built for the

1999 Summer Universiade The 1999 Summer Universiade, also known as the XX Summer Universiade, took place in Palma, Majorca, Palma de Mallorca, Spain from 3 July to 13 July. Venues * Estadi Son Moix — athletics, football (finals), ceremonies * Palau Municipal d'Espor ...

. In 1999,

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obtained an agreement with the city council to use it for the next 50 years, replacing their previous stadium,

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. The stadium has a capacity of 23,142 people, making it the largest in the Balearic Islands. It has a bowl shape design with two of the stands having two tiers. The stadium was designed to allow for further development of both ends, eventually creating a fully two-tiered stadium with a capacity of over 40,000. A small temporary stand is sometimes erected on the athletics track; this can be removed for athletics events.

International games

The

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has played three international matches at the stadium; the most recent one was on 8 June 2024 against

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in a friendly match, with Spain winning 5–1.

History

The stadium was constructed in 1999, and Mallorca's first match in the stadium was on the opening day of the

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season, on 20 August 1999 against

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. In 2018, it was reported that Mallorca's American owners were looking to move out of the stadium, in part due to the club and their landlords being in disagreement over improvements to the existing stadium. However, talks advanced, and in May 2022 a €20 million renovation began. This renovation consisted of the removal of the athletics track, the addition of more seating tiers and an underground car park. The works were completed in 2024. The renovation brought innovative tech such as

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technology, allowing fans to enter the stadium with electronic tickets instead of traditional paper tickets.

References

External links

Estadios de Espana
{{La Liga venues RCD Mallorca Football venues in the Balearic Islands Sports venues completed in 1999 1999 establishments in Spain Buildings and structures in Palma de Mallorca Defunct athletics (track and field) venues in Spain