Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas Explained

Stadium Name:Juan Rojas
Logo Image:Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas 004.jpg
Fullname:Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas
Opened:1976
Renovated:2017–2018
Owner:Ayuntamiento de Almería
Operator:Ayuntamiento de Almería
Tenants:AD Almería (1976–1982)
UD Almería (1989–2004)
UD Almería B (2001–2017)
UR Almería (2017–)
Seating Capacity:13,468

Estadio Municipal Juan Rojas is a rugby stadium in Almería, Spain. It was initially used as the stadium of football club AD Almería as well as UD Almería matches until it was replaced by Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos in 2004. The capacity of the stadium is 13,468 spectators.

In 2017, the stadium was partially demolished to expand the pitch, in order to be able to host the rugby union matches of the local team UR Almería.[1] It was finally re-inaugurated on 8 September 2018.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: El Juan Rojas se rehace para el rugby. es. Diario de Almería. 1 April 2017. 5 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Inauguración Estadio Municipal Rugby Almería, un sueño hecho realidad.. Rugby Spain. es. 9 September 2018. 9 December 2018. 9 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165450/https://rugbyspain.com/2018/09/inauguracion-campo-municipal-rugby-almeria/. dead.