Estadio Municipal da Malata
Estadio Municipal da Malata | |
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| Full name | Estadio Municipal de A Malata |
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| Location | Ferrol (La Coruña) Galicia |
| Owner | Concello de Ferrol |
| Capacity | Original 12 043 Remodeling 11 922 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass (English Ray Grass) |
| Scoreboard | 2 Electrónicos |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1992 - February 1993 |
| Opened | 29 August 1993 (30 years) |
| Renovated | 2023 |
| Construction cost | Original 1700 000 000 ptas. (10.217.205,77€) Remodelación 1.238.026,88€ |
| Architect | Juan Pérez López de Gamarra Francisco Iglesias Miño Juan Rey-Cabarcos Vicente Fernández-Couto Alfredo Alcalá Navarro |
| General contractor | Ferrovial-Agromán |
| Tenants | |
| Racing de Ferrol (1993–present) Spain national football team (selected matches) | |
El Estadio Municipal de A Malata (officially in Galician Estadio Municipal da Malata) is a Spanish football stadium located in the Galician city of Ferrol, in the province of La Coruña. It is located in the sports city of A Malata, next to the promenade in the A Malata cove and the Punta Arnela fairgrounds.
Its owner is the Ferrol City Council and the Racing Club of Ferrol serves as the venue for the football matches that are played there.
In addition to being the fiefdom of the Racing Club de Ferrol, the stadium is used by other entities:
- Ferrol Mountaineering Club (climbing wall) [1]
- Kayak Polo Copacabana (Artificial Lake)
History[edit]
It was built to replace the old Manuel Rivera Stadium, located in the O Inferniño neighborhood, which gave way to a large public square and a shopping center. It was built by the company Agromán and financed with 1,700 million pesetas (just over 10 200 000 euros) by the Galician government.
It was designed by a team of five architects: Juan Pérez López de Gamarra, Francisco Iglesias Miño, Juan Rey-Cabarcos, Vicente Fernández-Couto and Alfredo Alcalá Navarro.
The first match was played on April 18, 1993 in a league match between Racing and Atlético de Madrid B (3-2). However, it was officially inaugurated on August 29, 1993 with a match between Celta de Vigo and Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña.
Since the premiere of A Malata, Racing de Ferrol has played in the Second Division in the following campaigns:
| A Malata en Segunda División |
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| 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2007/08, 2023/24 |
The Ferrol stadium is also the scene of the Concepción Arenal trophy matches (born in 1953), highlighting the 1994 editions (with Aston Villa and Atlético de Madrid as contenders, with a British victory ) and 1995 (with Zaragoza and Ajax, with the Dutch team's final victory). In that year, a friendly match was also played between Racing de Ferrol and Borussia Dortmund.
Facilities[edit]
The A Malata Stadium is located on a municipal area of 144,806 square meters located next to the Punta Arnela fairgrounds and the A Malata cove. The field has dimensions of 105 by 68 meters and is made of natural grass, Ray Grass English type, installed in July 2023. The original capacity of the stadium was 12,043 spectators, all of them indoors.
The capacity remains (September 2023) at 10,500 spectators, while rows 1 and 2 are not available, until the fences that prevent visibility in both rows are replaced by a new perimeter closure.
The stadium is equipped with an irrigation system using pop-up sprinklers, two electronic scoreboards, changing rooms, cafeteria, offices, area for radio, press and TV, VAR technology, CCTV system, LED lighting, anti-doping room, fire system, lighting and emergency public address, etc... It also has a heated indoor pool and other sports facilities (Gym, Climbing wall, spa, pond for kayak-polo, Skate park...) It also has an annex field of 93 x 58.5 m of natural grass and since 2004, 2 Artificial grass 7-a-side soccer fields.
Facilities Management (demanial concession)
The legal figure that will govern the use of the facilities of the Malata Municipal Stadium by Racing will be the public concession, and it will be free of charge. Among the administrative clauses contemplated in the document, it is stated that the club may use the central playing field, the seats, the ticket offices, the annex field and other facilities to hold meetings and training sessions. The duration of the new agreement is 3 years, extendable to a maximum of 15 years.
The rest of the complex's facilities are excluded, such as the climbing wall, the municipal swimming pool and the ground floors near the kayak lagoon. Meanwhile, the City Council may organize sporting and cultural events in the stadium as long as they do not interfere with the official competition or activities scheduled by the club. The City Council will organize the Concepción Arenal trophy with the collaboration and organizational support of Racing.
Regarding maintenance and works, the club will be responsible for all costs of conservation, repair, improvements, renovations, cleaning and security necessary for the proper use of the facilities. The largest works, such as those that affect the structure of the stadium, its stability or the roofs, will correspond to the City Council. The necessary technical adjustments required by the regulatory bodies of official competitions for the team's participation will be carried out by Racing, as well as the adoption of safety and emergency measures. [2]
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World Subheadquarters 2030[edit]
Technicians from the Royal Spanish Football Federation visited the A Malata stadium, as a possible sub-venue within the Galician bid to host the 2030 World Cup. This delegation carried out a “standard” visit to the field, stands, local and visiting locker rooms, multi-purpose rooms, press rooms or the booths for their evaluation to enter this list of sub-venues. And as the federative delegate in Ferrol points out, “A Malata, today, already meets the necessary conditions to be a sub-headquarters.” That is, it would not be necessary to wait for the future works that are planned to be carried out in order to have institutional acceptance “The visit was positive.” The future of A Malata as a sub-venue is linked to the choice of Riazor or Balaidos as the World Cup venue, regardless of one or the other, FIFA could include A Malata without differentiating by its northern or southern location. [4]
A malata twin[edit]
The A Malata Stadium was taken as a model (along with the San Lázaro Multipurpose Stadium but without athletics tracks) when building the Reino de León Municipal Stadium. Both the dimensions of the playing rectangle (105 x 68) and the stands of A Malata are identical to those of the Kingdom of León. The Ferrol venue has 11,922 seats, all of them covered (compared to the 13,451 in the Leon stadium) [5]
References[edit]
- ^ "A Malata has a renovated climbing wall that is one of the highest in Galicia". Retrieved 2023-05-03.
- ^ "The City Council gives Racing the use of the A Malata field free of charge". The voice of Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-06.
- ^ https://racingclubferrol.net/
- ^ "Malata passes review to become sub-host of the World Cup 2030" (in Spanish). 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
- ^ "Racing de Ferrol plays in the Kingdom as at home". Diario de León, Bierzo and Ponferrada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
External links[edit]
- Estadios de España (in English)
