The Ciudad Deportiva del Real Zaragoza is the

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base of the

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Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

. It was opened in 1974 by the efforts of then-club president Jose Angel Zalba. It was designed by architect

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. Located in

Cuarte de Huerva Cuarte de Huerva is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2013 census the municipality has a population of 11043 inhabitants. It is named after the Huerva River. See also *Zaragoza Comarca *List of m ...

8 km south of Zaragoza and covering an area of 150,000 m², it is used for youth and senior teams trainings. Currently, the coordinator of the Ciudad Deportiva is Pedro Suñén.

Facilities

* Ciudad Deportiva Stadium with a capacity of 2,500 seats, is the home stadium of Deportivo Aragón, the reserve team of

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/ref> * 2 grass pitches. * 1 artificial pitch. * 2 mini grass pitches. * 3 outdoor swimming pools. * 4 outdoor tennis courts. * 2 indoor sport halls. * 1 outdoor basketball court. * Service centre with gymnasium and a small grass pitch.

References

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Sports venues completed in 1974