The Ciudad Deportiva del Real Oviedo, more commonly known as El Requexón, is the
training ground
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and
academy
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base of the
Spanish
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Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
football
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club
Real Oviedo
Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...
. Located at the northern outskirts of the city of
Oviedo
Oviedo (; ast, Uviéu ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains the city. Oviedo is located ap ...
, the centre occupies an area of 80,447 m
2.
The first phase of the training centre was opened in 1969 by the efforts of then-club president
Enrique Rubio Sanudo. Later in the 1980s, the second phase of the construction was completed by the efforts of then-president
José Manuel Bango.
Facilities
* Ciudad Deportiva Stadium with a capacity of 3,000 seats,
is the home stadium of
Real Oviedo Vetusta
Real Oviedo Vetusta is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1929 as ''Unión Sportiva Ovetense'', it is the reserve team of Real Oviedo, and currently plays in Segunda División RFEF – Gro ...
, the reserve team of
Real Oviedo
Real Oviedo is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926 as a result of the merger of two clubs who had maintained a large sporting rivalry for years in the city: ''Real Stadium Club Ovetense'' and ''Real Club De ...
.
* 2 grass pitches.
* 1 artificial pitch.
* 1 mini grass pitches.
* Outdoor tennis courts.
* Service centre with gymnasium.
References
External links
Ciudad Deportiva del Real OviedoEstadios de España
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Real Oviedo
Requexón
Sports venues completed in 1969