The Estadio Balear is a football stadium located in

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Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

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. Closed between 2013 and 2019 on safety grounds, it is the home stadium of the

CD Atlético Baleares Club Deportivo Atlético Baleares, S.A.D. ( ca, Club Esportiu Atlètic Balears) is a Spanish football team based in Palma, Majorca, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded on 1920, it currently plays in Primera División RF ...

football team. There is a covered stand with 4,200 seats, and the pitch's dimensions are 102×67 metres.

History

Estadio Balear opened on 8 May 1960, with a 2–0 friendly win against

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. On 14 June 2013, the stadium was closed by Palma city council due to a risk of collapse. Four years and a half later, on 14 December 2017, the renovation works started and the capacity of the stadium would be reduced to about 4,200. During the stadium's closure, CD Atlético Baleares have played home games at the nearby. The renovation of the stadium was scheduled to finish in August 2019.

References

External links

Atlético Baleares official site

Estadios de Espana
{{CD Atlético Baleares Football venues in the Balearic Islands CD Atlético Baleares Sports venues completed in 1960 Buildings and structures in Palma de Mallorca