Estadio Cartagonova is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

in Cartagena,

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. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Segunda División club,

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

. The capacity of the stadium is 15,105 spectators.

History

The construction of the football field, was assigned to the project team CMMP Arquitectos (Cardona, Martin and Plaza Molina), Murcia. These gave the bases for the design and construction of the

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in 1982, designed by the Catalan architect Josep Ramón Casals. Completed in a few months, 7 February 1988 the stadium hosted its first match between Cartagena CF and

Burgos CF Burgos Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1985, it started to play in 1994. It currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at the ''Esta ...

which ended goalless. Only after 2 games the first goal on the stadium was scored by Uribarrena from

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. Since 1995, hosts the home matches of

, in 1998 the team won its home larger to win 8–0 against CD Tortona. The name of the stadium, "Cartagonova", comes from the name of the city of Cartagena during the Roman period, ''Carthago Nova'' (''New Carthage'').

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Venue informationEstadios de Espana
Buildings and structures in Cartagena, Spain FC Cartagena Football venues in the Region of Murcia Multi-purpose stadiums in Spain Sport in Cartagena, Spain Sports venues completed in 1988 {{Spain-sports-venue-stub