La Condomina is a multi-use

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. The stadium holds 6,500 spectators and it is currently used mostly for

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matches and music concerts.

History

La Condomina was built in 1924 with an initial capacity of 16,800 spectators.

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing ho ...

played at La Condomina for over 80 years before moving the

Estadio Nueva Condomina Estadio Nueva Condomina, currently known as Estadio Enrique Roca de Murcia for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium in Murcia, Spain. Completed in 2006, it is used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and hosts the homes matche ...

in October 2006.

Ciudad de Murcia Club de Fútbol Ciudad de Murcia, usually abbreviated to Ciudad de Murcia, was a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the namesake autonomous community. They played at the 16,000-seater ''Estadio de La Condomina''. Ciudad Murcia was reloca ...

played at the stadium throughout its existence. In 1995, Real Murcia sold the stadium to the town hall for solving the financial trouble of the club. Due to the danger of collapse of various stands, La Condomina was only allowed to host 4,500 spectators, until 2016, when

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promoted to

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and financed the renovation of the stadium to meet the requirements of the LFP. La Condomina currently has a capacity of 6,500 seats.

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