Estadio Francisco Artes Carrasco is a multi-use

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Lorca,

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the former home ground of

Lorca Deportiva CF Lorca Deportiva Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football club in Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2002 it was dissolved ten years later, and held home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco'', which seats 8, ...

. It is the home ground of two clubs,

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

and CF Lorca Deportiva. The stadium holds 8,120.

History

The stadium was inaugurated on 5 March 2003, with a friendly match between

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and

that finished 1–4 for the Catalans. On 14 October 2008, it hosted a Spain under-21 team official match. The stadium was used as a hospital after the 2011 Lorca earthquake.

Gallery

File:Lorca - Villarreal B 1.JPG, A match in 2009 File:Tribuna del Artés Carrasco.jpg, Main tribune

References

External links

Estadios de España
Francisco Artes Carrasco Lorca Deportiva CF Lorca FC Lorca, Spain Sports venues completed in 2003 {{Spain-sports-venue-stub