Estadio Municipal de Pasarón is an

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located in Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain.

History

;Precedents The old stadium of Pasarón was inaugurated in 1965, just some months before the

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's debut in

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. ;New stadium Following the promotion to Segunda of

in the 2003–04 season, plans for a new municipal stadium were brought forward, although building works did not begin until 2006. Pontevedra began to play in the new stadium in 2010. On 7 September 2012, the stadium held a friendly fixture between

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(5–0).

Ownership and features

The stadium is owned and operated by the

City Council of Pontevedra The City Council of Pontevedra (Galician language, Galician: ''Concello de Pontevedra''; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Ayuntamiento de Pontevedra'') is the top-tier administrative and governing body of the municipality of Pontevedra, Spain. The cur ...

and has a capacity of 12,000.

References

* O Burgo

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Estadios de España

Estadio Pasaron, Pontevedra
Buildings and structures in Pontevedra Pontevedra CF Football venues in Galicia (Spain) Sports venues completed in 1965 Sport in Pontevedra {{Spain-sports-venue-stub

History

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