''Estadio Helmántico'' (English: Helmántico Stadium) is a

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Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain and is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. The city lies on several rolling hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritag ...

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where

UD Salamanca Unión Deportiva Salamanca, S.A.D. () was a historical Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 February 1923 and nicknamed ''Los Charros'', the club played in white shirts and blac ...

played home matches, and is the home stadium of

Salamanca CF UDS Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS, previously known as ''CF Salmantino'', is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2013 after the dissolution of UD Salamanca, it currently plays in ...

. The stadium holds 17,341 and was built in 1970. It is located in the municipality of

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, on the outskirts of the city. The Stadium also has a mini-stadium where the team usually trains and once a year hosts an international athletic championship. They are officially called "Javier Sotomayor", for

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who set the

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in high jump there, but they are popularly called "Pistas del Helmántico". This second stadium hosts the matches of

Salamanca CF UDS B Salamanca Club de Fútbol UDS "B", previously known as ''CF Salmantino "B"'', is a Spanish football team based in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 2016, it is the reserve team of Salamanca UDS, and current ...

. In addition, there are also some swimming pools and tennis courts. After the dissolution of UD Salamanca in 2013, the stadium went up for auction, finally being acquired by Desarrollos Empresariales Deportivos S.L., that allowed its use to CF Salmantino.

Gallery

File:Estadio Helmantico - Spain vs China 2005.jpg,

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in 2005. File:CFSHelmantico.jpg, Players of Salmantino, celebrating a goal in 2017. File:AficionUDS.JPG,

supporters. File:Partido UDS.JPG,

game. File:Helmantico.JPG, External view.

References

External links

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