Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes is a multi-use

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Granada Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...

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. Currently, it is used mostly for

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matches. The stadium holds 19,336 people, and was built in 1995 to be the home ground of

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, the main football club of the city.

History

The stadium opened on 16 May 1995. On 6 June 1995,

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and

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contested the first match at the new stadium.

won the match with a final score of 1:0. Peter Dubovský scored the goal. The first official match was an under-21 contest between

and

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. The final result was 4-0, with the goals scored by Óscar, Roberto, Morales and Raúl. Granada CF played the first match on 22 August during the celebration of the XXIII Granada Trophy when they beat

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by a score of 4–1. After the promotion of Granada CF to

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in 2019, the stadium was renovated: there were improvements of lighting and pitch quality, aesthetic change in the stand and a new fan shop opening.

Location

This stadium is located in Zaidín, a suburb south of the city of

. It is very well-connected with the ''Circunvalación'' highway and with ''Camino de Ronda'', one of the more important streets of the city. It was constructed by the side of

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Spain

The Spain national team has played nine times in Granada (in both stadiums, Los Cármenes and Nuevo Los Cármenes), four of them were official. They are still undefeated in the city, with eight victories, the last against

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winning 4-0 in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match. Los Cármenes 1

Official matches

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External links

Virtual TourEstadios de Espana

World Stadiums Article

References

{{Segunda División venues Football venues in Andalusia Granada CF Buildings and structures in Granada Sports venues completed in 1995