Estadio Carlos Belmonte is a

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. It is used mostly for

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matches and is the home ground of

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History

The stadium holds 17,524 and was built in 1960. It replaced the ageing Campo del Parque and was inaugurated on 9 September 1960 with a match against

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, which attended more than 12,000 people. It had an initial capacity of 10,000. Floodlights were added in 1970 and a cover over the west side in 1979. The lighting towers also were constructed in 1970s. Following promotion to La Primera in 1991, the east side of the ground was developed with the building of a twin-decked cantilevered stand. This took the capacity of the ground up to 14,000 with only half of them being seated places. Further development in 1998 saw the removal of the athletics track, and the building of two open banks of seats at either end of the pitch. The north bank development also included new changing facilities. The pitch was also lowered in 1998 and a new stand was erected on the west side. This resulted in an increased capacity of 17,524. The last reconstruction of the stadium took place in 2017 bankrolled by the new club owner,

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. The changes aimed to modernize the image of the Estadio Carlos Belmonte introducing new stands for VIP guests, press room, changing rooms and tunnels.

Matches

have played four qualifiers since 1999, and an international friendly, at the ground, never conceding a goal. They played their last qualifying game for the

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against

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at the stadium on 15 October 2013, winning 2–0 with goals from

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and

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scored his first ever goal in senior football in this stadium in 2001 in a 2nd division clash with Atletico Madrid.

References

External links

Estadios de Espana
Albacete Balompié Football venues in Castilla–La Mancha Multi-purpose stadiums in Spain Buildings and structures in Albacete Sports venues completed in 1960 {{Spain-sports-venue-stub