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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

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. It was the home ground of

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before its dissolution and the current

CF Lorca Deportiva Club de Fútbol Lorca Deportiva is a Spanish football club based in Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2012, the club play in . Lorca holds it home games at '' Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco,'' which has a ...

. The stadium holds 8,120.

History

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

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and Lorca Deportiva CF 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

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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