Pinatar Arena

{{Short description|Association football stadium}}

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| stadium_name = Pinatar Arena

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| image = Real_Murcia_at_Pinatar_Arena.jpg

| caption = Real Mallorca in action at the arena

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| location = San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain

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| opened = January 2013

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| owner = Pinatar Arena Football Center Sociedad Limitada{{cite web |title=Dun & Bradstreet profile |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.pinatar_arena_football_center_sociedad_limitada.72814ba8b85e009ad06d7bd5e1ecbf08.html |publisher=Dun & Bradstreet |access-date=28 March 2022}}

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| surface = Grass

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| seating_capacity = 3,000

| dimensions = 105m x 68m

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The Pinatar Arena is an association football stadium located in San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, in south-eastern Spain. The 3,000-seat stadium is part of the larger Pinatar Arena Football Center which also includes a sports club, hotel, training fields and other amenities.{{cite web |title=Sports facilities |url=https://pinatararena.com/football_center/installations |publisher=Pinatar Arena Sports Center |access-date=28 March 2022}}

Events

Since opening in January 2013, it has become a popular destination for training camps and friendly matches by association football national teams.{{cite web |title=Training camps |url=https://pinatararena.com/football_center/concentrations |publisher=Pinatar Arena Football Center |access-date=28 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=ENGLAND MU18S SQUAD HEAD TO SPAIN FOR GAMES WITH RUSSIA, NORWAY AND CZECH REPUBLIC |url=https://www.thefa.com/news/2019/nov/08/england-mu18s-pinatar-tournament-squad-081119 |publisher=The English FA |access-date=28 March 2022}} It has also hosted some of Europe's professional football clubs for friendlies, including St Johnstone, Sunderland A.F.C., Newcastle United, Ipswich Town, Mallorca, Preston North End and Bradford City.{{cite web | url=https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/news/article/saints-head-to-spain-for-pre-season | title=Saints head to Spain for pre-season }}{{cite web |last1=Douglas |first1=Mark |last2=McCormick |first2=Sean |title=Take a tour of the plush Pinatar Arena resort that will be Newcastle u23s' home from home next month |date=21 June 2019 |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/take-tour-plush-pinatar-arena-14406422 |publisher=Newcastle Chronicle |access-date=28 March 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Warren |first1=Andy |title=A 3,500-capacity stadium, spa, restaurants and a beauty salon - inside Town's Pinatar Arena training base in Spain |date=3 July 2018 |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/sport/ipswich-town/ipswich-town-s-training-base-in-spain-2470182 |publisher=East Anglian Daily Times |access-date=28 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=OUR TRAINING CAMP IN MURCIA GETS UNDERWAY AT PINATAR ARENA |url=https://www.rcdmallorca.es/en/content/news/news/our-training-camp-in-murcia-gets-underway-at-pinatar-arena |publisher=RCD Mallorca |access-date=28 March 2022}}

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