El Helmántico | |
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Location | Salamanca, Spain |
Opened | 1970 |
Owner | UD Salamanca |
Operator | UD Salamanca |
Architect | Antonio García Fernando Población |
Capacity | 17,341 |
Field dimensions | 105 metres (115 yd) x 70 metres (77 yd) |
Tenants | |
UD Salamanca |
Estadio El Helmántico is a football stadium in Salamanca, Spain where UD Salamanca plays home matches. The stadium holds 17,341 and was built in 1970. It is placed on the out-skirts 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 Javier Sotomayor who set the world record in high jump there, but they are popularlly called "Pistas del Helmántico". In addition, there are also some swimming pools and tennis courts.