Editing Melilla (section)

==== Sports facilities ====
The city has an extensive network of sports centers managed by the Department of Education, Youth, and Sports, many of which are operated by private companies under administrative concession. Many of these centers offer a variety of sports activities such as [[swimming]] and provide access to the rental of indoor pavilions, multi-sport courts, fields, fitness rooms, and sports campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla - Instalaciones Deportivas |url=https://www.melilla.es/melillaportal/contenedor.jsp?seccion=s_lloc_d10_v1.jsp&layout=contenedor.jsp&codbusqueda=268&codResi=1&language=es&codMenu=226&codMenuPN=601&codMenuSN=5&numeroPagina=2 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.melilla.es}}</ref>

===== Álvarez Claro Municipal Stadium =====
{{Main|Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro}}
The [[Estadio Municipal Álvarez Claro|Álvarez Claro Municipal Stadium]] is Melilla’s main sports venue and home to the [[UD Melilla]]. It was inaugurated on September 29, 1945, by then-mayor Rafael Álvarez Claro, after whom the stadium is named. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-15 |title=MelillaEsDeporte.es - La inauguración del Estadio Álvarez Claro |url=http://www.melillaesdeporte.es/noticia/4101/la-inauguracion-del-estadio-alvarez-claro |access-date=2025-04-16 |archive-date=15 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815024003/http://www.melillaesdeporte.es/noticia/4101/la-inauguracion-del-estadio-alvarez-claro |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Throughout its history, it has hosted major matches, including games against clubs such as [[Atlético Madrid]], [[Athletic Bilbao|Athletic Club]], [[Levante UD]], and [[Real Madrid CF]], as well as international fixtures for the [[Spain national under-21 football team|Spain U21 national team]]. It also hosted the final of the [[2015 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Do you remember the excitement of the 2015 Copa de la Reina? {{!}} www.rfef.es |url=https://rfef.es/es/noticias/recuerdas-la-emocion-de-la-copa-de-la-reina-2015 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=rfef.es |language=es}}</ref>

Since 2021, the stadium has been undergoing transformation into a municipal multi-sport complex, with new facilities such as a [[climbing wall]], [[paddle tennis]] courts, and a [[shooting range]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-06 |title=Álvarez Claro Stadium to become a municipal multi-sport complex |url=https://elfarodemelilla.es/estadio-alvarez-claro-pasa-convertirse-complejo-polideportivo-municipal/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=es}}</ref>

===== Javier Imbroda Ortiz Pavilion =====
The Javier Imbroda Ortiz Pavilion has a capacity of 2,900 spectators and is the home venue for [[Club Melilla Baloncesto|Melilla Basketball Club]] ([[LEB Oro]]), Melilla Fútbol Sala ([[Liga Nacional de Fútbol Sala|LNFS]]), and Melilla Volleyball Club ([[Superliga de Voleibol Masculina]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baloncesto |first=Melilla |title=Melilla Basketball Club – Official Website |url=https://clubmelillabaloncesto.org/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Club Melilla Baloncesto |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CD Melistar FS: Club Information {{!}} LNFS |url=https://www.lnfs.es/equipo/cd-melistar-fs/100/info |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.lnfs.es |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Melilla Volleyball Club {{!}} Official Site |url=https://clubvoleibolmelilla.com/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Melilla Volleyball Club |language=es}}</ref>

It was inaugurated on February 17, 1995, as the ''Ciudad de Melilla Sports Pavilion''. In 2007, it was renamed in honor of Melilla-born coach [[Javier Imbroda]], a key figure in Spanish basketball and runner-up in the [[Liga ACB]] with [[CB Málaga]] in the 1993–94 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=acb.com |url=https://www.acb.com/entrenador/trayectoria-logros/id/20300073 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.acb.com |language=es}}</ref>

The pavilion has hosted major sporting events, including three editions of the [[Copa Princesa de Asturias]] and three [[Liga ACB]] playoff finals. In 2025, improvements to the climate control system were announced following high temperatures recorded during events such as the 1st Javier Imbroda Memorial, held in August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-06-07 |title=€87,985 invested to make the Javier Imbroda Pavilion "more human" - El Faro de Melilla |url=https://elfarodemelilla.es/invierten-87-985-para-hacer-mas-humano-el-pabellon-javier-imbroda/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2022 Princess of Asturias Cup Final breaks its first record |url=https://www.feb.es/2022/3/10/baloncesto/final-copa-princesa-asturias-2022-bate-primer-record/89545.aspx |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=FEB |language=ES}}</ref>

===== General Bañuls Sociocultural Sports Center =====
The General Bañuls Sociocultural Sports Center was founded in 1914 as the Melilla Equestrian Society. It was recognized as the Royal Equestrian Society by [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]] in 1920 and adopted its current name in 2014, in honor of General Francisco Bañuls.<ref>{{Cite web |title=General Bañuls Sociocultural Sports Center, Melilla Club - Melilla |url=https://fabs.es/centro-deportivo-sociocultural-hipica-general-banuls-club-en-melilla-melilla/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=es}}</ref>

The center offers a wide variety of sports and cultural activities, with a focus on its [[List of equestrian sports|equestrian]], [[tennis]], and [[paddle tennis]] schools, along with modern facilities. It has hosted numerous tournaments and social events over the years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sociocultural sports centers - DIAPER - Liferay DXP |url=https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/diaper/centros-deportivos-socio-culturales |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305225717/https://ejercito.defensa.gob.es/diaper/centros-deportivos-socio-culturales |archive-date=5 March 2025 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=DIAPER |language=es-ES |url-status=live }}</ref>

Among its most notable alumni is tennis player [[Feliciano López]], who trained at the center during his time in Melilla between the ages of 5 and 12, taking his first steps in tennis before beginning his successful professional career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Calderay |first=Antonio |date=2023-07-02 |title=Melilla was key in the development of Feliciano López as a tennis player - MelillaHoy |url=https://melillahoy.es/melilla-fue-clave-en-la-formacion-de-feliciano-lopez-como-tenista/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Serras |first=Manel |date=2002-06-30 |title=Feliciano López, the unknown survivor |url=https://elpais.com/diario/2002/06/30/deportes/1025388023_850215.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |newspaper=El País |language=es |issn=1134-6582}}</ref>

===== Royal Maritime Club of Melilla =====
The Royal Maritime Club of Melilla (RCMM) is a nautical organization founded on March 6, 1944, as the Maritime Club of Melilla. It was officially inaugurated on August 13, 1944, and received the "Royal" designation from [[King Juan Carlos I of Spain]] in 2006. It has more than 6,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RCMMelilla |title=Royal Maritime Club of Melilla |url=https://www.realclubmaritimomelilla.es/clmar/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Real Club Marítimo de Melilla |language=es}}</ref>

The RCMM excels in sports, especially sailing, organizing the Melilla Nautical Week since 1997, and has a strong basketball section with 18 teams. It also offers a wide range of facilities and activities, including a nautical activity area, swimming pool, gym, pétanque court, sauna, restaurant, café, and exhibition hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Club Marítimo de Melilla |url=https://www.rcmarsc.es/nacional-e-internacional/club-maritimo-de-melilla |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=rcmarsc.es |language=es}}</ref>

Culturally, the club organizes the Cultural Days, focused on maritime themes, along with other social and educational activities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=RCMMelilla |date=2025-02-21 |title=The XI Cultural Days begin |url=https://www.realclubmaritimomelilla.es/clmar/arrancan-las-xi-jornada-culturales-club-maritimo-melilla-rcmm/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Real Club Marítimo de Melilla |language=es}}</ref>

===== Other facilities =====
Melilla also features several [[association football|football]] and [[seven-a-side football]] fields, a [[motocross]] track, a [[radio-controlled car]] circuit, paddle tennis and pétanque clubs, the El Fuerte sports club, Melilla’s [[golf]] course, Lázaro Fernández and García Pezzi sports pavilions, municipal swimming pools, and Álvarez Claro courts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla. Sports Facilities. |url=https://www.melilla.es/melillaportal/contenedor.jsp?seccion=s_lloc_d10_v1.jsp&layout=contenedor.jsp&codbusqueda=268&codResi=1&language=es&codMenu=226&codMenuPN=601&codMenuSN=7&numeroPagina=2}}</ref>