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===== 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>