Ciudad Deportiva UD Las Palmas
The Ciudad Deportiva UD Las Palmas, also known as Barranco Seco, is the training ground of UD Las Palmas who are currently playing in the Spanish Segunda División. Occupying a total area of 70,000 m², the complex is located in the area known as Barranco Seco southern outskirts of the city of Las Palmas.
| Location | Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain |
|---|---|
| Owner | Las Palmas |
| Type | Football training facility |
| Construction | |
| Built | July 8, 2019 |
| Construction cost | 22.5 million Euros |
| Tenants | |
| Las Palmas (training) (2019-) | |
History
The current land in Barranco Seco was acquired by UD Las Palmas during the 1960s by the efforts of then club director Manuel Betancor. During the 1970s, there was only a single training pitch used by the reserve and junior teams of the club. In 1982, when the ground was upgraded to be used as a training field by the first team.
In June 2015, the Ciudad Deportiva project was initiated. However, works did not start until 2017. After 2 years of construction works, the complex was finally opened on July 8, 2019. It was designed by architect Juan Palop.[1]
Facilities
In addition to the service building, the complex is home to 3 regular size training pitches:[2]
- Ernesto Aparicio training field of natural grass.
- David García Santana training field of natural grass.
- Manuel Betancor training field of artificial turf.