- Address: Calle Alcalde Santiago Martínez Cabrejas, Almería
- Country: Spain
- Capacity: 18,000
- Opened: 31 July 2004
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: UD Almería (football)
Extra stadium info – Power Horse Stadium
The construction costs of the stadium, which became one of the largest sports venues by capacity in Andalusia, were €21 million. On 9 February 2005, the venue hosted its first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifier. The national football team of Spain won the match against San Marino 5-0. 14,000 people attended the game. Unión Deportiva Almería, one of the first sports clubs from Andalusia with 1 million followers on its main social media page, use the Power Horse Stadium for home matches. The club was founded in 1989 under a different name.
UD Almería in the Spanish top-flight football league
On 26 August 2007, UD Almería played their first-ever Spanish top-flight football league game. They won the match against Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, one of the first clubs with a Spanish top-flight football league title. Unión Deportiva Almería finished eighth place in their maiden top-flight football league season. They finished eighth place after gathering 52 points in 38 league matches. UD Almería drew an average home attendance of 15,000 during that domestic league season.
The 2010s
In 2011, UD Almería were relegated to the second level of Spanish football after finishing 20th place in the Spanish top-flight football league. They gathered 30 points in 38 games during that league season. Six of those 38 games ended in a victory for UD Almería. 12 of those 38 games ended in a draw. In 2011, UD Almería reached the semi-finals of the Spanish cup tournament for the first time in their history. They faced FC Barcelona in the semi-finals of the tournament. FC Barcelona defeated UD Almería in the semi-finals. Real Madrid defeated Sevilla FC in the semi-finals. On 20 April 2011, Real Madrid won the Spanish cup tournament after beating FC Barcelona 1-0.
