Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero

The Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero sits in the southeastern city of Elche, Spain, and has been the home of Elche CF since its opening in 1976. Named after the club’s long-serving president who oversaw the move from the old Campo de Altabix, the stadium replaced a ground that had served the club since the 1920s. It is a concrete bowl typical of its era, built to house a club that has spent much of its history bouncing between La Liga and the Segunda División. The stadium’s identity is tie...