Lluís Sitjar Stadium

Estadi Lluís Sitjar was a multi-use stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It was used mostly for football matches and hosted the home matches of RCD Mallorca. The stadium was able to hold 18,000 people and opened in 1945. RCD Mallorca left the stadium in 1999 when ONO Estadi (Son Moix) opened, but the reserve team RCD Mallorca B continued to use the stadium until 2007, before they moved to Son Bibiloni, the club's training complex to the north of Palma.

Lluís Sitjar Stadium
Lluís Sitjar
Full nameEstadio Lluís Sitjar
Former namesEs Fortí (1945 – 1960)
LocationPalma de Mallorca, Spain
Coordinates39.5808°N 2.6407°E / 39.5808; 2.6407
OwnerRCD Mallorca
Asociación de Copropietarios del Lluís Sitjar
Capacity18,000
Field size103 m × 69 m (338 ft × 226 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1945
Closedpartly in 1999, and fully closed in 2007
Demolished2014
ArchitectCarlos Garau
Tenants
RCD Mallorca (1945—1999)
RCD Mallorca B (1983—2007)

Its name is due to Lluís Sitjar Castellà, former president of RCD Mallorca on several occasions. It was renamed after him on 1960.[1]

Demolition work of the stadium began in November 2014[2][3] and was completed in April 2015.[4]

References
  1. Gran Enciclopèdia de Mallorca. Volume 16. Page 313
  2. El campo de fútbol Lluís Sitjar será un solar a dos meses de las elecciones; Diario de Mallorca, 26 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. Adiós al Lluís Sitjar; Photo gallery at El Mundo
  4. La demolición del estadio Lluís Sitjar finalizará en abril; El Mundo, 16 February 2015 (in Spanish)


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