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Sport in Spain in the second half of the 20th century has always been dominated byfootball. Other popular sport activities includebasketball,tennis,cycling,padel,handball,rugby,rally,motorcycling,judo,Formula One,water sports,dancing,rhythmic gymnastics,bullfighting,golf, andskiing.
Spain has also hosted a number of international events such as the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona and the1982 FIFA World Cup. Spain will host the2030 FIFA World Cup withMorocco andPortugal. WithRafael Nadal'sWimbledon championships in2008 and2010, US Open championships in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2019, French Open championships in 2005–08, 2010–14, 2017–20 and 2022 and Australian Open in 2009 and 2022, thetennis team winning theDavis Cup five times (2000,2005,2008,2009 and2011),basketball team winning the2006 World Basketball Championship and the2019 World Basketball Championship, theFIBA EuroBasket in2009,2011,2015 and2022, and multiple medals at theOlympic Games,Fernando Alonso's back-to-back (2005 and2006)Formula One championships, thefootball team bringing homeEuro 2008, the2010 FIFA World Cup, theEuro 2012 andEuro 2024 trophies andÓscar Pereiro,Alberto Contador andCarlos Sastre's2006,2007,2008 and2009 triumphs inTour de France more recently, several papers have looked beyond Sastre's win to claim that Spain is enjoying something of a sporting "Golden Age" similar to the Spanish 17th century achievements in painting and literature.
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In 2014, theCentro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) asked which sport or sports people in Spain participated in and which ones they were particularly interested in, even if they did not practice them.Allowing the respondent to give 3 answers to each question.[1]
| Sport | Participating | Interested In |
|---|---|---|
| Gym | 29.3% | 10.7% |
| Cycling | 19.5% | 11.1% |
| Swimming | 17% | 11.9% |
| Football | 14.9% | 48% |
| Athletics | 7.6% | 5.7% |
| Basketball | 5.1% | 17.1% |
| Futsal | 4.3% | 2.1% |
| Tennis | 4.1% | 21.6% |
| Winter sports | 2.7% | 1.7% |
| Motorcycle racing | 0.9% | 10.5% |
| Auto racing | 0.4% | 8.4% |
| Mountaineering | 11.4% | 3.8% |
| Skating | 1.1% | 3.6% |
| Handball | 0.1% | 2.6% |
| Nothing | NA | 12.7% |
As of 2022, padel is the second most popular participation sport in Spain behind football. As of 2022, there were five million players in Spain and more than 20,000 courts.[2][3][4]
The following are major sporting events held annually in Spain:
Association football, commonly known as football (or soccer), (Spanish:Fútbol asociación), is the most popular sport in Spain.[5] Football is a widespread passion among the people ofSpain, and most people in Spain have at least some sort of connection to the sport.[6] Football is the sport with the most registered players (a total of 1,063,090 of which 997,106 are men and 77,461 women, a 55% rise in women since 2014[7]), and highest number of registered clubs (a total of 29,205) among all Spanish sport federations according to data issued by thesports administration of Spain's government in 2020.[8]
La Liga orPrimera División (The Spanish League) is considered to be one of the world's best competitions in men's football. Successful teams in recent European competitions areReal Madrid,FC Barcelona,Sevilla,Athletic Bilbao,Valencia CF andAtlético Madrid. Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated for much of their history, and created an intimate rivalry, which is known asEl Clásico. Real Madrid has been dubbed by many pundits as the most successful club in the world, having won theUEFA Champions League a record 15 times, almost all otherUEFA club competitions at least once, and La Liga a record 35 times. Barcelona has been European champions 5 times, and won La Liga on 26 occasions. Other teams such as Atlético Madrid, Sevilla and Valencia have also gained prominence by winning theUEFA Europa League, with 9 titles going to Spanish teams since 2004.
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are the two most popular sports clubs on social media in the world as of 7 February 2024:[9]
| # | Sports club | Country | Sport | Followers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | Spain | Football | 360.5 million |
| 2 | FC Barcelona | Spain | Football | 318.8 million |
| 3 | Manchester United | United Kingdom | Football | 207 million |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | Football | 163 million |
| 5 | Juventus | Italy | Football | 147.4 million |
| 6 | Manchester City | United Kingdom | Football | 139.7 million |
| 7 | Chelsea FC | United Kingdom | Football | 136.7 million |
| 8 | Liverpool FC | United Kingdom | Football | 131.6 million |
| 9 | Bayern Munich | Germany | Football | 126.5 million |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | United Kingdom | Football | 99.2 million |
Liga F is the highest league for women's football in the country and is one of the most important leagues in Europe.FC Barcelona are the dominant team, winning the league 8 times. Barcelona has also won theChampions League three times in the last four years.
TheSpain men's national team has been successful and has qualified for theFIFA World Cup tournament fifteen times since 1934. In2010, Spain defeated theNetherlands in the final to win the tournament for the first time. In theEuropean Championship they were champions in1964,2008,2012 and2024, and runners-up in1984. Spain has won three medals in football Olympic Games tournaments. They have won two silver medals at theSydney 2000 and at theTokyo 2020 Olympic Games, as well as two gold medals at theBarcelona 1992 and at theParis 2024 Olympics.
Women's football in Spain has seen a massive increase in popularity after beingbanned until the late 1970s.[10] TheSpain women's national team were champions in the2023 World Cup.
The women's youth teams have been dominant. Thenational U-17 team won theU-17 European Championship in2010,2011,2015, and2018, as well as becoming champions at the2018 and2022U-17 World Cups, and finalists in the2014 U-17 World Cup. TheU-19 national team won theUEFA U-19 European Championship in2004,2017,2018,2022, and2023. TheU-20 national team were runner-ups at the2018 U-20 World Cup and then champions at the2022 U-20 World Cup. By winning the 2022 U-17 World Cup, 2022 U-20 World Cup, and the 2023 World Cup, Spain become the first country to hold all three women's championships at the same time.
The men's youth teams have also been successful in the past. The U-20 team won theFIFA World Youth Championship in 1999 and were runners-up in 1985 and 2003. The U-17 team was runners-up three times and won third place in 1997 in theFIFA U-17 World Cup.
TheSpanishfutsal league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in thePrimera División (also calledLiga Nacional de Fútbol Sala). In each division, a team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.[11]
The Spanish league teams compete inEurope underUEFA, most notably in theUEFA Futsal Cup with great success, being the national league holding more continental titles.[12] The teams also compete in a domestic cup competition each year, called theCopa del Rey. The winner of the División de Honor plays against the winner of the Copa del Rey in theSupercopa de España (Super Cup).
TheSpain national futsal team represents the whole country, and has twice won theWorld Championship and six times theUEFA Futsal Championship, which makes Spain the second international futsal power, afterBrazil.
The SpanishACB is one of the major European basketball leagues. Spanish teams such asReal Madrid Baloncesto,FC Barcelona Bàsquet andJoventut Badalona have won international championships such as theEuroleague orEurocup.
A number of Spanish players such asSanti Aldama,Juancho Hernangómez, and French-SpanishZaccharie Risacher are currently playing in theNBA. Other Spanish players who have recently played in the league includeRudy Fernandez,Ricky Rubio,Serge Ibaka,Sergio Rodríguez, and brothersPau Gasol andMarc Gasol.
TheSpanish men's national basketball team has achieved a high ranked position in the international tournament by winning their first ever gold medal at the2006 FIBA World Championship, and have hosted the1986 FIBA World Championship and2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. also won six silver medals and four gold medals at theEuroBasket. Most recently, they won the gold medal atEuroBasket 2011, a silver at the2012 Summer Olympics, a gold atEuroBasket 2015, a bronze at the2016 Summer Olympics, a gold at the2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and another gold atEuroBasket 2022. Thewomen's national team were silver medalists at the2014 FIBA World Championship for Women (since renamed theFIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) and2016 Olympics. They have also won nine medals (three gold, one silver, five bronze) atEuroBasket Women, most recently a gold in2017. The country finished third in the FIBA Women's World Cup in2018. The Spanish men's national basketball team ranked 1st in theFIBA ranking in September 2022, surpassing the United States for the first time ever,[13] and as 2022 are the current World and European champions.
The SpanishLiga ASOBAL is one of the best club competitions. A number of Spanish teams such asBM Ciudad Real,FC Barcelona Handbol, andPortland San Antonio have won or were finalists in theEHF Champions League.
Since the 1990s the men'snational team has won eight medals in top class international tournaments, with three bronze medals at theOlympics, three second and a third place at theEuropean Championships and twoWorld Championships (2005 and 2013).
TheSpain men's national water polo team is no stranger to the world's elite of this sport. The 1990s were a particularly successful decade for the Spanish team. Major achievements included aSilver medal at the 1992 Olympics and its greatest performance to date,winning the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.
Other remarkable performances includewinning the gold medal at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships and, again, at the2001 edition. They also took Silver at the2009 FINA World Championships in Rome. Before that, Spain had takenSilver at the 1991 edition and then again at the1994 World Aquatics Championships.
Roller hockey (Quad) is played by professional athletes. TheSpain national team has won the World Championship 14 times with 12 second places and 7 third places and also won the European Championship 14 times with 15 second places and 5 third places. The Spanish teams asFC Barcelona,Reus Deportiu,Igualada HC andHC Liceo La Coruña has won theEuropean Clubs Cup in 44 editions, losing only in 7.
Spain featured national teams inbeach volleyball that competed in the women's and men's section at the2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup.[14]
Rugby union in Spain is a growing team sport in Spain the country. As of 2019, there were 37,241 registeredrugby union players inSpain, playing for 332 clubs in various divisions.
The sport's governing body in Spain, theSpanish Rugby Federation (Spanish: Federación Española de Rugby), was founded in 1923. It joined theInternational Rugby Board in 1988, and is also a member ofRugby Europe.The league system forvolleyball inSpain has the top teams playing in the Superliga. Each team plays all other teams twice, once at home and once away.
| Level | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Superliga | Superliga |
| 2 | Superliga 2 | Superliga 2 |
| 3 | Primera División | Primera División |
| 4 | Segunda División | Segunda División |
Athletics does not have a very high profile in Spain on a week-in week-out basis, but it leaps to prominence during major championships.Spanish Athletics Championships
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Cycling has been an important sport in Spain since the 1940s. TheVuelta a España (Spanish for "Tour of Spain") is one of the most important cycling events in the world, together with theTour de France (French for "Tour of France") andGiro d'Italia (Italian for "Tour of Italy") stage races, collectively known as theGrand Tours.
Several Spanish cycling athletes have won the Tour de France, includingFederico Bahamontes,Luis Ocaña,Pedro Delgado,Óscar Pereiro,Alberto Contador, andCarlos Sastre.The most successful Spanish cyclist isMiguel Indurain. He won the Tour de France in five consecutive years between 1991 and 1995. He also won theGiro d'Italia in two consecutive years (1992 and1993), the1995 Road World Championship time trial and the gold medal in the1996 Olympic time trial.
More recently,in 2008, Sastre became the seventh and third consecutive Spaniard to win the Tour de France, then followed by Contador winning his second tour in2009's edition. Contador was thought to have repeated his win in 2010, but the day before Stage 17, the queen stage finishing with atop theCol du Tourmalet, Contador tested positive for performance-enhancing substanceClenbuterol. Although he claimed it was a result of consuming contaminated beef, in January 2012 theCourt of Arbitration for Sport ruled him guilty and gave him a two-year ban backdated from July 21, 2010, and had all his results achieved after July 21 erased, including victory in the2010 Giro d'Italia and a 5th-place finish and most aggressive rider award for stage 19 at the2011 Tour de France. Since returning from the ban, Contador has won the Vuelta twice, in2012 and2014.
Óscar Freire shares the distinction of being one of four men to win theWorld Road Racing Championship three times, as well as being a three-time winner of one of the most prestigiousone-day classic cycle races, theMilan–San Remo.Abraham Olano won theVuelta a España in 1998, and is the only man to win World Championships in both the road race (1995) and time trial (1998).Alejandro Valverde was the winner of the2009 Vuelta a España, has won the one-day classicLiège–Bastogne–Liège four times, and in2018 became World Road Race Champion after having previously finished second or third six times.
Spain has also produced some notable mountain bikers likeJosé Antonio Hermida and track racers like Olympic medalistsJoan Llaneras,José Manuel Moreno Periñán,José Antonio Escuredo orSergi Escobar as well as multi-world championGuillermo Timoner.
Rhythmic gymnastics is a popular sport through all Spain, so far the most successful individual rhythmic gymnasts areCarolina Pascual who won a silver medal in the individual all around competition inBarcelona 1992,Carmen Acedo who won gold medal in clubs competition inWorld Championships in 1993 andAlmudena Cid this last is the only rhythmic gymnast who has competed at four olympic finals, placing 9th atAtlanta 1996 andSydney 2000 being 8th atAthens 2004 andBeijing 2008.
In theAtlanta 1996 the Spanish team won the first gold medal of the new competition by groups. The Spanish team was formed byEstela Giménez,Marta Baldó,Nuria Cabanillas,Lorena Guréndez,Estíbaliz Martínez andTania Lamarca.
| Deportista |  |  |  | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Nuria Cabanillas[n 1] | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  | Estela Giménez | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  | Marta Baldó | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  | Estíbaliz Martínez | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 |  | Tania Lamarca | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 |  | Maider Esparza[n 2] | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 |  | Lorena Guréndez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  | Alejandra Quereda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  | Sandra Aguilar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  | Lourdes Mohedano | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  | Elena López | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  | Artemi Gavezou | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Spain has found more success in the group competition than at the individual one, the country won many medals and gained prominence in the 90's which has its peak at the Centennial Olympic Games inAtlanta 1996, after the world championships at home in Seville 1998 the group went downhill and had inconsistent results until 2012 when they finished at the 4th place at the Olympic Games in2012 London Olympics and a performance they would repeat at the2013 World Championships inKyiv where the Spanish group won the gold at the 10 clubs final and a bronze in the 3 balls + 2 ribbons final, their firsts world championships medals in 15 years, at the2014 World Championships inİzmir, Turkey they retained their world title in the 10 clubs final. At the2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held inStuttgart, Germany the group won the bronze medal at the all around competition, since 1998 the Spanish group hasn't won an all around medal.
Also for the first time in 9 years the country classified two gymnast for the individual all-around final, Natalia Garcia who finished in the 19th spot andCarolina Rodriguez who got the 11th place.
Spain has produced a number of tennis champions, excelling in tournaments held onclay courts in particular, such as theFrench Open, the secondGrand Slam tournament of the year.
Spain has won theDavis Cup six times (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019) and theBillie Jean King Cup (formerly Fed Cup) five times (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998).
Rafael Nadal is widely regarded as the greatest Spanish tennis player of all time and one of the best to ever play the game. He has won 22Grand Slam men's singles titles, the second-most in history. He has won theFrench Open a record 14 times. After defeating then-world No. 1Roger Federer, Nadal claimed theWimbledon title in a historic final in 2008. In 2009, he became the first Spaniard to win theAustralian Open, a feat he repeated at the2022 Australian Open. After defeatingNovak Djokovic in the2010 US Open final, he became the first man in history to win majors on clay, grass, and hard courts in a calendar year (Surface Slam), and the first Spaniard to complete aCareer Grand Slam, having achieved it twice in his career thus far (one of four men to ever do so). In addition, Nadal is one of three men to achieve theCareer Golden Slam in singles and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having won the singles event at the2008 Beijing Olympics and the doubles event at the2016 Rio Olympics.
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Spain has produced several other world No. 1 players such asArantxa Sánchez Vicario in 1995 (a 3-time French Open champion in 1989, 1994, and 1998, and 1994 US Open champion),Carlos Moyá in 1999 (1998 French Open champion)Juan Carlos Ferrero in 2003 (2003 French Open champion)Garbiñe Muguruza in 2017 (2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon champion) andCarlos Alcaraz in 2022 (2022 US Open, 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon, and 2024 and 2025 French Open champion). Both Nadal and Alcaraz have played the longest official tennis final matches, the2012 Australian Open final between Nadal and Djokovic (5h 53min) and the2025 French Open final between Alcaraz and Sinner (5h 29min).
Other Grand Slam champions includeManuel Santana (1961 and 1964 French Open, 1966 Wimbledon, and 1965 US Open champion),Sergi Bruguera (1993 and 1994 French Open champion),Andrés Gimeno (1972 French Open champion),Conchita Martínez (1994 Wimbledon champion) andAlbert Costa (2002 French Open champion).
Other notable Top 10 players from Spain include #2Manuel Orantes, #2Àlex Corretja, #2Lilí Álvarez, #3David Ferrer, #5Tommy Robredo, #5Manuel Alonso, #7Juan Aguilera, #7Emilio Sánchez, #7Alberto Berasategui, #7Fernando Verdasco, #10Carlos Costa, and #10Félix Mantilla.
Tournaments that are held in Spain on the men'sATP Tour every year are theMadrid Masters,Barcelona Open andMallorca Open. The Madrid Masters are also part of the women'sWTA Tour.
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InFormula One, the twoworld championships ofFernando Alonso in2005 and2006, helped to make more popular this sport in Spain, other notable Spanish drivers areAlfonso de Portago,Pedro de la Rosa and currentlyCarlos Sainz Jr. Also, Spain host theSpanish Grand Prix currently inMontmeló and previously theEuropean Grand Prix inJerez (1994, 1997) andValencia (2008–2012).
In theWorld Rally Championship Spanish rally driverCarlos Sainz was crowned world champion in 1990 and 1992 and is ranked third with most wins with 26. Sainz retired from WRC in 2005 and switched to rally raid, where he won the2010 Dakar Rally.Daniel Sordo has achieved best results since then by finishing third in the World Rally Championship in 2008 and 2009.
In endurance racing,Fermín Vélez is two-time12 Hours of Sebring winner and two-time World Sportscar Championship Group C2 champion,Marc Gené won the2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and2010 12 Hours of Sebring, andAntonio García won the2009 24 Hours of Daytona. Fernando Alonso won the 2018-2019 FIA WEC World Championship, taking wins at the 2018 and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans. He also won the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona.
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Spain host variousGrand Prix motorcycle racing events as theCatalan motorcycle Grand Prix, theSpanish motorcycle Grand Prix, theAragon motorcycle Grand Prix, and theValencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix, these events have received high attendance numbers.
Spain have 4 world champions in the premier class of MotoGP:Àlex Crivillé (1999),Jorge Lorenzo (2010,2012,2015),Marc Márquez (2013,2014,2016,2017,2018,2019) andJoan Mir (2020). There have also been Spanish riders who have won theSuperbike World Championship:Carlos Checa in2011 andÁlvaro Bautista in2022.
Other notable Spanish grand prix motorcycling riders includeDani Pedrosa,Nicolás Terol,Emilio Alzamora,Jorge Martínez Aspar,Sete Gibernau,Sito Pons, andÁngel Nieto. Away from the track,Laia Sanz has won multiple women's world titles inmotorcycle trials andenduro as well as several wins in the female class of theDakar Rally.Ana Carrasco became the first female motorcyclist to win a world title when she became Supersport 300 World Champion in2018.
Golf has become popular among the Spanish. There are a number of courses located in different parts of Spain. They include theSan Roque,Sotogrande,Valderrama, andAlcaidesa. Spain hosted the1997 Ryder Cup.
Spanish golferSeve Ballesteros won the U.S.Masters Tournament twice, and theBritish Open three times.José María Olazábal has won two Masters titles.Jon Rahm won theU.S. Open in 2021, being the first Spaniard to do so and he also was World No.1 for several weeks in both amateur and professional rankings.Sergio García[15] spent much of his career in the top 10 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings (over 250 weeks between 2000 and 2008) and won the 2017 Masters. In the women's game, Spain fielded the winning team in theinauguralInternational Crown in 2014.
Well known boxers from Spain include:
Spain has several judokas ranked in the top spots of the IJF ranking list, includingFrancisco Garrigós (#2 in -60kg),Alberto Gaitero (#7 in -66kg), Salvador Cases (#10 in -73kg),Ai Tsunoda (#5 in -70kg) andJulia Figueroa (#3 in -48kg)[16] in the senior category, and Gemma Maria Gómez (#6 in -48kg), Marina Castelló (#3 in -52kg), Marta García (#4 in -57kg) and Laura Vázquez (#2 in -63kg) in the junior category.[17] Spain has multiple Olympic medallists in judo: Francisco Garrigós (bronze inParis 2024) andErnesto Pérez (silver inAtlanta 1996) are its only male Olympic medallists.Yolanda Soler (bronze inBarcelona 1992),Almudena Muñoz andMiriam Blasco (both gold in Barcelona 1992) andIsabel Fernández (bronze in Atlanta 1996 and gold inSydney 2000) are its female Olympic medallists. In addition,Nikoloz Sherazadishvili was Spain's first maleworld champion, doing so in2018 and2021. Francisco Garrigós won the title in2023. Miriam Blasco won the title in1991 and Almudena Muñoz did the same in1997.Sugoi Uriarte,Joaquín Ruiz,Oiana Blanco,Sara Álvarez andMaría Bernabéu are also silver medallists in theWorld Championships. Paralympic judokaCarmen Herrera is one of the only two female paralympic judokas to win three gold medals inParalympic Games, andMarta Arce is the only Spanish paralympic judoka to win four medals at the Games.
Damián Quintero andSandra Sánchez are currently ranked #2 and #3 respectively in theirKata categories, and are both Olympic medalists, with Sánchez being the gold medalist in the female kata and Quintero the silver medalist in male kata at the2020 Olympics. In addition, Sánchez is a multiple European and World champion in kata, as so is Quintero.
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During the 2000s, Spanish swimmerGemma Mengual has heralded a series of both individual and team medals for Spain in all the major internationalsynchronized swimming tournaments, including the silver medal at theBeijing 2008 Olympics. Mengual's coach,Ana Tarrés, who herself represented Spain in the sport at the1984 Summer Olympics, also served as coach of the national team from 1997 to 2012: during her time in charge the team enjoyed great success, taking four Olympic medals, 26 World Championship medals, and 25 European Championship medals.[18] Other Spanish synchronised swimmers to enjoy success in international competition since the emergence of Mengual includePaola Tirados,Andrea Fuentes, the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Spain national team,[19]Ona Carbonell andMargalida Crespí.
Skiing is a popular sport. In the past, this sport was under development for economic reasons. However theimprovement of the economy of Spain, helped skiing become an active sport event. It has become popular, and the skiing sites have been modernized in recent years. In Spain the southernmost ski resort of Europe,Sierra Nevada, is located. Skiing is one of the favourite sports of theSpanish Royal Family.
Spain has enjoyed some success in competitivealpine skiing. Skiers who have won races in theAlpine Skiing World Cup includeCarolina Ruiz Castillo,María José Rienda, and siblingsBlanca andFrancisco Fernández Ochoa. The Fernández Ochoas are the only Spanish athletes to have won medals at the Winter Olympics, with Francisco winning a gold medal in the men's slalom in the1972 Winter Olympics and Blanca winning a bronze in the women's equivalenttwenty years later.
Royal Spanish Sailing Federation
Linares International Chess Tournament
Valencian pilota is a traditional Valencian sports. Tournaments includestrinquete,Trofeu Individual Bancaixa,Circuit Bancaixa,raspall singles championship, andraspall team championship.
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Inaugurated | Big event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | 60,713 |  Barcelona | 1927 | 1992 Summer Olympics |
 | Estadio de La Cartuja (track is going to close until 2025) | 57,619 |  Seville | 1999 | 1999 World Championships in Athletics |
The following is a list of stadiums with a capacity of at least 30,000.
| Camp Nou | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium | Metropolitano Stadium | Estadio Benito Villamarín | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Madrid | Madrid | Seville | Barcelona |
| 1982 FIFA World Cup | 1982 FIFA World Cup | 2019 UEFA Champions League Final | 1982 FIFA World Cup | 1992 Summer Olympic |
| Capacity:99,354 | Capacity:81,044 | Capacity:68,456 | Capacity:60,721 | Capacity:60,713 |
_07.jpg) |  |  |  |  |
| Estadio de La Cartuja | San Mamés Stadium | |||
| Seville | Bilbao | |||
| UEFA Euro 2020 | 1982 FIFA World Cup Stadium | |||
| Capacity:57,619 | Capacity:53,289 | |||
|  | |||
| Mestalla Stadium | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium | |||
| Valencia | Seville | |||
| 1982 FIFA World Cup | 1982 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Capacity:48,600 | Capacity:43,883 | |||
 |  | |||
| RCDE Stadium | Anoeta Stadium | Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero | La Romareda | Estadio Riazor |
| Cornellà de Llobregat | Donostia | Elche | Zaragoza | A Coruña |
| 2020 UEFA Women's Champions League Final | 1982 FIFA World Cup | 1982 FIFA World Cup | 1982 FIFA World Cup | |
| Capacity:40,000 | Capacity:39,500 | Capacity:33,732 | Capacity:33,608 | Capacity:32,660 |
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| Image | Course | Location | Opened | Length | Par | Course rating | Slope rating | Major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Valderrama Golf Club | San Roque | 1974 | 6,390 m (6,990 yd) | 71 | 76.1 | 147 | Ryder Cup:1997 |
The following is a list of indoor stadiums in Spain, ordered by capacity.
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Autonomous Community | Team | Inaugurated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Palau Sant Jordi | 17,960 | Barcelona | Catalonia | None | 1990 |
 | WiZink Center | 17,453 | Madrid |  Madrid | Estudiantes Real Madrid | 2005 |
 | Fernando Buesa Arena | 15,504[20] | Vitoria-Gasteiz |  Basque Country | Baskonia | 1991 |
 | Bizkaia Arena | 15,414[21] | Barakaldo | Basque Country | None | 2004 |
 | Olímpic de Badalona | 12,760 | Badalona | Catalonia | Joventut Badalona | 1991 |
 | Caja Mágica | 12,442 | Madrid | Madrid | None | 2009 |
.jpg) | Gran Canaria Arena | 11,470 | Las Palmas |  Canary Islands | CB Gran Canaria | 2014 |
 | Coliseum da Coruña | 11,000 | A Coruña |  Galicia | None | 1991 |
 | Martín Carpena | 11,000 | Málaga | Andalusia | Unicaja | 1999 |
 | Donostia Arena | 11,000[22] | San Sebastián | Basque Country | Gipuzkoa Basket | 1998 |
 | Pabellón Príncipe Felipe | 10,744 | Zaragoza |  Aragon | Basket Zaragoza | 1990 |
 | Madrid Arena | 10,500 | Madrid | Madrid | None | 2002 |
 | San Pablo | 10,200 | Sevilla | Andalusia | Baloncesto Sevilla | 1999 |
 | Bilbao Arena | 10,014[23] | Bilbao | Basque Country | Bilbao Basket | 2010 |
| Image | Race track | Location | Opened | Major events | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | Montmeló | 1991 | Spanish Grand Prix (Formula One) Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) World Superbike | 140,700 |
 | MotorLand Aragón | Alcañiz | 2009 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) World Superbike | 129,500 |
 | Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto | Jerez de la Frontera | 1985 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) World Superbike | 125,000 |
 | Circuito Ricardo Tormo |  Cheste | 1999 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) | 165,000 |
 | Circuito de Navarra |  Los Arcos | 2010 | World Superbike |
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Sport | Inaugurated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Estadio Nacional Complutense | 10,000 | Madrid | Rugby union | 1943 |
| Image | Ground(sport) | Capacity | City | Inaugurated | Big event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Estadio José Zorrilla(rugby) | 27,846 |  Valladolid | 1982 | 1982 FIFA World Cup Copa del Rey de Rugby:2016,2017 |
 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín(equestrianism) | 20,523 | Jerez de la Frontera | 1988 | 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games |
 | Hipódromo de la Zarzuela(horse racing) | 17,000 | Madrid | 1941 | 1992 Summer Olympic Games |
 | Palau Blaugrana(various sports) | 7,585 | Barcelona | 1971 | 1992 Summer Olympic Games |
 | Palacio de Deportes de Murcia(futsal) | 7,454 |  Murcia | 1994 | 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship |
 | Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara(handball) | 5,894 |  Guadalajara | 2010 | 2013 World Men's Handball Championship |
 | Centro Insular de Deportes(volleyball) | 5,200 | Las Palmas | 5,200 | Copa del Rey de Voleibol |
 | Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor(rink hockey) | 4,425 | A Coruña | 1970 | Roller Hockey World Cup:1988,1972 |
 | Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc(swimming) | 4,100 | Barcelona | 1929 | 1992 Summer Olympic Games 2003 World Aquatics Championships 2013 World Aquatics Championships |
 | Bizkaia frontoia(basque pelota) | 3,000 | Bilbao | 2011 | Bare-handed Pelota First League |
| Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Tenants | Inaugurated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fadura estadioa | 6,000 | Getxo | Getxo RT | 2022 | |
 | Estadio Pepe Rojo | 5,000 | Valladolid | CR El Salvador Valladolid RAC | 1981 |
 | Estadi Baldiri Aleu | 4,000 | Sant Boi de Llobregat | UE Santboiana | 1950 |
| Instalaciones deportivas La Cartuja | 1,932 | Seville | Ciencias Sevilla CR | 1999 | |
 | Miniestadio de Anoeta | 1,262 | San Sebastián | Bera Bera RT | 1993 |
Alpine skiing
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| Image | Stadium | Capacity | City | Inaugurated | Big events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Las Mestas Sports Complex | 10,000 |  Gijón | 1942 | |
 | Palma Arena | 6,607 |  Palma de Mallorca | 2007 | 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
 | Velódromo Luis Puig | 6,500 | Valencia | 1992 | 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
 | Velódromo de Anoeta | 5,500 | San Sebastián | 1965 | 1965 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
 | Velòdrom d'Horta | 3,200 | Barcelona | 1984 | 1992 Summer Olympics 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
Pabellón: Fernando Buesa Arena (15.504 espectadores)
Pabellón: Bizkaia Arena (15.414 espectadores)
Pabellón: San Sebastián Arena 2016 (11.000 espectadores)
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