Sport in Spain

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Santiago Bernabeu Stadium often regarded as one of the most important stadiums in Spain. Estadio Santiago Bernabeu 11.jpg
Santiago Bernabéu Stadium often regarded as one of the most important stadiums in Spain.

Sport in Spain in the second half of the 20th century has always been dominated by football. Other popular sport activities include basketball, tennis, cycling, padel, handball, rugby, rally, motorcycling, judo, Formula One, water sports, dancing, rhythmic gymnastics, bullfighting, golf, and skiing.

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Spain has also hosted a number of international events such as the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Spain will host the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Morocco and Portugal. With Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon championships in 2008 and 2010, 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, the tennis team winning the Davis Cup five times (2000, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011), basketball team winning the 2006 World Basketball Championship and the 2019 World Basketball Championship, the FIBA EuroBasket in 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2022, and multiple medals at the Olympic Games, Fernando Alonso's back-to-back (2005 and 2006) Formula One championships, the football team bringing home Euro 2008, the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the Euro 2012 and Euro 2024 trophies and Óscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre's 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 triumphs in Tour 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.

Popularity

David Villa one of the most successful and celebrated Spanish footballers of his generation. David Villa NYCFC vs. Houston Dynamo- 5-30-2015 (18289895465).jpg
David Villa one of the most successful and celebrated Spanish footballers of his generation.
Gervasio Deferr three-time Olympic medalist, made significant contributions to Spanish gymnastics during his career. Gervasio Deferr.jpg
Gervasio Deferr three-time Olympic medalist, made significant contributions to Spanish gymnastics during his career.

In 2014, the Centro 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]

SportParticipatingInterested 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%
NothingNA12.7%

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]

Host of events

Big events

World championships

Olympic sports
CompetitionSportPlace
2005 World Archery Championships Archery Madrid
1986 FIBA World Championship Basketball
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Basketball
2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Basketball Canary Islands
1999 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Canoeing La Seu d'Urgell
2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Canoeing Seville
2013 World Aquatics Championships Cycling Barcelona
1965 UCI Road World Championships Cycling San Sebastián
1965 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cycling San Sebastián
1973 UCI Road World Championships Cycling Barcelona
1973 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cycling San Sebastián
1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cycling Barcelona
1992 UCI Road World Championships Cycling Benidorm
1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cycling Valencia
1997 UCI Road World Championships Cycling San Sebastián
2000 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships Cycling Sierra Nevada
2005 UCI Road World Championships Cycling Madrid
2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Cycling Palma
2014 UCI Road World Championships Cycling Ponferrada
2002 FEI World Equestrian Games Equestrian Jerez de la Frontera
1985 World Fencing Championships Fencing Barcelona
1971 Men's Hockey World Cup Field hockey Barcelona
1978 Women's Hockey World Cup Field hockey Madrid
2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Field hockey Madrid
1975 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastic Madrid
1985 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastic Valladolid
1993 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastic Alicante
2001 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastic Madrid
2023 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Gymnastic Valencia
2013 World Men's Handball Championship Handball
2021 World Women's Handball Championship Handball
1991 World Judo Championships Judo Barcelona
2002 World Rowing Championships Rowing Seville
2004 World Rowing Championships Rowing Banyoles
2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships Sailing Cádiz
2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships Sailing Santander
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1996 Skiing Granada
1986 World Aquatics Championships Swimming Madrid
2013 World Aquatics Championships Swimming Barcelona
2005 World Taekwondo Championships Taekwondo Madrid
Other sports
CompetitionSportPlace
1952 Basque Pelota World Championships Basque Pelota San Sebastián
1962 Basque Pelota World Championships Basque Pelota Pamplona
1970 Basque Pelota World Championships Basque Pelota San Sebastián
1986 Basque Pelota World Championships Basque Pelota Vitoria-Gasteiz
2002 Basque Pelota World Championships Basque Pelota Pamplona
2018 Basque Pelota World Championships Basque Pelota Barcelona
World Chess Championship 1987 Chess Seville
1985 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup Futsal
1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship Futsal
2008 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup Futsal Catalonia
2017 AMF Futsal Women's World Cup Futsal Catalonia
1992 Padel World Championship Padel Madrid
1996 Padel World Championship Padel Madrid
2006 Padel World Championship Padel Murcia
2012 Padel World Championship Padel Barcelona
2013 Padel World Championship Padel Bilbao
2014 Padel World Championship Padel Palma de Mallorca
2015 Padel World Championship Padel Málaga
1951 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Barcelona
1954 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Barcelona
1960 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Madrid
1964 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Barcelona
1972 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey A Coruña
1976 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Oviedo
1988 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey A Coruña
1999 Rink Hockey World Championship Roller hockey Reus
2009 Rink Hockey World Championship Roller hockey Vigo
2010 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Alcobendas
2019 Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Barcelona
2019 Women's Roller Hockey World Cup Roller hockey Barcelona
2002 Women's Rugby World Cup Rugby Catalonia
1987 World Taekwondo Championships Taekwondo Barcelona

Spanish sports calendar

By sport

Team sports

Football

Spain national football team celebrating its victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Championship in Madrid. Spanish World Cup celebration.jpg
Spain national football team celebrating its victory at the 2010 FIFA World Cup Championship in Madrid.

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 of Spain, 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 the sports administration of Spain's government in 2020. [8]

El Clasico: The iconic football showdown between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Forcejeo Real Madrid - FC Barcelona.jpg
El Clásico: The iconic football showdown between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona.

La Liga or Primera 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 are Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Sevilla, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia CF and Atlético Madrid. Real Madrid and Barcelona have dominated for much of their history, and created an intimate rivalry, which is known as El Clásico. Real Madrid has been dubbed by many pundits as the most successful club in the world, having won the UEFA Champions League a record 15 times, almost all other UEFA 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 the UEFA 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 clubCountrySportFollowers
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
Alexia Putellas lifts the trophy of the 2022-23 Champions League, celebrating Barcelona's win. Barcelona femeni 2023 Champions League Placa Sant Jaume 02.jpg
Alexia Putellas lifts the trophy of the 2022–23 Champions League, celebrating Barcelona's win.

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 the Champions League three times in the last four years.

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Andrés Iniesta lifting the 2015 UEFA Super Cup trophy

The Spain men's national team has been successful and has qualified for the FIFA World Cup tournament fifteen times since 1934. In 2010, Spain defeated the Netherlands in the final to win the tournament for the first time. In the European Championship they were champions in 1964, 2008, 2012 and 2024, and runners-up in 1984. Spain has won three medals in football Olympic Games tournaments. They have won two silver medals at the Sydney 2000 and at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, and won a gold medal during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Women's football in Spain has seen a massive increase in popularity after being banned until the late 1970s. [10] The Spain women's national team were champions in the 2023 World Cup.

The women's youth teams have been dominant. The national U-17 team won the U-17 European Championship in 2010, 2011, 2015, and 2018, as well as becoming champions at the 2018 and 2022 U-17 World Cups, and finalists in the 2014 U-17 World Cup. The U-19 national team won the UEFA U-19 European Championship in 2004, 2017, 2018, 2022, and 2023. The U-20 national team were runner-ups at the 2018 U-20 World Cup and then champions at the 2022 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 the FIFA 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 the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Futsal

The Spanish futsal league is divided into divisions. The top teams play in the Primera División (also called Liga 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 in Europe under UEFA, most notably in the UEFA 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 the Copa del Rey. The winner of the División de Honor plays against the winner of the Copa del Rey in the Supercopa de España (Super Cup).

The Spain national futsal team represents the whole country, and has twice won the World Championship and six times the UEFA Futsal Championship, which makes Spain the second international futsal power, after Brazil.

Basketball

Pau Gasol with the shirt of the Memphis Grizzlies. Pau gasol zz.jpg
Pau Gasol with the shirt of the Memphis Grizzlies.
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Spain national team in 2006 World Championships.

The Spanish ACB is one of the major European basketball leagues. Spanish teams such as Real Madrid Baloncesto, FC Barcelona Bàsquet and Joventut Badalona have won international championships such as the Euroleague or Eurocup.

A number of Spanish players such as Santi Aldama, Juancho Hernangómez, and French-Spanish Zaccharie Risacher are currently playing in the NBA. Other Spanish players who have recently played in the league include Rudy Fernandez, Ricky Rubio, Serge Ibaka, Sergio Rodríguez, and brothers Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol.

The Spanish men's national basketball team has achieved a high ranked position in the international tournament by winning their first ever gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, and have hosted the 1986 FIBA World Championship and 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. also won six silver medals and four gold medals at the EuroBasket. Most recently, they won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2011, a silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics, a gold at EuroBasket 2015, a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, a gold at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and another gold at EuroBasket 2022. The women's national team were silver medalists at the 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women (since renamed the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) and 2016 Olympics. They have also won nine medals (three gold, one silver, five bronze) at EuroBasket Women, most recently a gold in 2017. The country finished third in the FIBA Women's World Cup in 2018. The Spanish men's national basketball team ranked 1st in the FIBA ranking in September 2022, surpassing the United States for the first time ever, [13] and as 2022 are the current World and European champions.

Handball

The Spanish Liga ASOBAL is one of the best club competitions. A number of Spanish teams such as BM Ciudad Real, FC Barcelona Handbol, and Portland San Antonio have won or were finalists in the EHF Champions League.

Since the 1990s the men's national team has won eight medals in top class international tournaments, with three bronze medals at the Olympics, three second and a third place at the European Championships and two World Championships (2005 and 2013).

Water polo

The Spain 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 a Silver medal at the 1992 Olympics and its greatest performance to date, winning the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics.

Other remarkable performances include winning the gold medal at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships and, again, at the 2001 edition. They also took Silver at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome. Before that, Spain had taken Silver at the 1991 edition and then again at the 1994 World Aquatics Championships.

Roller hockey (Quad)

Roller hockey (Quad) is played by professional athletes. The Spain 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 as FC Barcelona, Reus Deportiu, Igualada HC and HC Liceo La Coruña has won the European Clubs Cup in 44 editions, losing only in 7.

Beach volleyball

Spain featured national teams in beach volleyball that competed in the women's and men's section at the 2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup. [14]

American football

The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Americano is the top level league in Spain, founded in 1988. It is divided into level of A,B,C, and regional divisions with A the top league.

Baseball and softball

Rugby union

Volleyball

Individual sports

Athletics

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

Cycling

David de la Fuente in the 7th stage of the Tour de France 2007 at the Col de la Colombiere. David de la Fuente (Tour de France - stage 7).jpg
David de la Fuente in the 7th stage of the Tour de France 2007 at the Col de la Colombière.
Cycling event in Santander. La Vuelta en Santander.jpg
Cycling event in Santander.
Adam Raga motorcycle trials rider, known for his exceptional skill and achievements in the sport. Raga terminando la zona 2007R1.jpg
Adam Raga motorcycle trials rider, known for his exceptional skill and achievements in the sport.

Cycling has been an important sport in Spain since the 1940s. The Vuelta a España (Spanish for "Tour of Spain") is one of the most important cycling events in the world, together with the Tour de France (French for "Tour of France") and Giro d'Italia (Italian for "Tour of Italy") stage races, collectively known as the Grand Tours.

Several Spanish cycling athletes have won the Tour de France, including Federico Bahamontes, Luis Ocaña, Pedro Delgado, Óscar Pereiro, Alberto Contador, and Carlos Sastre. The most successful Spanish cyclist is Miguel Indurain. He won the Tour de France in five consecutive years between 1991 and 1995. He also won the Giro d'Italia in two consecutive years (1992 and 1993), the 1995 Road World Championship time trial and the gold medal in the 1996 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 in 2009's edition. Contador was thought to have repeated his win in 2010, but the day before Stage 17, the queen stage finishing with atop the Col du Tourmalet, Contador tested positive for performance-enhancing substance Clenbuterol. Although he claimed it was a result of consuming contaminated beef, in January 2012 the Court 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 the 2010 Giro d'Italia and a 5th-place finish and most aggressive rider award for stage 19 at the 2011 Tour de France. Since returning from the ban, Contador has won the Vuelta twice, in 2012 and 2014.

Óscar Freire shares the distinction of being one of four men to win the World Road Racing Championship three times, as well as being a three-time winner of one of the most prestigious one-day classic cycle races, the Milan–San Remo. Abraham Olano won the Vuelta 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 the 2009 Vuelta a España, has won the one-day classic Liège–Bastogne–Liège four times, and in 2018 became World Road Race Champion after having previously finished second or third six times.

Spain has also produced some notable mountain bikers like José Antonio Hermida and track racers like Olympic medalists Joan Llaneras, José Manuel Moreno Periñán, José Antonio Escuredo or Sergi Escobar as well as multi-world champion Guillermo Timoner.

Gymnastics

El Equipaso, is the nickname by which the Spanish rhythmic gymnastics group is known Olympic runner-up in the Olympics. Rio 2016. World champion clubs 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Conjunto espanol 2012 Londres 15.png
El Equipaso, is the nickname by which the Spanish rhythmic gymnastics group is known Olympic runner-up in the Olympics. Rio 2016. World champion clubs 2013 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships and 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
Artistic gymnastics
Rhythmic gymnastics
Carolina Pascual at the 1991 World Championships in Athens. Carolina Pascual 1991 Atenas 04.PNG
Carolina Pascual at the 1991 World Championships in Athens.
Almudena Cid in the 'Kiss n Cry Area' at the 2003 European Championships Almudena Cid 2003 Riesa.PNG
Almudena Cid in the 'Kiss n Cry Area' at the 2003 European Championships

Rhythmic gymnastics is a popular sport through all Spain, so far the most successful individual rhythmic gymnasts are Carolina Pascual who won a silver medal in the individual all around competition in Barcelona 1992, Carmen Acedo who won gold medal in clubs competition in World Championships in 1993 and Almudena Cid this last is the only rhythmic gymnast who has competed at four olympic finals, placing 9th at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 being 8th at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.

In the Atlanta 1996 the Spanish team won the first gold medal of the new competition by groups. The Spanish team was formed by Estela Giménez, Marta Baldó, Nuria Cabanillas, Lorena Guréndez, Estíbaliz Martínez and Tania Lamarca.

Medal standings in World Championships
DeportistaGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
1 Nuria Cabanillas 01.PNG Nuria Cabanillas [n 1] 3407
2 Estela Gimenez en Hollywood 02.PNG Estela Giménez 2428
3 Marta Baldo 01.PNG Marta Baldó 2428
4 Estibaliz Martinez 01.PNG Estíbaliz Martínez 2305
5 Tania Lamarca 01.PNG Tania Lamarca 2305
6 Maider Esparza 01.PNG Maider Esparza [n 2] 2305
7 Lorena Gurendez 01.PNG Lorena Guréndez 2204
8 Alejandra Quereda 2013 Kiev.PNG Alejandra Quereda 2024
9 Sandra Aguilar 2013 Kiev.PNG Sandra Aguilar 2024
10 Lourdes Mohedano 2013 Kiev.PNG Lourdes Mohedano 2024
11 Elena Lopez 2013 Kiev.PNG Elena López 2024
12 Artemi Gavezou 2013 Kiev.PNG Artemi Gavezou 2024

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 in Atlanta 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 in 2012 London Olympics and a performance they would repeat at the 2013 World Championships in Kyiv 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 the 2014 World Championships in İzmir, Turkey they retained their world title in the 10 clubs final. At the 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Stuttgart, 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 and Carolina Rodriguez who got the 11th place.

Triathlon

Tennis

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Rafael Nadal
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Semifinal match between the eventual champion, Spain, and the United States in Las Ventas.
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario won a total of four Grand Slam singles titles. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Australian Open 2016 (cropped).jpg
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won a total of four Grand Slam singles titles.

Spain has produced a number of tennis champions, excelling in tournaments held on clay courts in particular, such as the French Open, the second Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Spain has won the Davis Cup six times (2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019) and the Billie 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 22 Grand Slam men's singles titles, the second-most in history. He has won the French Open a record 14 times. After defeating then-world No. 1 Roger Federer, Nadal claimed the Wimbledon title in a historic final in 2008. In 2009, he became the first Spaniard to win the Australian Open, a feat he repeated at the 2022 Australian Open. After defeating Novak Djokovic in the 2010 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 a Career 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 the Career Golden Slam in singles and a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having won the singles event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the doubles event at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Spain has produced several other world No. 1 players such as Arantxa 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) and Carlos Alcaraz in 2022 (2022 US Open, 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon, and 2024 French Open champion).

Other Grand Slam champions include Manuel 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) and Albert Costa (2002 French Open champion).

Other notable Top 10 players from Spain include #2 Manuel Orantes, #2 Àlex Corretja, #2 Lilí Álvarez, #3 David Ferrer, #5 Tommy Robredo, #5 Manuel Alonso, #7 Juan Aguilera, #7 Emilio Sánchez, #7 Alberto Berasategui, #7 Fernando Verdasco, #10 Carlos Costa, and #10 Félix Mantilla.

Tournaments that are held in Spain on the men's ATP Tour every year are the Madrid Masters, Barcelona Open and Mallorca Open. The Madrid Masters are also part of the women's WTA Tour.

Motorsports

Auto racing

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Alonso at the 2010 Italian Grand Prix.
Carlos Sainz with a Citroen Xsara WRC in the Cyprus Rally from the 2004 season. Carlos Sainz - 2004 Cyprus Rally.jpg
Carlos Sainz with a Citroën Xsara WRC in the Cyprus Rally from the 2004 season.

In Formula One, the two world championships of Fernando Alonso in 2005 and 2006, helped to make more popular this sport in Spain, other notable Spanish drivers are Alfonso de Portago, Pedro de la Rosa and currently Carlos Sainz Jr. Also, Spain host the Spanish Grand Prix currently in Montmeló and previously the European Grand Prix in Jerez (1994, 1997) and Valencia (2008–2012).

In the World Rally Championship Spanish rally driver Carlos 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 the 2010 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-time 12 Hours of Sebring winner and two-time World Sportscar Championship Group C2 champion, Marc Gené won the 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2010 12 Hours of Sebring, and Antonio García won the 2009 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.

Motorcycle racing

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Marc Márquez in 2018 Grand Prix of San Marino.
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Dani Pedrosa

Spain host various Grand Prix motorcycle racing events as the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix, the Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix, and the Valencian 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) and Joan Mir (2020). There have also been Spanish riders who have won the Superbike World Championship: Carlos Checa in 2011 and Álvaro Bautista in 2022.

Other notable Spanish grand prix motorcycling riders include Dani Pedrosa, Nicolás Terol, Emilio Alzamora, Jorge Martínez Aspar, Sete Gibernau, Sito Pons, and Ángel Nieto. Away from the track, Laia Sanz has won multiple women's world titles in motorcycle trials and enduro as well as several wins in the female class of the Dakar Rally. Ana Carrasco became the first female motorcyclist to win a world title when she became Supersport 300 World Champion in 2018.

Golf

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Golf course in Mallorca

Golf has become popular among the Spanish. There are a number of courses located in different parts of Spain. They include the San Roque, Sotogrande, Valderrama, and Alcaidesa. Spain hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup.

Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros won the U.S. Masters Tournament twice, and the British Open three times. José María Olazábal has won two Masters titles. Jon Rahm won the U.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 the Official 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 the inaugural International Crown in 2014.

Boxing

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Paulino Uzkudun

Combat sports

Judo
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Carmen Herrera

Spain has several judokas ranked in the top spots of the IJF ranking list, including Francisco Garrigós (#2 in -60kg), Alberto Gaitero (#7 in -66kg), Salvador Cases (#10 in -73kg) and Julia 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), Laura Vázquez (#2 in -63kg) and Ai Tsunoda (#1 in -70kg and overall) in the junior category. [17] Spain has multiple Olympic medallists in judo: Francisco Garrigós (bronze in Paris 2024) and Ernesto Pérez (silver in Atlanta 1996) are its only male Olympic medallists. Yolanda Soler (bronze in Barcelona 1992), Almudena Muñoz and Miriam Blasco (both gold in Barcelona 1992) and Isabel Fernández (bronze in Atlanta 1996 and gold in Sydney 2000) are its female Olympic medallists. In addition, Nikoloz Sherazadishvili was Spain's first male world champion, doing so in 2018 and 2021. Francisco Garrigós won the title in 2023. Miriam Blasco won the title in 1991 and Almudena Muñoz did the same in 1997. Sugoi Uriarte, Joaquín Ruiz, Oiana Blanco, Sara Álvarez and María Bernabéu are also silver medallists in the World Championships. Paralympic judoka Carmen Herrera is one of the only two female paralympic judokas to win three gold medals in Paralympic Games, and Marta Arce is the only Spanish paralympic judoka to win four medals at the Games.

Karate

Damián Quintero and Sandra Sánchez are currently ranked #2 and #3 respectively in their Kata 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 the 2020 Olympics. In addition, Sánchez is a multiple European and World champion in kata, as so is Quintero.

Taekwondo

Water sports

Swimming
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Mireia Belmonte.
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David Meca.
Synchronized swimming

During the 2000s, Spanish swimmer Gemma Mengual has heralded a series of both individual and team medals for Spain in all the major international synchronized swimming tournaments, including the silver medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Mengual's coach, Ana Tarrés, who herself represented Spain in the sport at the 1984 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 include Paola Tirados, Andrea Fuentes, the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Spain national team, [19] Ona Carbonell and Margalida Crespí.

Skiing

Skiing is a popular sport. In the past, this sport was under development for economic reasons. However the improvement 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 the Spanish Royal Family.

Spain has enjoyed some success in competitive alpine skiing. Skiers who have won races in the Alpine Skiing World Cup include Carolina Ruiz Castillo, María José Rienda, and siblings Blanca and Francisco 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 the 1972 Winter Olympics and Blanca winning a bronze in the women's equivalent twenty years later.

Sailing

Royal Spanish Sailing Federation

Other sports

Pilota Valenciana TrofeuNadal-06.jpg
Pilota Valenciana

Basque pelota

Basque pelota

Beach football

Spain national beach soccer team

Chess

Linares International Chess Tournament

Trainera

Kontxako Bandera

Valencian pelota

Valencian pilota is a traditional Valencian sports. Tournaments includes trinquete, Trofeu Individual Bancaixa, Circuit Bancaixa, raspall singles championship, and raspall team championship.

Major sports factilities

Athletics stadiums

ImageStadiumCapacityCityInauguratedBig event
Barcelona Olympic Stadium (Inside).jpg Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 60,713 Flag of Catalonia.svg Barcelona 1927 1992 Summer Olympics
Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Estadio Olimpico 57 619.jpg Estadio de La Cartuja (track is going to close until 2025)57,619 Flag of Andalucia.svg Seville 1999 1999 World Championships in Athletics

Bullfighting stadiums

BullringLocationCapacityImage
Las Ventas Madrid, Spain 23,798 Redondel-las ventas.jpg
Plaza de Toros de Pamplona Pamplona, Spain 19,720 Interior Plaza de Toros de Pamplona.jpg
Plaza de toros de La Merced Huelva, Spain 15,000 Plaza de toros de Huelva.jpg
Plaza de toros de Murcia Murcia, Spain 15,000
Plaza de toros de Vista Alegre Bilbao, Spain 14,781 Bilbao, Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre, 10 mai 2011 (5710213995).jpg
Plaza de toros de Granada Granada, Spain 14,000
Plaza de toros de los Califas Córdoba, Spain 14,000
Plaça de bous de València Valencia, Spain 12,000 Plaza01.jpg
Plaza de toros de Albacete Albacete, Spain 12,000
Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla Seville, Spain 12,000 Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza - Sevilla.jpg
Plaza de toros de La Ribera Logroño, Spain 11,046 Plazatoroslogrono.jpg
Plaza de toros de Valladolid Valladolid, Spain 11,000
Plaza de toros de Las Palomas Algeciras, Spain 11,000
Plaza de toros La Glorieta Salamanca, Spain 10,858
Plaza de toros de Jaén Jaén, Spain 10,500
Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza Zaragoza, Spain 10,072 Zaragoza - Plaza de Toros.jpg
Plaza de toros de Santander Santander, Spain 10,000
Plaza de toros de Palencia Palencia, Spain 10,000
Plaza de toros de Almería Almería, Spain 10,000

Football stadiums

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 Cup1982 FIFA World Cup2019 UEFA Champions League Final1982 FIFA World Cup1992 Summer Olympic
Capacity: 99,354Capacity: 81,044Capacity: 68,456Capacity: 60,721Capacity: 60,713
Camp Nou Experience ( Ank Kumar, INFOSYS Limited ) 07.jpg Santiago-Bernabeu-May-2013.jpg Wanda-Metropolitano.jpg Estadio Benito Villamarin 2018001.jpg Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.JPG
Estadio de La Cartuja San Mamés Stadium
Seville Bilbao
UEFA Euro 20201982 FIFA World Cup Stadium
Capacity: 57,619Capacity: 53,289
Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Estadio Olimpico 57 619.jpg San Mames, Bilbao, Euskal Herria - Basque Country.jpg
Mestalla Stadium Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Valencia Seville
1982 FIFA World Cup1982 FIFA World Cup
Capacity: 48,600Capacity: 43,883
Mestalla antes del partido Valencia-Barcelona LaLiga 2023-2024.jpg Sevilla2-1Lega20182.jpg
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 Final1982 FIFA World Cup1982 FIFA World Cup1982 FIFA World Cup
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 39,500Capacity: 33,732Capacity: 33,608Capacity: 32,660
EstadioRCDE Pano.jpg Anoeta estadioa 39, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Euskal Herria.jpg Preferecia Martinez Valero.jpg La Romareda en dia de partido.jpg Estadio Riazor 2.jpg

Golf courses

ImageCourseLocationOpenedLengthParCourse ratingSlope ratingMajor events
Valderamma Driving Range.JPG Valderrama Golf Club Flag of Andalucia.svg San Roque 19746,390 m
(6,990 yd)		7176.1147 Ryder Cup: 1997

Indoor arenas

The following is a list of indoor stadiums in Spain, ordered by capacity.

ImageStadiumCapacityCityAutonomous
Community		TeamInaugurated
Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Catalonia 2.jpg Palau Sant Jordi 17,960 Barcelona Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia None1990
Palacio de los Deportes de Madrid - Estudiantes vs Unicaja - 02.jpg WiZink Center 17,453 Madrid Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg  Madrid Estudiantes
Real Madrid 		2005
Panoramica del Fernando Buesa Arena.jpg Fernando Buesa Arena 15,504 [20] Vitoria-Gasteiz Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country Baskonia 1991
Bizkaia Arena Supercopa Espana 2007.jpg Bizkaia Arena 15,414 [21] Barakaldo Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country None2004
OlimpicodeBadalona.jpg Olímpic de Badalona 12,760 Badalona Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia Joventut Badalona 1991
Caroline Wozniacki and Dinara Safina at the 2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open.jpg Caja Mágica 12,442 Madrid Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg  Madrid None2009
Partido Basket Herbalife Gran Canaria - Unicaja ( 67- 65).jpg Gran Canaria Arena 11,470 Las Palmas Flag of the Canary Islands.svg  Canary Islands CB Gran Canaria 2014
P1110418 Coliseum A Coruna.JPG Coliseum da Coruña 11,000 A Coruña Flag of Galicia.svg  Galicia None1991
Unicaja Real Madrid 2011.jpg Martín Carpena 11,000 Málaga Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia Unicaja 1999
Gipuzkoako Bertsolari Txapelketa 2019.jpg Donostia Arena 11,000 [22] San Sebastián Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country Gipuzkoa Basket 1998
FinalEHF2007.jpg Pabellón Príncipe Felipe 10,744 Zaragoza Flag of Aragon.svg  Aragon Basket Zaragoza 1990
Madrid Arena Inside 01.jpg Madrid Arena 10,500 Madrid Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg  Madrid None2002
SanPabloSevillaBasket-cropped.jpg San Pablo 10,200 Sevilla Flag of Andalucia.svg  Andalusia Baloncesto Sevilla 1999
Bilbao Arena.jpg Bilbao Arena 10,014 [23] Bilbao Flag of the Basque Country.svg  Basque Country Bilbao Basket 2010

Motosports circuits

ImageRace trackLocationOpenedMajor eventsCapacity
F1 Circuit de Catalunya - Tribuna.jpg Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Flag of Catalonia.svg Montmeló 1991 Spanish Grand Prix (Formula One)
Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP)
World Superbike 		140,700
Panoramica Motorland Aragon.jpg MotorLand Aragón Flag of Aragon.svg Alcañiz 2009 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP)
World Superbike 		129,500
Circuito Jerez - 20170528 140446.jpg Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto Flag of Andalucia.svg Jerez de la Frontera 1985 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP)
World Superbike 		125,000
Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo 2011 004.jpg Circuito Ricardo Tormo Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Cheste 1999 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP)165,000
Moto2 FIM CEV Repsol Navarra 2015.jpg Circuito de Navarra Bandera de Navarra.svg Los Arcos 2010 World Superbike

National stadiums

ImageStadiumCapacityCitySportInaugurated
Espana-rugby2.jpg Estadio Nacional Complutense 10,000 Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Madrid Rugby union 1943

Other stadiums

ImageGround (sport)CapacityCityInauguratedBig event
Final de la Copa del Rey de Rugby 2016 1.jpg Estadio José Zorrilla (rugby)27,846 Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Valladolid 1982 1982 FIFA World Cup
Copa del Rey de Rugby: 2016, 2017
PanoramicadeChapin.jpg Estadio Municipal de Chapín (equestrianism)20,523 Flag of Andalucia.svg Jerez de la Frontera 1988 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games
Hipodromo de la Zarzuela.jpg Hipódromo de la Zarzuela (horse racing)17,000 Flag of the Community of Madrid.svg Madrid 1941 1992 Summer Olympic Games
050529 Barcelona 132.jpg Palau Blaugrana (various sports)7,585 Flag of Catalonia.svg Barcelona 1971 1992 Summer Olympic Games
OAR GRACIA vs EGARA 06.jpg Palacio de Deportes de Murcia (futsal)7,454 Flag of the Region of Murcia.svg Murcia 1994 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship
Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara.JPG Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara (handball)5,894 Bandera Castilla-La Mancha.svg Guadalajara 2010 2013 World Men's Handball Championship
CID Gran Canaria.jpg Centro Insular de Deportes (volleyball)5,200 Flag of the Canary Islands.svg Las Palmas 5,200 Copa del Rey de Voleibol
Liceo Barca hockey.jpg Pazo dos Deportes de Riazor (rink hockey)4,425 Flag of Galicia.svg A Coruña 1970 Roller Hockey World Cup: 1988, 1972
Piscina Municipal de Montjuic - vista general.JPG Piscina Municipal de Montjuïc (swimming)4,100 Flag of Catalonia.svg Barcelona 1929 1992 Summer Olympic Games
2003 World Aquatics Championships
2013 World Aquatics Championships
Bilbao - Miribilla, Fronton Bizkaia 2.jpg Bizkaia frontoia (basque pelota)3,000 Flag of the Basque Country.svg Bilbao 2011 Bare-handed Pelota First League

Rugby union stadiums

ImageStadiumCapacityCityTenantsInaugurated
Fadura estadioa 6,000 Flag of the Basque Country.svg Getxo Getxo RT 2022
Peperojo.jpg Estadio Pepe Rojo 5,000 Flag of Castile and Leon.svg Valladolid CR El Salvador
Valladolid RAC 		1981
Estadibaldirialeu.jpg Estadi Baldiri Aleu 4,000 Flag of Catalonia.svg Sant Boi de Llobregat UE Santboiana 1950
Instalaciones deportivas La Cartuja1,932 Flag of Andalucia.svg Seville Ciencias Sevilla CR 1999
Miniestadioanoeta.jpg Miniestadio de Anoeta 1,262 Flag of the Basque Country.svg San Sebastián Bera Bera RT 1993

Ski resorts

Velodromes

ImageStadiumCapacityCityInauguratedBig events
Las Mestas, Gijon.JPG Las Mestas Sports Complex 10,000 Flag of Asturias.svg Gijón 1942
Palma Arena vist des Coll de Sa Creu.JPG Palma Arena 6,607 Flag of the Balearic Islands.svg Palma de Mallorca 2007 2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Velodromo Luis Puig.jpg Velódromo Luis Puig 6,500 Flag of the Valencian Community (2x3).svg Valencia 1992 1992 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Antonio Elorza belodromoa.png Velódromo de Anoeta 5,500 Flag of the Basque Country.svg San Sebastián 1965 1965 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Velodrom d'Horta.jpg Velòdrom d'Horta 3,200 Flag of Catalonia.svg Barcelona 1984 1992 Summer Olympics
1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ El oro y la plata del Campeonato Mundial de 1998 conseguidos por Nuria, fueron como suplente del conjunto en ambos ejercicios, aunque fue convocada a dicha competición.
  2. ↑ Las 5 medallas conseguidas por Maider, fueron como suplente del conjunto en ambos ejercicios, aunque fue convocada a estos campeonatos.

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