Christmas is a time to remember absent friends, so today we find ourselves in the region of Extremadura and the small town of Almendralejo. Still not mean a great deal? Almendralejo was the home town of CF Extremadura who managed to reach La Primera for a couple of seasons in the late 1990's. The last of those seasons was under the tutelage of Rafa Benitez, before the club started a slow and painful decline, eventually folding in August 2010. There home stadium, the Estadio Francisco de la Hera, had a capacity of nearly 12,000 and is now used by UD Extremadura for their matches in Group XIV of the Tercera division. Here it is looking suitably festive with a dusting of snow.
Here is some more information about the stadium. Don't forget you can view all of the previous stadiums in this collection by clicking on the link below. Labels: Snowy Spanish Stadiums
