La Manga Club is a sports and leisure resort located in the southeastern region of Murcia, Spain, south of La Manga and bordered by the Mar Menor and Calblanque Regional Park. The resort complex opened in 1972 and covers an area of 1,400 acres (560 ha).
La Manga Club - The Resort, in fact resides within an area called Atamaria, and provides sporting services to an established and growing "Small Town" - The La Manga Club Community - LMCC. It comprises over 2,200 privately owned homes with growing resident population. Within LMCC there is a Church - St Teresa's, a Post Office and local Bank offices.
Resort facilities Resort facilities include the Grand Hyatt La Manga Club Golf & Spa (formerly the Príncipe Felipe apartment hotel) three golf courses, 28 tennis courts, and eight football pitches, including the La Manga Club Ground and the La Manga Club Football Stadium. The resort has hosted the England national football team for pre-season training, the Spanish Open, and tennis tournaments including the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup.
La Manga Club Ground
La Manga Club Ground is a multi purpose stadium in La Manga Club. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground has yet to host first-class match but it has become premier cricket ground in Spain.
International cricket In April 2016, it was announced that Ireland's 2016 Inter-Provincial Trophy will be held at La Manga Club Ground.
La Manga Club hosted its first Twenty20 International (T20I) during 2019 Spain Triangular T20I Series. On 29 March 2019, Awais Ahmed of Spain scored first international century at the venue.
In August 2021 the club hosted ten Women's Twenty20 Internationals for the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier
International centuries Two T20I centuries and two Women's T20I centuries have been scored at the venue.
Twenty20 International centuries
No. Score Player Team Balls Innings Opposing team Date Result 1 102* Awais Ahmed 64 1 Won 2 102* Mohammad Ihsan 59 1 Won
Women's Twenty20 International centuries
No. Score Player Team Balls Innings Opposing team Date Result 1 126* Sterre Kalis 76 1 Won 2 105* Gaby Lewis 60 1 Won
Real Golf La Manga Club
La Manga Club has three 18-hole golf courses, North, South and West Courses. In 2017 the golf club was named Real Golf La Manga Club by The Royal Household of Spain. It has hosted bot the Men's Spanish Open, Women's Spanish Open, the Spanish International Amateur Championship (Copa S.M. el Rey) and the Spanish Senior Open for men.
La Manga Club Football Stadium
The La Manga Club Football Stadium is a resort stadium that was used to friendly matches and as a resting and training place for the Spain national football team.
Incidents In 2015, the body of British diver Neil Anthony Fears was discovered near a popular diving attraction in the resort, after he lost contact with three other divers during a dive.
See also La Manga Stadium List of golf clubs granted Royal status
References
External links
Official website Owners Handbook - History of La Manga Club La Manga Club Top Ground La Manga Club Bottom Ground