In the Spanish city of Huelva, which is surrounded by white beaches and nature reserves, you will find the country’s oldest football club. Recreativo de Huelva exists since 1889 and plays in Estadio Nuevo Colombino. The rather large stadium, with beautiful stands in the club’s colours, opened in 2001 and has a capacity of 21,670. Too big for a fourth-tier side? In 2008/09 the club still played in the Spanish top flight. However, they have since drifted to the lower tiers of the Spanish pyramid.

Estadio Nuevo Arcángel from Córdoba CF is definitely not an architectural masterpiece from the outside, but it has got something from the inside. It does not really look like your typical Spanish stadium given its rectangular stands. Nuevo Arcángel, which has a capacity of 25,800, is too big to be stuck in Spain’s third division. Let’s hope that the club, which still played in La Liga in 2014/15, finds their way back soon because the beautiful and historical Andalusian city of Córdoba deserves a top side.

Not even twenty years ago, Deportivo de La Coruña was a Spanish topside. Thanks to the goalscoring machine Roy Makaay they even became champions in 2000. Today the club is playing in the third tier, but despite their financial struggles, they are fighting hard to make a return. The Estadio Municipal de Riazor, which has a capacity of 32,490, would fit perfectly in La Liga: A cutting-edge stadium in the centre of the city and next to the beach.

There are beautiful stadiums and phenomenal stadiums. Estadio Municipal La Línea is one that fits the latter category. The home ground of third-tier side Real Balmpédica Linense is located in La Línea de la Concepción, in the south of Andalusia on the border with Gibraltar. If we can believe Netflix’s documentary series, then the coastal town is famous for drug trafficking. The stadium, where the Spanish national football team played twice, looks rough given its stone stands, but it is perhaps the most beautifully located stadium in the country. The ground’s masterpiece is the Rock of Gibraltar.

Mérida AD was only brought to life in 2013 when Mérida UD dissolved. Estadio Romano is all but new and has been used since 1954. The stadium is incredibly charming with its green seats and brown stairs. Besides, it lies in a perfect location in the centre of the historical city of Mérida near the old Roman theatre.