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Address: Gijón
Country: Spain
Capacity: 30,000
Opened: 20 May 1908
Main use: Football
Tenants: Real Sporting (football)
Estadio El Molinón-Enrique Castro “Quini” is one of Spain’s oldest professional football stadiums and the historic home of Real Sporting de Gijón. Since its opening in 1908, the stadium has been a central venue for domestic and international football, hosting generations of fans and iconic matches in the Asturias region.
1982 FIFA World Cup Venue
El Molinón was selected as an official stadium for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, hosting several memorable group-stage matches. This elevated its international profile and required early upgrades to meet FIFA standards.
Real Sporting Home Matches
Founded in 1905, Real Sporting de Gijón has used El Molinón as its home ground for over a century. The stadium has witnessed the club’s historic achievements in La Liga, domestic cup competitions, and European contests. Today, Real Sporting is among the first Spanish clubs to achieve over 100,000 followers on its main social media platform, reflecting its enduring popularity.
Capacity Adjustments (1990s)
During the 1990s, El Molinón reduced its capacity from 42,000 to 25,000 in response to updated safety regulations. The redesign improved spectator safety and comfort while maintaining the stadium’s historic character.
Ongoing Modern Upgrades
In recent years, improvements have focused on electrical systems, media facilities, seating, and accessibility. These enhancements provide the foundation for integrating modern technologies, including advanced sports lighting and smart stadium systems.
With the trend toward energy-efficient, high-performance stadium lighting, El Molinón represents a prime candidate for a comprehensive LED lighting upgrade. Benefits of modern LED sports lighting include:
High Broadcast Quality
LED floodlights with flicker-free performance support 4K and 8K broadcasts, slow-motion replay, and high-quality live streaming.
Energy Efficiency
Compared with traditional metal-halide systems, LED lighting can reduce energy consumption by 60%–75% while lowering maintenance costs and downtime.
Glare Control and Player Comfort
Advanced optics and precision beam control reduce glare and shadows on the pitch, improving player performance and spectator experience.
Smart Control and Dynamic Lighting
LED systems allow for multiple modes, including match mode, training mode, pre-match light shows, and fan engagement sequences, enhancing the stadium’s versatility and commercial value.
For El Molinón, LED lighting modernization aligned with FIFA and LaLiga standards can significantly improve energy efficiency, broadcast quality, and fan experience—making it an ideal case for MECREE or other professional sports lighting solutions.
As the oldest professional stadium in Spain still in use, El Molinón holds immense cultural value for Gijón and the Asturias region. Beyond football, it hosts community events, youth programs, and local festivals, solidifying its role as a regional landmark. Modern lighting and technological upgrades will help preserve its historical legacy while preparing it for future international events.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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