The facilities in La Torre, Beniparrell, Catarroja, Aldaia and Algemesí will be usable once more thanks to the ‘Alcem-se Esport’ programme
Five football pitches in Valencia that were completely devastated by the terrible flooding last year will be restored during the first quarter of 2025 thanks to the ‘Alcem-se Esport’ project, the aid plan for sports clubs affected by the flooding promoted by Juan Roig, which is channelled through the Fundación Trinidad Alfonso and the Valencia Basket Club, to which Villarreal CF has contributed two million euros.
Following the first phase of the plan, and with the aim of speeding up the reconstruction of football pitches, the facilities in La Torre, Beniparrell, Catarroja, Algemesí and Aldaia will be fully operational again in March, after the town councils of these localities have carried out preliminary work to clean and remove the vehicles that had been left on the pitches.
Thanks to Villarreal CF’s contribution, the facilities in La Torre were the first to see the restoration works of this plan begin, as it was last December when the agreement was signed with the Valencia City Council to set up a new location in a non-floodable area, in the Calle Ignacio Hernández Hervás, which is scheduled to be operational at the beginning of February. In addition, this Tuesday, specialised cleaning work has begun on the pitch in Beniparrell with the aim of leaving the venue in a definitive condition to be used and thus avoid the risk of injury.
Meanwhile, work will begin next week on the Campo de Fútbol Municipal in Catarroja and the Polideportivo Joan Girbés in Algemesí. In both cases, both the grass and the sports equipment will be reinstalled, and the irrigation system will be replaced. The first phase of the plan will conclude with work on the Las Encrucijadas pitch in Aldaia, which will also begin next week. The three facilities are expected to be ready for use in March.
Villarreal CF helps those affected by the flooding
Since 29th October last year when the flooding hit hard, especially in the province of Valencia, Villarreal CF has been completely committed to all those affected by this tragedy.
In fact, the two million euros donated by Villarreal to the ‘Alcem-se Esport’ project are in addition to the contribution of half a million euros to Caritas and the Red Cross that the club already made a few days after the natural catastrophe suffered by the communities of Valencia.
In addition, Villarreal wore all black against Alavés as a sign of mourning for the tragedy for the first time in their history at their home stadium and wore a commemorative and supportive message on the sleeve with the slogan ‘Junts Endavant’ (‘Moving Forward Together’). The shirts were later auctioned off for charity, with the money raised being donated to the cause.
Furthemore, 8-a-side coaches from the Villarreal CF youth academy also gave their support, demonstrating once again that Endavant is much more than just a slogan. The coaches travelled to the town of Massanassa to help those affected by the flooding.
Alcem-se Esport
After the flooding, more than 350 sports clubs from all disciplines need support to resume their activity with some degree of normality. To the plan presented by the Fundación Trinidad Alfonso and Valencia Basket, which amounted to four million euros a little over a month ago, Villarreal CF decided to make a contribution of two million euros.
