Seville to Renovate 28 Padel Courts

Seville City Council said on May 24 that it is renovating the 28 municipal padel courts managed directly by the city’s Instituto Municipal de Deportes, or IMD, with an investment of about 500,000 euros. The work centers on replacing the artificial turf on every court in the network, according to the council and local media reports. The announcement covers courts spread across the city’s districts rather than a single sports complex. The council said the aim is to bring the facilities up to current quality and safety standards for play. ### Which courts are included in the project? The 28 courts are the padel facilities managed directly by the IMD, Seville’s municipal sports institute, the city said. Europa Press and local newspapers reported that the works apply to the full stock of municipally run padel courts under that management model, making the project citywide in scope rather than limited to one neighborhood. (europapress.es) The council said the intervention consists of replacing the artificial turf on all of those courts. El Correo de Andalucía and Diario de Sevilla both described the facilities as having been in poor condition before the upgrade, while attributing that characterization to the city government. ### What exactly is Seville paying for? (europapress.es) The investment is “close to half a million euros,” according to the city statement reported by Europa Press. The main contracted work is the replacement of the playing surface on all 28 padel courts, a narrower description than a full rebuild of the venues. (elcorreoweb.es) A TikTok post published by Seville City Council’s official account also put the figure at 500,000 euros and said the renovation covers 100% of the municipal padel courts attached to the IMD. That post matched the figures reported by local media on May 24. ### Why did the city announce the work now? May 24 reporting in local outlets presented the project as part of a broader municipal push to upgrade sports infrastructure. (europapress.es) Estadio Deportivo has separately reported on recent IMD-related investments and on earlier padel-court renewal work in Seville, including a 2024 program affecting 18 courts in eight sports centers. (tiktok.com) The latest announcement differs from that earlier phase because it covers all 28 IMD-managed padel courts, according to the May 24 reports. The city said the renewed courts now meet quality and safety guarantees for the sport. ### What did officials say the renovation is meant to change? The city government said the works are intended to improve the condition of facilities used by residents across Seville. (estadiodeportivo.com) Europa Press reported that the council presented the project as an upgrade to courts under direct municipal management, while local coverage said the renewed surfaces are expected to support regular public use and reservations. (elcorreoweb.es) The IMD website remains the city’s main channel for facility information, reservations and management of municipal sports venues. That gives residents a single point of reference for checking access to the courts once works are complete or as availability changes. ### How does this fit with Seville’s recent padel spending? A January 2024 report by Estadio Deportivo said Seville had started renewing padel courts in eight sports centers, with 18 courts included in that earlier phase. (europapress.es) The 2026 announcement extends the scope to all 28 IMD-managed municipal padel courts, according to the city’s latest account carried by Europa Press and other local outlets. (imd.sevilla.org) The next step is operational rather than legislative: residents can track court availability and reservations through the IMD’s municipal sports platform, while the city completes the turf replacement across the network of 28 courts. (imd.sevilla.org) (estadiodeportivo.com)