More than a dozen teams gather for pre-season at Pinatar Arena On Wednesday, July 7, the football pre-season began for Pinatar Arena, which once again will breaks all its records, with more than a dozen training camps by first-class teams, both Spanish and foreign, which will play more than thirty friendly matches during their time at the centre. Elche and FC Cartagena raise the curtain with their first training sessions this Wednesday at the San Pedro del Pinatar Soccer Center. FC Cartagena has once again chosen Pinatar Arena as its headquarters for the entire season and Luis Carrión’s men will begin their training sessions on Wednesday afternoon.