Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol Vallejo the Archbishop Emeritus of Seville. Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol The Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol, is the training ground of the Spanish football club Real Betis. The centre which is named after the former Real Betis player Luis del Sol, is commonly nicknamed as "La fábrica verdiblanca". Occupying an area of 45,000 m², the complex is located on Avenida de Italia of Los Bermejales district in Seville, adjacent to Estadio Benito Villamarín; the home of Real Betis Balompie. The training centre was officially opened on 19 December 1997 by then-president of the club Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, accompanied
Real Betis white Kit to honor their most famous manager Paddy O'Connell, who was from Ireland. He led Betis to the division title in 1934 by a single point over Real Madrid. During the Spanish Second Republic (1931–1939), royal patronage of all organisations was nullified, and thus the club was known as Betis Balompié until after the Spanish Civil War when it would revert to the full name. The club reached the Copa del Presidente de la República final for the first time on 21 June 1931, when it lost 3–1 to Athletic Bilbao in Madrid. Betis marked their 25th anniversary year