NAC - Nueva Alcántara Club Marbella, a member company of the International Padel Cluster (CIP), has been awarded “Best Club in the World 2025” for the third consecutive year at the Padel Spain World Padel Awards 2025. The award ceremony took place on January 28 in Madrid, during the Hexagon Cup at Caja Mágica.
These awards, organized by Padel Spain magazine, annually recognize the most outstanding players and organizations in the padel industry across multiple categories, including players, coaches, clubs, products, and circuits. NAC received the distinction following the jury selection process, final nominations, and voting by fans and industry professionals, who broadly supported its candidacy.
The award evaluates a wide range of factors that define a top-level club facility, including investment, management, infrastructure quality, services, innovation, and user experience, in comparison with clubs in Spain and internationally.
A benchmark sports and social club model
Located in San Pedro de Alcántara (Marbella), NAC is positioned as an open sports and social hub focused on wellbeing, sport, and active lifestyle on the Costa del Sol. The club operates without mandatory membership and combines sports activity, dining, fitness, wellness services, and social spaces.
In padel, NAC features sixteen panoramic artificial turf courts, including a super-panoramic center court, and is also the Official Venue of M3 Padel Academy. Its service ecosystem includes a gym, restaurant, pro shop, beauty center, kids club, and health and recovery solutions, among other complementary facilities.
The club records more than four hundred thousand annual visits across its facilities and maintains a strong connection with sports tourism in Marbella, one of the leading international destinations in this segment.
Technology, management, and international reach
NAC’s operational model is also supported by in-house technology development. This led to the creation of TAYKUS, a management software platform specifically designed to meet the club’s operational needs and now drawing interest from numerous sports centers.
The project is driven by a specialized management team and a network of international partner brands linked to sport, equipment, and services, as well as agreements with agencies and tour operators that help attract international players and visitors.
Recognition of team effort
NAC’s leadership has highlighted that the award recognizes the long-term work carried out in facility design, strategy, technological innovation, service diversification, and operational excellence, as well as the commitment of the club’s multidisciplinary team.
With this third consecutive recognition as Best Club in the World, NAC further strengthens its position as one of the leading international references in padel and sports tourism.
From the International Padel Cluster, we congratulate NAC - Nueva Alcántara Club Marbella on this new achievement and on its continued contribution to the global development of the sector.
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