Estadio Jardines del Kelito

Estadio Jardines del Kelito is a football stadium in Paraguay that is located in the city of Asunción. It is the home venue of River Plate Asunción.

Jardines del Kelito
Estadio River Plate
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Full nameEstadio Los Jardines del Kelito
AddressTeodoro Mongelós 3800, Mburicaó
Asunción
Paraguay
Coordinates25°18′18″S 57°35′53″W / 25.305128°S 57.598172°W / -25.305128; -57.598172
Capacity6,500
Field size105 × 74 m
Construction
Opened1987
Renovated2016
Expanded2017
Tenants
River Plate Asunción

River Plate Asunción's former stadium, which was located in the Mariscal López and General Santos avenues, was previously known as Kelito after the club received a donation of brass from a factory named Helados Kelito. After the club bought a building, its yard was known as Los Jardines del Kelito.[1]

Opened in 1987, the stadium was renovated in 2016 after River Plate achieved promotion to the Primera División, receiving a new lighting system.[2][3] In the following year, a new grandstand was built, with the capacity of the stadium increasing in 1,500 and reaching 6,500 spectators.

References

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  1. ^ "River hará un estadio moderno" [River will make a modern stadium] (in Spanish). La Nación. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Al menos el estadio ya tendrá iluminación" [At least the stadium will have ligthing] (in Spanish). Hoy. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ "El Kelito se "ilumina"" [Kelito is "lightened up"] (in Spanish). ABC Color. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2023.