The Estadio José Tomás Silva is a football stadium in Paraguay located in the Virgen del Huerto neighborhood of Asunción. The stadium has a capacity of 800 people and is home for Primera División club Sportivo Ameliano. This venue is popularly known as La paila.[1][2][3]
La Paila | |
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| Address | Calle Diego de Silva y Velázquez Asunción Paraguay |
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| Coordinates | 25°16′45″S 57°35′53″W / 25.27917°S 57.59806°W |
| Type | Stadium |
| Genre(s) | Sporting events |
| Capacity | 800 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Tenants | |
| Sportivo Ameliano | |
In its beginnings, the club had its first sports field on the property currently occupied by the Instituto de Medicina Tropical, on Venezuela Avenue. In later years it had another playing field near España and Venezuela Avenue.
In the 1970s, it moved to the current site where the current stadium was built. One of the main promoters being Mr. José Tomás Silva.[4]
In 2013, a modern gym was inaugurated on the club grounds.[5]
In December 2015, the stadium suffered some damage after a storm.[6]
References
edit- ^ ABC Color. ""La Paila", más caliente que nunca".
- ^ ABC Color. "Ameliano no se mueve del barrio".
- ^ ABC Color. "El ascenso se cocina en "La Paila"".
- ^ ABC Color. José María Troche (ed.). "Un día de Reyes nacía Ameliano".
- ^ Todo Ascenso - Diario Digital. "Sportivo Ameliano con novedoso festejo aniversario".
- ^ ABC Color. "Ascendido a la "B" y damnificado".