Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (Costa Rica National Stadium) was a multi-use stadium in La Sabana, San José, Costa Rica. It was used mostly for football matches. The stadium held 25,000 and was built in 1924. It was replaced by the current National Stadium in 2011.[1]
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | |
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| Full name | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica |
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| Location | San José, Costa Rica |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 29 December 1924 |
| Renovated | 1976 |
| Expanded | 1941 |
| Demolished | 12 May 2008 |
| Tenants | |
| Costa Rica national football team (1941–1999) | |
The stadium played host to Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! Benefit Concert on September 13, 1988. The show was headlined by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Lasts Numbers
editLast Development
Summer Final Quarters (2007) match between UCR and Brujas FC
Last Penalty
Reynaldo Parks (UCR) at minute 77.
Last Official Goal
The Brazilian, Ronio Martins (UCR) at minute 93.
Last Result
References
edit- ^ Calvo Castro, Rodrigo (3 April 2011). "Viejo Estadio" [Old Stadium]. La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
External links
edit- World Stadiums page Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Fussballtempel.net - Photo gallery
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