Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera Explained

Stadium Name:Modelo Stadium
Native Name:Estadio Modelo
Fullname:Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer
Location:Guayaquil, Ecuador
Opened:July 1959
Operator:Fedeguayas
Capacity:42,000
Former Names:Estadio Modelo Guayaquil
Renovated:1980
2001
Surface:grass
Tenants:Club 9 de Octubre
Club Sport Patria
Club Deportivo Everest
Rocafuerte F.C.
Panamá Sporting Club

Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer, also known as just Estadio Modelo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and it sometimes hosts games of Rocafuerte Fútbol Club, Club 9 de Octubre, Club Sport Patria, Club Deportivo Everest, Calvi Fútbol Club, Panamá Sporting Club and Club Sport Norteamérica. The stadium holds 42,000, and was opened in July 1959.[1]

After the death of Copa Libertadores all-time top scorer and Ecuadorian national Alberto Spencer in November 2006, the Ecuadorian Football Federation renamed the stadium in his honor to Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera.

The stadium was one of the hosts in the 2001 South American U-20 Championship.

Colombian singer Shakira performed a sold-out concert at the stadium on November 30, 2006 as part of her Oral Fixation Tour.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera. 18 August 2017. soccerway.
  2. Web site: 2006-11-28. Se alista el escenario para show de Shakira. 2021-08-24. El Universo. es.