Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924) explained

Stadium Name:Estadio Nacional
Nickname:Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Fullname:Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Location:San José, Costa Rica
Opened:29 December 1924
Renovated:1976
Expanded:1941
Demolished:12 May 2008
Tenants:Costa Rica national football team (1941 - 1999)
Seating Capacity:25,000

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]

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

Last 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

UCR 2 - Brujas FC 3

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Nación. Calvo Castro, Rodrigo. Viejo Estadio. Old Stadium. Spanish. 3 April 2011. 2012-05-11. 2011-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20110413232214/http://www.nacion.com/2011-04-03/Ancora/NotaPrincipal/Ancora2732728.aspx. dead.