Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado Explained

Stadium Name:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Former Names:Estadio Liga Deportiva Universitaria (1997 - 2017)
Nickname:La Casa Blanca
La Maravilla de Ponceano
Fullname:Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Location:Av. John F. Kennedy and Gustavo Lemos
Cotocollao, Quito
Coordinates:-0.1077°N -78.4891°W
Broke Ground:March 1995
Built:1995–1997
Opened:March 6, 1997
Scoreboard:Yes
Owner:LDU Quito
Operator:LDU Quito
Surface:Grass
Construction Cost:$16 million
Architect:Ricardo Mórtola
Structural Engineer:Edwin Ripalda
Tenants:LDU Quito (1997 - present)
Ecuador national football team (2020 - present)
Seating Capacity:41,575[1] [2]
Dimensions:105 x 68 m

Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, commonly called La Casa Blanca (Spanish for "The White House"), is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on March 6, 1997 in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte. At an altitude of 2,734 m and with a capacity of 41,575, it is the largest stadium in Quito, and the second largest in Ecuador after the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil.

Since its inauguration, the stadium has been home to LDU Quito's greatest period of success where it has won six national titles and four international titles.

The Ecuador national team used this stadium twice during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification on March 29, 2000 against Venezuela and August 15, 2000 against Bolivia. Ecuador won both games.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Radio CRE Satelital – Tus Ojos en la Cancha. 2016-09-17. 2017-01-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20170112200853/http://www.cre.com.ec/noticias/2014/02/27/49393/cual-es-el-aforo-de-los-estadios-del-ecuador/ei. dead.
  2. Book: Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022 . 3 April 2023 . CONMEBOL . 88 . 12 May 2023.