Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
| Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank | |
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| Location | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 10°1′18″N 84°12′33″W / 10.02167°N 84.20917°WCoordinates: 10°1′18″N 84°12′33″W / 10.02167°N 84.20917°W |
| Broke ground | 1940 |
| Opened | January 18, 1942 |
| Surface | Artificial turf |
| Capacity | 17,895 |
| Tenants | |
| L.D. Alajuelense | |
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of L.D. Alajuelense. The stadium is owned and operated by La Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and is located in El Llano de Alajuela. The project to find a proper site for a permanent home started in 1938 when the director of the club, Carlos Bolaños, proposed that the club should purchase its own land. The land was purchased in 1940, but the site would not be soccer-ready until 1942, when Alajuelense played its first match at the site. The first game was played on January 18, 1942 when Liga Deportiva Alajuelense played Club Sport Cartagines. The Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto is known as the Cathedral of Costa Rican Soccer.
On July 20, 1966, due to a motion by the Municipality of Alajuela, the stadium was renamed to honor the great Alajuelense and Barcelona player Alejandro Morera Soto. On March 19, 1970 the stadium saw its first night game when Alajuelense faced Honduras Club team Motagua, beating them 4-1. The stadium is not only home to Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, but it is also shares itself along with Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá and Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica as the home of the Costa Rican National team.
The stadium holds 17,895 people. Named under Alejandro Morera Soto, known as "El Mago del Balon", former player of LD Alajuelense, FC Barcelona and Hércules CF. Morera is one of the best and most important players in the Costa Rican soccer history.
One of the few concerts the stadium received was Elton John during his tour "Made in England" in November 1995. Also, Korn and P.O.D. offered a joint concert at the stadium in 2010.[2]
The stadium received two WWE house shows, the first was a SmackDown show held on February 13, 2010.[3] A second show was a RAW show, held on February 25, 2011.[4]
It is also the host stadium of the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.
On July 3, 2011, the stadium name was changed from "Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto" to "Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank", due to a newly acquired sponsor from Scotiabank to the team.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Goldberg, David (2011). "Estadio manudo ahora se llama Alejandro Morera Soto Scotiabank". La Nación. http://www.nacion.com/2011-08-03/Portada/NotaPrincipal/UH0308-LIGA.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ "Korn y P. O. D. descargaron su rock en Alajuela". La Nación. 2010. http://www.nacion.com/2010-04-25/Entretenimiento/NotasDestacadas/Entretenimiento2343314.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ Molina, Melvin (2010). "Locura por la WWE se desató en el Alejandro Morera Soto". La Nación. http://wvw.nacion.com/viva/2010/febrero/13/viva2268860.html. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
- ^ Flores, Gabriela (2011). "La WWE derrochó adrenalina en la Liga". La Nación. http://www.nacion.com/2011-02-27/Entretenimiento/NotasSecundarias/Entretenimiento2697090.aspx. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
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