Estadio Palogrande
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| Estadio Palogrande | |
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 Estadio Palogrande in side |
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| Location | Manizales, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 5°03′22″N 75°29′23″W / 5.056233°N 75.489807°WCoordinates: 5°03′22″N 75°29′23″W / 5.056233°N 75.489807°W |
| Opened | 1936 (initial) July 30, 1994 |
| Renovated | 2010-2011 (current structure) |
| Owner | Municipality of Manizales |
| Surface | Kikuyu Grass |
| Construction cost | $ 5,500 million pesos (1994) |
| Architect | Jorge Gutiérrez Duque y Enrique Gómez Gómez |
| Capacity | 42,553 |
| Field dimensions | 110 x 70 m |
| Tenants | |
| Once Caldas | |
Estadio Palogrande is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer) matches. With renovations made for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia the stadium reached a capacity for 42,000 people.[1] It was built in 1936, and was expanded to 36,000 people in 1994. Once Caldas plays its home matches at this stadium and won the Copa Libertadores in 2004.
[edit] External links
- Colombia 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Stadium picture
- Estadio Palogrande 1. (Inside)
- Estadio Palogrande 2. (Outside)
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