Estadio Panamericano, Havana

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Estadio Panamericano
Construction


Location	Havana, Cuba
Owner	Government of Cuba
Operator	Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba
Capacity	34,000^[1]
Surface	Grass
Built	1990
Opened	1991
Renovated	2008

Estadio Panamericano (Havana's Pan–American Stadium) is a multi-use stadium located near Cojimar, a city ward of Havana, Cuba. It is used mostly for athletics.

History

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It was first used as the main stadium for the 1991 Pan American Games. The stadium opened August 1, 1991 and is able to hold 34,000.^[2]

It served as the site of an episode of the American version of Top Gear in 2016. The episode showed the stadium in disrepair and mostly abandoned.

Renovations

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The stadium was renovated in 2008 with an artificial turf replacing the original grass turf.

Structure

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The stadium is surrounded by a park and faces nearby Boca de Cojimar (Havana Bay).

Seating is mainly open air with a partially covered grandstand to the east side.

Surrounding the football field is an oval track.

References

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^ Places to visit expedia.com.my
^ Planet, Lonely. "Must see attractions Havana, Cuba". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

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Media related to Estadio Panamericano at Wikimedia Commons

Preceded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis	Pan American Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies 1991	Succeeded by Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata

v t e Pan American Games stadiums
20th century	Buenos Aires 1951 Mexico City 1955 Chicago 1959 São Paulo 1963 Winnipeg 1967 Cali 1971 Mexico City 1975 San Juan 1979 Caracas 1983 Indianapolis 1987 Havana 1991 Mar del Plata 1995 Winnipeg 1999
21st century	Santo Domingo 2003 Rio de Janeiro 2007 Guadalajara 2011 Toronto 2015 Lima 2019 Santiago 2023

v t e Pan American Games venues in football
1951 Estadio Monumental 1955 Estadio Olímpico Universitario 1959 Hanson Field, Soldier Field 1963 Parque São Jorge 1967 Winnipeg Stadium 1971 Estadio Pascual Guerrero 1975 Estadio Azteca, La Bombonera, Estadio Cuauhtémoc 1979 Estadio Country Club, Estadio Sixto Escobar, Hiram Bithorn Stadium 1983 Brígido Iriarte Stadium 1987 Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium 1991 Estadio Panamericano 1995 Estadio General San Martin de Tandil, Estadio José María Minella 1999 Winnipeg Soccer Complex, Red River Community College 2003 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Estadio Mirador Este, Estadio Panamericano 2007 Estádio Engenhão, Centro de Futebol Zico, Estádio do Maracanã, Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex 2011 Estadio Omnilife 2015 Hamilton Pan Am Soccer Stadium 2019 Estadio Universidad San Marcos 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Estadio Sausalito

23°9′27″N 82°19′00″W / 23.15750°N 82.31667°W / 23.15750; -82.31667

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History

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