Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado

Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria

La Casa Blanca La Maravilla de Ponceano
Full name	Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Former names	Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Location	Av. John F. Kennedy and Gustavo Lemos Cotocollao, Quito
Coordinates	0°6′27.78″S 78°29′20.77″W
Owner	LDU Quito
Operator	LDU Quito
Capacity	55,104
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Broke ground	March 1995
Built	1995–1997
Opened	March 6, 1997
Construction cost	$16 million
Architect	Ricardo Mórtola
Structural engineer	Edwin Ripalda
Tenants
LDU Quito (1997–present)

Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, 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. With a capacity of 55,104, 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, thus making Liga Deportiva Universitaria the most successful team in the history of Ecuadorian football. In addition, Barcelona SC has never been able to defeat Liga at this stadium.

The Ecuadorian 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.

Images

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  A panoramic view from a suite; LDU Quito hosting San Lorenzo for a 2008 Copa Libertadores match.

First match

March 6, 1997

18:00

LDU Quito	3–1	Atlético Mineiro
Ferreira 31' Guevara 72' Hurtado 89'		Nino 52'

Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito

Referee: Carlos Chandía (Chile)

External links

• Stadium profile at LDU Quito's website Template:Es icon