Lima Peru Football Stadium
Estadio monumental u 80000 smallest stadium.
Lima peru football stadium. The traditional home of peruvian football is the countrys national stadium the estadio nacional in lima which seats 45000 spectators. According to the president of universitario javier aspauza. The worlds worst stadium disaster occurred exactly 50 years ago in the peruvian capital lima.
The present ground is the estadio nacionals third incarnation renovated under the alan garcia administration. Football fans clashed with members of an evangelical church in a dispute over who owns a sprawling plaza in front of a stadium in lima peru. Estadio de la unsa.
Its current capacity is 40000 seats as stated by the peruvian football federation without the lodges for some thousands more. Police retaliated by firing tear gas into the stadium crowd causing a mass exodus. Outraged the peruvian fans decided to invade the pitch.
Stadium capacity city home team 1. Experience perus famous passion for soccer up close and enjoy an unforgettable football match in one of limas stadiums. The estadio monumental monumental stadium is a football stadium in the district of ate in lima peruit is the home of club universitario de deportes and it was opened in 2000 to replace the estadio teodoro lolo fernandezits owner is gremco sa.
It has hosted three of the six south american championshipcopa america football competitions held in peru. The current capacity of 13 000 spectators without seat isnt enough to host any international event it is necessary. See the stars of alianza lima universitario sporting cristal and the peruvian national team play livetours include a bilingual guide hotel pick up transfer to the stadium tickets in assigned seating area and transfer back to your hotel.
Estadio ivan elias moreno 13000 inhabitants greater lima. About peru football tours. Inhabitants per stadium seat.
Designed by progreso international and gremco sa uruguayan architect walter. The estadio nacional disaster of 24 may 1964 is to date the worst disaster in association football history. The stadium opened in 2002 and has recently remodeled in 2013 when the team ascended to first division of peruvian league.
More than 300 people died but the full story has never been told and possibly never will be. During the match there was an unpopular decision given by the referee. Ronaldinho to play june matches for peruvian side barcelona and brazil legend ronaldinho is set to play two exhibition games for peru league second tier side cienciano in june a report says.
The estadio nacional of peru is a multi purpose stadium located in lima peru. Of major clubs in lima. Estadio universidad san marcos.
Lima football in numbers. Estadio miguel grau piura 25500. The deaths mainly occurred from people suffering from internal hemorrhaging or asphyxiation from the crushing against the ste.
For that reason is necessary to expand to 20000 spectators 12000 of them with seat.