Estadio Independencia is a multi-use stadium in Estelí, Nicaragua. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of Real Estelí.
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 Interactive map of Estadio Independencia | |
| Location | Estelí, Nicaragua |
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| Owner | Real Esteli FC, City of Esteli |
| Operator | Real Esteli FC |
| Capacity | 11,000 |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | 1961 |
| Opened | ? |
| Renovated | 2012 |
| Tenants | |
| Real Estelí FC | |
The stadium holds 5,000 people, and was renovated and equipped with synthetic turf[1] to be used by Real Estelí for their home matches in the group stage of the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League and beyond.
Hooliganism
editIn April 2004, an explosive went off in the stands during the national football league final between Real Estelí and Diriangén, seriously injuring 14 people.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Avanza remozamiento del Estadio Independencia Archived 2014-04-16 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
- ↑ Tragedia en estadio de Estelí Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine - El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish)
13°05′52″N 86°21′11″W / 13.09778°N 86.35306°W
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