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Estadio Palogrande is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia with a capacity of 31,611.[1] It is currently used mostly for football (soccer) matches as home venue of the Once Caldas, winners of the 2004 Copa Libertadores.
 Estadio Palogrande inside | |
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| Location | Manizales, Colombia |
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| Coordinates | 5°03′22″N 75°29′23″W / 5.056233°N 75.489807°W |
| Owner | Municipality of Manizales |
| Capacity | 31,611[1] |
| Field size | 110 x 70 m |
| Surface | Kikuyu Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1936 (first stadium) July 30, 1994 (current stadium) |
| Renovated | 2010-2011, 2019 (current stadium) |
| Demolished | 1993 (first stadium) |
| Construction cost | $ 5,500 million pesos (1994) |
| Architect | Jorge Gutiérrez Duque and Enrique Gómez Gómez |
| Tenants | |
| Once Caldas | |
History
editThe first Palogrande was built in 1936 and demolished in 1993, and the current Palogrande was inaugurated in 1994.
With renovations made for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, the stadium capacity dropped from 42,678 to 32,000 people,[2] although it was capped at 28,678 for the tournament.[3]
External links
edit- Stadium picture Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Estadio Palogrande 1. (Inside)
- Estadio Palogrande 2. (Outside)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Women's World Cup 2023: Bid Evaluation Report" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2020. pp. 128–129. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Palogrande - Manizales". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
- ^ FIFA.com
