Estadio Palogrande
Estadio Palogrande is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer) matches. With renovations made for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia the stadium capacity dropped to 32,000[2] people. It was built in 1936, and was expanded to 36,000 people in 1994. Once Caldas plays its home matches at this stadium and won the Copa Libertadores in 2004.
![]() Estadio Palogrande inside | |
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Location | Manizales, Colombia |
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Coordinates | 5.056233°N 75.489807°W |
Owner | Municipality of Manizales |
Capacity | 28,678[1] |
Field size | 110 x 70 m |
Surface | Kikuyu Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 1936 (initial) July 30, 1994 |
Renovated | 2010-2011 (current structure) |
Construction cost | $ 5,500 million pesos (1994) |
Architect | Jorge Gutiérrez Duque and Enrique Gómez Gómez |
Tenants | |
Once Caldas |
External links
- Colombia 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Stadium picture
- Estadio Palogrande 1. (Inside)
- Estadio Palogrande 2. (Outside)
References
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