Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

The Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 34,000 and it is the home of football clubs F.C. Motagua, C.D. Olimpia and Lobos UPNFM.

Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Nacional
National Stadium: 'Tiburcio Carías Andino' of Tegucigalpa.
LocationTegucigalpa, Honduras
OwnerTegucigalpa Municipality
Capacity35,000
Surfacegrass
Opened15 March 1948 (1948-03-15)
Tenants
C.D. Olimpia (1948–present)
F.C. Motagua (1948–present)
Lobos UPNFM (2017–present)
Pumas UNAH (1972–89; 1996–2007)
Real Maya (1992–97)
C.D. Federal (1974–78; 1999–2000)
Honduras national football team (1948–97)

History

The National Stadium of Tegucigalpa was built during the administration of Tiburcio Carías Andino. The stadium was Honduras national football team's home stadium in the FIFA World Cup qualification for many years. In 1981, the stadium was host to 6 CONCACAF nations (Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Canada, Haiti and Cuba) for Spain 1982's final round of the World Cup qualifying football games that saw Honduras qualify for the first time to the World Cup.[1] It was until 1998 with the completion of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano that El Nacional lost the privilege of hosting most of Honduras' matches. Since then, El Nacional has hosted very few qualifying games.

The stadium hosted the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup where Panama won its first Central American championship and saw Nicaragua qualify for its first Gold Cup.

Events

The Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino hosted the following major international football events.

CompetitionYears
CCCF Championship1955
CONCACAF Championship1967, 1981
Copa Centroamericana1993, 2001, 2009
Central American Games1990
CCCF Youth Championship1960
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship1978, 1994
CONCACAF U-17 Championship1987, 2007
CONCACAF Champions League Finals1972, 1980, 1988
CONCACAF League Finals2018
Copa Interamericana Finals1972, 1988
UNCAF Interclub Cup Finals1999, 2005, 2006, 2007

References
  1. RSSSF.com – World Cup 1982 qualifications – 22 November 1981

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