Football Venues in El Salvador - Estadio Cuscatlan, Sergio Torres Stadium, Estadio Jorge "Magestadio Cuscatlan, Sergio Torres Stadium, Estadio Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez, Estadio Oscar Quiteno Ico" Gonzalez, Estadio Oscar Quiteno (Paperback)

Chapters: Estadio Cuscatlan, Sergio Torres Stadium, Estadio Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez, Estadio Oscar Quiteno, Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, Estadio Jose Gregorio Martinez, Estadio Correcaminos, Estadio Simeon Magana, Estadio Jorge Calero Suarez, Complejo Municipal, Estadio Antonio Toledo Valle, Estadio Anna Mercedes Campos, Estadio Las Delicias, Estadio Hanz Usko, Estadio Mauricio Vides, Estadio Luis Amilcar Moreno, Estadio Marcelino Imbers, Estadio Nejapa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Monumental Estadio Cuscatlan is a football stadium located in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is the largest stadium in Central America with a capacity of 44,313. The stadium is the home ground of the El Salvador national football team as well as club team Alianza FC. Cuscatlan stadium was first developed as a replacement to what at the time was El Salvador's largest stadium, Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca (now known as Estadio Jorge "Magico" Gonzalez). Its creation was made possible by EDESSA (Estadios Deportivos de El Salvador) who in 1969 first proposed the idea of a new national stadium. Construction began on March 24, 1971, with then-president of El Salvador General Fidel Sanchez Hernandez laying the first stone. After 5 years of building, the stadium was opened and held its very first game on July 24, 1976. This day saw German Bundesliga champions Borussia Monchengladbach play the El Salvador national team, with the match ending 2-0 to the German side. On May 25, 1978, EDESSA agreed to and signed a 99 year lease of the stadium to CLIMA (Asociacion de Clubes de Liga Mayor A'). As a result, CLIMA is now the operator of the stadium, and controls what events are held there. The Stadium, with a capacity of over 44,000, is the largest football venue not onl...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=371973