Estadio Luis Franzini

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Estadio Luis Franzini
The Estadio Luis Franzini in Montevideo
The Estadio Luis Franzini in Montevideo
Data
place UruguayUruguay Montevideo , Uruguay
Coordinates 34 ° 54 ′ 59 ″  S , 56 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 34 ° 54 ′ 59 ″  S , 56 ° 10 ′ 0 ″  W
opening 1963
capacity 18,000 seats
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The Estadio Luis Franzini is a football stadium located in the Parque Rodó district of the Uruguayan capital Montevideo .

The stadium, located on Avenida Julio Herrera y Reissig No. 687 and inaugurated in 1963, now holds 18,000 spectators. The local football club Defensor Sporting Club plays its home games here. The stadium was closed in the 1997/98 season and reopened for the following season as Nuevo Estadio Luis Franzini .

Web links

  • Entry on worldstadiums.com (English)

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.worldstadiums.com/south_america/countries/uruguay.shtml