Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro

Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro
Earlier names
Estadio Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Estadio 10 de Mayo Estadio Serrano de Avila Estadio San Bonifacio
Data
place	Ibagué , Colombia
Coordinates	4 ° 25 '46 "  N , 75 ° 13' 6"  W Coordinates: 4 ° 25 '46 "  N , 75 ° 13' 6"  W.
owner	City of Ibagué
opening	1955
Renovations	1970 from 2000
surface	Natural grass
architect	Bernardo Telo
capacity	30,000
playing area	105 × 68
Societies)
Deportes Tolima

The Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro is a football stadium in the Colombian city ​​of Ibagué . It has space for 30,000 spectators and is the home of the Colombian first division club Deportes Tolima . The stadium is owned by the city of Ibagué.

history

Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro

Location of the stadium in Tolima

The Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro was completed in 1955 during the reign of the dictator Gustavo Rojas Pinilla and initially bore his name. After its removal on May 10, 1957, it was initially renamed Estadio 10 de Mayo . This was followed by renaming in Estadio Serrano de Avila , after the donor of the property, and in Estadio San Bonifacio , after the patron of the city. Eventually it was named after the two-time Colombian President Manuel Murillo Toro .

In 1981, ahead of a league match between Deportes Tolima and Deportivo Cali, there was a stadium accident in which 17 people died after part of a grandstand collapsed.

After construction, the stadium had a capacity of 8,000 spectators, which was later expanded to 18,000 seats. Today there is space for 30,000 spectators in the stadium.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro ( Memento of March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
2. ↑ Hace 25 años trágico partido en Ibagué entre Tolima y Cali ( Memento from June 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
3. ↑ Estadio Manuel Murillo Toro ( Memento of March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)