Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
| Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | |
|---|---|
| El Olímpico | |
| Earlier names | |
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Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte (until 2004) |
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| Data | |
| place |
 Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
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| Coordinates | 18 ° 28 '49.6 " N , 69 ° 55' 7.2" W |
| opening | 1974 |
| Renovations | 2003 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 35,000 seats (sporting events) 60,000 seats (concerts) |
| Capacity (internat.) | 27,000 |
| Societies) | |
| Events | |
The Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez is a football stadium with an athletics facility in Santo Domingo , the capital of the Dominican Republic . It was built on the occasion of the 12th Central American and Caribbean Games in 1974. The stadium is part of a sports complex called Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, which was built between 1966 and 1974 .
The stadium is mainly used for the games of the national soccer team of the Dominican Republic as well as the local soccer clubs Club Barcelona Atlético and FC Bauger . It is also used for athletics competitions and concerts . The capacity for sporting events is 27,000 spectators, but up to 35,000 have been in the stadium at times. 60,000 spectators are possible for concerts.
At the XIV Pan-American Games in 2003 , athletics competitions and football games were held here.
The former Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte was renamed in 2004. It bears its current name after Félix Sánchez , the 400-meter hurdles Olympic champion in 2004 and 2012 .
Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte
The complex has 18 major sports facilities. With 20 million DOP construction costs (1974), it now includes the stadium and a. an athletics track , a multi-purpose sports hall , a swimming stadium , a cycling track , software and baseball fields , two volleyball halls , a judo hall and a tennis court on an area of 722,000 square meters .
For the Pan American Games in 2003 , the facility was renovated and expanded for 449.7 million DOPs (approx. 9 million euros ).
Web links
- Federación Dominicana de Fútbol: Instalaciones (Spanish)
- colimdo.org: History of the sports complex (Spanish)
- stadionwelt.de: Image of the stadium
Individual evidence
- ↑ europlan-online.de: data on the stadium
- ↑ colimdo.org: History of the Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish)
