Estadio Rommel Fernández

Estadio Rommel Fernández
	The Estadio Rommel Fernández after the renovation in 2010
Earlier names
	Estadio Revolución (1970-1993)
Data
place	Panama City , Panama
Coordinates	9 ° 2 ′ 9 ″ N , 79 ° 28 ′ 10 ″ W Coordinates: 9 ° 2 ′ 9 ″ N , 79 ° 28 ′ 10 ″ W
owner	Instituto Nacional de Deportes de Panamá (PANDeportes)
operator	Federación Panameña de Fútbol (FEPAFUT)
opening	February 6, 1970
Renovations	2006-2010
surface	Natural grass
costs	25.5 million US dollars (renovation 2010)
architect	Octavio Méndez Guardia (1970) ; Panama University of Technology (2010)
capacity	32,000 seats
playing area	105 × 68 m
Societies)
	Panamanian national soccer team;
Events
	11th Central American and Caribbean Games 1970; 1973 Bolivar Games; UNCAF Nations Cup 2003; Central American Games 2010; Copa Centroamericana 2011; Copa Centroamericana 2017;

The Estadio Rommel Fernández is a football stadium with an athletics facility in Panama City , Central American , which is mainly used for football matches.

history

It was built as the Estadio Revolución for the 11th Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970 and put into service on February 6 of that year. In 1993 the stadium got its current name. He commemorates Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez who was killed in a car accident on May 6, 1993 . He was the first footballer in his country to play in a European professional league, the Spanish Primera División . Between 2006 and 2010 the sports facility was completely renovated, expanded by 15,000 seats and now offers visitors 32,000 seats including the 126 boxes .

The stadium is part of the Ciudad Deportiva Irving Saladino.