Thursday, January 17, 2013

Estadio Monumental



Club: none
Opening: 1952
Capacity: 45,000 seats

The Estadio Monumental “U” is South America’s third largest football stadium.
Estadio Nacional got built in the early 1950s and was part of a series of large infrastructure projects instigated by then-President of the country Manuel A. Odría.
The stadium officially opened on the 27th of October 1952 with a friendly international between the national teams of Peru and Bolivia (0-1).
Estadio Nacional is the standard playing venue of the Peruvian national team, but has no club occupant.

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