La Catedral del Fútbol "The Cathedral of Football" | |
Full name | Alejandro Morera Soto |
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Former names | Estadio Municipal de Alajuela (1942–1966) |
Location | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
Coordinates | 10°1′18″N 84°12′33″W / 10.02167°N 84.20917°W |
Owner | LD Alajuelense |
Operator | LD Alajuelense |
Capacity | 18,895[1] |
Field size | 105 m × 74 m (115 yd × 81 yd) |
Surface | Hybrid Grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1940 |
Opened | January 18, 1942 |
Tenants | |
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (1938–present) |
The Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto is a football stadium in El Llano neighborhood of Alajuela, Costa Rica, which is the home of Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, one of the most successful football clubs from Costa Rica. It also serves as the home ground of Carmelita, who rent the stadium from Alajuelense.[2]
The stadium, which has a capacity of 18,895 people, is named after Alejandro Morera Soto, a notable former player of LD Alajuelense, FC Barcelona, and Hércules CF.