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El Monumental El Coloso del Salado El Templo | |
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| Full name | Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha |
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| Former names | Monumental de Barcelona |
| Location | Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Coordinates | 2°11′9.13″S 79°55′29.75″W / 2.1858694°S 79.9249306°W |
| Owner | Barcelona Sporting Club |
| Operator | Barcelona Sporting Club |
| Capacity | 59,283 57,267 (international)[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 70 meters |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1987 |
| Opened | December 27, 1987 |
| Construction cost | $70,000,000 |
| Architect | Jose Viteri |
| Tenants | |
| Barcelona S.C. (1987–present) Ecuador national football team (selected matches) | |
The Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha is a football stadium in the parish (municipality) of Tarqui in northern Guayaquil, Ecuador. An aerial lift or cable car to connect the stadium with the "Aerovia" Julian Coronel station in downtown Guayaquil was scheduled to start in 2021. The stadium is the home to Ecuadorian football club Barcelona SC. It has a capacity of 59,283,[2] which makes it the largest stadium in Ecuador.
- ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 82. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha (El Coloso del Salado)". StadiumDB.com – Database of Football Stadiums. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.