La Joya de La Sabana "The Jewel of The Savanna"[1] | |
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| Location | San José |
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| Coordinates | 9°56′11″N 84°6′28″W / 9.93639°N 84.10778°W |
| Owner | Government of Costa Rica |
| Capacity | 35,062 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2008 |
| Built | 2009–2011 |
| Opened | March 26, 2011 |
| Construction cost | US$110 million |
| General contractor | Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Group |
| Tenants | |
| Costa Rica national football team (2011–present) | |
The National Stadium of Costa Rica (Spanish: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) is a multi-purpose stadium in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San José, Costa Rica. It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in Central America.[3] The stadium was completed in early 2011 and officially opened its doors to the public on March 26 of that year, with a capacity of 35,175 seats.[2][3] The stadium replaced the original National Stadium (built 100 years ago), and is the home stadium of the Costa Rican national football team.[4]
It has one high-definition, 160-square-metre (1,700 sq ft) video screen located in the southern section of the stadium, along with a smaller, monochromatic screen. A second monochromatic screen (of the same dimensions) is in the northern section.[5]
The stadium hosted matches during the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, including the opening game, the third place match and the Final, as well as matches during the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, including the opening game and the Final.
The Estadio Nacional hosted the kickoff show of Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour, due to the green credentials of the country.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Destination - San José". FIFA.com. FIFA. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b Pinto afirma que la Selección jugará en el estadio Saprissa La Nación, 2012-11-07. (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Costa Rica’s 35,000-seat National Stadium opens Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine Tico Times, 2011-03-25.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Levantan la primera gradería del nuevo Estadio Nacionalwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Estadio Nacional tendrá pantalla de 140 metros HD - DEPORTES - la Nación". Archived from the original on 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2012-12-03.