Estadio Sixto Escobar

Estadio Sixto Escobar
Statue of Sixto Escobar at the stadium
Map
LocationAvenida Muñoz Rivera
Puerta de Tierra
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
Coordinates18°27′55″N 66°5′20″W / 18.46528°N 66.08889°W / 18.46528; -66.08889
Capacity9,400
OpenedNovember 12, 1935
Tenants
Cincinnati Reds (Spring Training) (NL) (1936)
Miami Marlins (IL) (1961)
Copa de Puerto Rico (2000)
River Plate Puerto Rico (USL Pro) (2011)
Estadio Sixto Escobar
Part ofPuerta de Tierra Historic District (ID100002936)
Designated CPOctober 15, 2019

Estadio Sixto Escobar is a multi-purpose stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The stadium was named after boxer Sixto Escobar, the first champion of Puerto Rico, in 1938.[1]

Originally built as a baseball venue, the stadium then became a frequent venue for football matches. In 1979, it was one of the three stadiums that served for the VIII Pan American Games held in San Juan. Nowadays, Sixto Escobar Stadium is the current home venue for C.A. San Juan.[2]

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