Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (2011) facts for kids
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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 |
| Capacity | 35,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2009 - 2011 |
| Opened | March 26, 2011 |
| Construction cost | 110 million US Dollars |
| General contractor | Anhui Foreign Economic Construction |
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| Costa Rica national football team | |
The National Stadium of Costa Rica (Spanish: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) is a multi-purpose stadium. It is mostly used for football matches. The stadium is in San José, Costa Rica. It is the largest stadium in Costa Rica and one of the largest in Central America. It holds about 35,000 people. It is the home ground of the Costa Rica national football team. The stadium was opened in 2011. It was built in the same place where the old national stadium (built in 1924) was located.
The stadium is the only venue of the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.
Images for kids
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The stadium during the inauguration ceremony
See also
In Spanish: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica para niños
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