Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo

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Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Templo Sagrado del Fútbol

Full name	Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
Location	San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Built	1975
Opened	January 11, 1976
Renovated	2007
Owner	Instituto Nacional del Deporte
Surface	Grass
Tenants	Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club
Capacity	38,755

Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a multi-use stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 38,755 people. [1]

It is known as "the sacred temple of football" in Venezuela, for it is in this stadium where Venezuela has gotten some of its best football results, and it lies in the typically football-loving Andes region, which contrasts with much of the country, where baseball is more popular.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Copa América 2007

The stadium was one of the venues of the Copa América 2007, and held the following matches:

Date	Time(EDT)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
2007-06-26	20.45	Venezuela	2-2	Bolivia	Group A
2007-06-30	16.00	Bolivia	0-1	Uruguay	Group A
2007-07-30	20.45	Venezuela	2-0	Peru	Group A
2007-07-07	18.00	Venezuela	1-4	Uruguay	Quarter Finals