Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
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Tegucigalpa | |
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National Stadium: 'Tiburcio Carias Andino' of Tegucigalpa. |
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Full name | Estadio Nacional de Tegucigalpa |
Location | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Opened | March 15, 1948 |
Owner | Tegucigalpa Municipality |
Tenants | Club Deportivo Olimpia Club Deportivo Motagua |
Capacity | 35,000 |
Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino is a multi-use stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.
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The National Stadium of Tegucigalpa was built during the administration of dictator Tiburcio Carias Andino. The stadium has a capacity crowd of 35,000 people and its home to Club Deportivo Olimpia and Club Deporivo Motagua. In 1981 This stadium was host to 6 CONCACAF nations (Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Canada, Haiti and Cuba) for Spain 1982's final round of World Cup qualifying soccer games.
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