Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
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| Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel | |
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| La Meca, JRL, La Islandera | |
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| Location | Route 2, intersection with Route 5, Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| Built | 1973 |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Owner | Municipality of Bayamon |
| Surface | Grass(Natural) |
| Tenants | Puerto Rico Islanders(2004-present) Vaqueros de Bayamon(?-2002-03) |
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The Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium (Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel) is a 12,500 seat stadium at Route 2 and Route 5, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The stadium has easy access with one metro station (known as "Deportivo Station") on premises. Many fans living in the San Juan Metropolitan Area use this mode of transportation when attending the games. Metro fee is USD1.50 each way.
[edit] "Early Life"
Built in 1974 and originally used for baseball, it was home to the "Vaqueros de Bayamón" up until 2003 when the team ceased to exist.
[edit] "Soccer Life"
In 2003 with the Vaqueros folding the stadium seemed doom to be relegated to a youth stadium or demolition, but late that same year the stadium was reborn and was to be home for another professional club. But this time it would be as a soccer stadium. It had been chosen by the Puerto Rico Islanders as their new home. Its "L" shaped stands were not suited for the sport and it originally had an awkward feel to it since the stand behind the goal moves away from the pitch. Leading most of the fans to sit in the part of the stands that run parallel to the pitch.
Its also home to the Islanders B, a reserve team in the "Liga Premier de Puerto Rico" and the Lady Islanders female soccer team.
It has also played host to the CFU Club Championship Group C in 2006, where the Islanders played but lost to Trinidad and Tobago, W Connection 0-1 and the Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge in 2007.
[edit] "La Meca of Puerto Rican Futbol"
Over the 4 years that it has hosted the sport it has created an atmosphere that is unique to the stadium and the Islanders. People and players have been quoted saying that "The stadium and the fans give the feeling that they are playing to a crowd of 20,000 and not 5,000".
It has played host to the resurgence of soccer in Puerto Rico and has been given the nickname "La Meca", because it has been a key player in the sport rise to fame in the island. It is also called "JRL" by most fans as an abbreviation to its official name. Another name that has been used for the stadium is "La Islandera" since it's the home of the Islanders.
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