Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Encyclopedia
The Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano de Mérida or Estadio Metropolitano is a soccer
stadium located in the city of Mérida
in Venezuela
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It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007
and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005. The stadium is part of a major sports complex, called Cinco Águilas Blancas located in the south of the city, in a zone called Urbanizacion Hacienda.
Its construction started in 2005 when it was decided that Mérida was going to be a subvenue for the National Venezuelan Games in that same year and for the Copa America 2007. 165 days later after construction started, the stadium was opened momentarily on December 7, 2005 for the opening of the National Games with only one seating area built, out of 4 and 2 more minor seating areas, giving the event a capacity for 16,000 people.
After the National Games finished, the stadium was temporarily closed for an inspection, then after building a big part of the stadium in so little time, the government of Mérida gave 30,000,000 bolivares to the contracters of the stadium. The government starts in January 2006 an audit to determine the costs of the stadium for the government determining that the initial cost (150,000,000 bolivares) was not enough and that it had to be raised to 230,000,000 bolivares (US$ 107,274,982) to finish the stadium and to be able in participate in the Copa America 2007.
(52,000 persons), José Pachencho Romero
of Maracaibo (46,000 persons) and the Polideportivo Cachamay
in Puerto Ordaz (42,500 persons) with a capacity of 42,200, distributed in 4 stands of 50,000 m².
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
stadium located in the city of Mérida
Mérida, Mérida
Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, Venezuela, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the principal cities of the Venezuelan Andes...
in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
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It was built to be one venues of the Copa America 2007
Copa América 2007
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams...
and it would also serve as one of the venues for the National Games of Venezuela Andes 2005. The stadium is part of a major sports complex, called Cinco Águilas Blancas located in the south of the city, in a zone called Urbanizacion Hacienda.
History
After the National Games finished, the stadium was temporarily closed for an inspection, then after building a big part of the stadium in so little time, the government of Mérida gave 30,000,000 bolivares to the contracters of the stadium. The government starts in January 2006 an audit to determine the costs of the stadium for the government determining that the initial cost (150,000,000 bolivares) was not enough and that it had to be raised to 230,000,000 bolivares (US$ 107,274,982) to finish the stadium and to be able in participate in the Copa America 2007.
Description
This is the fourth largest stadium in Venezuela behind the Estadio Monumental of MaturínEstadio Monumental de Maturín
The Estadio Monumental de Maturín is the largest stadium in Venezuela by seating capacity, with 51,796 spectators. It was one of the venues of the 2007 Copa America...
(52,000 persons), José Pachencho Romero
Estadio José Pachencho Romero
The José "Pachencho" Romero Stadium is a sports stadium in Maracaibo, capital of the Zulia state, in Venezuela. The stadium holds 40,800 spectators...
of Maracaibo (46,000 persons) and the Polideportivo Cachamay
Polideportivo Cachamay
The Polideportivo Cachamay or Centro Total de Entretenimiento Cachamay is a multipurpose stadium located on Avenida Guayana in Puerto Ordaz Bolivar State, Venezuela...
in Puerto Ordaz (42,500 persons) with a capacity of 42,200, distributed in 4 stands of 50,000 m².
Copa America 2007
The stadium was one of the venues for the Copa America 2007, hosting three matches from Group A of said competition.| Date | Time(EDT) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-26 | 18.00 | 0-3 | Group A | ||
| 2007-07-03 | 18.30 | 2-2 | Group A | ||
| 2007-07-03 | 20.45 | 0-0 | Group A |