Estadio Panamericano, Havana
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| Location | Havana, Cuba |
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| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Tenants | |
| 1991 Pan American Games | |
Estadio Panamericano (Stade Panaméricain de La Havane) is a multi-use stadium located near Cojimar near Havana, Cuba. It is used mostly for athletics, baseball and alternate site for the Cuba national football team.
The stadium is surrounded by a park and faces nearby Boca de Cojimar (Havana Bay).
Seating is mainly open air with a partially covered grandstand to the east side.
Surrounding the football field is an oval track.
It was first used as the main stadium for the 1991 Pan American Games. The stadium opened August 1, 1991 and is able to hold 34,000 people (can had expanded capacity to 50,000).[1]
It served as the site of an episode of the American version of Top Gear in 2016. The episode showed the stadium in disrepair and mostly abandoned.
Renovations
The stadium was renovated in 2008 with an artificial turf replacing the original grass turf.
References
| Preceded by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis |
Pan American Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies 1991 |
Succeeded by Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata |
Coordinates: 23°9′27″N 82°19′00″W / 23.15750°N 82.31667°W