Estadio Modelo is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Guayaquil

Guayaquil

Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...

, Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

, owned by Fedeguayas. It is currently used mostly for football

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...

 matches and is the home stadium of Rocafuerte Fútbol Club

Rocafuerte Fútbol Club

Rocafuerte Fútbol Club is a football club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. They play in the Serie B, the second level of professional football in Ecuador.-Notable players:...

, Club 9 de Octubre

Club 9 de Octubre

Asociación Deportiva Nueve de Octubre, simply referred to as Nueve de Octubre, is a sports club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The club is best known for its football team.-History:The club was found on April 18, 1926 as Club 9 de Octubre...

, Club Sport Patria

Club Sport Patria

Club Sport Patria is a soccer club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Patria was one of the first football clubs founded in Ecuador and right now it is the oldest team in existence in the country.-History:...

, Club Deportivo Everest

Club Deportivo Everest

Club Deportivo Everest is an Ecuadorian football team based in Guayaquil. They currently play in the third-level Segunda Categoría, but have spent ten seasons in the top-flight Serie A....

, Calvi Fútbol Club, Panamá Sporting Club

Panamá Sporting Club

Panamá Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian football club based in Guayaquil. Founded in 1923, it plays in the Segunda Categoría. The club is named after the Panama Canal.-Honors:Regional*Guayaquil Championship :1938, 1939, 1941National...

 and Club Sport Norteamérica. The stadium holds 42,000. It was built and opened in 1959.

After the loss of Alberto Spencer

Alberto Spencer

Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera was an Ecuadorian football player, regarded as the best of his country. He is probably best known for his still-standing record for scoring the most goals in the Copa Libertadores, the most important club tournament in South America...

the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol decided to change the name of the stadium to Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera.