Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano is a multi-purpose stadium
in San Pedro Sula
, Honduras
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and also has facilities for athletics
. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000.
It was built in 1997 for the Central American Olympic Games.
This stadium was built by Jerónimo Sandoval, mostly known by "Chombo Sandoval", he was the organizer of the 1997 Central American Olympic Games in San Pedro Sula, which caused many controversies. The stadium, which is the largest in the country, is the home for the Honduras national football team
. Most of the games against other football teams are played in this stadium than the "National Stadium". Important matches as well as friendlies are played here.
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 San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...
, Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
. 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 also has facilities for athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
. The stadium has a capacity of 40,000.
It was built in 1997 for the Central American Olympic Games.
This stadium was built by Jerónimo Sandoval, mostly known by "Chombo Sandoval", he was the organizer of the 1997 Central American Olympic Games in San Pedro Sula, which caused many controversies. The stadium, which is the largest in the country, is the home for the Honduras national football team
Honduras national football team
The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras...
. Most of the games against other football teams are played in this stadium than the "National Stadium". Important matches as well as friendlies are played here.