Estadio Olímpico (Montevideo)
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Estadio Olímpico is a multi-use stadium
located in the neighbourhood of Cerro
in Montevideo
, Uruguay
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 9,500 people and was built in 1923. It is the home stadium of Rampla Juniors
.
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located in the neighbourhood of Cerro
Cerro
Cerro may refer to:in Bolivia:* Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi, Boliviain Italy:*Cerro , a subdivision of Bottanuco in the province of Bergamo*Cerro al Lambro, in the province of Milano...
in Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
, Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. 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. The stadium holds 9,500 people and was built in 1923. It is the home stadium of Rampla Juniors
Rampla Juniors
Rampla Juniors Fútbol Club, usually known simply as Rampla Juniors is an Uruguayan football club based in Montevideo.-Origin and colours:...
.