Estadio Supicci
Encyclopedia
Estadio Suppici is a multi-use stadium
in Colonia, Uruguay
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 12,000 people. The stadiums is named after Alberto Suppici
, coach of Uruguay national football team
during the 1930 World Cup
. It is the home stadium of Plaza Colonia
and hosted matches during the 2003 South American Youth Championship
.
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...
in Colonia, 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 12,000 people. The stadiums is named after Alberto Suppici
Alberto Suppici
Alberto Horacio Suppici Sedes was coach of the Uruguay team during the 1930 FIFA World Cup, leading the host nation to victory in the first ever FIFA World Cup. Suppici is known as el Profesor...
, coach of Uruguay national football team
Uruguay national football team
The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...
during the 1930 World Cup
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
. It is the home stadium of Plaza Colonia
Plaza Colonia
Club Plaza are a football club from Colonia in Uruguay. They currently play in the Uruguayan 2nd Division.- History :Plaza are the most successful team from the department of Colonia. They gained their affiliation with AUF in 2000...
and hosted matches during the 2003 South American Youth Championship
2003 South American Youth Championship
-Group B:-Results:-----------------Final group:-Results:-----------------Top scorers:8 goals Fernando Cavenaghi4 goals Dagoberto Jaime Ruiz Dante López Erwin Ávalos...
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