Stadion Ergilio Hato
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Stadion Ergilio Hato is a multi-purpose stadium
in Willemstad, Curaçao
. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou (SDK) and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators.
The stadium is currently used mostly for football
matches, also being the home ground of the Curacao national football team
. It is named after Ergilio Hato
, a legendary football player from the island.
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 Willemstad, Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou (SDK) and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 15,000 spectators.
The stadium 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, also being the home ground of the Curacao national football team
Curaçao national football team
The Curaçao national football team is the official football team for Curaçao, under the control of the Curaçao Football Federation.-History:Although not a sovereign state, Curaçao appeared on the FIFA member list in March 2011, as successor of the Netherlands Antilles, which had been dissolved ...
. It is named after Ergilio Hato
Ergilio Hato
Ergilio Hato , also known as 'Pantera Negra' , was a legendary goalkeeper from Curaçao and the Caribbean Soccer in the former Netherlands Antilles. Although his was well known in the Caribbean and beyond, he refused to become a professional football player...
, a legendary football player from the island.