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El Coloso de Juan Díaz "The Colossus of Juan Díaz" | |
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| Former names | Estadio Revolución (1970–1993) |
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| Location | Panama City, Panama |
| Coordinates | 9°02′09″N79°28′10″W / 9.03583°N 79.46944°W /9.03583; -79.46944 |
| Owner | INDE |
| Operator | FEPAFUT |
| Capacity | 23,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 6, 1970 |
| Renovated | 2006–2010, 2023–2024 |
| Expanded | 2006–2010 |
| Builder | Panama Revolutionary Government |
| Tenants | |
TheRommel Fernández Gutiérrez Stadium (Spanish:Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez), named after the Panamanian football starRommel Fernández (1966–1993), is a multi-purpose stadium inPanama City. It is used for different sports, but mainlyfootball (soccer) games. It was inaugurated February 6, 1970, and was designed to accommodate theXI Central American and Caribbean Games in 1970. Through further reforms, the stadium reached its current capacity of 23,000 spectators all seated, the largest stadium in Panama. It is part of Sports CityIrving Saladino.
On April 4, 1976, it marked the debut of thePanama national team to make the run to the1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina. In Estadio Revolución, they took on Costa Rica and won surprisingly 3–2, with two goals from Agustin Sanchez and one from Luis Tapia. The most memorableANAPROF match was the final match played in the stadium in 1996, when more than 25,000 fans watchedSan Francisco F.C. take onPlaza Amador.
The original name of the stadium wasEstadio Revolución (meaning "Revolution Stadium"), but in 1993, it changed its name to Estadio Rommel Fernández in honour ofRommel Fernández Gutiérrez, a Panamanian soccer player who died in a car accident inAlbacete, Spain, on May 6 of that year. At that time, the stadium had a capacity of 22,000. The stadium is often used by LPF, Liga Panameña de Futbol.
In 2009, the stadium was totally renovated; its shape and facade were changed completely, more seats were installed as well as a new giant screen and a new athletics track, and it is fully air conditioned with modern equipment. It was the spearhead for IX Central American Sports Games 2010, in which the stadium was reopened in the opening ceremony of these games.
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