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Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo

Coordinates: 2°11′9.13″S 79°55′29.75″W / 2.1858694°S 79.9249306°W / -2.1858694; -79.9249306
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Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
El Monumental
El Coloso del Salado
El Templo
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Full nameEstadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
Former namesMonumental de Barcelona
LocationGuayaquil, Ecuador
Coordinates2°11′9.13″S 79°55′29.75″W / 2.1858694°S 79.9249306°W / -2.1858694; -79.9249306
OwnerBarcelona Sporting Club
OperatorBarcelona Sporting Club
Capacity59,283
57,267 (international)[1]
Field size105 x 70 meters
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Built1987
OpenedDecember 27, 1987
Construction cost$70,000,000
ArchitectJose Viteri
Tenants
Barcelona S.C. (1987–present)
Ecuador national football team (selected matches)

The Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha is a football stadium in the parish (municipality) of Tarqui in northern Guayaquil, Ecuador. An aerial lift or cable car to connect the stadium with the "Aerovia" Julian Coronel station in downtown Guayaquil was scheduled to start in 2021. The stadium is the home to Ecuadorian football club Barcelona SC. It has a capacity of 59,283,[2] which makes it the largest stadium in Ecuador.

History

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Club president Isidro Romero Carbo wanted Barcelona, at the time playing their home games at the Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, to have their own stadium.

The stadium was inaugurated on December 27, 1987. The first game was played against FC Barcelona of Spain, which Barcelona SC won 1-0. Barcelona invited many South American football celebrities, such as Pelé, to the inauguration; Pelé compared the stadium to the famous Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro:[citation needed]

Se o Maracanã é o maior estádio do mundo, o Monumental é um dos mais belos.
(If Maracanã is the largest stadium in the world, Monumental is one of the most beautiful in the world)

there is a golden plaque in the stadium celebrating this description.

There are healthcare facilities, clothing-and-souvenir shops, and restaurants, in a total area of about 5,100 m2. The football field is 105 metres long and 70 metres wide. The training field near the stadium is called Alternate Field Sigifredo Agapito Chuchuca in honor of one of the greatest midfielders in team history.

The stadium hosted 5 matches of the 1993 Copa América, including the final.

On January 2, 2008, president of Barcelona Eduardo Maruri signed a 4-year contract with Ecuadorian bank Banco Pichincha to have the stadium named after the bank. The contract was renewed but came to an end in 2015.[3]

Front view of the exterior in 2005

References

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  1. ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 82. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha (El Coloso del Salado)". StadiumDB.com – Database of Football Stadiums. 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo - Known more about Stadium Capacity, History & Recent Matches". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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