- Estadio Metropolitano
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stadium_name = Estadio Metropolitano
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location = Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez
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broke_ground = 1975
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opened = 1986
renovated = 2001
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former_names = Estadio Metropolitano
tenants =Atletico Junior ,Colombia national football team (until 2006)
seating_capacity = 60,000
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scoreboard =Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Melendez is a multi-use
All-seater stadium inBarranquilla ,Colombia . It is the home stadium of local football teamAtlético Junior The stadium holds 60,000, making it the largest in Colombia. It was built for the failed Colombian World Cup bid in 1986. It was inaugurated in1986 with a game between Uruguay and Atletico Junior, which the Uruguayans won 2-1. The first official name of the stadium was "Estadio Metropolitano", which was changed around 1991 in order to honor a hero of Colombian football, Roberto Melendez. This was the official stadium for the national football team of Colombia, until 2006. The stadium was most recently refurbished in2001 .Shakira has performed here.
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