Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Estadio Nacional
nickname =


location = San José
coordinates =
broke_ground = 2008
opened = "2010"
surface = Grass
Constructor =
construction_cost = 72 million US Dollars
seating_capacity = 40,000

Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (Costa Rica National Stadium) was a multi-use stadium in La Sabana, San José, Costa Rica that was mostly used for football matches. The stadium held 25,000 people and was built in 1926.

The Chinese government will finance a new Stadium with a capacity of 35,000 people. Demolition began after the match between UCR (Universidad de Costa Rica) and Brujas FC and 200M event where Nery Brenes made a new national record (20:28 seconds). The new stadium is planned to be completed in 2010.

The construction of the stadium forms part of the agreements signed between the presidents of Costa Rica and China, Oscar Arias and Hu Jintao, respectively, during Arias' first visit to the Asian country in October, 2007. The construction will begin in November 2008.

Last Numbers

Last Development

Summer Quarter Finals match between UCR and Brujas FC

Last Penalty

Reynaldo Parks (UCR) at minute 77.Last Official Goal

The Brazilian, Ronio Martins (UCR ) at minute 93.

Last Result

UCR 2 - Brujas FC 3

External links

* [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_america/costa_rica/sabana_nacional.shtml "World Stadiums" page]
* [http://www.fussballtempel.net/concacaf/CRC/Nacional_San_Jose.html Fussballtempel.net - Photo gallery]