Estadio Palogrande

Estadio Palogrande is a multi-purpose stadium in Manizales, Colombia with a capacity of 31,611.^[1] It is currently used mostly for football (soccer) matches as home venue of the Once Caldas, winners of the 2004 Copa Libertadores.

Palogrande Stadium

Estadio Palogrande inside
Location	Manizales, Colombia
Coordinates	5.056233°N 75.489807°W / 5.056233; -75.489807
Owner	Municipality of Manizales
Capacity	31,611[1]
Field size	110 x 70 m
Surface	Kikuyu Grass
Construction
Opened	1936 (first stadium) July 30, 1994 (1994-07-30) (current stadium)
Renovated	2010-2011, 2019 (current stadium)
Demolished	1993 (first stadium)
Construction cost	$ 5,500 million pesos (1994)
Architect	Jorge Gutiérrez Duque and Enrique Gómez Gómez
Tenants
Once Caldas

History

The first Palogrande was built in 1936 and demolished in 1993, and the current Palogrande was inaugurated in 1994.

With renovations made for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, the stadium capacity dropped from 42,678 to 32,000 people,^[2] although it was capped at 28,678 for the tournament.^[3]

External links

• Stadium picture Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
• Estadio Palogrande 1. (Inside)
• Estadio Palogrande 2. (Outside)

See also

• Lists of stadiums