Estadio Rommel Fernández

The Estadio Olímpico Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, named after the Panamanian football star Rommel Fernández (1966–1993), is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City. It is used for different sports, but mainly football (soccer) games. It was inaugurated February 6, 1970, and was designed to accommodate the XI 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 City Irving Saladino.

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Estadio Olímpico Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez
El Coloso de Juan Díaz "The Colossus of Juan Díaz"


Former names	Estadio Revolución (1970–1993)
Location	Panama City, Panama
Coordinates	9°02′09″N 79°28′10″W
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
Panama national football team (1970–present) Tauro F.C. (1984–present)

Early history

On April 4, 1976, it marked the debut of the Panama national team to make the run to the 1978 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 memorable ANAPROF match was the final match played in the stadium in 1996, when more than 25,000 fans watched San Francisco F.C. take on Plaza Amador.

The original name of the stadium was Estadio Revolución (meaning "Revolution Stadium"), but in 1993, it changed its name to Estadio Rommel Fernández in honour of Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez, a Panamanian soccer player who died in a car accident in Albacete, 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.

Recent history

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.

Estadio Rommel Fernández

History

Early history

Recent history

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