Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Tegucigalpa
nickname = Nacional


caption = National Stadium: 'Tiburcio Carias Andino' of Tegucigalpa.
fullname = Estadio Nacional de Tegucigalpa
location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
built =
opened = March 15, 1948
closed =
demolished =
owner = Tegucigalpa Municipality
operator =
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former_names =
tenants = Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Motagua
seating_capacity = 35,000
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Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino is a multi-use stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.

History

The National Stadium of Tegucigalpa was built during the administration of dictator Tiburcio Carias Andino. The stadium has a capacity crowd of 35,000 people and its home to Club Deportivo Olimpia and Club Deporivo Motagua. In 1981 This stadium was host to 6 CONCACAF nations (Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Canada, Haiti and Cuba) for Spain 1982's final round of World Cup qualifying soccer games.

External links

* [http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/middle_america/honduras/tegucigalpa_andino.shtml "World Stadiums" page]
* [http://www.fussballtempel.net/concacaf/HON/Tiburcio.html Fussballtempel.net - Photo gallery]