Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
nickname = Templo Sagrado del Fútbol


fullname = Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
location = San Cristóbal, Venezuela
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built = 1975
opened = January 11, 1976
renovated = 2007
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owner = Instituto Nacional del Deporte
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surface = Grass
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tenants = Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club
seating_capacity = 38,755
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Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a multi-use stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club. The stadium holds 38,755 people. [http://www.deportivotachira.com/templo.html]

It is known as "the sacred temple of football" in Venezuela, for it is in this stadium where Venezuela has gotten some of its best football results, and it lies in the typically football-loving Andes region, which contrasts with much of the country, where baseball is more popular. Fact|date=March 2008

Copa América 2007

The stadium was one of the venues of the Copa América 2007, and held the following matches:

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qe1N4ppgh4 Video of the stadium under construction on 03/20/2007]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPzU6JFkabg Video of the stadium simulation]