General Santander Stadium (''Estadio General Santander)'' is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Cúcuta
Cúcuta (), officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Easte ...
,
Colombia. It is currently used mostly for
football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 42,901 people. It is named in honour of
Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña ( Villa del Rosario, Norte de Santander, Colombia, April 2, 1792 – Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia, May 6, 1840), was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independ ...
.
Sports venues completed in 1948
Football venues in Colombia
Multi-purpose stadiums in Colombia
Estadio General Santander
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