The Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui before called Estadio Luis Ramos, is a stadium located in the Venezuelan city of

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, in the state of

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. It was opened on December 8, 1965, by the former president of Venezuela,

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Overview

The old stadium that occupied the area was demolished and construction for a new stadium started from scratch. A modern stadium was needed to be a venue for the

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soccer tournament. The stadium has a spectator capacity of 37,485 with multiple levels, a closed circuit security system, two police stations inside the stadium, four locker rooms, four temporal offices, an office for the Venezuelan Federation of

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and another one for

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, an anti-doping room, two changing rooms for athletes, a gym, an auditorium for 200 people, eight food shops, a central control station, a nursery, a roof for the locations of television cameras, restaurant and a VIP Bar, four elevators and 24 transmission cabins. In July 2006, the Legislative branch of

approved 25 hundred million bolivares to speed up the works of the stadium in which have been invested 100 million bolivares. After the Copa América 2007 finished, the stadium started works on the final touches of the stadium. In March 2008, the roof was finally finished.

Copa América 2007

The stadium was one of the venues for the

. The following tournament games were played at the stadium:

Concerts

The following is an incomplete list of known foreign artists who have given concerts in the stadium:

References

External links

* Football venues in Venezuela Sport in Puerto la Cruz Buildings and structures in Anzoátegui Buildings and structures in Barcelona, Venezuela Sports venues completed in 1965 1965 establishments in Venezuela Athletics (track and field) venues in Venezuela {{Venezuela-sports-venue-stub