Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (Costa Rica National Stadium) was a multi-use

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in La Sabana, San José,

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. It was used mostly for

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matches. The stadium held 25,000 and was built in 1924. It was replaced by the current National Stadium in 2011. The stadium played host to

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Benefit Concert on September 13, 1988. The show was headlined by

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& The E Street Band

Lasts Numbers

Last Development Summer Final Quarters (2007) match between UCR and Brujas FC Last Penalty Reynaldo Parks ( UCR) at minute 77. Last Official Goal The Brazilian, Ronio Martins ( UCR) at minute 93. Last Result UCR 2 - Brujas FC 3

References

External links

''World Stadiums'' page

Football venues in San José, Costa Rica Athletics (track and field) venues in Costa Rica Defunct football venues in Costa Rica {{CostaRica-sports-venue-stub