Stadion Ergilio Hato (, also in

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: ''Sentro Deportivo Korsou SDK'') is a

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Willemstad Willemstad ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was the cap ...

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. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou (SDK) and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is named after

Ergilio Hato Ergilio Pedro Hato (7 November 1926 – 18 December 2013), also known as Pantera Negra (Black Panther), was a goalkeeper from Curaçao in the former Netherlands Antilles. He was well known in the Caribbean and his reputation achieved beyond the b ...

, a legendary

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player from the island. The stadium is currently used mostly for

matches, also being the home ground of the Curaçao national football team, successor of the

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. The clubs using the ground are CRKSV Jong Holland, CRKSV Jong Colombia and

RKSV Centro Dominguito RKSV Centro Dominguito is a professional football club based in Willemstad, playing in the first division of Curaçao League. Honours Official trophies (recognized by CONCACAF and FIFA) National * Sekshon Pagá (6): ::1987, 2012, 2013, 2015, 20 ...

. Originally the stadium was used as the home of the Netherlands Antilles National Team, which was disbanded when this entity disappeared in 2010. The stadium underwent a series of renovations in 2013 to improve its

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and make it more suitable for the international competitions it usually hosts. It hosted CONCACAF Nations League matches in 2019 and 2020.

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