The Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui before called Estadio Luis Ramos, is a stadium located in the Venezuelan city of Puerto la Cruz, in the state of Anzoátegui. It was opened on December 8, 1965, by the former president of Venezuela, Raúl Leoni.
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 Copa America 2007 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 football and another one for FIFA, 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 Anzoátegui 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 and the stadium was complete.
2007 Copa América The stadium was one of the venues for the 2007 Copa América. The following tournament matches were played at the stadium:
DateTime (EDT)Team #1Res.Team #2Round4 July 200718:30 0–0 Group B 20:45 1–0 7 July 200720:50 1–6Quarter-finals
Concerts The following is an incomplete list of known foreign artists who have given concerts in the stadium:
Date Country Artist Tour July 18, 2008 Wisin & Yandel Los Extraterrestres World Tour November 6, 2011 Franco de Vita Tour Mira Más Allá March 7, 2012 Maná Drama y Luz World Tour July 4, 2012 Ricardo Arjona Metamorfosis World Tour June 13, 2012 Romeo Santos Formula, Vol. 1 World Tour
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