The Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha is a football stadium in the parish (municipality) of Tarqui in northern Guayaquil , Ecuador . An aerial lift or cable car to connect the stadium with the " Aerovia " Julian Coronel station in downtown Guayaquil was scheduled to start in 2021. The stadium is the home to Ecuadorian football club Barcelona SC . It has a capacity of 59,283, which makes it the largest stadium in Ecuador.
5-510: Club president Isidro Romero Carbo wanted Barcelona, at the time playing their home games at the Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera , to have their own stadium. The stadium was inaugurated on December 27, 1987. The first game was played against FC Barcelona of Spain, which Barcelona SC won 1-0. Barcelona invited many South American football celebrities, such as Pelé , to the inauguration; Pelé compared
10-404: Is 105 metres long and 70 metres wide. The training field near the stadium is called Alternate Field Sigifredo Agapito Chuchuca in honor of one of the greatest midfielders in team history. The stadium hosted 5 matches of the 1993 Copa América , including the final. On January 2, 2008, president of Barcelona Eduardo Maruri signed a 4-year contract with Ecuadorian bank Banco Pichincha to have
15-715: The stadium named after the bank. The contract was renewed but came to an end in 2015. Estadio Modelo 02°10′43.90″S 79°53′39.73″W / 2.1788611°S 79.8943694°W / -2.1788611; -79.8943694 Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer , also known as just Estadio Modelo , is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil , Ecuador . It is currently used mostly for association football matches and it sometimes hosts games of Rocafuerte Fútbol Club , Club 9 de Octubre , Club Sport Patria , Club Deportivo Everest , Calvi Fútbol Club , Panamá Sporting Club and Club Sport Norteamérica . The stadium holds 42,000, and
20-501: The stadium to the famous Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro: Se o Maracanã é o maior estádio do mundo, o Monumental é um dos mais belos. (If Maracanã is the largest stadium in the world, Monumental is one of the most beautiful in the world) there is a golden plaque in the stadium celebrating this description. There are healthcare facilities, clothing-and-souvenir shops, and restaurants, in a total area of about 5,100 m. The football field
25-594: Was opened in July 1959. After the death of Copa Libertadores all-time top scorer and Ecuadorian national Alberto Spencer in November 2006, the Ecuadorian Football Federation renamed the stadium in his honor to Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera . The stadium was one of the hosts in the 2001 South American U-20 Championship . Colombian singer Shakira performed a sold-out concert at
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