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Estadio General Pablo Rojas

Stadium in Asunción, Paraguay

Field	Value
name	Estadio General Pablo Rojas
nickname	La Olla, Olla Azulgrana, La Nueva Olla (Since 2017)
fullname	Estadio General Pablo Rojas
former_names	Estadio Adriano Irala
image	File:Estadio General Pablo Rojas.jpg
location	Asunción, Paraguay
owner	Cerro Porteño
opened
expanded	2015–2017
surface	Grass
dimensions	105 × 70 m
tenants	Cerro Porteño (1970–present)
Paraguay national football team (selected matches)
seating_capacity	45,000
renovated	1980, 1999, 2009, 2015-2017
coordinates

Paraguay national football team (selected matches)

Estadio General Pablo Rojas, locally known as La Olla or La Nueva Olla and for sponsorship reasons known as Estadio ueno La Nueva Olla, is a football stadium in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, Paraguay. It is the home of Cerro Porteño. The stadium's nickname, La Olla, meaning The Pot in English, was given by the club's former president, General Pablo Rojas, after whom the stadium was named following his death. The stadium was used during the 1999 Copa América, hosting a Group C fixture between Uruguay and Colombia. The stadium seats slighty over 45,000 spectators and has balconies, car parking, food courts and canteens in all sectors.

History

Estadio General Pablo Rojas prior to the renovation and expansion

The stadium hosted its first game on 24 May 1970, a 2-1 victory for Porteño over Club Silvio Pettirossi. It underwent renovations in 1980, 2009 and between 2015 and 2017. For many years after its opening, the stadium, the south-eastern part remained unfinished. This was due to a house blocking its construction, whose owners refused to sell it. That was until 38 years later, in 2009, allowing the stadium to be fully completed.

2015–2017 renovation

The renovation design between 2015 and 2017 was creazted by Alfredo Angulo in order to increase the stadiums capacity from 37,000 to 45,000 people. During the 2015 reconstruction, the playing field was significantly lowered, which enabled the first ever field-level private boxes in Paraguay. Its grandstand was demolished to add a 5,000-seat upper tier to the north stand and a smaller upper tier was created above the east and south stands. Its main grandstand gained floor space and dozens of skyboxes, which played crucial role in the financing of the entire scheme. The stadium was smoothened significantly and remained asymmetric. Members of the club's barra brava worked for 18-months on the stadium's construction to help create a stronger bond between the fans and the stadium.

Exterior view of the General Pablo Rojas Stadium in 2020

The renovated stadium was reinaugurated on 19 August 2017 with a ceremony that CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez attended. Following the ceremony, a friendly match was played between Cerro Porteño and Argentine club Boca Juniors. Boca won the match 2–1.

Concerts

Country	Artist	Date	Tour
Puerto Rico	Daddy Yankee	March 16, 2019	Con Calma Tour
USA	Black Eyed Peas	October 10, 2019	The Masters of the Sun
Mexico	Marco Antonio Solís	October 22, 2022	Qué ganas de verte!
Puerto Rico	Bad Bunny	November 11, 2022	World's Hottest Tour
Mexico	Maná	February 16, 2024	México lindo y querido Tour
Mexico	Luis Miguel	March 20, 2024	Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24
Colombia	Karol G	May 2, 2024	Mañana Será Bonito Tour

References

"Estadio General Pablo Rojas (La Olla Monumental) –". Stadiumdb.com.
"Estadio General Pablo Rojas (La Olla Monumental) – StadiumDB.com".
"La Nación / Estadio General Pablo Rojas - OJO Galería".
(9 August 2017). "Más monumental que nunca".
(5 July 2016). "Una Olla monumental". [[ABC Color]].
(29 July 2016). "Presentan ampliación de la 'Nueva Olla'". Hoy.
(8 February 2017). ""La nueva Olla" en números". [[La Nación (Paraguay).
(19 August 2017). "Cerro Porteño estrena su majestuoso estadio "La Nueva Olla"". Conmebol - Sitio Oficial de la Conmebol.

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