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Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo

Football stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Summary

Football stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador

Field	Value
name	Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
nickname	El Monumental
El Coloso del Salado
El Templo
image	Estadio BSC.jpg
image_size	300px
fullname	Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha
location	Guayaquil, Ecuador
coordinates
elevation	10 m (32.8 ft)
built	1987
opened	December 27, 1987
owner	Barcelona Sporting Club
operator	Barcelona Sporting Club
surface	Grass
construction_cost	$70,000,000
architect	Jose Viteri
former_names	Monumental de Barcelona
tenants	Barcelona S.C. (1987–present)
Ecuador national football team (selected matches)
capacity	57,267
57,267 (international)
dimensions	105 x 70 meters
scoreboard	Yes

El Coloso del Salado El Templo Ecuador national football team (selected matches) 57,267 (international)

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 57,267, which makes it the largest stadium in Ecuador. It is located at 10 meters (32,8 feet) above sea level.

History

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 Peñarol of Uruguay, which Barcelona SC lost 1-3. Barcelona invited many South American football celebrities, such as Pelé, to the inauguration; Pelé compared the stadium to the famous Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro: 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 m2. The football field 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 the stadium named after the bank. The contract was renewed but came to an end in 2015.

References

(3 April 2023). "Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022". CONMEBOL.
(2013). "Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha (El Coloso del Salado)".
"Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo - Known more about Stadium Capacity, History & Recent Matches".

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