Estadio Miguel Grau (Callao)
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Estadio Miguel Grau is a multi-use stadium
in Callao
, Peru
. Its use is available to several football
teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys
. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys
and Deportivo Pesquero
for the 1996 Torneo Descentralizado. The match was a 3–1 win for Sport Boys. Floodlight towers were installed in 2003.
12.05972°N 77.11995°W
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Callao
Callao
Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
, Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. Its use is available to several football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
teams in the region including Primera División club Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
. The stadium's maximum capacity is 17,000 and was inaugurated on 16 June 1996 with a match between Sport Boys
Sport Boys
Sport Boys Association is a Peruvian football club, playing in the port city of Callao. It was founded on Peru's independence day, July 28, 1927....
and Deportivo Pesquero
Deportivo Wanka
Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1996 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero...
for the 1996 Torneo Descentralizado. The match was a 3–1 win for Sport Boys. Floodlight towers were installed in 2003.
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12.05972°N 77.11995°W