Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
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Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a multi-purpose stadium
in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for football
matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club
. The stadium holds 38,755 people. http://www.deportivotachira.com/templo.html
It is known as "the sacred temple of football
" in Venezuela, for it is in this stadium where Venezuela had some of its best football results, and it lies in the typically football-loving Andes region, which contrasts with much of the country, where baseball
is more popular.
, and held the following matches:
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in San Cristóbal, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for 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...
matches and is the home stadium of Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club
Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club
Deportivo Táchira Fútbol Club is a traditional and a popular Venezuelan football club. It was founded in 1974 by the initiative of Gaetano Greco...
. The stadium holds 38,755 people. http://www.deportivotachira.com/templo.html
It is known as "the sacred temple of 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...
" in Venezuela, for it is in this stadium where Venezuela had some of its best football results, and it lies in the typically football-loving Andes region, which contrasts with much of the country, where baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
is more popular.
Copa América 2007
The stadium was one of the venues of the Copa América 2007Copa América 2007
The 2007 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, known simply as the 2007 Copa América or 2007 Copa América Venezuela, was the 42nd edition of the Copa América, the South-American championship for international association football teams...
, and held the following matches:
| Date | Time(EDT) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-26 | 20.45 | 2-2 | Group A | ||
| 2007-06-30 | 16.00 | 0-1 | Group A | ||
| 2007-07-30 | 20.45 | 2-0 | Group A | ||
| 2007-07-07 | 18.00 | 1-4 | Quarter Finals |