The Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau is a

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stadium in

Valledupar Valledupar () is a city and municipality in northeastern Colombia. It is the capital of Caesar Department. Its name, ''Valle de Upar'' (Valley of Upar), was established in honor of the Amerindian cacique who ruled the valley; ''Cacique Upar''. ...

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. It has a capacity of 11,000 and is the home stadium of

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It also hosted

Valledupar F.C. Valledupar Fútbol Club is a professional Colombian football team based in Valledupar, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera B. They play their home games at the Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau. History The club was founded on 15 Novem ...

from 2004 to its folding in 2023. The stadium was named after Armando Maestre Pavajeau, a former governor of

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, and was renovated between 2014 and 2016. Besides hosting matches of the domestic football leagues

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and

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, it has also hosted the

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and the

2022 Bolivarian Games The 2022 Bolivarian Games (Spanish:''Juegos Bolivarianos''), officially the XIX Bolivarian Games Valledupar 2022, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Valledupar, Colombia from June 24 to July 5. It was the fifth time of the ev ...

References

Valledupar

Armando Maestre Pavajeau Armando may refer to: * Armando (given name) * Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd * Armando (producer) Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...

Buildings and structures in Cesar Department {{Colombia-sports-venue-stub