Estadio El Ejido was a multi-use
stadium in
Quito,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
that was primarily used for
football matches. It served as the home ground for all the Quito-based, including
Aucas,
Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...
, and
LDU Quito
Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...
. It had a capacity for 20,000.
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa () is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used primarily for football matches and has a capacity of 35,724.
Overview
Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre an ...
replaced it as the premier football stadium in the city in 1962. The stadium closed in 1965 and was subsequently demolished in 1966. Parque El Arbolito, located at Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Tarqui, is the location of where the stadium used to stand.
External links
Stadium history on Deportivo Quito's website
L.D.U. Quito
Football venues in Quito
Defunct football venues in Ecuador
Sports venues completed in 1932
Sports venues demolished in 1966
Multi-purpose stadiums in Ecuador
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