Estadio Municipal Carlos Miranda is a

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the home stadium of

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. The stadium holds 10,000 people.

History

The stadium was proposed by Comayagua mayor Carlos Miranda with the objective of promoting athletics among young people and attracting tourists to the city. The stadium was financed with funding from the national government, loans from the private sector, and municipal resources and collections. It was designed by the firm "Perspectives Arquitectonicas." The stadium was completed in 2005 as a multi-use facility with capacity for 10,000 people. The stadium is used mainly for soccer games and serves as the headquarters of the

Hispano F.C. Comayagua Fútbol Club () was a Honduran football club, based in Comayagua, Honduras. The club was founded in 1945 as ''Hispano Galvez'', eventually dropping "Galvez". The ''Hispano'' club played from 2005 to 2011 in the Honduran first divisio ...

, a member of the Honduran National Soccer League. The first international match played at Estadio Carlos Miranda was held in January 2006, between

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and

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with a 5–3 victory for the Hondurans.

Events

The Estadio Carlos Miranda hosted the following major international football events:

References

External links

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