Estadio Marquesa de la ensenada is a
football stadium in
San Marcos
San Marcos is the Spanish name of Saint Mark. It may also refer to:
Towns and cities Argentina
* San Marcos, Salta
Colombia
* San Marcos, Antioquia
* San Marcos, Sucre
Costa Rica
* San Marcos, Costa Rica (aka San Marcos de Tarrazú)
...
,
Guatemala. It is home to
top division club
Deportivo Marquense
Club Deportivo Marquense, or simply Marquense, is a Guatemalan football club based in San Marcos, Department of San Marcos, and who compete in the Primera División, the nation's second footballing division, since 2000. Their home venue is at ...
(''Los Leones'') and has an 11,000-seat capacity.
History
Opened on 22 April 1963, it was named after the nobiliary title of
Maria Barrios Aparicio, Marquesa viuda de la Ensenada, a native of
San Lorenzo, San Marcos
San Lorenzo () is a municipality in the San Marcos department of Guatemala. It was founded in 1812 year by Spanish families.
This is the birthplace of Justo Rufino Barrios-who served as President of Guatemala from 1873 until his death in 1885 an ...
, who donated the land and funds for construction of the stadium and other projects.
The stadium's construction cost was Q 186,000.
On 15 May 1988 the stadium hosted a
World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments are hel ...
match, in which
Guatemala drew 1-1 against
Cuba
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in the
second leg of a home-and-away elimination series in front of 18,000 people.
It was the first time that the Guatemala national team played an official match in San Marcos.
The second leg of the final of the 2007 ''Clausura'' tournament was played between the local team Marquense and
Xelajú MC, with the visiting team winning 4-1 and 4-2 on aggregate.
Description
The football pitch is surrounded by a designated area for an athletic track. The structure is primarily built of concrete, and its main two sections, ''palco'' and ''tribuna'', have numbered seats installed. Artificial lighting for evening events is available.
References
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