Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Pedro Marrero, the home of
CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
in
Havana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. ,
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
. It is now used primarily for
football
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matches. The stadium holds 30,000 and was built in 1929.
History
Originally named Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical (or familiarly, La Tropical), it hosted the 1937
Bacardi Bowl
The Bacardi Bowl was a college football bowl game played seven times in Havana, Cuba, at Almandares Park and La Tropical Stadium. The games were also referred to as the Rhumba Bowl and were the foremost event of Cuba’s annual National Sports F ...
and many
Cuban League
The Cuban League was one of the earliest and longest lasting professional baseball leagues outside the United States, operating in Cuba from 1878 to 1961. The schedule usually operated during the winter months, so the league was sometimes known a ...
baseball games. After the
revolution
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, it was renamed for Pedro Marrero, a young man who died in the attack on the
Moncada Barracks
The Moncada Barracks was a military barracks in Santiago de Cuba, named after General Guillermo Moncada, a hero of the Cuban War of Independence. On 26 July 1953, the barracks was the site of an armed attack by a small group of revolutionaries ...
.
Geography
The stadium is located in the ward of
Ceiba
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, part of the municipal borough of
Playa; next to the borders with
Nuevo Vedado, borough of
Plaza de la Revolución
Plaza de la Revolución (), "Revolution Square", is a municipality (or borough) and a square in Havana, Cuba.
The municipality, one of the 15 forming the city, stretches from the square down to the sea at the Malecón and includes the Vedado d ...
.
See also
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Estadio Panamericano
*
Estadio Latinoamericano
The Estadio Latinoamericano (Spanish for ''Latin American Stadium'') is a stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the second largest baseball stadium in the world by capacity. Gran Estadio, a spacious pitchers' park ...
References
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Football venues in Cuba
Sports venues in Havana
Multi-purpose stadiums
Defunct college football venues
1929 establishments in Cuba
Sports venues completed in 1929
American football venues in North America
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