Estadio Virgilio Tejeira Andrión is a

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stadium in

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which for the 2008 ANAPROF will host

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and

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. Virgilio Tejeira Andrión is the name of the person whom donated the lands for the constructions of the stadium. On July 4, 2001, the

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was authorized by

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to build a stadium as part of the ''Goal Project'' after the national U-20 Squad qualified for the first time to the 2003 FIFA Youth World being held in the

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. The funding came from

and the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme who donated $400,000 and $142,313 respectively. The Panamanian Government donated the land on which the stadium would be constructed in Penonomé. On February 23, 2003, Jack Warner inaugurated the stadium. For the 2008 ANAPROF the Virgilio Tejeira will host ANAPROF teams

and

because the Estadio Agustín Sánchez and Estadio Toco Castillo respectively are being remodeled in order to install artificial turf.

References

Panama's Goal Project page-FIFA
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