The ''Estadio Cementos Progreso'' is a multi-use stadium in

Guatemala City Guatemala City ( es, Ciudad de Guatemala), known locally as Guatemala or Guate, is the capital and largest city of Guatemala, and the most populous urban area in Central America. The city is located in the south-central part of the country, ne ...

. It is also known popularly as '' Estadio La Pedrera'' in reference to its location in the neighborhood of the same name in the Zone 6 of the Guatemalan capital. It was built in 1991 and is named after ''Cementos Progreso'', a local

cement A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel ( aggregate) together. Cement mi ...

manufacturer. Inaugurated on 10 November 1991, the stadium is used mostly for

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matches, it has hosted international home matches of the Guatemala national football team, and it is the home venue of

Comunicaciones Comunicaciones Fútbol Club S.A., better known as Comunicaciones F.C. or Comunicaciones, are a football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. The most popular and successful footba ...

reserve team, Comunicaciones B and

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. It has a capacity of 14,022 seats, being the second-largest stadium in Guatemala after the

Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores The Estadio Nacional Doroteo Guamuch Flores is a multi-use national stadium in Guatemala City, the largest venue in Guatemala. It was built in 1948, to host the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1950, and was renamed after long-distance ru ...

. Originally of natural grass, its field was changed to artificial turf in 2010. It is surrounded by a tartan athletic track, the first ever installed in the country, which complies with IAAF regulations. Estadio Cementos Progreso 2

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External links

Official website
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