Stadion Ergilio Hato ( nl, Ergilio Hatostadion, also in

Papiamento Papiamento () or Papiamentu (; nl, Papiaments) is a Portuguese-based creole language spoken in the Dutch Caribbean. It is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao), with official status in Arub ...

: ''Sentro Deportivo Korsou SDK'') 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 ...

Willemstad Willemstad ( , ; ; en, William I of the Netherlands, William Town, italic=yes) is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdo ...

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

. It is also known as Sentro Deportivo Korsou (SDK) and is the island's largest stadium, with a capacity of 10,000 spectators. It is named after

Ergilio Hato Ergilio Pedro Hato (7 November 1926 – 18 December 2013), also known as Pantera Negra (Black Panther), was a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper from Curaçao in the former Netherlands Antilles. He was well known in the Caribbean and h ...

, a legendary football player from the island. The stadium is currently used mostly for

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

matches, also being the home ground of the

Curaçao national football team The Curaçao national football team ( nl, Curaçaos voetbalelftal; Papiamentu: ''Selekshon di Futbòl Kòrsou'') represents Curaçao in International football and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation (Federashon Futbòl Kòrsou; ...

, successor of the

Netherlands Antilles national football team The Netherlands Antilles national football team (Dutch, "Nederlands-Antilliaans voetbalelftal"; Papiamentu, "Selekshon Antiano di futbòl") was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles from 1958 to 2010. It was controlled by the Nede ...

. The clubs using the ground are

CRKSV Jong Holland CRKSV Jong Holland is a Curaçao football team based in Willemstad and playing in the First Division of Curaçao liga MCB. Achievements *Netherlands Antilles Championship: 1 :: 1977 * Curaçao League: 9 :: 1926, 1928, 1932, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1 ...

CRKSV Jong Colombia CRKSV Jong Colombia is a football club in Curaçao, playing in the country's first division Curaçao League. Located in Boka Sami Municipality Sint Michiel It was founded on 23 July 1951. Its name and its crest is a reference to Colombia, loc ...

and

RKSV Centro Dominguito RKSV Centro Dominguito is a football club based in Willemstad playing in the first division of Curaçao League. Honours Official trophies (recognized by CONCACAF and FIFA) National * Sekshon Pagá (6): ::1987, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 * S ...

. Originally the stadium was used as the home of the Netherlands Antilles National Team, which was disbanded when this entity disappeared in 2010. The stadium underwent a series of renovations in 2013 to improve its

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and make it more suitable for the international competitions it usually hosts. It hosted CONCACAF Nations League matches in 2019 and 2020.

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