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19 Years of Monumental
FEF article on name change
{{Ecuadorian Serie A venues Sports venues completed in 1987 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Football venues in Guayaquil Football venues in Ecuador Copa América stadiums Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo
football
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stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
located in the parish of Tarqui Tarqui may refer to:
* Tarqui, Huila, Colombia
* Tarqui, Cuenca Canton, Ecuador
* Tarqui, Guayaquil Canton
Tarqui is an urban parish in Guayaquil Canton, Guayas, Ecuador, named after the Battle of Tarqui.
Tarqui is the largest and most populous ...
in northern Guayaquil
, motto = Por Guayaquil Independiente en, For Independent Guayaquil
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, Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
. An aerial lift or cable car currently under construction will connect the stadium with the "Aerovia" Julian Coronel station in downtown Guayaquil, which service is scheduled to start in the second half of August 2021. The stadium is the home to Ecuadorian football club Barcelona SC
Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...
. It has a capacity of 59,283, which makes it the largest stadium in Ecuador.
History
The stadium was born from the initiative of club president Isidro Romero Carbo. He wanted Barcelona, at the time playing their home games at the Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, to have their own stadium. The stadium was inaugurated on December 27, 1987. The first game was played againstFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
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of Spain, which Barcelona SC won 1-0. Barcelona invited many South American football celebrities, such as Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA ...
, to the inauguration. Pelé was so astonished, he compared the stadium to the famous Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA ...
and his phrase have a golden plaque inside the stadium.
There are health care
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facilities, apparel-and-souvenir shops, and restaurants, on a total area of about 5,100 m². The football field is 105 metres long and 70 metres wide. The training field near the stadium is called ''Alternate Field Sigifredo Agapito Chuchuca'' in honor of one of the greatest midfielders in team history.
The stadium hosted 5 matches of the 1993 Copa América, including the final.
On January 2, 2008, president of Barcelona Eduardo Maruri signed a 4-year contract with Ecuadorian bank Banco Pichincha
The Banco Pichincha is the largest private-sector bank in Ecuador, by capitalization and by number of depositors. It is the primary bank of the Pichincha Group (''Grupo Pichincha''), a business group that includes the companies associated with th ...
to have the stadium named after the bank. The contract was renewed but came to an end in 2015.
References
External links
19 Years of Monumental
FEF article on name change
{{Ecuadorian Serie A venues Sports venues completed in 1987 Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Football venues in Guayaquil Football venues in Ecuador Copa América stadiums Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo