Estadio Agustín ''Muquita'' Sánchez is a football stadium in

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which hosts

Liga Panameña de Fútbol The Liga Panameña de Fútbol (LPF) ( en, Panamanian Football League) is the top division football league in Panama. Until 2009, the league was named ''Asociación Nacional Pro Fútbol (ANAPROF)''. Competition format The league's season is divid ...

teams

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and Independiente, as well as other teams and local competitions from the La Chorrera district. Formerly the stadium had slightly smaller dimensions and natural turf, but it was still used for ANAPROF games. In 2008, a joint effort from the Panamanian government and the national sport institute (INDE) spent $1,997,192 in installing

artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...

to the field, increase its dimensions to 105×68 m, seating capacity and also adding a better lighting system. The ''Muquita'' is certified a 1 to 2 star FIFA stadium rating. The first official game in the renewed stadium was played on Friday March 27, 2009 when

defeated 2–1

Atlético Veragüense Atlético Veragüense is a Panamanian football team playing in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. It is based in Santiago de Veraguas in Veraguas province. Its home stadium is Estadio Aristocles Castillo. The team was previously known as ''La Primav ...

for the

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championship. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Victor Herrera of

References

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