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Estadio Panamericano (''Havana's Pan–American Stadium'') is a multi-use
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 completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
located near Cojimar, a city ward of
Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
. It is used mostly for
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.


History

It was first used as the main stadium for the
1991 Pan American Games The 1991 Pan American Games, officially known as the XI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Havana 1991 (), were held in Havana, Cuba from 2 to 18 August 1991. There were 4,519 athletes from 39 countries of the Pan American Sports Organi ...
. The stadium opened August 1, 1991 and is able to hold 34,000. It served as the site of an episode of the American version of
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in 2016. The episode showed the stadium in disrepair and mostly abandoned.


Renovations

The stadium was renovated in 2008 with an
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replacing the original grass turf.


Structure

The stadium is surrounded by a park and faces nearby Boca de Cojimar ( Havana Bay). Seating is mainly open air with a partially covered grandstand to the east side. Surrounding the football field is an oval track.


See also

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Estadio Latinoamericano The Estadio Latinoamericano (English: ''Latin American Stadium'') is a stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is primarily used for baseball, and is the third largest baseball stadium in the world by capacity. The stadium, a spacious pitchers' park with ...
*
Estadio Pedro Marrero Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Pedro Marrero is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. Built as a baseball stadium, it is now used primarily for football matches, and is the former home of CF Ciudad de La Habana. The stadium holds 30,000 and was ...


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Football venues in Cuba Athletics (track and field) venues in Cuba Sports venues in Havana Pan American Games opening ceremony stadiums Pan American Games athletics venues Venues of the 1991 Pan American Games Sports venues completed in 1991 20th-century architecture in Cuba {{Cuba-sports-venue-stub