Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande

Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande
Location Maracaibo, Venezuela
Capacity 23,900
Opened 1963
Tenants
Águilas del Zulia

Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande is a multi-use stadium in Maracaibo, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and serves as the home of Águilas del Zulia. The stadium holds 23,900 people and opened in 1963.[1] It also hosted the 1986 Caribbean Series.[2] It is named after longtime Maracaibo shortstop Luis Aparicio, Sr., the father of Luis Aparicio.

The American boy band Backstreet Boys performed at the stadium on May 9, 2001 during Black & Blue Tour.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/south_america/countries/venezuela.shtml
  2. ↑ http://www.laverdad.com/deportes/34176-el-poli-sin-nada-que-festejar-a-sus-45-anos.html

Coordinates: 10°40′23″N 71°38′53″W / 10.672944°N 71.648125°W / 10.672944; -71.648125


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