Estadio Ebal Rodríguez

Estadio Ebal Rodriguez

Full name	Estadio Ebal Rodriguez Aguilar
Location	Guápiles, Costa Rica
Owner	Municipal de Guápiles
Capacity	2,250
Field size	105 x 75 m [2]
Surface	Artificial turf[1]
Construction
Opened	1964
Renovated	2009-2010
Expanded	2010
Tenants
Santos de Guápiles

Estadio Ebal Rodriguez is a multi-use stadium in Guápiles, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santos de Guápiles. The stadium holds 3,000 people.^[3]

History

Alajuelense's Wilson Muñoz scored the first Primera División goal scored in the stadium in a 1999 4-0 league win over the hosts.^[4]

The stadium is currently undergoing a number of renovations. An artificial pitch has been installed, the building was newly painted, the transmission cabins were improved and a roof for the main stand will follow up. The offices will also be remodeled. US$20,000 will also be invested in seeking the inspection and approval of the stadium by FIFA for international games.^[5]

References

1. David Goldberg J. (January 28, 2010). "Costa Rica a la cabeza en canchas sintéticas". La Nación. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
2. Carlos Rodríguez (August 30, 2008). "Santos va con sintética". Al Día. Archived from the original on September 14, 2008. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
3. "Santos de Guápiles - Estadio Ebal Rodríguez". www.myfootygrounds.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
4. Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
5. Alexander Gaitán (February 2, 2010). "Estadio Ebal Rodríguez busca aval de FIFA". MarioSegura.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07. ^{[dead link‍]}

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