Estadio Cuscatlán
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| Full name | Monumental Estadio Cuscatlan |
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| Location | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Coordinates | 13°24′19″N 89°07′18″W / 13.4053°N 89.1218°W |
| Owner | EDESSA |
| Operator | EDESSA |
| Capacity | 53,400 |
| Record attendance | 55,000 |
| Field size | 107 x 68.5 |
| Field shape | lawn and French drain |
| Surface | Lawn |
| Scoreboard | digital and electronic |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 24 March 1971 |
| Built | 19 October 1975 |
| Opened | 24 July 1976 |
| Renovated | 2007 – 2008 – 2011 |
| Construction cost | 4.800.000 Colones |
| Architect | López Muñoz and Architects. |
| Project manager | EDESSA |
| Structural engineer | López Muñoz and Architects. |
| Services engineer | Simán S. A. |
| General contractor | Simán S. A. |
| Main contractors | Technical Construction, Investment and Securities S.A. |
| Tenants | |
| El Salvador national football team | |
| Website | |
| www.estadiocuscatlan.com | |
| League of El Salvador (football) – Cup of Nations – Classification of CONCACAF World Cup 2010 – El Salvador national football team | |
The Estadio Cuscatlán is a football stadium located in San Salvador, El Salvador. It is the largest stadium in Central America with a capacity of 53,400 The stadium is the home ground of the El Salvador national football team
Cuscatlán stadium was first developed as a replacement to what at the time was El Salvador's largest stadium, Estadio Nacional de la Flor Blanca (now known as Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González). Its creation was made possible by EDESSA (Estadios Deportivos de El Salvador) who in 1969 first proposed the idea of a new national stadium.
Construction began on March 24, 1971, with then-president of El Salvador General Fidel Sánchez Hernández laying the first stone. After 5 years of building, the stadium was opened and held its very first game on July 24, 1976. This day saw German Bundesliga champions Borussia Mönchengladbach play the El Salvador national team, with the match ending 2–0 to the German side.
On May 25, 1978, EDESSA agreed to and signed a 99-year lease of the stadium to CLIMA (Asociación de Clubes de Liga Mayor A'). As a result, CLIMA is now the operator of the stadium, and controls what events are held there.
The stadium, with a capacity of 53,400 is the largest football venue in Central America.
It was announced on November 16, 2007 that Estadio Cuscatlán would become the first football stadium in Central America and Caribbean to have a large LED screen where the supporters can view the action. The screen is 40 meters in height and width and was completed in March 2008.
The modernization also extends to the pitch, which includes:
The stadium's capacity has been the topic of much dispute, with many saying that its official capacity is not accurate. As the stadium only has seats available in certain sections, it is difficult to estimate the maximum capacity when trying to take into account how many spectators could fit into the sections without seats. The seating capacity is between a range of 53,400 and 45,000 people. FIFA regulates the capacity, setting a limit to about 45,000 maximum.
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