Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau

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Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau
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Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau
Location Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia
Coordinates 10°27′56.68″N73°14′57.61″W / 10.4657444°N 73.2493361°W / 10.4657444; -73.2493361
Capacity 11,000
Surfacegrass
Construction
Opened1956
Renovated2013–2016
Tenants
Alianza F.C.
Valledupar F.C. (2004–2023)

The Estadio Armando Maestre Pavajeau is a football stadium in Valledupar, Colombia. It has a capacity of 11,000 and is the home stadium of Alianza F.C. It also hosted Valledupar F.C. from 2004 to its folding in 2023. [1]

The stadium was named after Armando Maestre Pavajeau, a former governor of Cesar Department, and was renovated between 2014 and 2016. [2] Besides hosting matches of the domestic football leagues Categoría Primera A and Categoría Primera B, it has also hosted the 2015 South American U-15 Championship and the 2022 Bolivarian Games.

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References

  1. "Stadiums in Colombia". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. "Oscuro panorama en el estadio 'Armando Maestre'" [Dark panorama at the 'Armando Maestre' stadium] (in Spanish). El Pilón. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2024.