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Full name | Estadio Universitario de Caracas |
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Location | Caracas, Venezuela |
Owner | Universidad Central de Venezuela |
Capacity | 20,723 [1] |
Field size | Left Field - 347 ft (105.8 m) Center Field - 385 ft (117.3 m) Right Field - 347 ft (105.8 m) |
Construction | |
Built | 1950 - 1951 |
Opened | 1951 |
Tenants | |
Leones del Caracas (1952–2023) Tiburones de la Guaira (1962–present) |
The Estadio Universitario is a multi-use stadium in Caracas, Venezuela, and is used mostly for baseball games. The stadium holds 20,723 people and was built in 1952.
The Estadio Universitario served as the home stadium for the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League club Leones del Caracas until 2023 and the Tiburones de la Guaira as well until 2019, though they still use the stadium as a secondary home. [2]
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