Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
May 18, 2009 by admin
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Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano is a multi-use stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000. It was built in 1997 for the Central American Olympic Games. This stadium was built by Jerónimo Sandoval, mostly known by “Chombo Sandoval”, he was the organizer of the 1997 Central American Olympic Games in San Pedro Sula, which caused many controversies.
Before leaving office, San Pedro Sula’s former mayor, Oscar Kilgore, attempted to change the name of the stadium to José de la Paz Herrera, a noted Honduran football coach and the only coach to have taken Honduras to a World Cup. The move was heavily opposed by Club Deportivo Marathón and eventually abandoned.
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Stade Félix-Bollaert
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Stade Félix Bollaert is a football stadium in Lens, France, that was built in 1932. It is the home of RC Lens. The stadium’s capacity is 41,233 - about 4,000 more than the population of Lens. It takes its name from a commercial director of a local mining company who died shortly before the inauguration of the stadium.
History
The stadium has hosted matches in the following major international tournaments: 1984 European Championship, 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1999 Rugby World Cup, 2007 Rugby World Cup
Architecture
Bollaert is constructed in the English style with four separate stands dedicated respectively to:
* Henri Trannin: native of Bully-les-Mines, Goalkeeper at the club for 18 years, sports director for Lens from 1952 to 1956, passing away in July 1974; it was dedicated on 4 December 1976
* Tony Marek, former player and coach, international in the 50’s
* Élie Delacourt, former fans’ group president;
* Max Lepagnot, former president of the district of Artois.
All parts of the stadium contain seating. However, most supporters in the Marek stand as it is considered the kop. As in many other stadiums, the most fervent fans tend to sit behind the nets.
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