The Estadio Ovetense Unidos is a football stadium in Coronel Oviedo, Paraguay. Its actual capacity is for 10,000 but it is projected to expand to 50,000.[1]
History edit
In August 2010, the construction of the stadium began.[2] In September 2013, the stadium was closed.[3] In August 2014, the stadium was officially habilitated.[4]
In September 2013, former tennis player and Paraguay's Minister of Sport Víctor Pecci assured ABC Color that he had an order by the country's president to convert the Estadio Ovetenses Unidos into a 50, 000 capacity venue.[5]
In July 2020, Tigo Sports announced that the renovation and remodelation of the stadium was projected, which was made official by the Secretaria Nacional de Deportes.[6][7]
By December 2020, the remodelation of the stadium began.[8][9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ "Estadio para 50.000 personas – Deportes – ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
- ^ "Inician construcción de estadio – Deportes – ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
- ^ "Ovetense quedó sin cancha". ultimahora.com.
- ^ "Estadio "Ovetenses Unidos" habilitado – Polideportivo – ABC Color". www.abc.com.py.
- ^ "Estadio para 50.000 personas – Deportes – ABC Color".
- ^ "Proyectan la renovación del estadio Ovetenses Unidos".
- ^ "Oviedo palpita con su estadio – Deportes – ABC Color".
- ^ "Inician obras para remodelación del Estadio Ovetenses Unidos de Coronel Oviedo". 29 December 2020.
- ^ http://www.snd.gov.py/index.php/noticias/inician-obras-para-remodelacion-del-estadio-ovetenses-unidos-de-coronel-oviedo#! Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Diario HOY | el estadio de Ovetenses Unidos será remodelado".
- ^ "Comienza refacción y ampliación del estadio Ovetenses Unidos". 29 December 2020.
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