Estadio Saprissa Overview

The Estadio Saprissa is the highest capacity stadium in Costa Rica. Located in San Juan de Tibás, San Jose, the stadium has a capacity of 24,000. Home of the Deportivo Saprissa, the stadium was named in honour of the team's founder, Ricardo Saprissa.

Estadio Saprissa History

Deportivo Saprissa originally played at the Costa Rica National Stadium. But in 1955, Ricardo Saprissa started to look for a new site that could be used as a training ground and also as a possible location for a new stadium. After 10 years of research, he found the perfect site in n San Juan de Tibás. On October, 12th 1966, the construction of the new Estadio Saprissa began. 6 years later, on August 27th 1972, the stadium was officially opened. The first match was between Deportivo Saprissa and Comunicaciones of Guatemala. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Nowadays, the stadium is also used by the Costa Rica National Team.

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References

• Wikipedia
• http://www.stadiumguide.com/ricardosaprissa.htm