Latitude and longitude of Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
- Nearby Barranquilla, Colombia
Satellite map of Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, is a multi-use All-seater stadium in Barranquilla, Colombia. It is the home stadium of local football team Atlético Junior. It was built with a capacity of 65,000 for the Colombian World Cup bid in 1986. The stadium was inaugurated that year with a game between Uruguay and Atletico Junior, which the Uruguayans won 2-1. Although it was renovated for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, reducing the stadium's capacity close to 45,000, it is still the largest stadium in Colombia. The first official name of the stadium was "Estadio Metropolitano", which was changed around 1991 in order to honor a hero of Colombian football, Roberto Meléndez.
Latitude: 10° 55' 22.01" N
Longitude: -74° 48' 1.55" W
Nearest city to this article: Soledad
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