Dennis Martínez National Stadium
Soberanía National Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Nacional Soberanía) is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It has a capacity of 15,000[1] and it was named after former MLB player Dennis Martínez.
The original stadium was built in 1948 and is
Renaming
The stadium has been renamed three times.
New Dennis Martinez National Stadium
The new Dennis Martinez National Stadium was sponsored by the Taiwan government and began construction in 2016. It was completed in October 2017. The first sports event in the stadium was the Baseball series of three games between Nicaragua & Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) on October 20–22, 2017. It played host to the Central American Games in 2017. The stadium, located near the Tiscapa Lagoon, is approximately 3 kilometers southeast of the original stadium. It was designed by Dynamica and it has a capacity of 15,000. The field meets Major League Baseball specifications and could potentially host a Major League Baseball game.
See also
References
- ^ https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/b%C3%A9isbol-nicaragua_el-estadio-de-b%C3%A9isbol-de-nicaragua-se-llama-ahora--soberan%C3%ADa-/48141790
- ^ ": Fedefutbol.net - Federaciones Internacionales de Fútbol :". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- ^ National Stadium: Baseball matches and more (Managua, Nicaragua)
- ^ "El Nuevo Diario - Estadio Nacional ¿Denis Martínez?". Archived from the original on 2007-06-02. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- ^ "Denis Martínez National Baseball Stadium, Nicaragua". Archived from the original on 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- ^ "Baseball Stadium Gets New Name". Revista Envío. Archived from the original on 2020-10-18. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ Clem's Baseball ~ Estadio Dennis Martinez
External links
- Instituto Nicaragüense de Juventud y Deporte
- World Stadiums page Archived 2012-09-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Fussballtempel.net - Photo gallery
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