Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza, Football stadium in San Miguel, El Salvador
Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza is a football stadium in San Miguel, El Salvador, home to C.D. Águila and C.D. Dragón. Its concrete stands seat about 7,000, and temporary metal stands in the south and west sectors raised capacity to between 9,500 and 11,500 for some final-stage matches. The pitch was built on a fill of rock and earth that provides natural drainage during the rainy season.
The stadium was built in 1956 and opened in 1959 with a match between Olimpia and Águila. In 1982 it was renamed to honor Juan Francisco 'Cariota' Barraza, a Salvadoran footballer who was active in the 1950s.
The ground is home to C.D. Águila and C.D. Dragón, two of the most followed football clubs in El Salvador. On match days, supporters from San Miguel and the surrounding region fill the open stands and create a loud, festive mood.
The stadium sits in central San Miguel and is easy to reach by car or taxi from most parts of the city. On match days it helps to arrive early, as the streets nearby tend to get busy before kickoff.
The pitch was laid on a fill of rock and earth so that the heavy rainy season drains naturally, a solution noted when the ground was built. Since 2010 the stadium has again been run by the San Miguel municipal government, after a 30-year loan to the Fundación Águila was ended by mutual agreement.
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