Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, football stadium

The Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas is a football stadium in the La Villa Olímpica sector, in western Pereira, Colombia. The original work was completed in 1971, with architect Hernán Ramírez Villegas and structural engineer Guillermo González Zuleta. It has four main stands (north, south, east and west), the last two with double tiers, 30 access doors, two digital screens and covered stands over 90% of their area.

The original stadium was completed in 1971, designed and structurally calculated by engineer Guillermo González Zuleta with architect Hernán Ramírez Villegas. It was inaugurated on 1–2 May 1971 with a quadrangular tournament featuring Deportivo Pereira, Once Caldas, Sporting Cristal and Emelec; the opening match was a 2-2 draw between the hosts and the Peruvian side. After FIFA awarded Colombia the 2011 U-20 World Cup, Pereira was chosen as a host city and the stadium was almost entirely rebuilt under mayor Israel Londoño, with a design by architect Juan Carlos Rodríguez and engineer Fernando Escalente.

The stadium's name honours Hernán Ramírez Villegas, the architect involved in the original 1971 work, while engineer Guillermo González Zuleta did the design and structural calculations. Its opening on 1–2 May 1971 was marked by a four-team tournament with Deportivo Pereira, Once Caldas, Peru's Sporting Cristal and Ecuador's Emelec; the inaugural match was a 2-2 draw between the hosts and the Peruvian side.

The stadium sits in the La Villa Olímpica sector, west of Pereira. It has 30 access gates and 90% of the stands are covered, so rain rarely reaches the seats. The eastern and western stands have two tiers, while the north and south stands have one.

The stadium's original 1971 design was by engineer Guillermo González Zuleta, with architect Hernán Ramírez Villegas, after whom the ground is named. The 2011 U-20 World Cup reconstruction was designed by Pereira architect Juan Carlos Rodríguez and engineer Fernando Escalante, and cost 30 billion pesos, funded by the city, Risaralda department and the nation.