Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo, Football stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela.
Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo is a football stadium in San Cristóbal, Venezuela, with a capacity of 38,755 seats. Its stands are divided into a main tribune of 10,471 seats and a popular tribune of 28,284 seats split into central, south and north sectors. The architects Jorge Guerrero and Carlos Santos designed the 2006 renovation, which added a new lighting system, dressing rooms, a press room and a VIP area.
The stadium first opened in 1976 as a venue for local and regional football matches. A major renovation in 2006 updated the facilities to meet international standards for hosting top-level competitions.
Deportivo Táchira plays its home matches here, and the ground is nicknamed "El Templo Sagrado" because Venezuela's national team has had some of its best results in this Andean city where football outweighs baseball. The covered stand was added years after the popular terrace opened in 1976.
The stadium sits at 1,050 m altitude in San Cristóbal, with seating split between a main stand of 10,471 and a popular stand of 28,284 places in three sectors: central, south and north. Access routes for visiting teams were added in the 2006 refit. Match days bring the fullest use of the ground.
Football holds stronger appeal in this region than baseball, which is more popular elsewhere in Venezuela. The stadium has hosted numerous matches for the national team, serving as a stage for important South American competitions.
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