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Estadio Belvedere

Coordinates: 34°51′17.72″S 56°13′32.48″W / 34.8549222°S 56.2256889°W / -34.8549222; -56.2256889
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Belvedere Stadium
Estadio Belvedere
The stadium in 2005
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Coordinates34°51′17.72″S 56°13′32.48″W / 34.8549222°S 56.2256889°W / -34.8549222; -56.2256889
OwnerLiverpool FC (1938–present)
Capacity8,000
SurfaceLawn
OpenedJuly 4, 1909; 115 years ago (1909-07-04)[1]
Tenants
Liverpool FC
Website
liverpoolfc.com.uy/estadio-belvedere

Estadio Belvédère is a football stadium in the Belvedere district of Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was inaugurated in July 1909.[2]

On August 15, 1910, the stadium hosted the match where the Uruguay national football team wore their signature light blue jerseys for the first time (as a tribute to the River Plate team that had defeated Alumni wearing a similar shirt).[3] The game ended in a 3–1 victory over Argentina.[1]

The stadium was formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers.[4] In August 1938 the Government of Uruguay leaded by Alfredo Baldomir ceded the venue to Liverpool Football Club by decree nº 1130/38.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Estadio Belvedere on Montevideo Oeste.org
  2. ^ "Stadiums in Uruguay". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. ^ La historia oficial, bajo tela de juicio: ¿Cuándo adoptó Uruguay la camiseta celeste? by Santiago Rodríguez on ESPN.com.ar 17 Jun 2021
  4. ^ Estadio del Liverpool on estadiodefutbol.online
  5. ^ "Cesión del Estadio Belvedere" on Liverpool 100 hechos blogsite, 15 Aug 2015
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