Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui

Full name	Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui
Former names	Complejo Polideportivo Luis Ramos
Location	Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
Coordinates	10°10′48.30″N 64°39′22.02″W
Capacity	37,485 (seating only)
Construction
Built	1964–1965
Opened	December 8, 1965
Renovated	2007
Construction cost	US$60.4 million
Tenants
Deportivo Anzoátegui

The Estadio Olímpico General José Antonio Anzoátegui before called Estadio Luis Ramos, is a stadium located in the Venezuelan city of Puerto la Cruz, in the state of Anzoátegui. It was opened on December 8, 1965, by the former president of Venezuela, Raúl Leoni.

Overview

The old stadium that occupied the area was demolished and construction for a new stadium started from scratch. A modern stadium was needed to be a venue for the Copa America 2007 soccer tournament. The stadium has a spectator capacity of 37,485 with multiple levels, a closed circuit security system, two police stations inside the stadium, four locker rooms, four temporal offices, an office for the Venezuelan Federation of football and another one for FIFA, an anti-doping room, two changing rooms for athletes, a gym, an auditorium for 200 people, eight food shops, a central control station, a nursery, a roof for the locations of television cameras, restaurant and a VIP Bar, four elevators and 24 transmission cabins.

In July 2006, the Legislative branch of Anzoátegui approved 25 hundred million bolivares to speed up the works of the stadium in which have been invested 100 million bolivares.

After the Copa América 2007 finished, the stadium started works on the final touches of the stadium. In March 2008, the roof was finally finished.

Copa América 2007

The stadium was one of the venues for the Copa America 2007. The following tournament games were played at the stadium:

Date	Time(EDT)	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round
2007-07-04	18.30	Mexico	0-0	Chile	Group B
	20.45	Brazil	1-0	Ecuador
2007-07-07	20.50	Chile	1-6	Brazil	Quarter Final

Concerts

The following is an incomplete list of known foreign artists who have given concerts in the stadium:

Date	Country	Artist	Tour
November 6, 2011	Venezuela	Franco de Vita	Tour Mira Más Allá
March 7, 2012	Mexico	Maná	Drama y Luz World Tour
July 4, 2012	Guatemala	Ricardo Arjona	Metamorfosis World Tour
June 13, 2012	USA	Romeo Santos	Formula, Vol. 1 World Tour

External links

• Media related to Estadio José Antonio Anzoátegui at Wikimedia Commons