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Football stadium in Paraguay

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Estadio Ricardo Gregor
AddressCalle Salvador del Mundo
Asunción
Paraguay
Capacity4,000
Tenants
Independiente FBC

The Estadio Ricardo Gregor is a football stadium in Paraguay located in the neighborhood of Salvador del Mundo in Asunción, area known as Campo Grande. The stadium, which has a capacity for 4,000 people, is the home of División Intermedia club Independiente. It owes its name to a former president of the institution.

History

On April 3, 2011, the venue was enabled to host a match for the Primera División, for the first time in its history. The match was against Atlético 3 de Febrero.

On October 26, 2016, the APF announced the improvements to be made to the stadium due to the promotion to the Primera División of the club. The works include the lighting system, changing rooms, booths for the press and the filling of the playing field. By the end of January 2017, the towers for the lighting system of the stadium were completed, on February 17 the lights of the stadium were turned on successfully for the first time.

The stadium reopened its doors for a Primera División match on March 17, 2017, when the venue received and defeated Deportivo Capiatá 1–0, in the seventh matchday of the Apertura tournament. In addition, the improvements introduced and the lighting system were officially inaugurated, making this the first game in history to be played at night in this stadium.

At the end of 2017, with the construction of the stands, the capacity of the stadium increased in theory to 5,500 people. Although according to the Paraguayan Football Association it is for 4,000 spectators.

References

  1. APF (14 July 2018). "Medida y capacidad de las canchas". Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ABC Color, ed. (30 March 2011). "Costo de remodelación supera 150 mil dólares". Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  3. "El Ricardo Gregor, un humilde y próspero escenario". D10. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  4. ^ Martín Galeano (4 April 2011). ABC Color (ed.). "Excelente acto inaugural". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ABC Color (19 March 2017). "Un ilustre visitante". Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ABC Color, ed. (29 March 2011). "El "Ricardo Gregor", con habilitación". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  7. ABC Color, ed. (27 October 2016). ""Luz" económica a los ascendidos". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  8. Hoy, ed. (26 October 2016). "Casi mil millones para ayudar a ascendidos". Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  9. Tigo Sports, ed. (24 January 2017). "Independiente a todo". Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  10. La Nación, ed. (31 January 2017). "Pequeños y coquetos, pero a la altura de las exigencias". Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  11. Hoy, ed. (17 February 2017). "El Gregor resplandece y embellece Autopista". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  12. Última Hora, ed. (18 February 2017). "Se hizo la luz en el Gregor". Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  13. ABC Color, ed. (15 March 2017). "El estadio está listo". Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. Última Hora, ed. (18 March 2017). "Independiente sigue trepando". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  15. Hoy, ed. (17 March 2017). "Independiente, otro victimario de Capiatá". Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  16. ABC Color, ed. (4 August 2017). "Entre las obras y los cambios masivos". Retrieved 19 May 2018.
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