Olympic Stadium (Caracas)

Estadio Olímpico de la UCV
	Copa América 2007-Mexico vs Uruguay
Full name	Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela
Location	Caracas, Venezuela
Owner	Universidad Central de Venezuela
Capacity	24,264
Construction
Built	1950–1951
Opened	5 December 1951
Renovated	2007
Construction cost	US$16 million
Tenants
	Caracas F.C.; Deportivo La Guaira; Metropolitanos; Universidad Central; Venezuela national football team

Estadio Olímpico de la UCV is a multipurpose stadium (football, athletics, rugby) used mainly for association football in Caracas, Venezuela, which serves the home ground of Caracas F.C., Deportivo La Guaira, Metropolitanos F.C., and Universidad Central.^[2] It has a capacity of 24,264.

History

The stadium in 2018

The stadium was designed by Venezuelan architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva. ^{[citation needed]} It was opened in 1951 and renovated in 2007.^[2] It used to be the home ground of Unión S.C.^[3]

The stadium has hosted major events such as the Copa Libertadores, the 1983 Pan American Games and the South American qualifiers for the World Cup, as well as the former Copa Merconorte and matches of the Copa América. ^{[citation needed]}

There have been several important football teams that have played at this stadium, such as Inter Milan, A.C. Milan, Real Madrid, USSR, Argentina and Brazil. ^{[citation needed]}

The 1975 Copa América final between Peru and Colombia was also played in this stadium.

In 2009, Aerosmith was to be the first act playing at Estadio Olímpico. The concert was cancelled due to a knee infection to lead guitarist Joe Perry. ^{[citation needed]}