Hanrapetakan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Yerevan, Armenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Pyunik. The stadium holds 14,968 and was built in 2000
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Independence Park is a stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the Jamaica Football Federation. The stadium is considered the apex of Athletic competition in the West Indies. The stadium is home to Jamaica’s national athletic team for the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games. The stadium opened in 1962 and held 40,000 people. Stadium facilities include two 400m IAAF regulation running tracks (a warm up track facility east of the main stadium was recently renovated, therefore providing two world class competition tracks), a concrete velodrome measuring 500m which encircles the running track, FIFA regulation football pitch, media center, 11 private suites and a royal box. In 1966, The stadium acted as the Main Stadium of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, track and field events as well as cycling events. The most recent international event held at the stadium was the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Independence Park also features Olympic Size Swimming and Diving Pools across from the grandstand where aquatic events took place at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.It currently seats 8,500. The National Arena and National Indoor Arena are also located on site. With capacities of 3,000 and 6,000 respectively, the are the two largest indoor arenas in the Caribbean. The National Arena was built in 1963 for Weightlifting and Wrestling events at the BE&CG 1966. The National Indoor Arena built adjacent to The National Arena in 2002 for the 2003 IFNA Netball World Championships
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Tiger Stadium is a stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Louisiana State University “Tigers.” Tiger Stadium opened in 1924 and holds 92,400 people. It is colloquially known as “Death Valley,” a name resulting from the difficulty visiting teams often have with the usually raucous crowd. It is one of the loudest stadiums in the country today. Bear Bryant once remarked that Tiger Stadium is the worst place in the world to be a visiting team because playing there is “like playing inside of a drum.” During a nationally televised game against Auburn in 2003, ESPN recorded a noise level of 117 decibels.
Jeonju World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Jeonju. It is the home of Chonbuk Hyundai Motors FC. The stadium’s capacity is 42,400.
Jeonju World Cup Stadium hosted some matches in the 2002 World Cup.
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Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira in Pocos
Club: AA Caldense
Seats: 20,000
The RheinEnergieStadion is the major stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that is primarily used for football. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer Stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1.FC Köln, and of the local NFL Europe team, the Cologne Centurions. The stadium is one of the 12 that will host the 2006 World Cup. The Stadium’s name comes from a contract with the local power supplier RheinEnergy AG that will run out in 2009.
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The Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys (also known as the Estadi Olimpic de Montjuïc) is a stadium in Barcelona. Originally built for the 1929 Expo in the city, it was rebuilt in 1989 to be the main stadium for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The stadium is named for Catalan politician Lluís Companys i Jover, and is located on Montjuïc, a large hill to the southwest of the city which overlooks the harbour. Companys was executed at the nearby Montjuïc Castle in 1940.
When the Spanish Grand Prix and other races were held at the Montjuïc Formula One racing circuit until 1975, the stadium was used as a paddock for the teams. Due to safety concerns, the 1975 F1 race was nearly boycotted by drivers, but with the cars and equipment trapped within the stadium and in danger of being seized by the Francisco Franco regime, the teams had no option but race.
The stadium has a capacity of 56,000, and has served as the home of RCD Espanyol since 1998. It also served as the home of the Barcelona Dragons American Football team until 2003. From the start of the 2005/06 season, Espanyol will move to a new stadium built in Cornellà, a city in the Barcelona metropolitan area.
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Dodger Stadium, in Los Angeles, California, has been the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball team since 1962. The stadium hosted the 1980 MLB All-Star Game, and the 1963, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, and 1988 World Series.
Despite being built in a part of Los Angeles called Chavez Ravine, the stadium is also on a hillside overlooking downtown Los Angeles, providing spectacular views of the city to the south, green, tree-lined Elysian hills to the north and east, and the San Gabriel Mountains beyond the outfield pavillions. It is often ranked as one of the best stadiums in baseball.
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Estadio Jalisco is the third largest Mexican football stadium behind Estadio Azteca and Estadio Olímpico Universitario. The facility has a capacity of near 60,000 seats and is located in the city of Guadalajara, 250 miles north-west of Mexico City.
This stadium is used mostly for soccer games and is the home ground of Chivas de Guadalajara and Atlas, two of the oldest and most prominent football teams in Mexico. This stadium hosted the 1970 and 1986 World Cups. During both of those tourneys the Estadio Jalisco was the temporary home of the Brazilian team and today remains a liaision between the people of Guadalajara and the Brazilian soccer team. The stadium is centrally located in the heart of the neighborhood called Colonia Independencia.
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