The Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 34,000 and is the home of football clubs Motagua, Olimpia, and Lobos UPNFM.
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Full name | Estadio Nacional José de la Paz Herrera (Chelato Uclés) |
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Location | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Owner | Tegucigalpa Municipality |
Operator | CONAPID |
Capacity | 35,000 |
Surface | grass |
Opened | 15 March 1948; 74 years ago (1948-03-15) |
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Olimpia (1948–present) Motagua (1948–present) Lobos UPNFM (2017–present) Pumas UNAH (1972–89; 1996–2007) Real Maya (1992–97) Federal (1974–78; 1999–2000) Honduras national football team (1948–97) |
The National Stadium of Tegucigalpa was built during the administration of Tiburcio Carías Andino. The stadium was the Honduras national football team's home stadium in FIFA World Cup qualification for many years. In 1981, the stadium was host to 6 CONCACAF nations (Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Canada, Haiti and Cuba) for qualifying matches for the 1982 World Cup, which saw Honduras qualify for a World Cup for the first time ever.[1] Since the 1998 completion of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano, Estadio Nacional has no longer hosted the majority of the Honduran national team's home fixtures.
The stadium hosted the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where Panama won its first Central American championship and Nicaragua qualified for its first Gold Cup.
The Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés has hosted the following major international football events.
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CCCF Championship | 1955 |
CONCACAF Championship | 1967, 1981 |
Copa Centroamericana | 1993, 2001, 2009 |
Central American Games | 1990 |
CCCF Youth Championship | 1960 |
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | 1978, 1994, 2022 |
CONCACAF U-17 Championship | 1987, 2007 |
CONCACAF Champions League Finals | 1972, 1980, 1988 |
CONCACAF League Finals | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Copa Interamericana Finals | 1972, 1988 |
UNCAF Interclub Cup Finals | 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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