Estadio Belvedere
{{Short description|Football stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay}}
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| name = Belvedere Stadium
| native_name = Estadio Belvedere
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| logo_image = Escudo-Liverpool.png
| logo_size = 30
| image = BelvedereLFC.jpg
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| caption = The stadium in 2005
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| coordinates = {{Coord|34|51|17.72|S|56|13|32.48|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| opened = {{Start date and age|1909|7|4}}
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| owner = Liverpool FC (1938–present)
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| surface = Lawn
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| capacity = 8,000
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| tenants = Liverpool FC
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| website = {{URL|https://liverpoolfc.com.uy/page/estadio-belvedere|liverpoolfc.com.uy/estadio-belvedere}}
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Estadio Belvédère is a football stadium in the Belvedere district of Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium holds 8,000 people and was inaugurated in July 1909.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/south_america/countries/uruguay.shtml|title=Stadiums in Uruguay|work=Worldstadiums.com|accessdate=8 September 2011}}
On August 15, 1910, the stadium hosted the match where the Uruguay national football team wore their signature light blue jerseys for the first time (as a tribute to the River Plate team that had defeated Alumni wearing a similar shirt).[https://www.espn.com.ar/futbol/mundial/nota/_/id/8793749/investigacion-origen-adopcion-uruguay-camiseta-celeste-teorias La historia oficial, bajo tela de juicio: ¿Cuándo adoptó Uruguay la camiseta celeste?] by Santiago Rodríguez on ESPN.com.ar 17 Jun 2021 The game ended in a 3–1 victory over Argentina.[https://www.montevideooeste.org/sitios-turisticos/deportes/estadio-belvedere/ Estadio Belvedere] on Montevideo Oeste.org
The stadium was formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers.[https://estadiodefutbol.online/estadio-del-liverpool-de-uruguay/ Estadio del Liverpool] on estadiodefutbol.online In August 1938 the Government of Uruguay leaded by Alfredo Baldomir ceded the venue to Liverpool Football Club by decree nº 1130/38."Cesión del Estadio Belvedere" on Liverpool 100 hechos blogsite, 15 Aug 2015
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120606145912/http://allstadiums.ru/yujnaya-amerika/stadiony-urugvaya/estadio-belvedere.html Estadio Belvedere] at Allstadiums.ru
{{Uruguayan Primera División venues}}
Category:Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo)
Category:Belvedere, Montevideo
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