Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
{{Short description|Football stadium in Quito, Ecuador}}
{{Redirect|La Casa Blanca|the football club nicknamed "La Casa Blanca"|Real Madrid CF}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
| former_names = Estadio Liga Deportiva Universitaria (1997–2017)
| nickname = La Casa Blanca
La Maravilla de Ponceano
| image = Estadio de LDU Tribuna E.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| fullname = Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
| location = Av. John F. Kennedy and Gustavo Lemos
Cotocollao, Quito
| coordinates = {{coord|0|6|27.78|S|78|29|20.77|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=it}}
| broke_ground = March 1995
| built = 1995–1997
| opened = 6 March 1997
| scoreboard = Yes
| renovated =
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = LDU Quito
| operator = LDU Quito
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = $16 million
| architect = Ricardo Mórtola
| structural engineer = Edwin Ripalda
| services engineer =
| general_contractor =
| project_manager =
| main_contractors =
| tenants = LDU Quito (1997–present)
Ecuador national football team (2020–present)
| seating_capacity = 41,575{{Cite web|url=http://www.cre.com.ec/noticias/2014/02/27/49393/cual-es-el-aforo-de-los-estadios-del-ecuador/ei|title=Radio CRE Satelital – Tus Ojos en la Cancha|access-date=2016-09-17|archive-date=2017-01-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112200853/http://www.cre.com.ec/noticias/2014/02/27/49393/cual-es-el-aforo-de-los-estadios-del-ecuador/ei|url-status=dead}}{{cite book |title=Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022 |date=3 April 2023 |publisher=CONMEBOL |page=88 |url=https://online.flippingbook.com/view/22986467/ |access-date=12 May 2023}}
| dimensions = 105 x 68 m
}}
Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, commonly called La Casa Blanca (Spanish for "The White House"), is a football stadium in Quito, Ecuador that is the home ground of LDU Quito. Built between 1995 and 1997, the stadium hosted its first match on 6 March 1997, in a game between LDU Quito and Atlético Mineiro of Belo Horizonte. At an altitude of 2,734 m and with a capacity of 41,575, it is the largest stadium in Quito, and the second largest in Ecuador after the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil.
Since its inauguration, the stadium has been home to LDU Quito's greatest period of success where it has won six national titles and four international titles.
The Ecuador national team used this stadium twice during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification on 29 March 2000 against Venezuela, and 15 August 2000 against Bolivia. Ecuador won both games.
Images
Image:LaCasaBlanca.jpg|A panoramic view from a suite; LDU Quito hosting San Lorenzo for a 2008 Copa Libertadores match.
First match
{{Football box
|date=6 March 1997
|event=
|round=
|time=18:00
|team1=LDU Quito {{flagicon|ECU}}
|score=3–1
|report=
|team2={{flagicon|BRA}} Atlético Mineiro
|goals1=Ferreira {{goal|31}}
Guevara {{goal|72}}
Hurtado {{goal|89}}
|goals2=Nino {{goal|52}}
|stadium=Estadio de Liga Deportiva Universitaria, Quito
|attendance=
|referee=Carlos Chandía (Chile)
}}
References
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External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://www.ldu.com.ec/home/estadio/ Stadium profile]{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} at LDU Quito's website {{in lang|es}}
{{LDU Quito}}
{{Ecuadorian Serie A venues}}
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Category:Sports venues completed in 1997