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The Estadio Cementos Progreso is a multi-use stadium in Guatemala City. It is also known popularly as Estadio La Pedrera in reference to its location in the neighborhood of the same name in the Zone 6 of the Guatemalan capital. It was built in 1991 and is named after Cementos Progreso, a local cement manufacturer.
Estadio La Pedrera | |
 The Estadio Cementos Progreso at night | |
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| Location |  Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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| Coordinates | 14°40′33.88″N 90°29′18.77″W / 14.6760778°N 90.4885472°W |
| Owner | Cementos Progreso |
| Capacity | 17,000 |
| Surface | Artificial grass |
| Opened | 1991 |
| Tenants | |
| Comunicaciones | |
Inaugurated on 10 November 1991,[1] the stadium is used mostly for football (soccer) matches, it has hosted international home matches of the Guatemala national football team, and it is the home venue for Liga Nacional club Comunicaciones. It has a capacity of 17,000 seats, being the third-largest stadium in Guatemala after the Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores and Estadio Israel Barrios.
Originally of natural grass, its field was changed to artificial turf in 2010.[2] It is surrounded by a tartan athletic track, the first ever installed in the country, which complies with IAAF regulations.[3]
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- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Presentan remodelaciones del estadio Cementos Progreso". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
- ^ "Guatemala/Guatemala City, Estadio Cementos Progreso". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2011-08-26.
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