Parque Federico Omar Saroldi
El Saroldi
Saroldi stadium in August 2012
Full nameEstadio Parque Federico Omar Saroldi
LocationMontevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates34°51′44″S 56°12′06″W / 34.862135°S 56.201640°W / -34.862135; -56.201640
OwnerClub Atlético River Plate
Capacity6,000 (expected 10.000)
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1926
Opened1926
Renovated1993, 2008
Tenants
Club Atlético Olimpia (1926-1932)
Club Atlético River Plate (1932- )

Estadio Saroldi (full name: Parque Federico Omar Saroldi) is a multi-use stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 6,000 all seated.[1]

Originally, the stadium was named as "Olimpia Park", as it served as home to Olimpia. After River Plate's goalkeeper Federico Omar Saroldi was fatally injured, during a match between his team and Central Español, the stadium starting to hold goalkeeper's name.

Ephemeris

References

  1. "Stadiums in Uruguay". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 21 September 2011.


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