Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande

Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande is a multi-use stadium in Maracaibo, Venezuela. It is currently used mostly for baseball games and serves as the home of Águilas del Zulia. The stadium holds 23,900[2] people and opened in 1963.[3] It also hosted the 1986 Caribbean Series.[4] It is named after longtime Maracaibo shortstop Luis Aparicio, Sr., the father of Luis Aparicio.

Estadio Luis Aparicio "El Grande"
LocationMaracaibo, Venezuela
Capacity23,900[1]
Opened16 August 1963
Tenants
Águilas del Zulia

Gloria Estefan performed at the stadium on 7 March 1992 during her Into The Light World Tour.

The American boy band Backstreet Boys performed at the stadium on 9 May 2001 during Black & Blue Tour.

References
  1. Sorondo, Julio (16 August 2020). "57 años del estadio Luis Aparicio "El Grande" de Maracaibo". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. "Águilas del Zulia". LVBP.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  3. "Stadiums in Venezuela". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. "El "Poli", sin nada que festejar a sus 45 años". La Verdad (in Spanish). 17 August 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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