Estadio Belvedere Explained

Belvedere Stadium
Native Name:Estadio Belvedere
Logo Image:Escudo-Liverpool.png
Owner:Liverpool FC (1938–present)
Surface:Lawn
Capacity:8,000

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.[1]

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).[2] The game ended in a 3–1 victory over Argentina.[3]

The stadium was formerly owned by the Montevideo Wanderers.[4] In August 1938 the Government of Uruguay leaded by Alfredo Baldomir ceded the venue to Liverpool Football Club by decree nº 1130/38.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stadiums in Uruguay. Worldstadiums.com. 8 September 2011.
  2. 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?
  3. https://www.montevideooeste.org/sitios-turisticos/deportes/estadio-belvedere/ Estadio Belvedere
  4. https://estadiodefutbol.online/estadio-del-liverpool-de-uruguay/ Estadio del Liverpool
  5. "Cesión del Estadio Belvedere" on Liverpool 100 hechos blogsite, 15 Aug 2015