Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium
Nickname:El Olímpico
"Olympic Stadium"
Location:Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Opened:1974
Renovated:2004, 2024 - present
Owner:Government of the Dominican Republic
Operator:Comité Olímpico Dominicano
Surface:Grass
Publictransit:Santo Domingo Metro Line 2 at Juan Ulises Garcia station
Construction Cost:RD$ 20,000,000
Former Names:Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte (1974 - 2005)
Tenants:Bauger FC (1974–present)
Atlético Pantoja (1999–present)
Dominican Republic national football team (1974–present)
O&M FC (1974 - present)
Seating Capacity:27,000[1] Football & Track and field
50,000+ Concert

Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium (es|Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez) is an open-air multi-purpose stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Opened in 1974 for the XII Central American & Caribbean Games and renovated 2003 Pan American Games is the largest stadium in the Dominican Republic used mostly for football and track and field and as a music venue. The stadium has a sporting events' capacity of 27,000 people, though it has seen crowds of 35,000. For concerts, its stated capacity is 50,000 people.

It was formerly known as Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, because of the sports complex where it is located (Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte), However, in 2005 it was named after the 400 m hurdles athlete Félix Sánchez after he won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[2]

It served as home of the Dominican soccer teams Bauger FC and Atletico Pantoja and it's of one of the two stadium that served as home of the Dominican Republic national football team.

History

In February 1966, it began the construction of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic complex to host the XII Central American & Caribbean Games. Concluded in February 1974, the stadium was inaugurated with the name of Juan Pablo Duarte Stadium named after the founding father. It had a capacity of 22,000.[3] The stadium hosted the track & field events of the XII Central American & Caribbean Games between 27 February and 13 March 1974.

Between the 1980s and 1990s the stadium served for several events including concerts and religion celebration. 1997 the stadium served as venue of the first edition of the Latin Music Festival sponsored by the Dominican beer Presidente, Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina. The music festival was a commercial success, invited several international pop starts. The music festival returned in 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2014 & 2017.

It was renovated for the 2003 Pan America Games to host the track & field events and the opening and closing ceremonies. It was equipped with 24,000 fixed seats and areas for special guests, press, dressing rooms and a cafeteria. It was inaugurated on 23 July 2003, by the president Hipolito Mejia and the renovation cost over US$6 million of dollars.[4] In August 2004, the stadium hosted a friendly game between the national team of Brazil and Haiti and it included the participation of soccer stars of Ronaldo and Ronhaldino.[5] In May 2005, the name of the stadium was official changed to Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium honoring the 400 m hurdles athlete Félix Sánchez for winning a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. In 2012, he won another medal on the same category at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[6] [7]

During the 2000s and 2010s decades several international pop artists performed concerts at the stadium including Shakira, Coldplay, Daddy Yankee, Juan Luis Guerra, Luis Miguel, Ricardo Arjona, Maroon 5, Britney Spears.

It is set to host matches for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup including in the final.

Notable events

Band/Artist Event/Tour DateAttendance
1974 Central American and Caribbean Games1974
Juan Luis GuerraVisa Para Un Sueño25 December 1990
Luis Miguel Aries Tour23 April 1994
Forgarate Tour10 June 199550,000/50,000[8]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 199720, 21 & 22 June 1997120,000[9]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 199826, 27 & 28 June 1998155,000[10]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 19993, 4 & 5 June 1999(92,503/105,000)[11]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 20011, 2 & 3 June 2001(131,200/131,200)[12]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 200321, 22 & 23 October 200355,000[13]
(Last Show)
2003 Pan American Games
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 200514, 15 & 16 October 2005150,000+
(Total)
20 Años Tour27 December 200550,000+[14]
Shakira Oral Fixation Tour19 December 200650,000[15]
Ricardo Arjona and Wisin & YandelEl Concierto Claro1 July 2007[16]
Luis MiguelCómplices Tour12 November 2008
Marcela GándaraMas que un Anehlo Tour22 November 2008
Juan Luis GuerraLa Travesia Tour14 February 200950,000+[17]
Tiësto28 March 2009[18]
Ricardo Arjona5to Piso Tour30 May 2009
Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Gilberto Santa RosaIlegales and Hector AcostaIdolos Latinos3 October 2009
Jonas BrothersJonas Brothers World Tour 200925 October 200925,000[19]
Day & Age World Tour13 November 2009
Crystal Lewis, Funky, Gadiel Espinoza and Nancy AmancioMegafest Cristiano14 November 200920,000+[20]
AventuraThe Last Tour12 February 201060,000[21] [22]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 201027–29 August 2010
Maroon 528 December 2010
ShakiraThe Sun Comes Out World Tour30 March 201150,000[23]
Enrique Iglesias & Tito el BambinoCierre del Verano Presidente 20112 September 2011
Britney SpearsFemme Fatale Tour8 December 201115,000[24]
Marcela Gándara & Jesus Adrian RomeroEl brillo de mis ojos[25] 16 December 2011
A son de Guerra Tour16 June 201242,000[26]
Wisin & Yandel and Prince RoyceVerano Presidente7 September 201245,000[27]
Romeo SantosThe King Stays King Tour15 & 22 December 201250,000+
(per show)[28]
Justin BieberBelieve Tour22 October 201311,321 / 21,850[29]
Jesus Adrian Romero21 December 201315,000+[30]
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 20143 October,4,5 2014120,000[31]
(Total)
Romeo SantosFormula, Vol. 2 Tour20 December 201460,000+[32]
(record)
Festival Presidente de la Musica Latina 20173, 4 & 5 November 2017120,000+
(Total)
Daddy YankeeTamo en Vivo Tour16 December 2017
Barbarela 201830 May 201825,000
Romeo SantosGolden Tour17 December 201850,000[33]
Luis MiguelMexico por siempre tour29 March 201920,000[34]
OzunaNibiru World Tour16 February 202050,000[35]
AventuraInmortal Stadium Tour18 & 19 December 202180,000[36] (Total)
ColdplayMusic Of The Spheres World Tour22 March 202233,000[37]
El AlfaLa Leyenda Del Dembow Tour16 July 202245,000[38]
Marc Anthony[39] Viviendo tour22 September 202215,000[40]
Bad BunnyWorld's Hottest Tour21 & 22 October 2022100,000[41] (Total)
Daddy YankeeLa Última Vuelta World Tour12 November 202250,000[42]
Monster Jam[43] 26 November 2022
Luis MiguelLuis Miguel Tour 2023–2418 January 2024
Juan Luis GuerraEntre Mar y Palmeras Tour10 February 202450,000[44]

Sources

  1. events
  2. concerts
  3. installation
  4. stadium data

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Singh . Jyotsna G. . The Postcolonial World . Kim . David D. . 2016-10-04 . Routledge . 978-1-315-29767-5 . en.
  3. Book: LaBlanc . Michael L. . The World Encyclopedia of Soccer . Henshaw . Richard . 1994 . Gale Research . 978-0-8103-8995-3 . en.
  4. Web site: 2003-07-23 . Remodelación de Estadio: 10,1 millones de dólares . 2024-01-23 . ESPN.com.mx . es.
  5. Web site: Neró . Nathanael Pérez . 2004-08-18 . Equipo Brasil recibió gran respaldo . 2024-01-23 . Diario Libre . es.
  6. Web site: 2005-05-04 . Oficial: Nombre Félix Sánchez a Estadio Olímpico . 2024-01-23 . Hoy Digital . en.
  7. Book: Shah . Rajiv . Multimodal Analysis of User-Generated Multimedia Content . Zimmermann . Roger . 2017-08-30 . Springer . 978-3-319-61807-4 . en.
  8. Web site: World Radio History . 8 March 2021 . 8 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408002102/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1995/1995-07-22-Billboard-Page-0014.pdf#search=%22estadio%20olimpico%20juan%20pablo%20duarte%22 . dead .
  9. Book: Billboard. 1997-07-12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
  10. Book: Billboard. 57. Estadio Juan Pablo Duarte Billboard.. 1998-08-01. Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
  11. Book: Billboard. 18. Estadio Olimpico Santo Domingo Billboard.. 1999-07-03. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
  12. Book: Billboard. 2005-10-08. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. en.
  13. Web site: Chayanne cerró con éxito festival - OCT. 23, 2003 - Música - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO. www.eluniverso.com. 23 October 2003. 2019-10-25.
  14. Web site: Los conciertos más concurridos del 2005. 2005-12-19. Hoy Digital. es-ES. 2019-10-24.
  15. Web site: Shakira cerró su gira "Fijación Oral 2006" con "broche de oro". 2006-12-20. Emol. es. 2019-10-25.
  16. Web site: Ricardo Arjona, el que más boletas vende y en menos tiempo en el país. Polanco. Fausto. 2018-02-01. El Día. es. 2020-05-17.
  17. Web site: Juan Luis Guerra más que un concierto en Santo Domingo. - Fiestas & Personalidades. www.fiestasypersonalidades.com. 2019-10-25.
  18. Web site: DJ Tiesto 'pinchará' en el Estadio Olímpico. El Nacional. 2019-10-24.
  19. Web site: Histeria con Jonas Brothers. El Nacional. 26 October 2009. 2019-10-24.
  20. Web site: MEGAFEST CRISTIANO REUNE a MAS DE 20 MIL EN ESTADIO OLIMPICO - Diario Dominicano. 1 May 2023. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024161201/https://diariodominicano.com/cultura/2009/11/16/48207/megafest-cristiano-reune-a-mas-de-20-mil-en-estadio-olimpico. dead.
  21. Web site: Aventura llena estadio Olímpico. Tripeo. es. 2019-10-24.
  22. Web site: Aventura llena estadio Olímpico; multitud aclama agurupación bachata. El Nacional. 13 February 2010. 2019-10-24.
  23. Web site: Shakira abarrota Estadio Olímpico con su gira "Salió el Sol" - Acento - El más ágil y moderno diario electrónico de la República Dominicana. 2011-03-31. Acento. es. 2019-10-24. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024161202/https://acento.com.do/2011/cultura/1644-shakira-abarrota-estadio-olimpico-con-su-gira-salio-el-sol/. dead.
  24. Web site: Britney Spear: Buen show ante escaso público en Dominicana. Redacción. La. 2011-12-09. DiarioDigitalRD. es. 2019-10-24.
  25. Web site: Concierto cristiano. 2011-11-07. Hoy Digital. es-ES. 2019-10-24.
  26. Web site: Juan Luis Guerra llena el estadio Olímpico a pesar de la lluvia. www.diariolibre.com. 17 June 2012 . es-ES. 2019-10-24.
  27. Web site: El Verano Presidente cierra en grande ante 45,000 personas. www.diariolibre.com. 9 September 2012 . es-ES. 2019-10-24.
  28. Web site: Romeo Santos revienta el Estadio Olímpico y lleva grandes estrellas a su concierto como invitados. Peguero. José. 2012-12-16. Ensegundos.do. es. 2019-10-24.
  29. Web site: WebCite query result. https://web.archive.org/web/20131118083951/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore. dead. 2013-11-18. www.webcitation.org. 2019-10-24.
  30. Web site: Jesús Adrián Romero se presentó ante mas de 15,000 personas - CDN - El Canal de Noticias de los Dominicanos. Bonnin. Lety. 2013-12-23. es. 2019-10-24.
  31. Web site: Festival Presidente tuvo grandiosas cifras. RD. Metro. Metro Republica Dominicana. es. 2019-10-25. 25 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191025215038/https://www.metrord.do/do/entretencion/2017/12/05/festival-presidente-tuvo-grandiosas-cifras.html. dead.
  32. Web site: Romeo Santos abarrotó el Estadio Olímpico, usado por primera vez en 360 para un concierto - Acento - El más ágil y moderno diario electrónico de la República Dominicana. 2014-12-21. Acento. es. 2019-10-24. 24 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191024161203/https://acento.com.do/2014/cultura/8206895-romeo-santos-abarroto-el-estadio-olimpico-usado-por-primera-vez-en-360-para-un-concierto/. dead.
  33. Web site: Romeo Santos suma más éxito a su carrera y llena el Estadio Olímpico. 2018-12-17. El Día. es. 2019-10-24.
  34. Web site: El Olímpico recibirá hoy a 20 mil personas. Diario. Listin. 2019-03-29. listindiario.com. ES. 2019-10-24.
  35. Web site: Ozuna llenó a capacidad el Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez – Diario Social RD . 2022-10-25 . diariosocialrd.com.
  36. Web site: Diario. Listin. 2021-12-19. Aventura sella historia musical de 20 años con presentación en el Estadio Olímpico de Santo Domingo. 2021-12-25. listindiario.com. ES.
  37. Web site: 2022-03-24 . Coldplay entrega histórico concierto en el Estadio Olímpico . 2022-03-24 . El Día . en.
  38. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-07-17 . ¡Lo logró! El Alfa llena el Estadio Olímpico a puro dembow . 2022-07-18 . listindiario.com . ES.
  39. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-08-02 . Marc Anthony regresa a RD con su "Viviendo tour" . 2022-08-02 . listindiario.com . ES.
  40. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-09-23 . Marc Anthony deleita a los dominicanos con 12 canciones en el Estadio Olímpico . 2022-09-23 . listindiario.com . ES.
  41. Web site: Bad Bunny cierra con éxitos sus dos noches en el Estadio Olímpico . 2022-10-25 . Diario Libre . 23 October 2022 . es.
  42. Web site: 2022-11-13 . Daddy Yankee se despidió por todo lo alto de sus fanáticos dominicanos . 2022-11-14 . De Último Minuto . es.
  43. Web site: Diario . Listin . 2022-09-14 . El show automovilismo "Monster Jam" llega por primera vez al país . 2022-09-21 . listindiario.com . ES.
  44. Web site: Diario . El Nuevo . 2024-02-11 . Juan Luis Guerra lleva a su máxima capacidad el Estadio Olímpico . 2024-02-12 . El Nuevo Diario (República Dominicana) . es.

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