Coordinates: 6°15′24.48″N 75°35′24.62″W / 6.2568°N 75.5901722°W / 6.2568; -75.5901722

Estadio Atanasio Girardot

El Atanasio
Location	Medellín, Colombia
Opened	19 March 1953
Owner	INDER
Surface	Grass
Capacity	53,000
Tenants
Atlético Nacional Independiente Medellín (Colombian Professional Football)

Estadio Atanasio Girardot is a multi-purpose stadium in Medellín, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches by two local teams, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. It is part of the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot, which also contains other sports facilities. The stadium was built in 1953 and has a maximum capacity of 53,000.

The stadium was named after Atanasio Girardot, a Colombian revolutionary leader who fought alongside Simón Bolívar.

[edit] Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6WatN9q64 (Spanish)

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