The Costa Rica National Stadium () (officially INS Estadio for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-purpose stadium in La Sabana Metropolitan Park, San José, Costa Rica. It was the first modern sporting and events arena to be built in Central America.Costa Rica’s 35,000-seat National Stadium opens Tico Times, 2011-03-25. The stadium was completed in early 2011 and officially opened its doors to the public on March 26 of that year, with a capacity of 42.000 seats. The stadium replaced the original National Stadium (built 100 years ago), and is the home stadium of the Costa Rican national football team.

It has one high-definition, video screen located in the southern section of the stadium, along with a smaller, monochromatic screen. A second monochromatic screen (of the same dimensions) is in the northern section.

The stadium hosted matches during the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, including the opening game, the third place match and the Final, as well as matches during the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, including the opening game and the Final.

The Estadio Nacional hosted the kickoff show of Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour, due to the green credentials of the country.

Funding and Construction

The initial cost was $88 million, it grew to $100 million.http://www.nacion.com/2010-10-15/Deportes/NotaPrincipal/Deportes2556136.aspx , Spanish.

In 2007, Costa Rican President Óscar Arias requested that during a state visit to China that China fund a stadium for Costa Rica. The Chinese government financed the construction, furnishing, and general costs of the stadium on their own. The old National Stadium was demolished on May 12, 2008, after UCR (Universidad de Costa Rica) vs. Brujas FC match and a 200M race where Nery Brenes set a new national record (20:28 seconds).

The president of Costa Rica, Óscar Arias and the leader of People's Republic of China Hu Jintao, agreed to build the stadium during Arias' first visit to China in October 2007. The construction began on March 12, 2009, and it finished in 2011.

The Chinese company Anhui Foreign Economic Constructionhttp://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/julio/28/deportes2040316.html , Spanish. was in charge of the construction of the stadium. About 800 Chinese workers immigrated.

Inauguration

The grand inauguration ceremony occurred on March 26, 2011. National and international sports activities and entertainment went on through April 10. An official stadium inauguration website was created,http://www.nuevoestadionacional.com/ which informed the population of all inaugurating events.

The main inaugurating event was a friendly association football match between Costa Rica and China, which ended 2–2, with Álvaro Saborío scoring the first goal ever in the stadium.

During 2011, the new stadium was subject of a heavy investment made by the Costa Rican Football Federation to propel Costa Rican football into the world scene. To do this, the federation organized friendly matches against previous FIFA World Cup winners Argentina, Brazil, and Spain, with the latter being the then most recent winners of the tournament.

Football tournaments

2013 Copa Centroamericana The Estadio Nacional hosted all 14 matches of the 2013 Copa Centroamericana.

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance18 January 2013 1–1 Group A (opening match)200 1–1 Group B2,500 1–0 Group A5,48420 January 2013 0–0 Group A250 0–0 Group B 2–0 Group A5,98022 January 2013 1–2 Group A750 1–1 Group B3,450 1–1 Group A6,76025 January 2013 1–3 5th Place Match279 1–0 Semifinals1,664 1–0 4,99327 January 2013 1–0 Third place match1,997 1–0 Final14,146

2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup El Nacional hosted nine games of the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. It hosted four Group A matches; including the opener, a Group C and Group D game, two quarterfinal matches, the 3rd place play-off and the final. The games were:

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance15 March 2014 2–0 Group A (opening match)34,453 0–3 Group A18 March 2014 4–0 25,624 0–123 March 2014 3–0 Group C5,100 3–0 Group D27 March 2014 3–2 Quarter-finals1,812 2–2 4 April 2014 4–4 Third place match29,814 2–0 Final

2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Estadio Nacional hosted eighteen games of the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It hosted four Group A matches, two Group B games, four Group C games, and two Group D games, two quarterfinal matches, two semifinal matches, the 3rd place play-off and the final. The games were:

DateTeam #1ResultTeam #2RoundAttendance10 August 2022 0–0 Group A 9,819 1–3 22,50611 August 2022 0–1 Group C 723 0–2 83913 August 2022 1–1 Group B 9,336 0–5 Group A 22,44614 August 2022 0–3 Group D 2,652 3–1 Group C 2,65216 August 2022 2–2 Group B 3,378 5–0 Group A 11,92317 August 2022 4–1 Group D 814 0–1 Group C 97920 August 2022 1–0 Quarter-finals4,914 0–17,87425 August 2022 2–1 Semi-finals4,054 1–26,57128 August 2022 1–4 Third place match15,672 3–1 Final29,891

Concerts Date(s) Artist Opening act(s) Performance Attendance10 April 2011Shakira rowspan="2" The Sun Comes Out World Tour34,516 / 34,51621 May 2011Miley Cyrus Gypsy Heart Tour33,451 / 33,45112 September 2011Red Hot Chili PeppersFoals I'm with You World Tour20,716 / 23,30027 September 2011Judas PriestWhitesnakeEpitaph World Tour rowspan="2" 20 November 2011Pearl JamXPearl Jam Twenty Tour3 November 2012Lady GagaThe DarknessLady StarlightBorn This Way Ball29,014 / 29,0141 October 2013AerosmithGlobal Warming Tour rowspan="2" 22 October 2013Black SabbathMegadethBlack Sabbath Reunion Tour1 May 2014 Paul McCartney rowspan="2" Out There27,001 / 35,2285 September 2015CamilaElypse World Tour rowspan="4" 20 February 2016Marc AnthonyGente de ZonaMarc Anthony Live! 19 May 2016Alejandro Sanz rowspan="2" Sirope Tour20 August 2016 Laura PausiniSimili Tour5 November 2016 MetallicaHeresy WorldWired Tour32,934 / 33,95326 November 2016Guns N' RosesGandhiNot in This Lifetime... Tour29,560 / 35,78524 April 2017Justin BieberBartosz BrenesPurpose World Tour23,377 / 26,9857 May 2017Soy Luna rowspan="3" Soy Luna en Concierto9 May 2017Sting57th & 9th Tour8,454 / 8,45419 August 2017Ricardo MontanerNormal Man Tour7 December 2017Bruno MarsDNCE24K Magic World Tour38,052 / 38,05228 February 2018Myriam Hernández rowspan="13" Gala of Love rowspan="5" 7 March 2018Joaquín SabinaLo Niego Todo Tour8 August 2018Laura PausiniFatti Sentire World Tour18 August 2018Marc Anthony15 September 2018Soy LunaSoy Luna en Vivo24 November 2018Roger WatersUs + Them Tour46,111 / 47,10130 November 2018ChayanneDesde el Alma Tour25,000 / 30,00021 March 2019Luis MiguelMéxico Por Siempre Tour rowspan="3" 17 August 2019Ricardo Montaner30 November 2019MoratBalas Perdidas Tour7 December 2019ChayanneDesde el Alma Tour38,000 / 40,00020 February 2020Pablo AlboránTour Prometo rowspan="2" 23 February 2020Caifanes18 March 2022ColdplayH.E.R.MishCattMusic of the Spheres World Tour86,199 / 86,19919 March 202225 June 2022Paulina Rubio22 October 2022Daddy YankeeTapón & Dani MaroChoché RomanoJair Cruz & El Tigre TonyLa Última Vuelta World Tour68,025 / 70,58723 October 202224 November 2022Bad BunnyIn BetwinJurgen DorsamDJ TocumaWorld's Hottest Tour52,851 / 52,85125 November 2022Eros Ramazottirowspan=10 Battito Infinito World Tourrowspan=10 25 February 2023Joaquín SabinaContra Todo Pronóstico Tour5 March 2023Caifanes2023 Tour17 March 2023MelendiLikes and Scars Tour18 March 2023Sin BanderaFrequency Tour15 April 2023Carlos RiveraA Tour to Everywhere10 June 2023Juan Luis GuerraEntre Mar y Palmeras Tour29 July 2023Grupo FirmeYou Have To Connect It Tour13 August 2023LuceroManuel MijaresUntil We Were Made9 September 2023Rubén BladesSalswing Tour31 October 2023Red Hot Chili PeppersIRONTOMSaint CeciliaGlobal Stadium Tour51,838 / 51,8382 December 2023Roger Waters rowspan="6" This Is Not a Drill8 February 2024Luis MiguelLuis Miguel Tour 2023–2438,714 / 38,7149 March 2024Karol GMañana Será Bonito Tour104,761 / 104,76110 March 20245 December 2025Bad BunnyDebí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour 115,485 / 115,4856 December 202530 May 2026Ed SheeranLoop Tour/08 October 2026Iron MaidenThe Raven AgeRun for Your Lives World Tour/27 November 2026Karol Growspan="2" Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour/28 November 2026

Fire incident During the opening ceremony of the 2013 Central American Games, a fire broke out in the stadium because of a stray firework which hit the western part of the stadium roof. The fire damaged some lighting equipments but the stadium was still used for the Games.

Panorama view

References

External links Official website