Costa Rica

Location

San José, Costa Rica

Capacity

42,000

Opened

2011

Time zone

UTC -06:00 Central Standard Time (CST)

The Costa Rica National Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) (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. 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, 160-square-metre (1,700 sq ft) 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.