Estadio Contador Damiani
Las Acacias | |
The stadium in 2013 | |
| Full name | Estadio José Pedro Damiani |
|---|---|
| Former names | Las Acacias |
| Coordinates | 34°50′30″S 56°09′41″W / 34.8417°S 56.1614°W |
| Owner | C.A. Peñarol |
| Capacity | 7,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 19, 1916 |
| Renovated | 1997 |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| penarol.org/lasacacias | |
Estadio Contador Damiani, formerly Las Acacias, is a stadium in Montevideo, Uruguay, inaugurated in 1916 and re-built in 1997. It is used mostly for Peñarol's reserves matches. The stadium, mostly used for football matches, can hold up to 7,000 people. VIP stands and the entrance were taken in 1930 to the stadium Estadio Pocitos, where the first ever goal in World Cup history was scored by the French forward Lucien Laurent. The structure has since been returned to its original location.
This stadium bears the name of the person who was president of Peñarol for years, the accountant José Pedro Damiani.