Estadio Francisco Montaner
Parque Paquito Montaner | |
Main entrance to the Francisco Montaner Stadium | |
| Location | Ponce, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Owner | Municipality of Ponce |
| Operator | Municipality of Ponce |
| Capacity | Baseball-13,000
Track and Field-16,000 Soccer-15,500 Concerts-40,500 |
| Surface | Modular artificial turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1947 |
| Opened | 15 October 1949 |
| Tenants | |
| FC Leones (PRSL) (1949-2014) Leones de Ponce (LBPPR) (current) River Plate Ponce (former) Leones de Ponce (basketball)) (1950-1971) | |
The Estadio Francisco ("Paquito") Montaner (English: Francisco ("Paquito") Montaner Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It is home to the Leones de Ponce team of the Puerto Rico Baseball League (LBPPR) and FC Leones of the Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL). The stadium has a capacity of 16,000 seats. Construction of the stadium began in 1947 and it opened on 15 October 1949. Montaner is the first stadium in Puerto Rico with an artificial surface field. The stadium lies next to the Juan Pachín Vicéns Auditorium, where the Ponce Lions (basketball) hold their games. The Stadium was named to honor Francisco "Paquito" Montaner, one of the greatest Puerto Rican pitchers of all times.