Bucaramanga
The Alfonso López stadium was inaugurated on December 12, 1941 and since then it has hosted different sporting events and since 1948 it has been the official home of Atlético Bucaramanga, where For the second time, there will be a Colombian professional soccer final.
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The stadium belongs to the Government of Santander who, through Indersantander, has an agreement with the ‘leopard’ team so that they can train and compete in this place. It has 7 stands that are high and low north, high and low south, high and low east and west.
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Since its construction it has had several modifications, the first occurred in 1955, then there was another in 1972 and it was at that time that the spectator capacity went from 10,000 to 15,000. In 1996 there was another intervention on behalf of the National Games that were going to be played there and It now had the capacity for 28,000 spectators.
They reinforce security: 900 police officers will be at the Alfonso López stadium
For the period 2012-2015 Richard Aguilar was the governor of Santander, during his administration the Alfonso López stadium was going to be remodeled again, however there were irregularities in the contracts and that led to several people being investigated for these events and even He captured the former governor.
The Alfonso López stadium was named in honor of the former president of Colombia who was in power during the periods 1934-1938 and 1942-1945; However, for several years The fans have proposed that the name be changed to Américo José Montanini, former Atlético Bucaramanga player and one of the team’s greatest glories.
In 2024 this issue returned with more force, Governor Juvenal Díaz Mateus listened to the fans’ proposal and sees this possibility as viable. Now, from the Santander Assembly, deputy Danovis Lozano filed a draft ordinance that seeks to make this change a reality.
In addition to the 1996 National Games, in 2010 the South American Women’s U-20 championship, the South American U-23 Pre-Olympic Tournament and the Copa América Femenina in 2022.
