Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera

02°10′43.90″S 79°53′39.73″W / 2.1788611°S 79.8943694°W / -2.1788611; -79.8943694 Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer, also known as just Estadio Modelo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and it sometimes hosts games of Rocafuerte Fútbol Club, Club 9 de Octubre, Club Sport Patria, Club Deportivo Everest, Calvi Fútbol Club, Panamá Sporting Club and Club Sport Norteamérica. The stadium holds 42,000, and was opened in July 1959.^[1]

Modelo Stadium

Estadio Modelo
Full name	Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer
Former names	Estadio Modelo Guayaquil
Location	Guayaquil, Ecuador
Operator	Fedeguayas
Capacity	42,000
Surface	grass
Construction
Opened	July 1959
Renovated	1980 2001
Tenants
Club 9 de Octubre Club Sport Patria Club Deportivo Everest Rocafuerte F.C. Panamá Sporting Club

After the death of Copa Libertadores all-time top scorer and Ecuadorian national Alberto Spencer in November 2006, the Ecuadorian Football Federation renamed the stadium in his honor to Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera.

The stadium was one of the hosts in the 2001 South American U-20 Championship.

Colombian singer Shakira performed a sold-out concert at the stadium on November 30, 2006 as part of her Oral Fixation Tour.^[2]

References

1. "Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera". soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
2. "Se alista el escenario para show de Shakira". El Universo (in Spanish). 2006-11-28. Retrieved 2021-08-24.