Estadio Nacional Brígido Iriarte
Caracas, Venezuela
Formerly: Estadio Nacional El Paraíso
The ground sits in the El Paraíso parish of Caracas. It was rebuilt on this site for that purpose, designed by architect Omar Carnevali and constructed by the company D.O.F. under engineer Darío Lugo Román.
The pitch itself is natural grass, marked out for a full-size game.
It has been home to several clubs over the years, including Deportivo Italia, Atlético Venezuela, and Deportivo La Guaira, but the current tenants are Caracas Fútbol Club, who returned to the ground in 2024, alongside Metropolitanos Fútbol Club. The capacity is often cited as 10,000, though during the Pan Am Games it held more.
The stadium was renamed in 1983 to honour Héctor E. Brígido Iriarte, a track and field athlete who competed in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics and won gold at the Bolivarian and Central American and Caribbean Games. He was also the father of footballers Rafael and Ramón Iriarte, linking the venue firmly to the history of Venezuelan sport. The address is Av. Principal El Estadio, El Paraíso, Caracas, 1020, Venezuela. It has hosted notable matches, such as a Primera División game between Atlético Venezuela and UCV in 2021, where 1,678 spectators watched, and the final stage of the 2023 South American U-20 Championship in early 2024.
Who plays here
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Metropolitanos FC
137 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep | Metropolitanos FC — Trujillanos FC | 4:1 |
| 30 Aug | Metropolitanos FC — Trujillanos FC | |
| 22 Aug | Metropolitanos FC — Deportivo Táchira | 3:1 |
| 9 Aug | Metropolitanos FC — UCV | 2:1 |
| 2 Aug | Metropolitanos FC — Puerto Cabello | 2:1 |
| 31 May | Metropolitanos FC — Carabobo FC | 1:5 |
| 17 May | Metropolitanos FC — Deportivo Táchira | 0:1 |
| 9 May | Metropolitanos FC — Estudiantes de Merida FC | 2:0 |