Estadio Pedro Marrero
Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Pedro Marrero, the former home of CF Ciudad de La Habana, is a multi-purpose stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is now used primarily for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 and was built in 1929. History Originally named Gran Stadium Cervecería Tropical (or familiarly, La Tropical), it hosted the 1937 Bacardi Bowl and many Cuban League baseball games. After the revolution, it was renamed for Pedro Marrero, a young man who died in the attack on the Moncada Barracks. Geography The stadium is located in the ward of Ceiba, part of the municipal borough of Playa; next to the borders with Nuevo Vedado, borough of Plaza de la Revolución. See also Estadio Panamericano Estadio Latinoamericano References External links Football venues in Cuba Sports venues in Havana Multi-purpose stadiums Defunct college football venues 1929 establishments in Cuba Sports venues completed in 1929 American football venues in North America 20th-century architecture in Cuba