The Estadio Manuel Ferreira, is a football stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Club Olimpia and is named after former club president Manuel Ferreira. Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan football (soccer) team, based in Asunción. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... Map of Paraguay Panteón de los Héroes in Asunción Asunción, population 1,639,000 (2002), is the capital of Paraguay. ... Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan football (soccer) team, based in Asunción. ...

The stadium was opened in May of 1964 with a friendly match between Olimpia and the powerful Santos FC of Brazil, which had the great Pelé in its team. The excitement to see Pelé playing was so big that the stadium's capacity was exceeded. Because of that during the game one of the fences supporting the crowd in the stands broke and many people got injured. As soon as the incident happened, Pelé ran and jumped over the fence to help the injured people. Fortunately, only minor injuries ocurred and the match proceeded, ending in a 2-2 draw. Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. ... Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Honorary KBE (born 23 October 1940), nicknamed Pelé (pron. ...

Even though this is the "home" of Club Olimpia, the Defensore del Chaco stadium is used for important matches such as international matches for Copa Libertadores or derbies against the classic rivals such as Cerro Porteño. This is because the Defensores del Chaco has a greater capacity (48,000). Estadio Defensores del Chaco is a multi-use stadium in Asuncion, Paraguay. ... The Copa Libertadores de América (Liberators of the Americas Cup) is an international football cup competition played annually by the top clubs of South America. ... Club Cerro Porteño is a Paraguayan football (soccer) team, based in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción. ...

The nickname of "El Bosque de Para Uno" is because the stadium is surrounded by large tall trees, giving the impression of being in a forest (bosque). The term "Para Uno" comes from the name of a train company that used to pass in the railroads where the stadium is now built. FOREST, which describes itself as the voice and friend of the smoker, is a United Kingdom political pressure group that campaigns for the right of people to smoke tobacco and opposes attempts to ban or reduce tobacco consumption, as well as casting doubt on medical claims of the health risks...

See also

• List of football stadiums by capacity
• Olimpia Asunción

This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Club Olimpia is a Paraguayan football (soccer) team, based in Asunción. ...

External links

• Estadio Manuel Ferreira Info