Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse

Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse
Location Choluteca, Honduras
Owner Municipality of Choluteca
Capacity 8,000
Surface Artificial turf
Construction
Broke ground 2016
Opened 8 September 2017
Construction cost L. 75,000,000.00
Tenants
Broncos del Sur F.C. (2017–)

The Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse is a football stadium in Choluteca, Honduras. It has a seating capacity of 8,000 and it host the home games for Broncos del Sur F.C. in the Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso.[1] The venue is intended to replace most of the sporting events held at Estadio Fausto Flores Lagos, a stadium which had been neglected by the local authorities in the past years.

History

The stadium was named after businessman Abraham Emilio Williams, who had been recently assassinated in Choluteca.[2] The stadium was inaugurated on 8 September 2017 and the first two games were played a day after the in a double header where Broncos del Sur F.C. hosted F.C. Municipal Valencia for a Liga de Ascenso encounter, followed by the Honduran Superclásico as the primetime match.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Diez.hn – Renace el Broncos de Choluteca y buscará ascender a Liga Nacional – 13 August 2017
  2. ↑ ElHeraldo.hn – Matan a machetazos a empresario hondureño Emilio Williams en Choluteca – 5 October 2016
  3. ↑ Tiempo.hn – Súper clásico capitalino Motagua-Olimpia se jugará en Choluteca – 17 July 2017

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