Estadio General Pablo Rojas
Estadio General Pablo Rojas, locally known as La Olla or La Nueva Olla and for sponsorship reasons known as Estadio ueno La Nueva Olla, is a football stadium in the neighbourhood of Barrio Obrero in Asunción, Paraguay. It is the home venue of Cerro Porteño. The stadium's nickname La Olla was given by the club's former president General Pablo Rojas, after whom the stadium was named when he died. This stadium was used during the 1999 Copa América, hosting games by Uruguay and Colombia. Since 2015, the stadium is undergoing expansion and remodeling works in order to increase its capacity to 51,237 people. The stadium counts with balconies, car parking, food courts and canteens in all sectors.
La Olla, Olla Azulgrana, La Nueva Olla (Since 2017) | |
| Full name | Estadio General Pablo Rojas |
|---|---|
| Location | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Coordinates | 25°18′00″S 57°38′15″W |
| Owner | Cerro Porteño |
| Capacity | 45,000 |
| Field size | 105 × 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 24 May 1970 |
| Renovated | 1980, 1999, 2009, 2015-2017 |
| Expanded | 2015–2017 |
| Tenants | |
| Cerro Porteño (1970–present) | |
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