- Address: San Juan
- Country: Costa Rica
- Capacity: 23,000
- Opened: 27 August 1972
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Deportivo Saprissa (football)
Extra stadium info – Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
The stadium is also known as a venue for concerts. The national football team of Costa Rica played numerous matches at the venue. In 2014, they reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup for the first time in their history after defeating the Hellenic Republic, commonly known as Greece. Costa Rica faced the Netherlands in the quarter-finals. In the quarter-finals, the Netherlands defeated Costa Rica in a penalty shoot-out. The national football team of the Netherlands, also known as Oranje, finished third place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup after beating Brazil. They lost three FIFA World Cup finals before they finished third place in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa, the first sports club from San Juan with a value of at least $10 million, use the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá for home games. The club was founded in 1935. It is named after one of the founders of the football club. Deportivo Saprissa won the North American championship for football clubs various times. They won the tournament in 1993 for the first time in their history after beating Club León from the United Mexican States, commonly known as Mexico.
The world championship for football clubs
In 2005, Deportivo Saprissa finished third place in their first-ever participation in the world championship for football clubs after beating the Saudi side Al-Ittihad. São Paulo Futebol Clube from Brazil won the tournament after defeating the English side Liverpool Football Club. São Paulo FC won two world championship titles in the 1990s before they faced Liverpool FC in 2005. Liverpool Football Club won their first-ever world championship title after defeating Clube de Regatas do Flamengo from Brazil in 2019.
