Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse

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.

Estadio Emilio Williams Agasse
LocationCholuteca, Honduras
OwnerMunicipality of Choluteca
Capacity8,000
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke ground2016
Opened8 September 2017
Construction costL. 75,000,000.00
Tenants
Broncos del Sur F.C. (2017–)
Lobos UPNFM (2018–)

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]

Events
CompetitionYears
UNCAF U-17 Interclub Cup2019

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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