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Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
JRL; La Islandera
	Front view of the stadium
Full name	Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
Address	Route 2, intersection with Route 5
Standort	Cerro Gordo, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Coordinates	18°23′36″N 66°09′03″W / 18.393425°N 66.15085°W
Owner	Municipio de Bayamón
Operator	Municipio de Bayamón
Capacity	24,000
Record attendance	12,993 – Puerto Rico Islanders vs. LA Galaxy; (August 4, 2010)
Field size	105 × 68 m
Surface	Grass
Bauwesen
Broke ground	1972
Built	1973
Opened	1974
Renovated	2003, 2012
Construction cost	Unknown
Architect	Thomas Marvel
Tenants
	Puerto Rico men's national football team; Puerto Rico women's national football team; Vaqueros de Bayamón (PRBL) (1974–2003); Cangrejeros de Santurce (PRBL) (late 80s); Puerto Rico Islanders (NASL) (2004–2012); Puerto Rico FC (NASL) (2016–2017); Bayamón FC (2019–)

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Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel) is a soccer-specific stadium located in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. It is best known as the former home of the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League and current home of the Bayamón FC of the Liga Puerto Rico. The stadium can seat up to 12,500 people. It has easy access the metro station known as "Deportivo Station."

History

Built in 1973 as a baseball stadium with a capacity of 12,500, it was home to the Vaqueros de Bayamón until 2003 when the team became defunct.

La Meca of Puerto Rican Football

In 2003 with the Vaqueros folding, the stadium seemed doomed to be relegated to a youth stadium or to demolition, but late that same year the stadium became home of the Puerto Rico Islanders. Its "L" shaped stands were not suited for the sport and it originally had an awkward feel to it since the stand behind the goal angles away from the pitch.

Another name that has been used for the stadium is "La Islandera" since it was the home of the Islanders.^[2]

It was home to Bayamon FC, a professional football team in the Puerto Rico Soccer League now playing in the Bayamon Soccer Complex, and Sevilla Bayamon FC, now called Sevilla-FC Juncos; they moved to Juncos.

It has also played host to the CFU Club Championship Group C in 2006, where the Islanders played but lost to Trinidad and Tobago, W Connection 0-1 and the Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge in 2007, and two 2010 World Cup qualifying matches against the Dominican Republic and Honduras.

Renovation in 2012

The renovations to the stadium have been made to upgrade a stadium created for baseball to be soccer-specific. The stadium will also have new dressing rooms and bathrooms and the replacement of some seating. There will also be some temporary bleachers until the addition for new seating is completed later. Lighting has also been adjusted to be more uniform across the field.^[3]

The remodeling of the stadium will be done in several stages, with a total cost of $7 million.^[4]

A view of the stadium in 2012 after the first phase of renovation.

A new team, a new home (2015–2017)

In 2015, it was announced home to Puerto Rico FC of the North American Soccer League. The team played in the 2016 North American Soccer League season of Fall season.

Hurricane damage to the stadium (2017)

On September 22, 2017, the stadium was severely damaged by Hurricane Maria, which led to cancellations of the games and forced Puerto Rico FC to play the next same matches in neutral venues.

2018-present

The first match played after Hurricane María was a friendly match between Puerto Rico women's national football team and Argentina on September 2, 2018.^[5]

On November 19, 2019, it was announced that Bayamón FC will be using the stadium for its home matches of the Liga Puerto Rico.

Events

The first boxing bout between Alfredo Escalera and Alexis Argüello dubbed The Bloody Battle of Bayamon, took place at the stadium on January 28, 1978.

On July 16, 1988, wrestler Bruiser Brody was fatally stabbed in the shower by fellow wrestler Jose Huertas Gonzalez.

On September 26, 1992 the heavy metal band Iron Maiden played on their Fear of the Dark Tour. This was the first time Iron Maiden visited Puerto Rico.

The popstar Madonna performed a sold out concert at the stadium on October 26, 1993 during The Girlie Show World Tour.

American pop-singer Michael Jackson planned to perform there in November 1993 as part of his Dangerous World Tour, but the concert was cancelled due to Jackson’s illness

The rock band Aerosmith performed there on January 28, 1994 during their Get a Grip Tour.

References

^ "Juan Ramón Loubriel: deportista y educador". DialogoUPR.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
^ "Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel - Bayamón, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Islanders. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ "First Stage of Renovations for Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Close to Complete". IM Soccer News. July 26, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
^ "Remodelacion millonaria - Bayamón, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). The sport press. 2012-02-04. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
^ Torres, Publicado por Javier. "Puerto Rico empata ante Argentina" (in Spanish).

[1] "Juan Ramón Loubriel: deportista y educador". DialogoUPR.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

[2] "Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel - Bayamón, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Puerto Rico Islanders. 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

[3] "First Stage of Renovations for Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Close to Complete". IM Soccer News. July 26, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

[4] "Remodelacion millonaria - Bayamón, Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). The sport press. 2012-02-04. Archived from the original on 2014-05-19. Retrieved 2012-02-07.

[5] Torres, Publicado por Javier. "Puerto Rico empata ante Argentina" (in Spanish).

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+{{short description|Soccer stadium in Bayamón, Puerto Rico}}
 {{Infobox venue
-| fullname        = Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
+| fullname        = Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel
 | nickname         =  JRL<br />La Islandera
 | image               = Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Noche.jpg
 | caption             = Front view of the stadium
 | address            = Route 2, intersection with Route 5
-| location          = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
+| location          = [[Cerro Gordo (Bayamón)|Cerro Gordo]], [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
 | coordinates         = {{Coord|18.393425|-66.15085|type:landmark|name=Juan Ramón Loubriel|display=inline,title}}
 | broke_ground        = 1972
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 | surface             = Grass
 | construction_cost   = Unknown
-| architect           = Thomas Marvel<ref>{{cite web|title=Juan Ramón Loubriel: deportista y educador|url=http://dialogoupr.com/juan-ramon-loubriel-deportista-y-educador/ |publisher=DialogoUPR.com|accessdate=November 5, 2016}}</ref>
+| architect           = Thomas Marvel<ref>{{cite web|title=Juan Ramón Loubriel: deportista y educador|url=http://dialogoupr.com/juan-ramon-loubriel-deportista-y-educador/|publisher=DialogoUPR.com|access-date=November 5, 2016|archive-date=June 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623035456/http://dialogoupr.com/juan-ramon-loubriel-deportista-y-educador/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 | project_manager     =
 | structural engineer =
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 | main_contractors    =
 | former_names        =
-| tenants             = [[Puerto Rico national football team]] (1974–present)<br>[[Vaqueros de Bayamón (baseball)|Vaqueros de Bayamón]] ([[Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente|LBPRC]]) (1974–2003)<br>[[Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] (LBPRC) (late 80s)<br>[[Puerto Rico Islanders]] ([[North American Soccer League|NASL]]) (2004–2012)<br>[[Sevilla FC Puerto Rico|Sevilla Bayamón]] ([[Puerto Rico Soccer League|PRSL]]) (2008)<br>[[Puerto Rico Bayamón|Bayamón]] (PRSL) (2009–present)<br>[[Puerto Rico FC]] (NASL) (2016–present)
+| tenants             = [[Puerto Rico national football team|Puerto Rico men's national football team]]<br>[[Puerto Rico women's national football team]]<br>[[Vaqueros de Bayamón (baseball)|Vaqueros de Bayamón]] ([[Liga de Béisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente|PRBL]]) (1974–2003)<br>[[Cangrejeros de Santurce (baseball)|Cangrejeros de Santurce]] (PRBL) (late 80s)<br>[[Puerto Rico Islanders]] ([[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|NASL]]) (2004–2012)<br>[[Puerto Rico FC]] (NASL) (2016–2017)<br>[[Bayamón FC]] (2019–)
-| seating_capacity    = 22,000
+| seating_capacity    = 24,000
 | dimensions        = 105 × 68 m
 | record_attendance   = 12,993 – [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] vs. [[LA Galaxy]]<br />(August 4, 2010)
 }}
-'''Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium''' (Spanish: ''Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel'') is a [[soccer-specific stadium]] located in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]. It is best known as the former home of the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] of the [[North American Soccer League]] and current home of the [[Puerto Rico FC]] of the [[North American Soccer League]]. The stadium can seat up to 22,000 people. It and has easy access the metro station known as "Deportivo Station."
+'''Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium''' (Spanish: ''Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel'') is a [[soccer-specific stadium]] located in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]. It is best known as the former home of the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]] and current home of the [[Bayamón FC]] of the [[Liga Puerto Rico]]. The stadium can seat up to 12,500 people. It has easy access the metro station known as "Deportivo Station."
 ==History==
-[[Image:Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Noche.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium]]
-Created in 1973 as a [[baseball]] stadium with a capacity of 12,500, it was home to the [[Vaqueros de Bayamón (baseball)|Vaqueros de Bayamón]] up until 2003 when the team became defunct.
+Built in 1973 as a [[baseball]] stadium with a capacity of 12,500, it was home to the [[Vaqueros de Bayamón (baseball)|Vaqueros de Bayamón]] until 2003 when the team became defunct.
 ===La Meca of Puerto Rican Football===
-In 2003 with the Vaqueros folding, the stadium seemed doomed to be relegated to a youth stadium or to demolition, but late that same year the stadium was reborn and was to be home for another professional club. However, this time it would be as an [[association football]] stadium. It had been chosen by the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]] as their new home. Its "''L''" shaped stands were not suited for the sport and it originally had an awkward feel to it since the stand behind the goal angles away from the pitch. This has led most of the fans to prefer to sit in the part of the stands that run parallel to the pitch.
+In 2003 with the Vaqueros folding, the stadium seemed doomed to be relegated to a youth stadium or to demolition, but late that same year the stadium became home of the [[Puerto Rico Islanders]]. Its "''L''" shaped stands were not suited for the sport and it originally had an awkward feel to it since the stand behind the goal angles away from the pitch.
+Another name that has been used for the stadium is "La Islandera" since it was the home of the Islanders.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prislandersfc.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=68| title=Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel - Bayamón, Puerto Rico | publisher=Puerto Rico Islanders| language=es| date=2008-08-23| access-date=2008-08-26}}</ref>
-Over the period that it has hosted the sport of [[soccer]] it has created an atmosphere that is unique to the stadium and the Islanders.
+It was home to [[Bayamon FC]], a professional football team in the [[Puerto Rico Soccer League]] now playing in the [[Bayamon Soccer Complex]], and Sevilla Bayamon FC, now called [[Sevilla FC Puerto Rico|Sevilla-FC Juncos]]; they moved to [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]].
-It has played host to the resurgence of association football in Puerto Rico and has been given the nickname "La Meca" because it has been a key player in the sport's rise to popularity in the island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanjuancapital.com/noticiasread.asp?r=53866ISB4A |title=Reconocen pioneros Islanders |publisher=Municipality of San Juan |language=Spanish |date=2006-06-19 |accessdate=2009-05-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930020953/http://www.sanjuancapital.com/noticiasread.asp?r=53866ISB4A |archivedate=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>
-It is also called "JRL" by fans as an abbreviation of its official name. Another name that has been used for the stadium is "La Islandera" since it was the home of the Islanders.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.prislandersfc.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83&Itemid=68| title=Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel - Bayamón, Puerto Rico | publisher=Puerto Rico Islanders| language=Spanish| date=2008-08-23| accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref>
-It was home to [[Bayamon FC]], a professional football team in the [[Puerto Rico Soccer League]] now playing in the [[Bayamon Soccer Complex]], And Sevilla Bayamon FC, now called [[Sevilla FC Puerto Rico|Sevilla-FC Juncos]], they moved to [[Juncos, Puerto Rico|Juncos]].
 It has also played host to the [[CFU Club Championship]] Group C in 2006, where the Islanders played but lost to [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[W Connection]] 0-1 and the [[Puerto Rico MLS-USL Challenge]] in 2007, and two [[2010 World Cup]] qualifying matches against the [[Dominican Republic national football team|Dominican Republic]] and [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]].
 ====Renovation in 2012====
-The renovations to the stadium have been made to upgrade a stadium created for baseball to be soccer-specific. The stadium will also have new dressing rooms and bathrooms and the replacement of some seating. There will also be some temporary bleachers until the addition for new seating is completed later. Lighting has also been adjusted to be more uniform across the field.<ref>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2012/07/26/first-stage-of-renovations-for-juan-ramon-loubriel-stadium-close-to-complete/</ref>
+The renovations to the stadium have been made to upgrade a stadium created for baseball to be soccer-specific. The stadium will also have new dressing rooms and bathrooms and the replacement of some seating. There will also be some temporary bleachers until the addition for new seating is completed later. Lighting has also been adjusted to be more uniform across the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2012/07/26/first-stage-of-renovations-for-juan-ramon-loubriel-stadium-close-to-complete/|title=First Stage of Renovations for Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium Close to Complete|publisher=IM Soccer News|date=July 26, 2012|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref>
-The remodeling of the stadium will be done in several stages, with a total cost of $7 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://thesportpress.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1647:remodelaci%C3%B3n-millonaria-al-juan-ram%C3%B3n-loubriel&Itemid=123| title=Remodelacion millonaria - Bayamón, Puerto Rico | publisher=The sport press| language=Spanish| date=2012-02-04| accessdate=2012-02-07}}</ref>
+The remodeling of the stadium will be done in several stages, with a total cost of $7 million.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://thesportpress.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1647:remodelaci%C3%B3n-millonaria-al-juan-ram%C3%B3n-loubriel&Itemid=123| title=Remodelacion millonaria - Bayamón, Puerto Rico| publisher=The sport press| language=es| date=2012-02-04| access-date=2012-02-07| archive-date=2014-05-19| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519061614/http://thesportpress.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1647:remodelaci%C3%B3n-millonaria-al-juan-ram%C3%B3n-loubriel&Itemid=123| url-status=dead}}</ref>
 [[File:Panoramic Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium.jpg|400px|thumb|left|A view of the stadium in 2012 after the first phase of renovation.]]
+===A new team, a new home (2015–2017)===
-In 2015, it was announced home to [[Puerto Rico FC]] of the [[North American Soccer League]]. The team will begin play in the [[2016 North American Soccer League season]] of Fall season.
+In 2015, it was announced home to [[Puerto Rico FC]] of the [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]]. The team played in the [[2016 North American Soccer League season]] of Fall season.
+===Hurricane damage to the stadium (2017)===
+On September 22, 2017, the stadium was severely damaged by [[Hurricane Maria]], which led to cancellations of the games and forced [[Puerto Rico FC]] to play the next same matches in neutral venues.
+===2018-present===
+The first match played after Hurricane María was a friendly match between [[Puerto Rico women's national football team]] and [[Argentina women's national football team|Argentina]] on September 2, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://femenino.elhuracanazulpr.com/2018/09/puerto-rico-empata-ante-argentina.html|title=Puerto Rico empata ante Argentina|first=Publicado por Javier|last=Torres|language=es}}</ref>
+On November 19, 2019, it was announced that [[Bayamón FC]] will be using the stadium for its home matches of the [[Liga Puerto Rico]].
 ==Events==
 The first boxing bout between [[Alfredo Escalera]] and [[Alexis Argüello]] dubbed [[The Bloody Battle of Bayamon]], took place at the stadium on January 28, 1978.
+On July 16, 1988, wrestler [[Bruiser Brody]] was fatally stabbed in the shower by fellow wrestler Jose Huertas Gonzalez.
-In September 26, 1992 the heavy metal band Iron Maiden played on their Fear of the Dark Tour. First time Iron Maiden visit Puerto Rico.
+On September 26, 1992 the heavy metal band Iron Maiden played on their Fear of the Dark Tour. This was the first time Iron Maiden visited Puerto Rico.
 The popstar [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] performed a sold out concert at the stadium on October 26, 1993 during [[The Girlie Show World Tour]].
+American pop-singer [[Michael Jackson]] planned to perform there in November 1993 as part of his [[Dangerous World Tour]], but the concert was cancelled due to Jackson’s illness
-The rock band [[Aerosmith]] performed in here on January 28, 1994 during their [[Get a Grip Tour]].
+The rock band [[Aerosmith]] performed there on January 28, 1994 during their [[Get a Grip Tour]].
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Defunct baseball venues in the United States]]
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 [[Category:Football venues in Puerto Rico]]
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