Estadio Alberto Gallardo

History

Estadio Alberto Gallardo is a football stadium in the Rimac District of Lima, Peru, named after Alberto Gallardo, a former Peruvian football player and manager who played for several years for Sporting Cristal. It is the home of football club Sporting Cristal of the Peruvian Primera División. The stadium was built in the 1960s along the Rímac River for local football use and was originally named Estadio San Martín de Porres. Many clubs playing in the Peruvian Primera División, Peruvian Segunda División, and district leagues of San Martín de Porres were among the many tenants the stadium had.