Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná

History

Estadio Ciudad de Cumaná was a multi-purpose stadium in Ayacucho, Huamanga, Peru. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Ayacucho FC of the Peruvian Primera División and Deportivo Municipal de Huamanga of the Copa Perú. It was built to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho by the government of Venezuela under the leadership of Carlos Andrés Pérez. It was named after the city of Cumaná which is the birthplace of Antonio José de Sucre who was the commander of the United Liberation Army during the Battle of Ayacucho.