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Ecuadorian local tournament was won by Emelec because they had won their local title for the first time. A year later, on November 30, 1947, the stadium welcomed international soccer when Guayaquil hosted the Copa America tournament; Estadio Capwell was the stadium host. Once El Estadio Modelo
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Estadio George Capwell was inaugurated with a baseball game between Emelec and Oriente, on October 21, 1945, with 11,000 fans in attendance. The doors opened to soccer on December 2, 1945; a match was held between
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Capwell is located north of General Gomez Street, south of San Martin, west of Quito Avenue, and east of Montufar Street. It was named after George Capwell not just to honor the soccer club's founder and first president, but also because he led the construction of the stadium.
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