Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion

Dr. Ir. F. Essed Stadion
Frank Essed Stadion
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Former names	Flora Stadion
Location	Paramaribo, Suriname
Coordinates	5°48′41.31″N 55°12′26.31″W / 5.8114750°N 55.2073083°W
Owner	City and District of Paramaribo
Operator	Surinaamse Voetbal Bond
Capacity	3,500
Surface	Artificial turf
Opened	24 December 1958
Tenants
	S.V. Leo Victor; Sportvereniging Nationaal Leger; S.V. Robinhood; Suriname national football team

Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion, formerly known as the Flora Stadion and commonly called the Frank Essed Stadion, is a multi-purpose stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname. It is home to Leo Victor Cosmos, Royal '95, and Super Red Eagles. It is also the home stadium of SNL, the football club of the national military of Suriname. The stadium was named after Surinamese politician and forestry scientist Frank Essed.^[1]

Location

The Frank Essed Stadium is located in Southwestern part of Paramaribo, in the Flora neighborhood. It is next door to the National Indoor Stadium on the west end of the Jaggernath Lachmonstraat.^[2]

Concerts

The Essed Stadium has been used as a location for several concerts.

Date	Band	Tour Name	Attendance
25 August 2007	Kassav'	Kassav' Carnaval Tour	-^[3]
15 August 2009	Gentleman	Another Intensity Tour	-^[4]
3 September 2011	Atif Aslam	Impact Tour	-^[5]

References

^ "Stadiums in Suriname". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ "Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion". Maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ "Kassav Carnaval Tour" (in Dutch). Partypix Suriname. 2007-08-27.
^ "GentleMan - Another Intensity" (in Dutch). Hard Core Entertainment. 2009-08-15.
^ "Atif Aslam - IMPACT Tour" (in Dutch). Hard Core Entertainment. 2016-02-14.

[1] "Stadiums in Suriname". Worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[2] "Dr. Ir. Franklin Essed Stadion". Maisfutebol.iol.pt. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[3] "Kassav Carnaval Tour" (in Dutch). Partypix Suriname. 2007-08-27.

[4] "GentleMan - Another Intensity" (in Dutch). Hard Core Entertainment. 2009-08-15.

[5] "Atif Aslam - IMPACT Tour" (in Dutch). Hard Core Entertainment. 2016-02-14.

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