{"id":248365,"date":"2026-03-10T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=248365"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:30:55","slug":"historic-clasico-legends-match-to-reopen-estadio-olimpico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/historic-clasico-legends-match-to-reopen-estadio-olimpico\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Cl\u00e1sico Legends match to reopen Estadio Ol\u00edmpico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Noche-de-Leyendas-Uepa-Tickets.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-248380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Noche-de-Leyendas-Uepa-Tickets.png 600w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Noche-de-Leyendas-Uepa-Tickets-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest rivalry in world football is coming to the Caribbean. This coming Saturday, 14 March 2026, the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico F\u00e9lix S\u00e1nchez will host the &#8220;Noche de Leyendas&#8221; (Night of Legends), featuring iconic former players from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30pm in what will serve as the official grand reopening of the national stadium following extensive renovations for the upcoming 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Organized by CBR Productions in coordination with FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid Ex-Players Association, the event marks the first time this historic rivalry will be played on Dominican soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A star-studded lineup<br>The event marks the first time a veteran Cl\u00e1sico has been held in the Dominican Republic. Fans will have the rare opportunity to see World Cup winners and Champions League icons return to the pitch. Among the announced players expected for the match are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FC Barcelona legends: Yaya Tour\u00e9, Javier Saviola, Rafael M\u00e1rquez, Frank de Boer, Philippe Cocu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Real Madrid legends: Iker Casillas, Pepe, Marcelo, Fernando Morientes, Claude Makelele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event originally had been slated for December 2025, but was rescheduled to ensure the stadium&#8217;s modernization was complete. Organizers expect a full house of 23,000 spectators, with roughly 10% of attendees traveling from abroad, a significant boost for local sporting tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are for sale online at Uepa Tickets. Pricing ranges from RD$3,830 for general bleachers to RD$30,000 for special guest access, which includes an invitation to the official After Party and a priority Meet &amp; Greet event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This isn&#8217;t just a game; it&#8217;s an international statement for the Dominican Republic as a premier sports destination,&#8221; says promoter Humberto Reginato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DVdW3C9Df1n\/\">Instagram <\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/leyendas.uepatickets.com\/online13\/es\/entradas-deporte-noche-de-leyendas\">UepaTickets <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10 March 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest rivalry in world football is coming to the Caribbean. This coming Saturday, 14 March 2026, the Estadio Ol\u00edmpico F\u00e9lix S\u00e1nchez will host the &#8220;Noche de Leyendas&#8221; (Night of Legends), featuring iconic former players from FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:30pm in what will serve as the official grand reopening &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2026\/03\/10\/historic-clasico-legends-match-to-reopen-estadio-olimpico\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[341,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248365"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248365"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248382,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248365\/revisions\/248382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}