Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈli.as fiɣeˈɾoa]), formerly known as Estadio Regional Chiledeportes and Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso, is a multi-purpose stadium in Valparaíso, Chile. It is commonly known as Estadio Playa Ancha,[3] due to the suburb where it is located. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Wanderers. The stadium holds 20,575,[4] was built in 1931[5] and renovated in 2014.
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| Full name | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander de Valparaíso |
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| Former names | Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso (1931 − 2005), Estadio Regional Chiledeportes (2005 − 2012) |
| Location | Valparaíso, Chile |
| Coordinates | 33°01′19″S 71°38′24″W / 33.022°S 71.640°W |
| Owner | Chiledeportes |
| Capacity | 20,575[2] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | December 25, 1931 |
| Reopened | 19 February 2014 |
| Construction cost | $19.000.000.000[1] |
| Architect | Gerardo Marambio, Claudio Aceituno,Claudio Palavecino, Mauricio Carrion |
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| Santiago Wanderers | |
The highest attendance at the Elías Figueroa, then "Municipal de Valparaiso", was 23,109 for a Primera Division league match between Santiago Wanderers and Colo-Colo (0-2) on October 25, 1953.
In July 2022, the venue was confirmed to host the women's football tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]
In July 2024, it was confirmed as one of the 5 host venues for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
References
edit- ^ Pablo Velozo: Trabajos de remodelación del Estadio Elías Figueroa presentan sobre un 60% de avance. 8/13/2013 biobiochile.cl
- ^ "Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3.000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso". 12 September 2014.
- ^ "El Estadio". Santiago Wanderers. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3.000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso". biobiochile.cl. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Stadiums in Chile Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. worldstadiums.com
- ^ "Así se jugará el fútbol en los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [This is how football will be played at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. Santiago 2023 (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Revelan las cinco sedes del Mundial Sub 20 en Chile" [The five venues for the U-20 World Cup in Chile are revealed]. Bio Bio Chile (in Spanish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
