Estadio Monumental "U"

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Estadio Monumental
Aerial view of the Estadio Monumental in Lima
Aerial view of the Estadio Monumental in Lima
Data
place PeruPeru Ate , Lima , Peru
Coordinates 12 ° 3 '20.6 "  S , 76 ° 56' 9.9"  W Coordinates: 12 ° 3 '20.6 "  S , 76 ° 56' 9.9"  W.
owner Universitario de Deportes
opening July 2, 2000
First game Universitario de Deportes - Sporting Cristal 2-0
surface Natural grass
costs approx. 146.5 million S /. (approx. € 38.5 million )
architect Walter Lavalleja Sarriés
capacity 80,093 seats
playing area 105 m × 70 m
Societies)
Events
  • Games of the Universitario de Deportes
  • Games of the Peruvian national football team
  • Sudamericano Femenino 2003
  • Copa Libertadores 2019 final
  • Concerts
The main entrance of the Estadio Monumental "U"

The Estadio Monumental "U" (officially: Estadio Monumental ) is the club's own football stadium of the Peruvian football club Universitario de Deportes . The arena, located in the capital Lima, has a capacity of 80,093 spectators, making it the largest football stadium in South America . It replaced the old Estadio Teodoro Lolo Fernández venue from 1954.

history

Construction work began on January 16, 1991 and was carried out by the Peruvian construction company GREMCO Progreso International . After around nine years of construction, the venue was opened on July 2, 2000. The building was designed by the Uruguayan architect Walter Lavalleja Sarriés . The grandstands consist of two levels. Firstly, the lower part with 58,577 seats and 600 business seats (west stand) in the stands. On the other hand, the upper circular ring with 1,251 boxes on four levels with a total of 20,916 seats. There are 239 seats available for journalists in the press stand.

The seating in the east and west stands are equipped with multi-colored seats, while the north and south tiers consist of stone steps. The entire sports complex with stadium has an area of ​​186,542 m² and there are two more soccer fields next to the venue. The floodlight system consists of 160 spotlights, each with an output of 2,000 watts ; this generates a total of 2,200 lux . In addition, a display board measuring 10 × 8 m is installed on top of the north tier and a video wall measuring 10 × 6 m on the south tier .

Despite being the largest stadium in the country, the 2004 Copa America and 2005 U-17 World Cup were held in different stadiums. At the Sudamericano Femenino 2003 tournament (South American women's football championship), on the other hand, games were also played in the Estadio Monumental. Between 2002 and 2007, the authorities prevented the Clásico between Universitario de Deportes and Alianza Lima from being played in the arena because of alleged security deficiencies .

Due to the protests in Chile , the Estadio Monumental was chosen as the venue for the final of the Copa Libertadores 2019 instead of the Estadio Nacional in Santiago de Chile originally intended for this purpose .

Peruvian national soccer team

For some time wore Peruvian national football team play their home games at the stadium "U" , since in the regular venue Estadio Nacional , a synthetic turf was laid and the FIFA the Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega in the lying in 3,416 meters above sea level city Cusco does not allow for international matches. In 2007, the World Football Association decided a maximum limit for stadiums of 3,000 m above sea ​​level . The national team of Peru has a balanced, slightly negative balance in the Estadio Monumental . In 18 games they have five wins, seven draws and six defeats.

date opponent Result occasion
0June 2, 2001 EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 1: 2 World Cup qualification 2002
Nov 14, 2001 BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 1: 1 World Cup qualification 2002
30th Mar 2003 ParaguayParaguay Paraguay 0: 1 Friendly match
Nov 16, 2003 BrazilBrazil Brazil 1: 1 World Cup qualification 2006
04th Sep 2004 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1: 3 World Cup qualification 2006
08 Sep 2007 ColombiaColombia Colombia 2: 2 Friendly match
Sep 12 2007 BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 2-0 Friendly match
Oct 13, 2007 ParaguayParaguay Paraguay 0-0 World Cup qualification 2010
Nov 18, 2007 BrazilBrazil Brazil 1: 1 World Cup qualification 2010
June 14, 2008 ColombiaColombia Colombia 1: 1 World Cup qualification 2010
06 Sep 2008 VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela 1-0 World Cup qualification 2010
Sep 10 2008 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1: 1 World Cup qualification 2010
28 Mar 2009 ChileChile Chile 1: 3 World Cup qualification 2010
0June 7, 2009 EcuadorEcuador Ecuador 1: 2 World Cup qualification 2010
05th Sep 2009 UruguayUruguay Uruguay 1-0 World Cup qualification 2010
31 Aug 2017 BoliviaBolivia Bolivia 2: 1 World Cup qualification 2018
0June 6, 2019 Costa RicaCosta Rica Costa Rica 1-0 Friendly match
June 10, 2019 ColombiaColombia Colombia 0: 3 Friendly match

Concerts and events

Many concerts and events have taken place in recent years on a large open space called La Explanada behind the south stand. The artists' changing rooms are located below the south stand of the football arena.

A selection of musicians and groups:

An international meeting of Jehovah's Witnesses took place there from November 5th to 8th, 2009 .

Panorama picture

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View of the Estadio Monumental "U" in 2009

See also

Web links

Commons : Estadio Monumental "U"  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ elpais.com.uy: Report on the architect Walter Lavalleja Sarriés ( Memento of November 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
  2. ↑ fussballtempel.net. List of Peruvian stadiums
  3. ↑ fpf.com.pe: The stadium on the homepage of the Peruvian Football Association ( Memento from November 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Martín Fernandez / Raphael Sibilla: Conmebol, Flamengo e River Plate decidem: final da Libertadores sai de Santiago e será em Lima no dia 23 de novembro. November 5, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019 (Portuguese).
  5. ↑ FOCUS Online: Because of unrest: Libertadores finals moved from Santiago de Chile to Lima. Retrieved November 5, 2019 .