Estadio Nacional (Lima)

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Estadio Nacional del Perú
Coloso de José Díaz
The Estadio Nacional after the renovation (April 2013)
The Estadio Nacional after the renovation (April 2013)
Data
place Calle José Díaz s / n 15046 Lima , Peru
PeruPeru
Coordinates 12 ° 4 '2.2 "  S , 77 ° 2' 1.4"  W Coordinates: 12 ° 4 '2.2 "  S , 77 ° 2' 1.4"  W.
owner Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD)
operator Instituto Peruano del Deporte (IPD)
opening October 27, 1952
July 24, 2011
Renovations 1992, 1996, 2004, 2009-2011
surface Natural grass
capacity 43,806 seats
playing area 105 × 68 m
Societies)
Events

The Estadio Nacional (full name: Estadio Nacional del Perú , also Estadio José Díaz ) is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Peruvian capital Lima . The national stadium offers 43,086 seats on its stands. It is the home ground of the Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres football club and the Peruvian national football team .

history

Before the Estadio Nacional was built, the Estadio Guadalupe in Lima was the home of the Peruvian national soccer team. The Estadio Guadalupe was built in 1897. 40,000 spectators could be found in the stadium. During its existence, the Estadio Guadalupe hosted numerous competitions, such as the Campeonato Sudamericanos in 1927 , 1935 and 1939 . In 1951, the President of Peru, Manuel A. Odría , decided that the Estadio Guadalupe should be replaced by a new, more modern stadium. In the same year work began on building a new national stadium for Peru. The construction work was completed a year later, so that the new stadium, which was given the name Estadio Nacional, was inaugurated on October 27, 1952. At that time the stadium's capacity was 48,000 spectators.

In 1964, the most devastating tragedy in football history to date occurred in the stadium. At an international match between Peru and Argentina , almost 350 of the 48,000 spectators were killed when a mass panic broke out. As a result of these events, the stadium's capacity was reduced to 42,000 and security increased.

The Estadio Nacional has often been the venue for international competitions. The 1953 Campeonato Sudamericano took place in Peru and the Estadio Nacional was also one of the venues for the South American Championship. Among other things, the final, in which Paraguay won its first title in the Copa America, took place here. Four years later, the Estadio Nacional was again the venue for the Copa América, this time all games taking place in the national stadium of Peru. At this Campeonato Sudamericano Argentina won its eleventh continental title. Another Copa America took place at the stadium, the 2004 tournament when Brazil celebrated their seventh title in the competition. Seven matches were played at the stadium, including the final between Argentina and Brazil.

The stadium is used by the Peruvian national soccer team as the home stadium, so that almost all of their matches are held here. Peru has been able to qualify for a soccer World Cup four times to date , with the best result being the quarter-finals in Mexico in 1970 . Peru has won the Copa America twice so far. At the club level, the Estadio Nacional is used by Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres. The club, founded in 2004, has been two Peruvian champions so far. Before Club Deportivo Universidad San Martín de Porres was founded, the Estadio Nacional was only used for international matches.

Lima applied for the 2015 Pan American Games . To this end, the national stadium was extensively renovated from 2009 onwards. The stadium received u. a. a new facade and a three-story ring with boxes was placed on the edge of the stands . Furthermore, the athletics facility was renewed and the tiers were completely roofed over. On July 24, 2011, the Estadio Nacional was reopened in the presence of President Alan García with a U-20 international match between Peru and Spain (0-0). The games in 2015 were to the Canadian Toronto awarded. The Peruvian capital is to host the Pan American Games in 2019 .

gallery

  • The Estadio Nacional at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Copa América

  • The stadium during renovation in December 2010

  • The interior of the renovated Estadio Nacional (December 2011)

  • The plant from Cerro San Cristóbal photographed

  • Coldplay concert on the A Head Full of Dreams Tour on April 5th, 2016

Web links

Commons : Estadio Nacional del Perú  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Estadio José Díaz ( Memento from July 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive )