Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
| Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander de Valparaíso | |
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| Estadio Playa Ancha | |
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| The renovated Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander on October 10, 2014 during the international match between Chile and Peru | |
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Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso (1931–2005) |
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| place | Avenida Guillermo González de Hontaneda 234-0000 Valparaíso , Chile
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| Coordinates | 33 ° 1 '20.6 " S , 71 ° 38' 23.3" W |
| owner | Instituto Nacional de Deportes (IND) |
| operator | Instituto Nacional de Deportes (IND) |
| opening | December 25, 1931 February 19, 2014 |
| First game | February 19, 2014 CD Santiago Wanderers - SC Internacional 1: 2 |
| Renovations | 2012-2014 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| costs | 11 billion CHP (2012-2014) |
| capacity | 20,575 seats |
| playing area | 105 × 68 m |
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The Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander , also known as Estadio Playa Ancha , is a football stadium with an athletics facility in the Chilean city of Valparaíso . The local football club Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers plays its home games here.
history
The sports facility was opened in 1931, renovated from 2012 to 2014 and can now accommodate 20,575 spectators. With the renovation, the stadium was adapted to the requirements of FIFA with regard to the Copa América 2015 . The old facade was retained in its old structure. The old grandstands have been completely replaced. The playing field made of natural grass in the standard size 105 × 68 meters received a drainage and irrigation system . The floodlight system , which is distributed over four masts, has been upgraded and now allows television broadcasts in HD quality. The facility has been named after the former football player Elías Figueroa , who was born in Valparaíso , since 2012 .
In 1987 the stadium was the venue for six preliminary round and one quarter-final of the Junior World Cup . During the Copa America 1991 , two preliminary round matches were played here.
gallery
The Santiago Wanderers match against Coquimbo Unido before the renovation in March 2009
The entrance to the stadium in 2011 under the old name Estadio Regional Chiledeportes
The fans of the Santiago Wanderers, called Los Panzers
Web links
- santiagowanderers.cl: Stadium on the website of Club de Deportes Santiago Wanderers (Spanish)
- europlan-online.de: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander (Valparaíso) - Valparaíso
- worldstadiums.com: Pictures (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ biobiochile.cl: Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3,000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso Article of September 12, 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ ind.cl: Estadio Regional Chiledeportes es oficialmente “Elías Figueroa” ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article of August 16, 2012 (Spanish)
