Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún is a stadium located in Chillán, Chile and owned by the Chillán municipality. It is home to Ñublense football club. It is named after Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, a Ñublense coach. It was inaugurated in 1961 and has a capacity of 12,000.
 Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas | |
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| Full name | Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún |
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| Former names | Estadio Municipal de Chillán (1961—1978) Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún (1978—2008) |
| Location | Chillán, Chile |
| Coordinates | 36°37′05″S 72°06′27″W / 36.61806°S 72.10750°W |
| Owner | Municipality of Chillán |
| Capacity | 12,000 11,319 (international)[1] |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | January 28 to September 26, 2008 (reconstruction) |
| Opened | 1961 (opening) November 2, 2008 (reopening) |
| Architect | Judson & Olivos Arquitectos |
| Tenants | |
| Ñublense | |
In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and to comply with FIFA standards, it was completely demolished and rebuilt (even the direction the pitch is facing was altered), its capacity was decreased from 17,500 to 12,000; and a roof covering all seats was built. The stadium was re-inaugurated on November 2, 2008.
Gallery
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Stadium in 2007, prior to reconstruction -
Opening Ceremony of the new stadium, 2008.
References
edit- ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 60. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
External links
edit- FIFA site (archived 17 November 2007)
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