Estadio Centenario
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| Location | Parque Batlle, Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Broke ground | 21 July 1929 |
| Built | 1929–1930 (8 months) |
| Opened | 18 July 1930 |
| Owner | Municipal Government |
| Architect | Juan Antonio Scasso |
| Capacity | 73,235 (65,235 seated) |
Estadio Centenario is a stadium in Parque Batlle, Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centennial of Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's classic stadiums, along with the likes of Maracanã, Wembley Stadium, San Siro, Estadio Azteca, and Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[1]
The Uruguayan national team has always been a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top ranked Brazil national football team has only managed 3 wins in 20 opportunities, although only one was an official match.
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Tenants
Aside from the Uruguayan national team, any football club can rent the stadium for its home games.[2] Peñarol has done that for nearly every game in the past years,[3] while Nacional rents it for some international games.[4] In the case of other uruguayan teams, they often decide to play there against both Peñarol and Nacional.[3] [4]
Football museum
The tower of the stadium houses the football museum.[5][6]
1930 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was built as the main host stadium for the 1930 World Cup. The stadium hosted every team in the competition in 10 matches, including both semi-finals and the final. Below is the list of the matches played at Centenario during the 1930 World Cup.
Group 3 match
| 18 July 1930 14:30 |
Uruguay  |
1 – 0 |  Peru |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~85,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium) |
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Castro  65' |
(Report) |
Group 1 match
| 19 July 1930 12:50 |
Chile  |
1 – 0 |  France |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~50,000 Referee: Tejada (Uruguay) |
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| Subiabre 65' |
(Report) |
Group 1 match
| 19 July 1930 15:00 |
Argentina  |
6 – 3 |  Mexico |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~50,000 Referee: Saucedo (Bolivia) |
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| Stábile 8', 45', 80' Zumelzú 12', 55'Varallo 53' |
(Report) | M. Rosas 42' (pen.), 65' Gayón 75' |
Group 2 match
| 20 July 1930 13:00 |
Brazil  |
4 – 0 |  Bolivia |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~12,000 Referee: Balway (France) |
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| Moderato 37', 73' Preguinho 57', 83' |
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Group 4 match
| 20 July 1930 15:00 |
Paraguay  |
1 – 0 |  Belgium |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~12,000 Referee: Vallarino (Uruguay) |
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| Vargas Peña 40' |
(Report) |
Group 3 match
| 21 July 1930 14:50 |
Uruguay |
4 – 0 |  Romania |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~80,000 Referee: Rege (Brazil) |
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| Dorado 7' Scarone 26'Anselmo 31'Cea 35' |
(Report) |
Group 1 match
| 22 July 1930 14:45 |
Argentina |
3 – 1 | Chile |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~35,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium) |
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| Stábile 12', 39' M. Evaristo 81' |
(Report) | Subiabre 15' |
Semi-final match
| 26 July 1930 14:45 |
Argentina |
6 – 1 |  United States |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~60,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium) |
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| Monti 20' Scopelli 56'Stábile 69', 87'Peucelle 80', 85' |
(Report) | Brown 89' |
Semi-final match
| 27 July 1930 14:45 |
Uruguay |
6 – 1 |  Yugoslavia |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~80,000 Referee: Rege (Brazil) |
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| Cea 18', 67', 72' Anselmo 20', 31'Iriarte 61' |
(Report) | Sekulić 4' |
Final match
| 30 July 1930 15:30 |
Uruguay |
4 – 2 | Argentina |
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo Attendance: ~93,000 Referee: Langenus (Belgium) |
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| Dorado 12' Cea 57'Iriarte 68'Castro 89' |
(Report) | Peucelle 20' Stábile 37' |
Concerts
The stadium has held numerous concerts by both national and international artists such as:[7]
References
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ Reseña Histórica (in spanish)
- ^ a b Peñarol - Matches
- ^ a b Nacional - Matches
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Conciertos en Uruguay
3. Gigapan Estadio Centenario.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Estadio Centenario |
Coordinates: 34°53′40.38″S 56°9′10.08″W / 34.89455°S 56.1528°W
| Preceded by none |
FIFA World Cup Final Venue 1930 |
Succeeded by Stadio del PNF Rome |
| Preceded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago |
South American Championship Final Venue 1942 |
Succeeded by Estadio Nacional de Chile Santiago |
| Preceded by Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Guayaquil |
Copa América Final Venue 1995 |
Succeeded by Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz |
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