Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
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| Location | Quito, Ecuador |
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| Coordinates | 0°10′39.1″S 78°28′35.7″W / 0.177528°S 78.476583°W |
| Owner | Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha |
| Operator | Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha |
| Capacity | 35,742[1][2] |
| Field size | 105 x 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 1948 |
| Built | 1948–1951 |
| Opened | November 25, 1951 |
| Expanded | 1977 |
| Project manager | Menatlas Quito C.A. |
| Tenants | |
| Ecuadorian national team (1970–present) América de Quito Deportivo Quito (1962–present) El Nacional (1964–present) Universidad Católica (1963–present) Aucas (1962–1991) LDU Quito (1962–1996) ESPOLI (1991–1995, 1995–2001, 2012, 2016-present) | |
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (Spanish pronunciation: [ataˈwalpa]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches and has a capacity of 35,724.[3]
Overview
Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's capital city. Football clubs Deportivo Quito, El Nacional and Universidad Católica use the facility for their home games, although other prominent teams in the city have used the stadium for home games in the past. The stadium is named after Inca prince Atahualpa. The stadium is located at an elevation of 2,782 metres (9,127 ft).[4]
At this venue, the Ecuadorian national football team has beaten Brazil twice, Paraguay three times, and Argentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions in Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006, and Brazil 2014. During the qualifying for Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014, Ecuador qualified and remained undefeated in this stadium.
References
- ^ "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Ecuador". www.worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Telégrafo, El (20 August 2012). "La nueva capacidad del Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa es de 35.742 personas". eltelegrafo.com.ec. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ Template:Es icon Infos at ecuafutbol.org Archived 2014-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Olimpico Atahualpa - Football Stadium". Football-Lineups. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External links
Media related to Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa at Wikimedia Commons
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