Estadio Defensores del Chaco

Estadio Defensores del Chaco
The stadium in 2016
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LocationAsunción, Paraguay
OwnerParaguayan Football Association
Capacity42,354 (seated)[1]
Field size105 m × 68 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1917[1][2]
Renovated1939
1996
2007
2015
Tenants
Paraguay national football team
Club Guaraní
Club Olimpia
Cerro Porteño (2015–2017)

Estadio Defensores del Chaco, known as Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the capacity to 42,354.[1] It underwent renovations during 1939, 1996 and 2007.[3] The stadium was again renovated in 2015.[4] It has more than 100 years as a stadium.[5] It is one of the places with most history in Paraguayan football.[5] In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores.[5] The stadium receives visits from the public from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 with free access.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Paraguay". www.worldstadiums.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 98. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  3. ^ Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Estiman que obra del Defensores superará los US$ 2,5 millones - Diario 5dias". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-10-09.
  5. ^ a b c "103 años de historia pura - APF".
  6. ^ "TIP :: Estadio Defensores del Chaco".

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