Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander

Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander
Playa Ancha
Full name	Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander de Valparaíso
Former names	Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso (1931 − 2005),; Estadio Regional Chiledeportes (2005 − 2012)
Location	Valparaíso, Chile
Coordinates	33°01′19″S 71°38′24″W / 33.022°S 71.640°W
Owner	Chiledeportes
Capacity	20,575
Field size	105 x 68 m
Surface	grass
Construction
Opened	December 25, 1931
Reopened	19 February 2014
Construction cost	$19.000.000.000
Architect	Gerardo Marambio, Claudio Aceituno,Claudio Palavecino, Mauricio Carrion
Tenants
	Santiago Wanderers

Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈli.as fiɣeˈɾoa] | in English: Elías Figueroa Brander Stadium), formerly known as Estadio Regional Chiledeportes and Estadio Municipal de Valparaíso, is a multi-purpose stadium in Valparaíso, Chile. It is commonly known as Estadio Playa Ancha,^[3] due to the suburb where it is located. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Santiago Wanderers. The stadium holds 20,575,^[4] was built in 1931^[5] and renovated in 2014.

The highest attendance at the Elías Figueroa, then "Municipal de Valparaiso", was 23,109 for a Primera Division league match between Santiago Wanderers and Colo-Colo (0-2) on October 25, 1953.

In July 2022, the venue was confirmed to host the women's football tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games.^[6]

In July 2024, it was confirmed as one of the 5 host venues for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[7]

References

^ Pablo Velozo: Trabajos de remodelación del Estadio Elías Figueroa presentan sobre un 60% de avance. 8/13/2013 biobiochile.cl
^ "Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3.000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso". 12 September 2014.
^ "El Estadio". Santiago Wanderers. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
^ "Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3.000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso". biobiochile.cl. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ Stadiums in Chile Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. worldstadiums.com
^ "Así se jugará el fútbol en los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [This is how football will be played at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. Santiago 2023 (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
^ "Revelan las cinco sedes del Mundial Sub 20 en Chile" [The five venues for the U-20 World Cup in Chile are revealed]. Bio Bio Chile (in Spanish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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[1] Pablo Velozo: Trabajos de remodelación del Estadio Elías Figueroa presentan sobre un 60% de avance. 8/13/2013 biobiochile.cl

[2] "Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3.000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso". 12 September 2014.

[3] "El Estadio". Santiago Wanderers. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

[biobiochile.cl-4] "Gobierno emplaza a la administración anterior por falta de 3.000 butacas en estadio de Valparaíso". biobiochile.cl. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

[worldstadiums-5] Stadiums in Chile Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine. worldstadiums.com

[6] "Así se jugará el fútbol en los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [This is how football will be played at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. Santiago 2023 (in Spanish). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.

[7] "Revelan las cinco sedes del Mundial Sub 20 en Chile" [The five venues for the U-20 World Cup in Chile are revealed]. Bio Bio Chile (in Spanish). 27 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

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