Built 1929 Capacity 23,423 | Field size 105 x 68 m Reopened 4 June 2015 Opened 8 September 1929 Phone +56 32 268 3718 | |
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Owner Municipio de Viña Del Mar Similar Estadio La Portada, Estadio El Teniente, Estadio Elías Figueroa, Estadio El Cobre de El Salvador, Estadio Municipal de Conce | ||
Estadio Sausalito ([sausaˈlito]; Sausalito Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Viña del Mar, Chile.
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It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of CD Everton. The stadium holds 22,360 people, was built in 1929 and completely renovated in 2015. The stadium has hosted the 1962 World Cup, two times the Copa América (1991 and 2015) and a FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The name comes from the nearby Sausalito lagoon.
History
It was built during Carlos Ibáñez del Campo government in 1929.
In 1960, the stadium was practically destroyed by the Valdivia earthquake, but the rapid reconstruction financed by the municipality did that the ground was chosen as one of the venues to held the 1962 World Cup where hosted all the games of the Group C as well as one during the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively.
In 1991, Sausalito returned to international football, after appearing as one of the four venues in the Copa América of that year, alongside Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción.
On 19 July 2012, President of Chile Sebastián Piñera announced a reshuffle to the stadium to host the 2015 Copa América and the FIFA U-17 World Cup of the same year, which started during his government and finished few days before the Copa América during Michelle Bachelet government.
International matches
As one of the venues for the 1962 World Cup, the Estadio Sausalito hosted eight matches including the semi-final between Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. It was also one of four venues to host matches during the Copa América 1991, and it will be one of the eight venues to host matches during the Copa América 2015.