Estadio Regional de Antofagasta

Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, officially Estadio Regional Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñan de Antofagasta, (Spanish: [esˈtaðjo βiθenteˈnaɾjo ˈkalβoj βasˈkuɲan]) is a sport facilities complex located in Antofagasta, Chile. The municipality of Antofagasta is the owner of the building and it used to host sports events such as cultural events and entertainment events. The complex is composed of the Main Stadium who is use made for most important events. The secondary fields, 1, 2, 3 and 4, are used for training sessions. The Field 5 is used to secondary events, with football pitch dimensions and counts with a Baseball field where are made the regional tournaments of this sport.

Estadio Regional de Antofagasta
El "Coloso" de Angamos (The Colossus of Angamos)
Fulfillment on FIFA football stadiums technical recommendations and requirements
Estadio Regional de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
Full nameEstadio Regional Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán de Antofagasta
Former namesEstadio Regional de Antofagasta(1964–2010)
LocationAngamos Avenue
Antofagasta, Chile
Coordinates23°40′12″S 70°24′18″W
Public transitTransAntofagasta
OwnerMunicipality of Antofagasta
TypeSports complex
Executive suites36
Capacity35,000 spectators (initial construction)
21,178 seatings (after renovation)
20,690 (international)
Record attendance32,663 (Antofagasta Portuario – Colo Colo, July 22, 1973)
Field size106 m × 68 m (348 ft × 223 ft)
Field shapeRectangular
Acreage
  • 7,280 m2 (78,400 sq ft) (building)
  • 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft) (total property)
Surface
  • Field: grass (ryegrass and Bermuda on field No. 1)
  • Athletic track: Regupol AG
Scoreboard48 m2 LED Screens
Construction
Broke groundJuly 3, 1961
BuiltJuly 3, 1961 – October 3, 1964
OpenedOctober 8, 1964
RenovatedJuly 26, 2011 – March 20, 2013
Construction cost
  • US$ 13,062,290
  • CLP 8,800,000,000
  • EU€ 12,498,000.
Architect
  • Original:
  • Mario Recordón
  • Remodelation:
  • Valle & Cornejo Arquitectos
  • Nicolás Lipthay (Collaboration Associated)
Project manager
  • Original:
  • Municipality of Antofagasta
  • Remodelation:
  • Instituto Nacional del Deporte
  • Minera Escondida
  • Municipality of antofagasta
Structural engineerSantolaya Ingenieros Consultores S.A. (Remodeling)
General contractor
  • Construction:
  • Constructora Wadeless Balmaceda Mathiew y Cia. (1961 Construction)
  • Empresa Constructora e Industrial Jorge Razmilic y Cia. (1962 Continued Construction)
  • Remodelation:
  • Navarrete y Díaz Cumsille Ingenieros Civiles S.A. (Remodeling)
Main contractors
  • Sociedad Comercial Wu y Pazzanese Limitada (LED Screens Installation)
  • Led Neón Chile Vía Pública Ltda.(acquisition and Installation of seatings)
  • Philips Chile (Lighting fixtures)
  • Parques Johnson Construcciones deportivas y Áreas Verdes (Delivery Seed of Ryegrass and Bermuda to No. 1 Field)
  • Milton Astudillo Capetillo (Delivery Seed of to 2, 3 and 4 Fields)
Tenants
Football:

Club de Deportes Antofagasta (CDA) (1966–present)
Club deportivo Ormazabal (2006–present)
Club Deportivo Unión Bellavista (1964–1966, 2008–present)


Baseball:

Asociación de Béisbol de Antofagasta (1966–present)
Website
Municipality of Antofagasta website
  • Major sporting events hosted

It is currently the home stadium of the Football Team of the city, Club de Deportes Antofagasta, of Chilean Primera División. The Chile national football team plays for the first time in this stadium on April 28, 2004, in a friendly match with the Perú. With an attendance of 32.000 spectators.

The Complex was built in 1964 by the Municipality of Antofagasta and supported by the Regional Stadium Construction Committee (Comité Pro Construcción Estadio Regional) the main stadium of this complex had an initial capacity of 35.000 spectators, after de renovation, In 2011 started the renovation of the stadium changed the maximum of capacity to 21,178 spectators since in 2013.

In February 2010, by requests from the community of Antofagasta that began in 2003, the mayor of the city called to the community to send names to name the stadium through popular votation to elect this. The winning the name was "Estadio Calvo y Bascuñan".

The stadium has been a venue for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2013 Supercopa de Chile, Copa Sudamericana 2013 and Copa América 2015.

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