Estadio Zorros del Desierto
Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo ˈθoros ðel deˈsjeɾto] ) is a football stadium in Calama, Chile. It is the home field of the Cobreloa football team and sometimes used by Chile national football team to serve as home ground.
El infierno naranja (The Orange Hell) | |
View of the stadium of the stadium in 2017. | |
Estadio Zorros del Desierto Calama, Chile | |
| Full name | Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio Municipal de Calama (1952–2014) |
| Location | Matta Avenue, no Number Calama, Chile |
| Coordinates | 22°27′37″S 68°55′14″W |
| Public transit | Empresa de Transporte Publico Linea 177 Calama |
| Owner | Municipality of Calama |
| Operator | Municipality of Calama |
| Type | Stadium |
| Executive suites | 214 |
| Capacity | 12,346 seatings |
| Record attendance | 10,200 (C.D.Cobreloa – D.Antofagasta, July 18, 2015) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | 28 m2 LED screen |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 3, 2013 |
| Built | February 3, 2013 – April 18, 2015 |
| Opened | November 12, 1952 |
| Renovated | April 18, 2015 |
| Construction cost | US$ 8,66 million CLP 12.038.402.000 EU€ 7,76 million |
| Architect | Gerardo Marambio Cortés Claudio Aceituno Husch Patricia Vidal Aguayo |
| Project manager | Instituto Nacional de Deportes – IND Municipality of Calama |
| Structural engineer | Iván Hrepic |
| Main contractors | Isolux Corsan |
| Tenants | |
- Cobreloa | 2015-Present |
| Website | |
| Municipality of Calama website | |
Built in 1952 by the Abaroa family to provide sports facilities for the city, it was demolished in 2013 and opened in 2015, it replaced the old Estadio Municipal de Calama. The stadium seats 12,346 people and includes zones for disabled people. The Stadium was built to FIFA Standards and logistics.
This stadium was cited as one of the best in the world in 2015 by the Database of Stadiums page. The stadium was considered the smallest and least expensive among the participants. It finished in 19th place with 14,837 points.
The former mayor of Calama, Esteban Velasquez, said that the maintenance costs are 300 million CLP, mainly directed to the maintenance of the court, dependencies and officials working in the enclosure. It is fully funded by the Municipality. Cobreloa paid a commission to the Municipality of around 800.000 CLP per month to help in maintenance of the stadium through May 2016.