Estadio Regional de Antofagasta

Estadio Regional de Antofagasta
El "Coloso" de Angamos (The Colossus of Angamos)[1]
Fulfillment on FIFA football stadiums technical recommendations and requirements[2]
Estadio Regional de Antofagasta is located in Chile
Estadio Regional de Antofagasta
Estadio Regional de Antofagasta
Antofagasta, Chile
Full nameEstadio Regional Bicentenario Calvo y Bascuñán de Antofagasta
Former namesEstadio Regional de Antofagasta(1964–2010)[3]
LocationAngamos Avenue
Antofagasta, Chile[4]
Coordinates23°40′12″S 70°24′18″W / 23.67000°S 70.40500°W / -23.67000; -70.40500
Public transitTransAntofagasta
OwnerMunicipality of Antofagasta
TypeSports complex[5]
Executive suites36[6]
Capacity35,000 spectators (initial construction)
21,178 seatings (after renovation)[7]
20,690 (international)[8]
Record attendance32,663 (Antofagasta Portuario – Colo Colo, July 22, 1973)
Field size106 m × 68 m (348 ft × 223 ft)[9]
Field shapeRectangular
Acreage
  • 7,280 m2 (78,400 sq ft) (building)[10]
  • 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[11]
Construction
Broke groundJuly 3, 1961
BuiltJuly 3, 1961[12] – October 3, 1964
OpenedOctober 8, 1964
RenovatedJuly 26, 2011[13] – March 20, 2013[14]
Construction cost
Architect
  • Original:
  • Mario Recordón[5]
  • Remodelation:
  • Valle & Cornejo Arquitectos
  • Nicolás Lipthay (Collaboration Associated)
Project manager
  • Original:
  • Municipality of Antofagasta
  • Remodelation:
  • Instituto Nacional del Deporte[7]
  • Minera Escondida[7]
  • Municipality of antofagasta[7]
Structural engineerSantolaya Ingenieros Consultores S.A. (Remodeling)
General contractor
  • Construction:
  • Constructora Wadeless Balmaceda Mathiew y Cia. (1961 Construction)[5]
  • Empresa Constructora e Industrial Jorge Razmilic y Cia. (1962 Continued Construction)[15]
  • Remodelation:
  • Navarrete y Díaz Cumsille Ingenieros Civiles S.A. (Remodeling)[16]
Main contractors
  • Sociedad Comercial Wu y Pazzanese Limitada (LED Screens Installation)[11]
  • Led Neón Chile Vía Pública Ltda.(acquisition and Installation of seatings)[17]
  • Philips Chile (Lighting fixtures)[18]
  • 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)[19]
Tenants
Football:

Club de Deportes Antofagasta (CDA) (1966–present)
Club deportivo Ormazabal (2006–present)[5]
Club Deportivo Unión Bellavista (1964–1966, 2008–present)[5]

Baseball:

Asociación de Béisbol de Antofagasta (1966–present)[5]
Website
Municipality of Antofagasta website
  • Major sporting events hosted

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.

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.

  1. ^ "Buscan nombre para el "Coloso" de Angamos". El Mercurio de Antofagasta (in Spanish). June 17, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Presidente Piñera Inaugura Estadio Regional "Calvo Y Bascuñán" en el Marco Del Legado Bicentenario". Gobierno Regional de Antofagasta (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Estadio se llamará "Calvo y Bascuñán"". El Mercurio de Antofagasta (in Spanish). February 13, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "Estadio Regional: Jamaica se tomará el reducto de Antofagasta". Prensa Fútbol (in Spanish). January 13, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Ciudad Deportiva de Antofagasta Etapa II diagnostico" (PDF). Correa 3 Arquitectos (in Spanish). 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Municipio entregará 803 millones para la instalación de butacas en el Estadio Regional de Antofagasta". SoyChile.cl (in Spanish). June 21, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d Samadiego, Henry. "Estadios modernos con capacidad para 25 000 personas". El Portal Celeste (in Spanish). Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  8. ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. April 3, 2023. p. 54. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Serey, Pablo. "Radiografía a los estadios: ¿Cómo están nuestros recintos para un posible Mundial 2030?". El Grafico Chile. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  10. ^ "Balance de Gestión Integral Año 2013" (PDF). Dirección de Arquitectura. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. ^ a b "$186 millones costarán pantallas LED de remozado Estadio Regional de Antofagasta". El Nortero. July 21, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  12. ^ "Cuáles son los estadios en los que se jugará la Copa América 2015?". Cromos.com (in Spanish). July 11, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Muñoz, Espinoza, Ricardo (June 28, 2011). "Por fin: Desde hoy comienza la remodelación del Estadio Regional". SoyChile.cl. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  14. ^ Andrade, Daniel (March 20, 2013). "Antofagasta corta la cinta de su estadio regional". 24horas.cl. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "Información de Estadio Regional de Antofagasta". Descubre Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "Intendente y Remodelación del Estadio Regional de Antofagasta: "No podemos entregar las obras por negligencia del municipio"". Mi Voz Regional (in Spanish). November 15, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  17. ^ "Aprueban Contrato para Instalación de Butacas en el Estadio Regional". Region2.cl (in Spanish). June 21, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  18. ^ "Regional de Antofagasta con iluminación de lujo para Copa América". Ministerio del Deporte Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  19. ^ "Copa América 2015: a fin de mes comenzará la construcción de las cuatro canchas de pasto natural en Antofagasta". Ministerio del Deporte Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved May 28, 2017.