Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas

Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún

Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Full name	Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún
Former names	Estadio Municipal de Chillán (1961—1978) Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún (1978—2008)
Location	Chillán, Chile
Coordinates	36°37′05″S 72°06′27″W / 36.61806°S 72.10750°W / -36.61806; -72.10750
Owner	Municipality of Chillán
Capacity	12,000 11,319 (international)[1]
Surface	grass
Construction
Built	January 28 to September 26, 2008 (reconstruction)
Opened	1961 (opening) November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) (reopening)
Architect	Judson & Olivos Arquitectos
Tenants
Ñublense

Estadio Bicentenario Municipal Nelson Oyarzún is a stadium located in Chillán, Chile and owned by the Chillán municipality. It is home to Ñublense football club. It is named after Nelson Oyarzún Arenas, a Ñublense coach. It was inaugurated in 1961 and has a capacity of 12,000.

In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and to comply with FIFA standards, it was completely demolished and rebuilt (even the direction the pitch is facing was altered), its capacity was decreased from 17,500 to 12,000; and a roof covering all seats was built. The stadium was re-inaugurated on November 2, 2008.

Gallery

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  Stadium in 2007, prior to reconstruction
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  Opening Ceremony of the new stadium, 2008.

References

External links

• FIFA site (archived 17 November 2007)