National Stadium of Peru
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The National Stadium of Peru (sometimes known as Estadio José Díaz or Estadio Nacional de Lima) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 50,086 seats as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation without the lodges for some thousands more.[2] The stadium was first inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the Stadium Nacional—and is Peru's principal and national stadium. It has hosted three of the six South American Championship/Copa América football competitions held in Peru. It is referred to as the Coloso de José Díaz because of its proximity to a street of the same name. It is the home ground of the Peru national football team. The IPD (Peruvian Sport Institute)—a branch of the Ministry of Education—is the stadium's administrating entity. The stadium has undergone several renovations for tournaments such as the 2004 Copa América. The artificial turf was installed for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The most recent renovation started in 2010 and concluded in 2011. The re-inauguration ceremony of the renovated stadium was held on 24 July 2011 with a match between the Peru national under-20 football team and the Spain national under-20 football team.
Full name | Estadio Nacional (National Stadium) |
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Location | Lima District, Lima, Peru |
Coordinates | 12°04′02.2″S 77°02′01.4″W |
Owner | Government of Peru |
Operator | Instituto Peruano del Deporte (Peruvian Institute of Sport) |
Capacity | 55,000 (with lodges) 43,500 (international)[1] |
Field size | 104.9 x 67.86 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1951–1952 |
Opened | October 27, 1952 (71 years) |
Renovated | 1992, 1996, 2004, 2011 |
Expanded | 2004, 2011 |
Architect | José Betín Diez Canseco (Renovation) |
Project manager | Miguel Dasso |
Tenants | |
Peru national football team (1952–present) |