Estadio Centenario

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| stadium_name = Estadio Centenario

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| image = Estadio Centenario 2021.jpg

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| caption = Aerial view of the stadium in 2021

| fullname = Estadio Centenario

| location = Avenida Dr. Américo Ricaldoni y Federico Videla, Parque Batlle, Montevideo, Uruguay

| broke_ground = 21 July 1929

| built = 1929–30 (8 months)

| opened = {{start date and age|p=y|18 July 1930}}

| renovated = 2021

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| owner = Montevideo Department

| operator = Comisión Administradora del Field Oficial (CAFO)

| surface = Grass

| construction_cost = $1,000,000

| architect = Juan Antonio Scasso

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| tenants = Uruguay national football team (1930–present)
Peñarol (1933–2016)

{{Unbulleted list|item1_style=background-color:#ccc;|Major sporting events hosted|1930 FIFA World Cup|1942 South American Championship|1967 South American Championship|1995 Copa América|2021 Copa Libertadores final|2030 FIFA World Cup}}

| seating_capacity = 60,235[http://www.estadiocentenario.com.uy/site/Facilities INSTALACIONES]

| record_attendance = {{formatnum: 79867}}
Uruguay–Yugoslavia[https://web.archive.org/web/20150225150540/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=202/match=1101/index.html 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay – Matches – Uruguay-Yugoslavia – FIFA.com]
(27 July 1930)

| dimensions = 105 x 68 m

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Estadio Centenario (English: Montevideo Centenary Stadium) is a stadium in the Parque Batlle of Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for staging football matches. It is owned by the Montevideo Department. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's classic stadiums.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202357/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/classic-stadiums/stadium=34866/index.html FIFA.com][http://gigapan.org/gigapans/65433/ Gigapan Estadio Centenario.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125042805/http://gigapan.org/gigapans/65433/ |date=25 November 2010 }} On 18 July 1983, it was declared by FIFA as the first Historical Monument of World Football, to this day the only building to achieve this recognition worldwide.[http://www.conmebol.com/en/01252015-2205/mythical-centenario-historical-monument-football-welcomes-finals-u-20-sudamericano The mythical Centenario stadium, a "Historical Monument of Football", welcomes the finals of the U-20 Sudamericano Tournament] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819105446/http://www.conmebol.com/en/01252015-2205/mythical-centenario-historical-monument-football-welcomes-finals-u-20-sudamericano |date=2017-08-19 }}, 25 January 2015[http://www.estadiocentenario.com.uy/site/History HISTORIA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724023753/http://www.estadiocentenario.com.uy/site/history |date=2017-07-24 }} {{in lang|es}}

Estadio Centenario is the national stadium of Uruguay and the primary home of their national football team. Uruguay has always been a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top-ranked Brazil national football team has only managed three wins in 20 attempts; two were official matches during 2010 and 2018 World Cup qualification, but one was Uruguay's heaviest defeat at the stadium when they lost 4–0 to Brazil in 2009.

History

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The construction of the Centenario is one of the most important stages in the development of sports in South America and international football. It was built especially for the 1930 FIFA World Cup, by immigrant workers in a record time of nine months. Its name originates from the 100-year-celebration of the ratification of the first Constitution of Uruguay.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

Initially, all World Cup matches were to be played in the Centenario. However, heavy rains in Montevideo delayed construction of the stadium, so that several matches had to be played in the Pocitos Stadium of C.A. Peñarol, and the Parque Central of Club Nacional de Football. It was inaugurated on 18 July 1930, with a match between Uruguay and Peru; the Celeste won 1–0 with a goal by Hector "Manco" Castro.[http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1/results/matches/match=1099/report. First Goal html]{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

The final match of the inaugural World Cup matched Uruguay and Argentina, with Uruguay winning 4–2.[http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=Final 1087/report.html1/results/matches/match=1930]{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Since then, the Centenario has been the scene of Copa América (1942, 1956, 1967, 1995), three South American Youth Championships (1979, 2003, 2015), a South American Under-17 Football Championship (1999) and 1980 Mundialito.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

In 2021, the Centenario was selected as host of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana finals. The stadium was renovated to prepare for those matches. The total cost of the works was $6 million and included the renovation of the grandstands, bathrooms, VIP boxes, and press boxes, along with a new illumination system and new pitch.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 November 2021|title=Cuánto costó la remodelación del Estadio Centenario para las finales de la Libertadores y la Sudamericana|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/deportes/2021/11/11/cuanto-costo-la-remodelacion-del-estadio-centenario-para-las-finales-de-la-libertadores-y-la-sudamericana/|access-date=|website=infobae|language=es-ES}}{{Cite web|last=|date=19 November 2021|title=Un lujo: conocé cómo quedó por dentro la renovación del Estadio Centenario|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/ovacion/futbol/lujo-conoce-quedo-renovacion-estadio-centenario.html|access-date=|website=El Pais Uruguay|language=spanish}}

Tenants

Aside from the Uruguay national team, any football club can rent the stadium for its home matches. Peñarol has done that often,[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/uruguay/club-atletico-penarol/matches/ Peñarol – Matches] and Nacional rents it for some international matches.[https://int.soccerway.com/teams/uruguay/club-nacional-de-football/matches/ Nacional – Matches] Peñarol played all of its home matches at the stadium from 1933 until it moved to Estadio Campeón del Siglo in 2016.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

In the case of other Uruguayan teams, they often decide to play there against both Peñarol and Nacional.

Grandstands

File:Estadio Centenario - Uruguay v Brazil June 2009.ogv in June 2009]]

The stadium has four grandstands separated by four lanes. The main one is the Olympic Tribune (and lower Platea known as Olympic), which is named so because the team had won two Olympic championships in a row (1924 and 1928). This has a maximum capacity of 21,648 spectators located in the three rings and the audience. Then there are the "popular", so called because they are sold cheaper, these are: the Colombes, in honor of the Colombes, France in which the national team became Olympic champions 1924 and Amsterdam, because it was where the Celeste were crowned Olympic champions for the second time in 1928. The Grandstand Colombes accommodates 13,914 spectators while the Amsterdam accommodates 13,923. The America Tribune is parallel to the Olympic one. There are also "VIP" boxes and press boxes with room for 1,882 spectators, as well as the platform has room for 2,911 spectators, and additionally the grandstand has room for 5,957 people.

Under the Olympic Grandstand are located primary school "Nº 100 Héctor Fígoli"; and the Museum of Uruguayan Football. Under the Colombes Grandstand is located Police Station Nº9.

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File:Festejos tras la victoria uruguaya en la final de la Copa Mundial de Fútbol - 0137FMHD.tif

=Other facilities=

Inside the Centenario stadium, there are other facilities such as the "Uruguayan Football Museum" which highlights the sporting achievements of the Uruguayan national team. It is located under the Olympic grandstand of the Centenario stadium and was inaugurated on 15 December 1975. In 2004, it underwent a remodeling, in which a panoramic elevator was added to the Torre de los Homenajes.File:Museu do Futebol, Estádio Centenário - Montevidéu - panoramio (1).jpgThe Museum has a large collection of objects that are reminders of the most outstanding moments of Uruguayan and world football.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

This is administered by the Official Field Administrative Commission (CAFO), which is made up of representatives of the AUF and the Montevideo Municipal Government.{{cite web| url=http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/FOOTBALL_MUSEUM/ | title=Football Museum | publisher=AUF | website=auf.org.uy }} On 21 July 1929, the founding stone of the Stadium was laid, which is located under the tower and can also be visited. Estadio Centenario is equipped to accommodate visitors with Disability. The stadium features wheelchair-accessible seating areas, elevators, and ramps. Additionally, dedicated restroom facilities and amenities are available for differently-abled spectators.{{cite web |date=2023-08-22 |title=Estadio Centenario: A Historic Icon in Montevideo, Uruguay |url=https://stadiums.world/estadio-centenario-montevideo/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |publisher=Stadiums World}}

There is also a school running under the Olympic grandstand.{{fact|date=September 2024}}

Sporting events

=1930 FIFA World Cup=

Estadio Centenario hosted ten matches of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, including both semi-final matches and the final match.

Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Result !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance
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18 July 1930	14:30	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0	{{fb\|PER\|1825}}	Group 3	style="text-align:center;"\| 57,735
19 July 1930	12:50	{{fb\|CHL}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0	{{fb\|FRA\|1794}}	Group 1	style="text-align:center;"\| 2,000
19 July 1930	15:00	{{fb\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 6–3	{{fb\|MEX\|1916}}	Group 1	style="text-align:center;"\| 42,100
20 July 1930	13:00	{{fb\|BRA\|1889}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 4–0	{{fb\|BOL}}	Group 2	style="text-align:center;"\| 25,466
20 July 1930	15:00	{{fb\|PAR\|1842}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0	{{fb\|BEL}}	Group 4	style="text-align:center;"\| 12,000
21 July 1930	14:50	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 4–0	{{fb\|ROM}}	Group 3	style="text-align:center;"\| 70,022
22 July 1930	14:45	{{fb\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 3–1	{{fb\|CHL}}	Group 1	style="text-align:center;"\| 41,459
26 July 1930	14:45	{{fb\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 6–1	{{fb\|USA}}	Semi-final	style="text-align:center;"\| 72,886
27 July 1930	14:45	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 6–1	{{fb\|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}	Semi-final	style="text-align:center;"\| 79,867
style="background:gold;" \|30 July 1930	14:15	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 4–2	{{fb\|ARG}}	Final	style="text-align:center;"\| 68,346

=Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana Final=

It hosted the final of the Copa Sudamericana on 20 November 2021 and the Copa Libertadores on 27 November 2021.{{fact|date=May 2023}}

=2030 FIFA World Cup=

On 4 October 2023, Uruguay was announced as one of six host nations for the 2030 FIFA World Cup. To celebrate the centennial of the inaugural World Cup, Estadio Centenario is expected to host the opening match.{{cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/38564624/argentina-spain-six-countries-host-2030-world-cup/ | title=Argentina, Spain among six countries to host 2030 World Cup

| publisher=ESPN | website=espn.com | date=4 October 2023

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Concerts

The stadium has held numerous concerts by both national and international artists such as:{{cite web| url=http://rateyourmusic.com/lists/list_view?list_id=159825&show=50&start=100 | title=Conciertos en Uruguay | website=rateyourmusic.com }}{{deprecated source|certain=y|date=November 2024}}

References

External links

[http://gigapan.com/gigapans/65433/ Estadio Centenario in Gigapan]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20200602125135/http://estadiocentenario.com.uy/ Official website] (archived)

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Santiago

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Date !Time !Team No. 1 !Result !Team No. 2 !Round !Attendance
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18 July 1930	14:30	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0	{{fb\|PER\|1825}}	Group 3	style="text-align:center;"\| 57,735
19 July 1930	12:50	{{fb\|CHL}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0	{{fb\|FRA\|1794}}	Group 1	style="text-align:center;"\| 2,000
19 July 1930	15:00	{{fb\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 6–3	{{fb\|MEX\|1916}}	Group 1	style="text-align:center;"\| 42,100
20 July 1930	13:00	{{fb\|BRA\|1889}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 4–0	{{fb\|BOL}}	Group 2	style="text-align:center;"\| 25,466
20 July 1930	15:00	{{fb\|PAR\|1842}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 1–0	{{fb\|BEL}}	Group 4	style="text-align:center;"\| 12,000
21 July 1930	14:50	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 4–0	{{fb\|ROM}}	Group 3	style="text-align:center;"\| 70,022
22 July 1930	14:45	{{fb\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 3–1	{{fb\|CHL}}	Group 1	style="text-align:center;"\| 41,459
26 July 1930	14:45	{{fb\|ARG}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 6–1	{{fb\|USA}}	Semi-final	style="text-align:center;"\| 72,886
27 July 1930	14:45	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 6–1	{{fb\|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}	Semi-final	style="text-align:center;"\| 79,867
style="background:gold;" \|30 July 1930	14:15	{{fb\|URU}}	style="text-align:center;"\| 4–2	{{fb\|ARG}}	Final	style="text-align:center;"\| 68,346

Estadio Centenario

History

Tenants

Grandstands

=Other facilities=

Sporting events

=1930 FIFA World Cup=

=Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana Final=

=2030 FIFA World Cup=

Concerts

See also

References

External links