Estadio Elías Aguirre

Estadio Elias Aguirre
Full name Estadio Capitán Remigio Elías Aguirre Romero
Location Chiclayo, Peru
Coordinates 6°46′6″S 79°51′39″W / 6.76833°S 79.86083°W / -6.76833; -79.86083Coordinates: 6°46′6″S 79°51′39″W / 6.76833°S 79.86083°W / -6.76833; -79.86083
Owner Regional government
Operator Instituto Peruano del Deporte
Capacity 24,500 (football)[1]
Field size 105 x 68 m[2]
Surface Polytan Ligaturf 240 ACS 65[2]
Construction
Built 1970
Opened 1970
Renovated 2004, 2005
Expanded 2004
Tenants
Juan Aurich

Estadio Elías Aguirre is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in Chiclayo, Peru. It was built in 1970 named after the 19th century Peruvian sailor Elías Aguirre Romero. Its current spectator capacity is 25,000 after the renovations performed for the 2004 Copa América, and had artificial turf installed for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The most recognized club to play at this stadium is Juan Aurich.

History

Estadio Capitán Remigio Elías Aguirre Romero was built in 1970 and renovated in 2004 for the Copa América Peru was to host. The stadium hosted 5 matches for this tournament in which the national football teams of Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, and Ecuador participated. The game that opened the Elías Aguirre's participation in this tournament was a group stage 2–2 draw between Mexico and Uruguay, and the game that closed its participation was a 1–0 Argentina win over hosts Peru in the quarterfinals. The stadium received a minor renovation for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The renovations consisted of installing Polytan Ligaturf which received the FIFA 1 star recommended rating.[2] During this championship, the Elías Aguirre hosted 6 matches; 5 group stage matches and 1 semifinal match.

The stadium is administrated by the regional government of Lambayeque and principally used by local teams of Chiclayo which participate in the Copa Perú. Additionally, football club Juan Aurich gained promotion to the Primera División in 2007 after conquering the 2007 Copa Perú. They play in the Primera División since 2008 and qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores in which the stadium hosted international matches against the Argentinian defending champions Estudiantes de La Plata and Bolivian Bolívar, Mexican Estudiantes Tecos in addition to local Alianza Lima.

In addition to football events, the stadium can host track and field events and is located within a sports complex.

International matches hosted

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance Tournament
7 July 2004 Mexico  2–2  Uruguay Group B 25.000 Copa América
7 July 2004 Argentina  6–1  Ecuador Group B 24.000 Copa América
10 July 2004 Uruguay  2–1  Ecuador Group B 25.000 Copa América
10 July 2004 Argentina  0–1  Mexico Group B 25.000 Copa América
17 July 2004 Peru  0–1  Argentina Quarterfinals 26.500 Copa América
17 September 2005 Ivory Coast  3–4  Italy Group C 14,800FIFA U-17 World Championship
17 September 2005 United States  3–2  North Korea Group C 15,200 FIFA U-17 World Championship
20 September 2005 Italy  1–3  United States Group C 15,240FIFA U-17 World Championship
20 September 2005 Ivory Coast  0–3  North Korea Group C 14,500 FIFA U-17 World Championship
22 September 2005 Australia  2–1  Uruguay Group B 11,100 FIFA U-17 World Championship
29 September 2005 Mexico  4–0  Netherlands Semifinals 16,800 FIFA U-17 World Championship
29 January 2010 Juan Aurich Peru2–0Mexico Estudiantes Tecos First stage 10,312 Copa Libertadores
24 February 2010 Juan Aurich Peru2–0Bolivia Bolívar First stage 10,759 Copa Libertadores
16 March 2010 Juan Aurich Peru4–2Peru Alianza Lima First stage 13,253 Copa Libertadores
30 March 2010 Juan Aurich Peru0-2Argentina Estudiantes First stage 19,904 Copa Libertadores

References

  1. Lades, Gunther. "Peru". fussballtempel.net. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 "FIFA Recommended Fields Worldwide". FIFA. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
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