Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

0°10′39.1″S 78°28′35.7″W / 0.177528°S 78.476583°W / -0.177528; -78.476583OwnerConcentración Deportiva de PichinchaOperatorConcentración Deportiva de PichinchaCapacity35,258^[1]Field size105 x 70 mSurfaceGrassConstructionBroke groundMay 1948Built1948–1951OpenedNovember 25, 1951Expanded1977Project managerMenatlas Quito C.A.TenantsEcuador national team
América de Quito
Deportivo Quito
El Nacional
Universidad Católica

Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa (Spanish pronunciation: [ataˈwalpa]) is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used primarily for football matches and has a capacity of 35,258.^[2]

Overview

Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's capital city. Football clubs Deportivo Quito, El Nacional and Universidad Católica use the facility for their home games, although other prominent teams in the city have used the stadium for home games in the past. The stadium is named after the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. The stadium is located at an elevation of 2,782 metres (9,127 ft).^[3]

At this venue, the Ecuador national team has defeated Brazil twice, Paraguay three times, and Argentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions in Korea/Japan 2002, Germany 2006, and Brazil 2014. During the qualifying for Germany 2006 and Brazil 2014, Ecuador qualified and remained undefeated at this stadium. This record was broken by Brazil in 2018 World Cup qualification after Brazil defeated Ecuador 0-3 in the stadium.

The current structure was set to be demolished in late 2020 to make way for a new, more modern venue,^[4] but as of 2023, that did not happen.

References

External links

Media related to Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Spanish) Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha's website