Estadio El Teniente

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Estadio El Teniente, also known as Estadio Codelco El Teniente for sponsorship reasons,^[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Rancagua, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium can fit 14,087 people and was built in 1945 with the name Braden Copper Company Stadium (Estadio Braden Copper Co.). The stadium is home to football club O'Higgins, which is based in Rancagua.^[2]

The stadium hosted seven matches of 1962 FIFA World Cup, where played matches of the group stage and quarter-finals. In 2013, the stadium was renovated for hosting the 2015 Copa América, to be played in Chile. Two matches of the group stage were played in this stadium. El Teniente will be host of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.^[3]^[4]

History

Construction

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The stadium in El Gráfico magazine in 1962.

The stadium, since its construction, was owned by the U.S. copper mining company Braden Copper Company, which operated the mineral-extraction complex "El Teniente".

The designation of the Braden Copper Stadium to host matches in the 1962 FIFA World Cup was due to an emergency. Indeed, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake severely damaged or destroyed facilities in some of the originally-designated host cities of the FIFA World Cup in 1962 including Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia, which caused the original schedule to be discarded and forced its almost complete modification. Further, Antofagasta and Valparaíso were deterred from fulfilling their offers to host because they could not feasibly construct self-funded stadiums, a condition that had been imposed by the Federation due to its own lack of resources. However, given the bleak outlook for the organization, the U.S. mining interests allowed the use of their stadium in Rancagua.

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The old stadium in a match against Cobreloa.

Nationalization of copper

The Government of Chile acquired in 1967 51% of the shares of Braden Copper Co., as part of the general nationalization of copper, which concluded in 1971. Therefore, the ownership and management of the "Estadio Braden Copper" passed to the state-owned corporation Codelco Chile, which led to the name change to the current one.

New stadium

On May 21, 2008, the then-president Michelle Bachelet announced the "Red de Estadios para el Bicentenario", a programme in which w new stadiums were built and upgrades planned for others, among which was the Estadio El Teniente. However, remodeling El Teniente was not executed during the term of Bachelet, although this was projected, due to the 2010 Chilean earthquake.^[5]

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The new stadium on construction.

On September 2, 2012, President Sebastian Piñera announced in Rancagua the final draft of the plans for remodelling the stadium, which will have a capacity of 15 000 spectators.^[6] Construction began on February 19, 2013, and delivery is planned for early 2014.^[7]

The Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) announced in December 2012 that El Teniente had been selected to host the 2015 Copa América, along with Santiago, Antofagasta, La Serena, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concepción and Temuco. Host venue contested with the city of Talca, however Rancagua was chosen due to its closer proximity to the Chilean capital.^[8]

Inaugural match

In the inaugural match, O'Higgins played against Lanús for the week 6 of the 2014 Copa Libertadores. The final result was 0–0, marking the elimination of the club from the competition, as they needed a victory to advance to the next round.^[9]

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Areas

The stadium has 5 sectors since her renovation, the Palco has 375 seats, and the totality of the other four sectors are 13,464. Template:Div col

Gradería Angostura currently known as Galería 16^[10] (North Side)
Gradería Andes (East Side)
Gradería Rengo (South Side)
Marquesina (West Side)
Palco (VIP suite)

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Map of the sectors of the stadium

The information on entrances, including exits, is available in three languages inside the stadium.

Name of the sub-stands

Inside the stadium, in each area of the stands there are places to name each of the sub-stands that are there depending on their location, having a relationship with places in Chile located in the direction that they point or with copper mining facilities belonging to Codelco.

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Gradería Angostura Los 16

GABY	N1	VENTANAS	N2	ANDINA	N3	CHUQUICAMATA	N4	MINISTRO HALES	N5	RADOMIRO TOMIC	N6	EL SALVADOR

Gradería Andes

CHAPA VERDE	A1	COLÓN	A2	CALETONES	A3	COYA	A4	SEWELL	A5	CIPRESES	A6	SAUZAL	A7	BARAHONA

Gradería Marquesina

CARÉN	P1	ALHUÉ	P2	QUILLAY	P3	LOICA	P4	SAN ANTONIO	P5	RAPEL	P6	VALPARAÍSO	P7	LONCHA

Gradería Rengo

OROCOIPO	S1	LOS LIRIOS	S2	COINCO	S3	RÍO LOCO	S4	CACHAPOAL	S5	COLINAS VERDES	S6	COLIHUES

1962 World Cup

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Commemorative plaque at the outside of the stadium.

The Estadio El Teniente hosted seven games during the 1962 FIFA World Cup, every game of Group 4 and a quarterfinal.

Teams which played in this stadium for the 1962 FIFA World Cup: