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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Arequipa, Peru}}
{{Other uses of|Estadio Monumental}}
{{Infobox stadium
| stadium_name = Estadio de la UNSA<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.unsa.edu.pe/idunsa/infraestructura/estadio-de-la-unsa/ |title=Estadio de la UNSA - IDUNSA |access-date=2016-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927014028/http://www.unsa.edu.pe/idunsa/infraestructura/estadio-de-la-unsa/ |archive-date=2016-09-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| nickname = 
| image = OutsideUNSA.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| name = Estadio de la UNSA
| location = [[Arequipa]], [[Peru]]
| broke_ground = 
| built = 1991-1993
| opened = 1993
| owner = [[National University of St Augustin of Arequipa|Universidad Nacional San Augustín]]
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = [[USD]] $ 7 million<ref name="Lecarnaqué"/>
| former_names = 
| tenants = [[FBC Melgar]] (1993–present)<br />[[Club IDUNSA|IDUNSA]]  (1993–present)
| seating_capacity = 40,370<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://arequipamistipress.com/2024/07/02/unsa-remodelara-pista-atletica-de-estadio-monumental-con-inversion-superior-a-5-millones-de-soles/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |title=UNSA remodelará pista atlética de Estadio Monumental con inversión superior a 5 millones de soles }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022 |date=3 April 2023 |publisher=CONMEBOL |page=114 |url=https://online.flippingbook.com/view/22986467/ |access-date=12 May 2023}}</ref>
| dimensions = 105 m × 70 m
}}
'''Estadio de la UNSA''' (official name) is a multi-purpose stadium located in [[Arequipa]], [[Peru]]. The stadium was built by the [[Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa|University of San Agustín]] in the early 1990s and named after the Virgin Chapi. Due to its size, the term ''Monumental'' is added to its name. The stadium was largely financed by a lottery fund-raiser held by the university itself. It is the biggest stadium in Arequipa and the fourth one in Peru. It is the home stadium of football clubs [[FBC Melgar|Melgar]] of the [[Peruvian Primera División]] and [[IDUNSA]] of the [[Copa Perú]]. The stadium has hosted large events such as the [[Bolivarian Games]] and the [[Copa América]] in addition to a [[Copa Sudamericana]] final in 2003 involving [[Cienciano]] and [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]. The stadium's allowed spectator capacity is currently 40,370.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UNSA remodelará pista atlética de Estadio Monumental con inversión superior a 5 millones de soles |url=https://arequipamistipress.com/2024/07/02/unsa-remodelara-pista-atletica-de-estadio-monumental-con-inversion-superior-a-5-millones-de-soles/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |language=es}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Tribuna Occidente Estadio Virgen de Chapi.JPG|thumb|Occidente of Estadio de la UNSA]]
On 2 February 1985, [[Pope John Paul II]] visited the city of [[Arequipa]] in which the coronation of the Virgin of Chapi took place on a field. The field would eventually become the site of the monumental stadium the University of San Agustín would build.<ref name="Lecarnaqué"/> Early efforts to gather funds were largely organized by the university, which organized several fund-raisers by giving volunteering students lottery tickets to sell throughout the city. The prizes consisted of apartments near the new stadium. The rector of university [[Juan Manuel Guillén]] said that 70% of the stadium was financed through this lottery fund-raiser. Former president [[Alberto Fujimori]] promised to donate $2.5 million for the construction of the stadium; however the project only received S./ 2.5 million from the former president which he received severe criticism for.<ref name="Lecarnaqué">{{cite news|url=http://issuu.com/larepublica_peru/docs/edicion_domingo_5/4|title=Una Historia Monumental|last=Lecarnaqué|first=Cristiaan|date=5 April 2009|work=La República|pages=4–5|language=es|trans-title=A Monumental Story|access-date=30 August 2010}}</ref>

The stadium was first opened on 11 November 1993. The first game to be played was an inter-schools championship final between Ingeniería Geofísica and Mecánica Eléctrica; Ingeniería Geofísica won 1–0. On 30 July 1995, the first professional football match was played in which local [[FBC Melgar]] faced [[Alianza Lima]]; the match ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref name="Lecarnaqué"/> In 1997, the stadium hosted the [[1997 Bolivarian Games|XIII Bolivarian Games]]. Nevertheless, the most important match ever to be hosted by the Virgen de Chapi stadium was the second leg of the [[2003 Copa Sudamericana Finals]] between local [[Cienciano]] of [[Cusco]] and Argentinian [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]].<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Cuando Cienciano logró la descomunal hazaña de salir campeón de la Copa Sudamericana 2003 y la Recopa 2004 |url=https://www.infobae.com/america/peru/2022/06/09/cuando-cienciano-logro-la-descomunal-hazana-de-salir-campeon-de-la-copa-sudamericana-2003-y-la-recopa-2004/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=infobae |date= 9 June 2022|language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2022-02-28 |title=Cienciano vuelve: Conmebol recordó el gol del título de Copa Sudamericana 2003 |url=https://rpp.pe/futbol/copa-sudamericana/cienciano-conmebol-recordo-el-gol-del-titulo-de-copa-sudamericana-2003-noticia-1389682 |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=RPP |language=es}}</ref> Cienciano's home ground in Cusco did not meet the stadium requirements for CONMEBOL competition finals and thus played in Arequipa's 40,000-seater stadium. The turnout for the match was unprecedented and Cienciano defeated River Plate 1–0 (after a 3–3 draw in [[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti|Buenos Aires]]) to lift Peru's first international club trophy. In addition to the Sudamericana final, Cienciano continued to play in Arequipa for international matches until their own [[Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega]] was renovated.

The stadium was selected to be a venue for the [[2004 Copa América]]. Arequipa hosted the first four group matches of Group C involving the national football teams of [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]], and [[Chile national football team|Chile]].

The stadium was going to be one of the five venues for the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].

== 2004 Copa America ==
{| class="wikitable" width="65%"
!Date
!Time
!Team #1
!Score
!Team #2
!Round
|-
| rowspan="2" |8 July 2004
|17:30
|{{fb-rt|CRC}}
|0-1
|{{fb|PAR}}
| rowspan="5" |Group C
|-
|19:45
|{{fb-rt|BRA}}
|1-0
|{{fb|CHI}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |11 July 2004
|15:00
|{{fb-rt|BRA}}
|4-1
|{{fb|CRC}}
|-
|17:15
|{{fb-rt|PAR}}
|1-1
|{{fb|CHI}}
|-
|14 July 2004
|19:45
|{{fb-rt|BRA}}
|1-2
|{{fb|PAR}}
|}

==See also==
* [[Peru national football team]]
* [[List of stadiums#Peru|List of Peruvian Stadiums]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://fpf.org.pe/ Peruvian Soccer Federation] (in Spanish)

{{Torneo Descentralizado stadiums}}
{{2011 South American Youth Championship stadiums}}

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