Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Estadio Defensores del Chaco | |
The stadium in 2016 | |
Interactive map of Defensores del Chaco Stadium | |
| Full name | Estadio Ueno Defensores del Chaco |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio de Puerto Sajonia (1917–1924, 1925–1973) Estadio Uruguay (1924) Estadio Defensores del Chaco (1973–2023) |
| Location | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Owner | Paraguayan Football Association |
| Capacity | 34.451 |
| Surface | Hybrid |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1917 |
| Renovated | 1939 1996 2007 2015 |
| Tenants | |
| Paraguay national football team (1917–present) Club Guaraní Club Olimpia Cerro Porteño (2015–2017) | |
The Defensores del Chaco Stadium (Spanish pronunciation: [estaðjo defensoɾes del tʃako]; lit. 'Defenders of the Chaco Stadium', named after the Paraguayan Chaco soldiers in the Chaco War) is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Located in the Sajonia neighbourhood, it is the owned by the Paraguayan Football Association and used mostly for football matches. In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores.
After construction the stadium had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling in 1939, 1996 and 2007, that generally reduced it to 42,354. The stadium was again renovated in 2015, with further capacity decrease to the current 36,000 and should proceed with another process prior to 2030, restoring it to 41,186 seats.