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| Location | Arica,Chile |
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| Coordinates | 18°29′15″S70°17′57″W / 18.48750°S 70.29917°W /-18.48750; -70.29917 |
| Capacity | 9,746 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | April 15, 1962 (1962-04-15) |
| Architect | Bresciani Valdés Castillo Huidobro |
| Tenants | |
| San Marcos de Arica Deportivo Universidad de Tarapacá | |
TheCarlos Dittborn Stadium (Spanish:Estadio Carlos Dittborn) is amulti-purpose stadium inArica,Chile. Primarily used forfootball matches, it was constructed in 1962 specifically for the purpose of hosting games during the1962 World Cup, which took place in Chile.[1] The stadium, named afterCarlos Dittborn, the president of the Chilean Organization Committee for the World Cup, who died a month before the tournament began, currently has a seating capacity of 9,746 spectators. It serves as the home stadium for theSan Marcos de Arica football club.
During the 1962 World Cup, the Estadio Carlos Dittborn hosted matches fromGroup 1, featuring teams such as theSoviet Union,Yugoslavia,Uruguay, andColombia. Additionally, it was the venue for a second-round match between Chile and the Soviet Union. Notably, this stadium witnessed a historic moment in World Cup history (as of 2018) when Colombian playerMarcos Coll scored the onlyOlympic goal ever recorded in the tournament, directly from a corner kick, against Russian goalkeeperLev Yashin.
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