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| Location | Quito,Ecuador |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 0°10′39.1″S78°28′35.7″W / 0.177528°S 78.476583°W /-0.177528; -78.476583 |
| Owner | Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha |
| Operator | Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha |
| Capacity | 35,258[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 70 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 1948 |
| Built | 1948–1951 |
| Opened | November 25, 1951 |
| Expanded | 1977 |
| Project manager | Menatlas Quito C.A. |
| Tenants | |
| Ecuador national football team (1951–2020) América de Quito Deportivo Quito Universidad Católica (1963–present) El Nacional (1964–present) | |
Atahualpa Olympic Stadium (Spanish:Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa,[es'taðioo'limpikoataˈwalpa]) is amulti-purpose stadium inQuito,Ecuador. It is currently used primarily forfootball matches and has a capacity of 35,258.[2]
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 clubsDeportivo Quito,El Nacional andUniversidad 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 theInca EmperorAtahualpa. The stadium is located at an elevation of 2,782 metres (9,127 ft).[3]
At this venue, theEcuador national team has defeatedBrazil twice,Paraguay three times, andArgentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions at the2002,2006, and2014 World Cups. During the qualifying for2006 and2014 qualifiers, Ecuador were undefeated at this stadium. This record was broken by Brazil in the2018 World Cup qualification by 3–0 at 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 March 2025, that has not happened, and the stadium continues to host sporting events.
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