Estadio Mansiche is the biggest stadium of the city of
Trujillo and the home of the most important football clubs in the city,
Carlos A. Mannucci
Carlos A. Mannucci, known simply as Mannucci, is a professional football (soccer), football club based in Trujillo, Peru, Trujillo, La Libertad Region, La Libertad, Peru. The club is the most important in the city having represented Trujillo, Peru ...
and
Universidad César Vallejo
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to:
Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
. The stadium also has a running track for
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
sports. The stadium is part of the greater
Mansiche Sports Complex which includes the
Coliseo Gran Chimu, a swimming pool, and other facilities.
It has hosted matched of the
Copa Sudamericana
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in three occasions, and of the
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...
once. It hosted Group B matches during the
1995 South American Under-17 Football Championship. It hast also hosted matches at the
2004 Copa America and
2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Most recently, it hosted the ceremonies of the
2013 Bolivarian Games.
History
Local athlete Estuardo Meléndez Macchiavello was the first to ask for the construction of a stadium in
Trujillo to President
Manuel Prado y Ugarteche
Manuel Carlos Prado y Ugarteche (April 21, 1889 – August 15, 1967) was a banker who served twice as President of Peru. Son of former president Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the nation's 43rd (1939 - 1945) and 46th (1 ...
.
The construction of the stadium took two years between 13 May 1944 and July 1946 which was at first known as Estadio Modelo de Trujillo. It was inaugurated under the presidency of
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero
José Luis Bustamante y Rivero (January 15, 1894 – January 11, 1989) was a lawyer, writer, politician, and diplomat who served as the 44th President of Peru from 1945 to 1948 and President of the International Court of Justice in The Hague ...
.
The inauguration ceremony happened on 12 October 1946 in presence of then Vice-president
José Gálvez Barrenechea
José Gálvez Barrenechea (7 August 1885 – 8 February 1957) was a Peruvian poet, writer, journalist, university professor, and politician. He was Minister of Justice, Worship and Instruction (1931); Minister of Foreign Relations (1931); First V ...
, Zoila María de la Victoria, and the mother of political leader
Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, Rosa Francisca de Paula de la Torre. The first football match played at the stadium was between Deportivo Trujillo and Sport Tigre.
The original capacity of 5,000 was increased in 1984 to 14,000 when the north stand was built. This was so that
Sporting Cristal
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could use the stadium during the
1984 Copa Libertadores. In 1993 artificial lighting was added to the stadium which allowed for matches to be played after dark.
The stadium hosted all of the Group B matches during the
1995 South American Under-17 Football Championship.
Three of the four stands, north, south, and west, where rebuilt for the
2004 Copa America. Luxury sitting, broadcasting boxes, renovated changing rooms, and an electronic scoreboard were also installed. This brought the stadium capacity to approximately 20,000. The next year, the natural grass pitch was replaced for turf for the
2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The pitch would not return to natural grass until 2013.
2004 Copa América
See also
*
Coliseo Gran Chimu
*
Mansiche Sports Complex
References
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Football venues in Peru
Copa América stadiums
Multi-purpose stadiums in Peru
Sports venues completed in 1946
Estadio Mansiche
Estadio Mansiche is the biggest stadium of the city of Trujillo and the home of the most important football clubs in the city, Carlos A. Mannucci and Universidad César Vallejo. The stadium also has a running track for track and field sports. T ...
Estadio Mansiche
Estadio Mansiche is the biggest stadium of the city of Trujillo and the home of the most important football clubs in the city, Carlos A. Mannucci and Universidad César Vallejo. The stadium also has a running track for track and field sports. T ...