Estadio Centenario is a
stadium
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in the
Parque Batlle
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of
Montevideo
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, Uruguay, used primarily for
football
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. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the inaugural
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...
, as well as to commemorate the centenary of
Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by
FIFA
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as one of the football world's classic stadiums. On July 18, 1983, it was declared by FIFA as the first Historical Monument of World Football, to this day the only building to achieve this recognition worldwide.
[The mythical Centenario stadium, a "Historical Monument of Football", welcomes the finals of the U-20 Sudamericano Tournament](_blank)
, January 25, 2015[HISTORIA](_blank)
Estadio Centenario is the
national stadium
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of Uruguay and the primary home of their
national football team. Uruguay has always been a threat when playing in their home stadium, consistently beating top teams. Even the top ranked
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team ( pt, Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed ''Seleção Canarinho'' (‘Canary Squad’, after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the B ...
has only managed three wins in 20 attempts; two were official matches during
2010
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and
2018 World Cup qualification, but one was Uruguay's heaviest defeat at the stadium, when they lost 4–0 to Brazil in 2009.
History
The construction of the Centenario is one of the most important stages in the development of sports in
South America
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and international football. It was built especially for the
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...
, by immigrant workers in a record time of nine months. Its name originates from the 100-year-celebration of the ratification of the
first Constitution of Uruguay.
Initially, all World Cup matches were to be played in the Centenario. However, heavy rains in
Montevideo
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delayed construction of the stadium, so that several matches had to be played in the
Pocitos Stadium of
Club Atlético Peñarol
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Brands a ...
, and the
Parque Central of
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football (, ''National Football Club'' or simply as Nacional) is a Uruguayan professional sports club based in Montevideo.
The club was founded on 14 May 1899 as a result of the merger between ''Uruguay Athletic Club'' and ''Mon ...
. It was inaugurated on July 18, 1930, with a match between
Uruguay
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and
Peru
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; the ''Celeste'' won 1–0 with a goal by
Hector "Manco" Castro.
![John Langenus The football arbitrator a judging first final of the World championships 1930 year](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/John_Langenus_The_football_arbitrator_a_judging_first_final_of_the_World_championships_1930_year.jpg)
The final match of the inaugural World Cup matched
Uruguay
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and
Argentina
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, with
Uruguay
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winning 4–2. Since then, the Centenario has been the scene of
Copa América
The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...
(
1942
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,
1956,
1967,
1995
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), three
South American Youth Championship
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s (
1979,
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), a
South American Under-17 Football Championship
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(
1999
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) and
1980 Mundialito
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.
In 2021, the Centenario was selected as host of the
Copa Libertadores
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and
Copa Sudamericana
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finals. The stadium was renovated to prepare for those matches. The total cost of the works was $6 million, and included the renovation of the grandstands, bathrooms, VIP boxes, and press boxes, along with a new illumination system and new pitch.
Tenants
![Estadio Centenario, Panorama](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Estadio_Centenario%2C_Panorama.png)
Aside from the
Uruguay national team, any football club can rent the stadium for its home matches.
Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol (; English: ''Peñarol Athletic Club'') —also known as ''Carboneros'', ''Aurinegros,'' and (familiarly) ''Manyas''— is a Uruguayan sports club from Montevideo. The name "Peñarol" comes from the Peñarol neigh ...
has done that often,
[Peñarol – Matches](_blank)
/ref> and Nacional
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rents it for some international matches.[Nacional – Matches](_blank)
/ref> Peñarol played all of its home matches at the stadium from 1933 until it moved to Estadio Campeón del Siglo
Estadio Campeón del Siglo is a football stadium located in Bañados de Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay, and the home ground of Peñarol, who plays in the First Division. It has a maximum capacity of 40,000.
History
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Projects t ...
in 2016.
In the case of other Uruguayan teams, they often decide to play there against both Peñarol and Nacional.
Grandstands
The stadium has four Grandstand separated by four lanes. The main one is the'' Olympic'' Tribune (and lower Platea known as ''Olympic''), which is named so because the team had won two Olympic championships in a row ( 1924 and 1928
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). This has a maximum capacity of 21,648 spectators located in the three rings and the audience. Then there are the "popular", so called because they are sold cheaper, these are: the ''Colombes'', in honor of the Colombes
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, France
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in which the national team became Olympic champions 1924 and ''Amsterdam
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'', because it was where the ''Celeste'' were crowned Olympic champions for the second time in 1928
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. The Grandstand ''Colombes'' accommodates 13,914 spectators while the ''Amsterdam'' accommodates 13,923. The ''America'' Tribune is parallel to the'' Olympic'' one. There are also "VIP
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" boxes and press boxes with room for 1,882 spectators, as well as the platform has room for 2,911 spectators, and additionally the grandstand has room for 5,957 people.
Under the Olympic Grandstand are located primary school "Nº 100 Héctor Fígoli"; and the Museum of Uruguayan Football. Under the Colombes Grandstand is located Police Station Nº9.
Concerts
The stadium has held numerous concerts by both national and international artists such as:Conciertos en Uruguay
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1930 FIFA World Cup
Estadio Centenario hosted ten matches of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, including both semi-final matches and the final match.
Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana Final
It hosted the final of the Copa Sudamericana
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on 20 November 2021 and the Copa Libertadores
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on 27 November 2021.
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