The Estadio La Granja is a sports venue which is located in
Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. The stadium holds 8,278 people and is part of a large sporting complex which also features
tennis court
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s,
swimming pools, a
gym
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nasium, a
velodrome
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and some other sport fields. It is the home stadium of
Curicó Unido
Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz.
History
Curicó Unido was fo ...
; and the former home ground of ''Alianza de Curicó'',
Luis Cruz
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, and
Badminton de Curicó.
The stadium, currently owned by the Municipality of Curicó, originally has a capacity of 4,000. The first change; in 1985; was an increase of about 1,200, and another change was an increase to a capacity of 6,000, effected in 2004. An almost total reconstruction of the stadium was made in 2010, at that time only the west stands remains of the old stadium. Finally in 2017, the west stands were also renovated, marking the current capacity of 8,278 people.
The highest attendance for a match at La Granja to date is 8,981, for the
Primera B match between
Curicó Unido
Curicó Unido is a football club based in Curicó, Maule Region, Chile. They currently play in the Primera División, the first level of the Chilean football system. They are currently managed by Damián Muñoz.
History
Curicó Unido was fo ...
and
Universidad de Chile
The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. (0-3), played on January 14, 1990.
In 2017, four
Under-17 South American Championship group stage matches were played at the stadium.
New stadium
In 2010, began the demolition and rebuilding the stadium, which was divided into two stages. According to
FIFA the standards, this includes seats, LED marker, VIP lounge, transmission booths and athletic track
La Granja
Sports venues in Maule Region
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