Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa () is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy th ...
in
Quito,
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Ekua ...
. It is currently used primarily for
football
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matches and has a capacity of 35,724.
Overview
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 clubs
Deportivo Quito
Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Segu ...
,
El Nacional and
Universidad 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 the
Inca Emperor Atahualpa
Atahualpa (), also Atawallpa (Quechua), Atabalica, Atahuallpa, Atabalipa (c. 1502 – 26-29 July 1533) was the last Inca Emperor. After defeating his brother, Atahualpa became very briefly the last Sapa Inca (sovereign emperor) of the Inca Empi ...
. The stadium is located at an elevation of .
At this venue, the
Ecuador national team has defeated
Brazil twice,
Paraguay
Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to ...
three times, and
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
twice, amongst others, securing their positions in
Korea/Japan 2002,
Germany 2006, and
Brazil 2014. During the qualifying for
Germany 2006 and
Brazil 2014, Ecuador qualified and remained undefeated at this stadium. This record was broken by Brazil in
2018 World Cup qualification after Brazil defeated Ecuador 0-3 in the stadium.
The current structure is set to be demolished in late 2020 to make way for a new, more modern venue.
References
External links
Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha's website
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L.D.U. Quito
Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa
Sports venues completed in 1951
Football venues in Quito
National stadiums
Copa América stadiums
Multi-purpose stadiums in Ecuador
1951 establishments in Ecuador