Estadio El Teniente, also known as Estadio El Teniente-Codelco for sponsorship reasons, 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 tha ...

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. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium can fit 14,087 people and was built in 1945 with the name

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Stadium ''(Estadio Braden Copper Co.)''. The stadium is home to football club O'Higgins, which is based in Rancagua. The stadium hosted seven matches of

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, where played matches of the group stage and quarter-finals. In 2013, the stadium was renovated for hosting the

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, to be played in

. Two matches of the group stage will be played in this stadium.

History

Construction

The stadium, since its construction, was owned by the U.S. copper mining company

, which operated the mineral-extraction complex "El Teniente". The designation of the Braden Copper Stadium to host matches in the

was due to an emergency. Indeed, the

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severely damaged or destroyed facilities in some of the originally-designated host cities of the FIFA World Cup in 1962 including

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, Concepción,

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and

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, which caused the original schedule to be discarded and forced its almost complete modification. Further,

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and

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were deterred from fulfilling their offers to host because they could not feasibly construct self-funded stadiums, a condition that had been imposed by the Federation due to its own lack of resources. However, given the bleak outlook for the organization, the U.S. mining interests allowed the use of their stadium in

Nationalisation of copper

The

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acquired in 1967 51% of the shares of Braden Copper Co., as part of the general nationalization of copper, which concluded in 1971. Therefore, the ownership and management of the "Estadio Braden Copper" passed to the state-owned corporation Codelco Chile, which led to the name change to the current one.

New stadium

On May 21, 2008, the then-

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announced the "Red de Estadios para el Bicentenario", a programme in which w new stadiums were built and upgrades planned for others, among which was the Estadio El Teniente. However, remodeling El Teniente was not executed during the term of Bachelet, although this was projected, due to the

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. On September 2, 2012, President

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announced in Rancagua the final draft of the plans for remodelling the stadium, which will have a capacity of 15 000 spectators. Construction began on February 19, 2013, and delivery is planned for early 2014. The

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(ANFP) announced in December 2012 that El Teniente had been selected to host the

, along with

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, La Serena,

, Viña del Mar, Concepción and

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. Host venue contested with the city of

, however Rancagua was chosen due to its closer proximity to the Chilean capital.

Inaugural match

In the inaugural match, O'Higgins played against

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for the week 6 of the 2014 Copa Libertadores. The final result was 0–0, marking the elimination of the club from the competition, as they needed a victory to advance to the next round.

Sectors of the stadium

The stadium has 5 sectors since her renovation, the Palco has 375 seats, and the totality of the other four sectors are 13,464. * Angostura (North Side) * Marquesina (West Side) * Andes (East Side) * Rengo (South Side) * Palco (VIP suite) ElTeniente

1962 World Cup

The Estadio El Teniente hosted seven games during the

, every game of

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and a quarterfinal. Teams which played in this stadium for the

: * * * * *

Matches

Group 4

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Quarter-finals

Chile national football team matches

The Estadio El Teniente has hosted four games of the

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, against

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in 2006, Guatemala in 2008, and the

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in 2015, as well as a pre-

friendly match against El Salvador. ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

2015 Copa América

The fixture schedule was announced on 11 November 2014, and two games were played in the Estadio El Teniente for the

, playing here 4 of 12 countries of the tournament. Both matches were part of the group stage. Teams which played in this stadium for the

: * * * *

Group stage

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Attendances

Note: This table only includes attendances since the remodeling of the stadium, that was officially opened in July 2014 in a match against

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. : 1. ANFP punishment to O'Higgins playing without public one home match by the racism acts to Emilio Rentería in a match on the stadium.

Transport connections

Bus

Terminal O'Higgins is the principal bus stop of the city, and the stadium is 1.05 miles (1.7 km) away following the

avenues. The Tur Bus terminal at Rancagua is 1.55 miles (2.35 km) away of the stadium. Bus lines (''micros'') with a stop close to El Teniente are: Trans O'Higgins lines: * 101, 102 and 103 – Circunvalación * 201, 202, and 203 – Isabel Riquelme * 301, 302, 303 and 304 – Cachapoal * 403 – Manzanal

Tramway

The stadium is 1.18 miles (1.9 km) away from the

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( Metrotrén).

Airport

The city only has the Aeródromo de la Independencia, but receives only the private jets and

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flights. The nearest international airport is the

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, in

Images

File:ElTeniente20142.jpg, View from Angostura File:Teniente Marquesina.jpg, View of the Marquesina and VIP section File:ElTeniente2014.jpg, View from Angostura to Andes File:ElTeniente20141.jpg, View from Angostura to Rengo File:Estadio_Bicentenario_El_Teniente_%E2%80%94_Rengo.jpg, View from Rengo to Angostura and Marquesina File:Teniente Angostura.jpg, View from Rengo File:El_Teniente_Nuevo_II.jpg, View from Marquesina to Andes File:ElTenienteNuevo.JPG, The stadium on construction

References

{{Chilean Primera División Venues

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1962 FIFA World Cup stadiums

Sports venues in O'Higgins Region Multi-purpose stadiums in Chile Rancagua Sports venues completed in 1947