Estadio Bicentenario Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso is a

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Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than ...

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. Currently, it is mostly used for

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matches. It is the home stadium of

Coquimbo Unido Coquimbo Unido is a Chilean football club based in the city of Coquimbo. The club was founded August 30, 1958 and will play in the Chilean Primera División on 2022. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso ...

. The former stadium was inaugurated on July 1, 1970 and hold 17,750 people. In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the

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. In order to comply with

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standards, a completely new stadium was built. Its capacity was increased from 15,000 to 18,750. The new stadium has the shape of ship so as to homage Coquimbo's oceanic tradition. The city has been famous due to its port and pirate lore. The stadium was inaugurated on November 9, 2008.

Gallery

File:Estadio Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso1.jpg, Stadium in 2007, prior to renovation. Image:Estadio Mundialista Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso.jpg, Outside view. Image:Estadio Francisco Sánchez Rumoroso2.jpg, Inside view of the new stadium.

References

External links

FIFA site
Francisco Sanchez Rumoroso Sports venues in Coquimbo Region Multi-purpose stadiums in Chile {{Chile-sports-venue-stub