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Estadio Charrúa is a
at URU (archived, 14 Dec 2012) The stadium holds 14,000 people. Estadio Charrúa has been a frequent venue of teams such as the Uruguay national rugby union team, Uruguay women's national football team, Peñarol Rugby and Montevideo City Torque.
at Fifa.com Local club Peñarol attempted to acquire the stadium in 1993, but those negotiations did not prosper. The club made a new attempt in 2001 with a project that included its expansion to 30,000 spectators with an investment of US$8 million. With a period of concession of 30 years, refurbishments also included new press boxes, dressing rooms, and parking lot. Nevertheless the Montevideo Neighborhood Council rejected the project due to "the negative impact for the area (...) the deterioration of the quality of life of the residents and the devaluation of their patrimony". In December 2012 the Municipality of Montevideo signed a contract of concession with both bodies, Uruguayan Rugby Union (URU) and Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) for ten years. The URU used the stadium for its headquarters, its high performance training center, and as the regular home of its national teams, most notably the senior men's team. Since 2013 the stadium has hosted Uruguay national rugby union team matches, and has also hosted ''Charrúas'' (American football national team of Uruguay) matches, and even concerts. The name ''Charrúa'' refers to Indigenous peoples in Uruguay. In football, the stadium is the home venue for Montevideo City Torque matches since 2020, when the team moved from
Estrella adolescente en el Charrúa
17 Jan 2012 at Infonegocios and Silvio Rodríguez.
Estadio Charrúa
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stadium
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo
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, Uruguay
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, used mostly for rugby union
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and also sometimes for football
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. Property of the Montevideo Department, it is currently leased to the Uruguayan Rugby Union and Uruguayan Football Association after an agreement signed in 2012.CONTRATO DE CONCESION DE USOat URU (archived, 14 Dec 2012) The stadium holds 14,000 people. Estadio Charrúa has been a frequent venue of teams such as the Uruguay national rugby union team, Uruguay women's national football team, Peñarol Rugby and Montevideo City Torque.
History
Originally planned and built as a football venue in 1984, in 2006 it was re-built thanks to aFIFA
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project called GOAL.Estadio Charrúaat Fifa.com Local club Peñarol attempted to acquire the stadium in 1993, but those negotiations did not prosper. The club made a new attempt in 2001 with a project that included its expansion to 30,000 spectators with an investment of US$8 million. With a period of concession of 30 years, refurbishments also included new press boxes, dressing rooms, and parking lot. Nevertheless the Montevideo Neighborhood Council rejected the project due to "the negative impact for the area (...) the deterioration of the quality of life of the residents and the devaluation of their patrimony". In December 2012 the Municipality of Montevideo signed a contract of concession with both bodies, Uruguayan Rugby Union (URU) and Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) for ten years. The URU used the stadium for its headquarters, its high performance training center, and as the regular home of its national teams, most notably the senior men's team. Since 2013 the stadium has hosted Uruguay national rugby union team matches, and has also hosted ''Charrúas'' (American football national team of Uruguay) matches, and even concerts. The name ''Charrúa'' refers to Indigenous peoples in Uruguay. In football, the stadium is the home venue for Montevideo City Torque matches since 2020, when the team moved from
Estadio Centenario
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.
Events
Football
The stadium was one of three venues for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, hosting all matches of Group A and D, plus semi-finals, third place and final. Estadio Charrúa also hosted all the matches of 2022 South American U-17 Women's Championship.Rugby
After the agreement signed in 2012, Estadio Charrúa became a frequent venue of the Uruguay national team, having hosted several World Cup qualification and test matches. The stadium has also been Peñarol's home venue for their games at the Super Rugby Americas since its first edition in 2020.
Concerts
Some artists that performed at Estadio Charrúa were Andrés Calamaro,Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...
, Joan Manuel Serrat and Joaquín Sabina, Marc Anthony, No Te Va Gustar, La Vela Puerca, Ricardo Arjona, Selena Gomez & the Scene,17 Jan 2012 at Infonegocios
Gallery
See also
* List of rugby league stadiums by capacity * List of rugby union stadiums by capacityReferences
External links
*Estadio Charrúa
at URU {{DEFAULTSORT:Estadio Charrua Football venues in Montevideo Rugby union stadiums in Uruguay Multi-purpose stadiums in Uruguay