The Estadio Municipal Bicentenario Germán Becker Baechler is a stadium located in

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and owned by the Temuco municipality. It is the home ground of

Deportes Temuco Club de Deportes Temuco is a Chile, Chilean Soccer, football club based in Temuco, Araucanía Region. It currently plays in the Primera B de Chile, Chilean Primera División B, holding home games at the new ''Estadio Municipal Germán Becker''. T ...

and also, the former ground of the defunct Unión Temuco football clubs. It was designed by Enrique Esteve and inaugurated on August 13, 1965. Its dimensions are: 105 x 68 m. It has a capacity of 18,100. It was originally built for the inmates at the Temuco prison. The highest ever recorded attendance was on December 3, 1972, when 32,551 spectators saw the Primera Division match between Green Cross Temuco and

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. In 2007 the stadium was selected as a venue for the

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, and to comply with

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standards, its facilities were improved, its capacity was decreased from 20,930 to 18,100; and all seats were covered by a roof (from about 80% previously). The athletics track was removed to enhance spectators' enjoyment of the on-the-pitch action. The stadium was re-inaugurated on November 5, 2008. In 2013 the stadium was the main venue for the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. On April 27, 2013, it hosted a

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match between hosts nation

and

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. Chile won 38 - 22 with 10,000 in attendance. In 2015, three

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matches were played at the stadium.

Gallery

File:Estadio Germán Becker.jpg, Stadium prior to renovation

2015 Copa América

References

External links

FIFA siteOld Stadium Panorama view
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