Estadio Nacional del Perú

The National Stadium of Peru (Spanish: Estadio Nacional del Perú, pronounced) is a multi-purpose stadium in Lima, Peru. Its current capacity is 40,272 seats as stated by the Peruvian Football Federation and Instituto Peruano del Deporte. An additional 3,509 spectators can be seated in the box suites that stand above the four main stands. However, government regulations limit ticket sales to 90% of the stadium's maximum capacity, reducing it in the stands to 36,244 and 3,158 in box suites. The stadium was first inaugurated on 27 October 1952 for the 1953 South American Championship—replacing the old National Stadium—and is Peru's principal and national stadium. It has hosted three of the six South American Championship/Copa América football competitions held in Peru. It is referred to as the Coloso de José Díaz because of its proximity to a street of the same name. It is located at an altitude of 135 meters (442.91 ft) above sea level.