Estadio El Morro

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Estadio El Morro
El Morro
Estadio El Morro Talcahuano.jpg
Estadio El Morro
Full nameEstadio El Morro Ramón Unzaga Asla
Location Talcahuano, Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Owner Chilean navy (until 2009)
Municipality (2009-)
Capacity 7,000
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceTurf
Construction
Opened1900
1949 [1]
Renovated2012
Tenants
Naval

The Estadio "El Morro" Ramón Unzaga Asla , is a stadium located in Talcahuano, Chile and has a capacity of 7,200 spectators. It is the oldest stadium in Chile and has served as the home ground for the Naval de Talcahuano football club and Huachipato Femenino since 2022.

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Is the oldest stadium in Chile and is located at Jordán Valdivieso Street #909 in Talcahauano. In their origins, around 1900, was a soccer field where spectators took advantage of the slope of the hill known as "Cerro El Morro" to watch soccer games. The stadium was built on a date coinciding with the founding of Naval de Talcahuano, in 1949.

Is known for hosting the official debut of the "chilena" football technique in 1914, the stadium has retained its original structure and is considered a heritage site.

The stadium was severely damaged by the 2010 earthquake and tsunami but was remodeled and reopened in 2012.

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References

  1. "Lugares turísticos de interés" [Tourist places of interest]. talcahuano.cl. Talcahuano Municipality. February 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-02-17.

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