Estadio El Teniente

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Estadio Codelco El Teniente
Templo de las Ilusiones (Temple of Illusions)
El Mundialista de Rancagua (The World Cup Stadium of Rancagua)
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The stadium in October 2014.
Estadio El Teniente
Full nameEstadio El Teniente-Codelco [1]
Former namesEstadio Braden Copper Co. (1947–1971)
Estadio Parque El Teniente (1971–2014)
Location Rancagua, Chile
Coordinates 34°10′40″S70°44′15″W / 34.17778°S 70.73750°W / -34.17778; -70.73750
Public transit Trans-OHiggins.png Trans O'Higgins
Owner Codelco
Operator Codelco El Teniente
Executive suites750 seats
Capacity 14,087 [2]
12,476 (international) [3]
Field size105 x 68 m
SurfaceGrass (natural)
Scoreboard Digital (LED)
Construction
Broke ground 1 June 1945
Built1945–1947 (2 years)
Opened1947
Renovated1995, 2013–14
Expanded1962
Reopened6 March 2014
Demolished2013
Construction cost$9,900,000
ArchitectGerardo Marambio
Claudio Aceituno
Pablo Allende
Pedro Pinochet
Project managerIND–Chilestadios
General contractorCerinco
Tenants
O'Higgins (1955–present)
Audax Italiano (2021–22)
Universidad de Chile (2021)
Website
www.ohigginsfc.cl

Estadio El Teniente, also known as Estadio Codelco El Teniente for sponsorship reasons, [4] is a multi-purpose stadium in Rancagua, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium can fit 14,087 people and was built in 1945 with the name Braden Copper Company Stadium (Estadio Braden Copper Co.). The stadium is home to football club O'Higgins, which is based in Rancagua. [5]

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The stadium hosted seven matches of 1962 FIFA World Cup, where played matches of the group stage and quarter-finals. In 2013, the stadium was renovated for hosting the 2015 Copa América, to be played in Chile. Two matches of the group stage were played in this stadium. El Teniente will be host of the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [6] [7]

History

Construction

The stadium in El Grafico magazine in 1962. Estadio Rancagua (Chile) - mayo de 1962.jpg
The stadium in El Gráfico magazine in 1962.

The stadium, since its construction, was owned by the U.S. copper mining company Braden Copper Company, which operated the mineral-extraction complex "El Teniente".

The designation of the Braden Copper Stadium to host matches in the 1962 FIFA World Cup was due to an emergency. Indeed, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake severely damaged or destroyed facilities in some of the originally-designated host cities of the FIFA World Cup in 1962 including Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia, which caused the original schedule to be discarded and forced its almost complete modification. Further, Antofagasta and Valparaíso were deterred from fulfilling their offers to host because they could not feasibly construct self-funded stadiums, a condition that had been imposed by the Federation due to its own lack of resources. However, given the bleak outlook for the organization, the U.S. mining interests allowed the use of their stadium in Rancagua.

Nationalization of copper

The Government of Chile acquired in 1967 51% of the shares of Braden Copper Co., as part of the general nationalization of copper, which concluded in 1971. Therefore, the ownership and management of the "Estadio Braden Copper" passed to the state-owned corporation Codelco Chile, which led to the name change to the current one.

New stadium

The stadium prior to reconstruction 2014 renovation Estadio El Teniente 2009.jpg
The stadium prior to reconstruction 2014 renovation
The stadium during renovation ElTenienteNuevo.JPG
The stadium during renovation

On May 21, 2008, the then-president Michelle Bachelet announced the "Red de Estadios para el Bicentenario", a programme in which w new stadiums were built and upgrades planned for others, among which was the Estadio El Teniente. However, remodeling El Teniente was not executed during the term of Bachelet, although this was projected, due to the 2010 Chilean earthquake. [8]

On September 2, 2012, President Sebastian Piñera announced in Rancagua the final draft of the plans for remodelling the stadium, which will have a capacity of 15 000 spectators. [9] Construction began on February 19, 2013, and delivery is planned for early 2014. [10]

The Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP) announced in December 2012 that El Teniente had been selected to host the 2015 Copa América, along with Santiago, Antofagasta, La Serena, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concepción and Temuco. Host venue contested with the city of Talca, however Rancagua was chosen due to its closer proximity to the Chilean capital. [11]

Inaugural match

In the inaugural match, O'Higgins played against Lanús for the week 6 of the 2014 Copa Libertadores. The final result was 0–0, marking the elimination of the club from the competition, as they needed a victory to advance to the next round. [12]

8 April 2014 2014 Copa Libertadores
Week 6		 O'Higgins 0–0 Lanús Rancagua, Chile
22:00 Calandria Soccerball shade cross.svg86' Report Stadium: El Teniente
Attendance: 10,651
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)

Areas

The stadium has 5 sectors since her renovation, the Palco has 375 seats, and the totality of the other four sectors are 13,464.

Map of the sectors of the stadium ElTenienteSectores.jpg
Map of the sectors of the stadium

The information on entrances, including exits, is available in three languages inside the stadium.

Name of the sub-stands

Inside the stadium, in each area of the stands there are places to name each of the sub-stands that are there depending on their location, having a relationship with places in Chile located in the direction that they point or with copper mining facilities belonging to Codelco.

Legend:   Sub-stands   Exits
GABYN1VENTANASN2ANDINAN3CHUQUICAMATAN4MINISTRO HALESN5RADOMIRO TOMICN6EL SALVADOR
CHAPA VERDEA1COLÓNA2CALETONESA3COYAA4SEWELLA5CIPRESESA6SAUZALA7BARAHONA
CARÉNP1ALHUÉP2QUILLAYP3LOICAP4SAN ANTONIOP5RAPELP6VALPARAÍSOP7LONCHA
OROCOIPOS1LOS LIRIOSS2COINCOS3RÍO LOCOS4CACHAPOALS5COLINAS VERDESS6COLIHUES

1962 World Cup

Commemorative plaque at the outside of the stadium. Placa Mundial 1962 O'Higgins v Nublense 20230728 01.jpg
Commemorative plaque at the outside of the stadium.

The Estadio El Teniente hosted seven games during the 1962 FIFA World Cup, every game of Group 4 and a quarterfinal.

Teams which played in this stadium for the 1962 FIFA World Cup:

Matches

Group 4

Argentina  Flag of Argentina (civil).svg1–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Facundo Soccerball shade.svg4' Report
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 7,134
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–1Flag of England.svg  England
Tichy Soccerball shade.svg17'
Albert Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Report Flowers Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.)
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 7,938
England  Flag of England.svg3–1Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Flowers Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Charlton Soccerball shade.svg42'
Greaves Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Sanfilippo Soccerball shade.svg81'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 9,794
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg6–1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Albert Soccerball shade.svg1', 6', 53'
Tichy Soccerball shade.svg8', 70'
Solymosi Soccerball shade.svg12'		 Report Sokolov Soccerball shade.svg64' [14]
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 7,442
Referee: Juan Gardeazábal Garay (Spain)
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg0–0Flag of Argentina (civil).svg  Argentina
Report
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 7,945
Referee: Arturo Yamasaki Maldonado (Peru)
England  Flag of England.svg0–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Antoine Blavier (Belgium)

Quarter-finals

Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–0Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Scherer Soccerball shade.svg13' Report
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 11,690

Chile national football team matches

Men's

The Estadio El Teniente has hosted six games of the Chile national football team, including friendlies in FIFA Week and pre-2015 Copa América.

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg4–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Suazo Soccerball shade.svg36'
Christie Soccerball shade.svg39' (o.g.)
Roco Soccerball shade.svg61'
Rubio Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Report Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg14'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jorge Osorio (Chile)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–0Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg1', 35' Report
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Antonio Arias (Paraguay)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States
R. Gutiérrez Soccerball shade.svg10'
Mark González Soccerball shade.svg66', 75'		 Report Shea Soccerball shade.svg6'
Altidore Soccerball shade.svg31'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 12,420
Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–0Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Valdivia Soccerball shade.svg14' Report
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Fernando Rapallini (Argentina)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–3Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Vegas Soccerball shade.svg70'
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Waston Soccerball shade.svg36', 59'
Matarrita Soccerball shade.svg31'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 9,758
Referee: Germán Delfino (Argentina)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg2–1Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg12'
Meneses Soccerball shade.svg20'		 Report Moreno Martins Soccerball shade.svg18'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 0 (COVID-19)
Referee: Juan Gabriel Benítez (Paraguay)

Women's

The Estadio El Teniente has hosted three games of the Chile women's national football team, all of them being international friendlies.

Chile  Flag of Chile.svg4–0 Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg
López Soccerball shade.svg10'
Benavides Soccerball shade.svg53' (o.g.)
Lara Soccerball shade.svg70'
Aedo Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 3,473
Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg3–1 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg
Aedo Soccerball shade.svg54' (pen.)
Lara Soccerball shade.svg73'
Kadzban Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		 Report Carballo Soccerball shade.svg44'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 7,677
Referee: Montserrat Maturana (Chile)
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg1–3 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela (state).svg
Lara Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Altuve Soccerball shade.svg33', 61', 81'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Charly Deretti (Brazil)

2015 Copa América

The fixture schedule was announced on 11 November 2014, and two games were played in the Estadio El Teniente for the 2015 Copa América, playing here 4 of 12 countries of the tournament. Both matches were part of the group stage.

Teams which played in this stadium for the 2015 Copa América:

Group stage

Group C
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0–1Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela
Report Rondón Soccerball shade.svg60'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 12,387
Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Group A
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–2Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Jiménez Soccerball shade.svg63' (pen.) Report Bolaños Soccerball shade.svg25'
Valencia Soccerball shade.svg57'
El Teniente, Rancagua
Attendance: 11,051
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The draw took place at Chilevisión's Machasa studios in Santiago on 29 May 2025. [15]

France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
United States  Flag of the United States.svgvNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
United States  Flag of the United States.svgvFlag of France.svg  France
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvNew Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg  New Caledonia
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svgvFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Report
Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua

Attendances

SeasonDivisionAverage attendanceHighest attendanceLowest attendance
2022 Campeonato Nacional 4,6176,753 v Colo-Colo 2,761 v Palestino
2023 [16] Campeonato Nacional 5,8279,105 v Universidad de Chile 3,792 v Audax Italiano
2024 Campeonato Nacional 5,7039,078 v Universidad de Chile 3,580 v Cobresal

Transport connections

Public transport stop in the shape of a football goal, built for the 2015 Copa America, near to the stadium. Paradero locomocion colectiva con forma de arco de futbol en Rancagua.jpg
Public transport stop in the shape of a football goal, built for the 2015 Copa América, near to the stadium.

Bus

Terminal O'Higgins is the principal bus stop of the city receiving buses from the south and north of Chile, and the stadium is 1.05 miles (1.7 km) away following the Rancagua main avenues. The Tur Bus terminal at Rancagua is 1.55 miles (2.35 km) away of the stadium, being the most famous private bus stop in the city. Local buses (micros) served by Trans O'Higgins have many lines with a stop close to El Teniente are:

Trans-OHiggins.png Trans O'Higgins lines:

Num.NameRoutes
100Expreso Rancagua/Circunvalación101, 102 and 103
200Isabel Riquelme201, 202, 203
300Cachapoal301, 302, 303,304
400Manzanal403

Tramway

The stadium is 1.18 miles (1.9 km) away from the Estación Rancagua (Metrotrén).

Airport

The city only has the Aeródromo de la Independencia, but receives only the private jets and Chilean Army flights. The nearest international airport is the Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, in Santiago, 86 km away from the city, but is the main airport of the country, receiving always delegations of national teams and professional clubs.

Main events

The stadium has hosted major sporting events such as the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa América. It has also hosted events such as the 2017 South American U-17 Championship and the 2019 South American U-20 Championship. However, its main focus is football, with concerts and cultural events being less frequent.

Images

References

  1. ↑ "A llenar el estadio el Teniente de aliento y banderas celestes… | O'Higgins FC". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  2. ↑ "Copa América 2015". conmebol.com. 28 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2024. CONMEBOL. p. 122. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  4. ↑ Ministro del Deporte visita el Estadio El Teniente de cara al mundial Sub-20, El Rancagüino, 13 March 2025
  5. ↑ "Stadiums in Chile". Worldstadiums.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  6. ↑ Rancagua entre las subsedes: FIFA anuncia fecha oficial para el Mundial Sub-20 2025 - El Tipógrafo, 3 de octubre de 2024
  7. ↑ Rancagua fue oficializada como sede del Mundial de Fútbol Sub 20 - Diario VI Región. 30 de julio de 2024
  8. ↑ "Estadio El Teniente: Por fin se cumplirá el sueño de Rancagua". El Rancahuaso.cl, Noticias de Rancagua y O'Higgins. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  9. ↑ "Gobierno de Chile" . Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Comenzó el proceso de remodelación del estadio El Teniente". eltipografo.cl.
  11. ↑ "Rancagua será sede de Copa América". elrancaguino.cl. Archived from the original on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
  12. ↑ ""Chau" Libertadores 2014…". Capo de Provincia.
  13. ↑ O'Higgins cambiará nombre a galería del estadio El Teniente en homenaje a hinchas fallecidos en 2013 - EnCancha.cl
  14. ↑ RSSSF credits this goal to Georgi Asparuhov.
  15. ↑ "Match schedule for FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 takes shape following draw". FIFA. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  16. ↑ "O'Higgins fue el sexto equipo en el ránking de asistencia en la temporada". Soyceleste.cl.
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