Estadio Independencia (Chile)

Not to be confused with Estadio Independencia (Nicaragua), Arena Independência, or Estadio La Independencia.

Estadio Independencia

Full name	Estadio Independencia
Location	Santiago, Chile
Owner	Universidad Católica
Capacity	16,400
Construction
Opened	12 October 1945 [1]
Closed	1967
Demolished	1971
Architect	Augusto Gómez and Enrique Cazorso
Tenants
Major sporting events hosted 1946 Latin American Amateur Boxing Championship [2] 1949 Torneo de Consuelo Final [3] 1950 Campeonato de Apertura Final 1954 Todo competidor Asociación Santiago Athletics Tournament [4] 1961, 1962 Copa Chile 1965, 1966, 1967 Definition of the Chilean Reserve Tournament [5]

Estadio Independencia was a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Chile. Among the events held at this venue were football matches, ^[3] boxing nights (including a Latin American championship), ^[2] athletics championships, ^[4] and others.

The Estadio Independencia was the third of four stadiums that have been owned by the Chilean club Universidad Católica, ^[6] preceded by the Estadio Universidad Católica and Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, and followed by the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo (currently known as Claro Arena for commercial reasons). ^[6] This sports venue was located in the commune of Independencia, Chile. ^[1]

History

Universidad Católica players took part in the opening ceremony.

After having the Estadio Universidad Católica, used primarily as a training field and for other sports, and the Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa, ^[7] in the 1940s Universidad Católica planned the construction of a new venue in the commune of Independencia, Santiago de Chile. ^[6]

On October 12, 1945, Universidad Católica faced a representative of the Universidad de Concepción in a friendly match. Católica won 4-2 after coming back from a 2-0 deficit. ^[1] Católica's first goal at this stadium was scored by Antonio Ciraolo, ^[1] although the club's first goal in official matches played at this venue was scored by Pedro Sáez. ^[8]

In addition to being used for decisive football matches, such as the finals of the Copa Chile, the Campeonato de Apertura, and the Torneo de Consuelo, ^[3] the stadium hosted a Latin American Boxing Championship in 1946, ^[2] the same one held years earlier at the Estadio Universidad Católica in 1929, and a Asociación Santiago Athletics Tournament in 1954, ^[4] among other events.

References

1. "La Universidad..." (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 13 October 1945. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
2. "Cuatro nuevos triunfos obtuvieron anoche los boxeadores chilenos" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 13 December 1946. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
3. "Moreno condujo al triunfo a la U. Católica" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 1 May 1949. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
4. "Hoy día compiten los mejores atletas" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 6 March 1954. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
5. "UC campeón de reservas" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 4 January 1968. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
6. "Estadio" (in Spanish). Cruzados. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
7. "Los Campos de Sports de Ñuñoa pasaron a poder de la Universidad Católica" (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 12 November 1927. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
8. "Score inesperado..." (PDF). La Nación (in Spanish). Santiago. 15 October 1945. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

Further reading

Spanish

• Becker, Germán (2010). Alameda entre lira y portugal: Casi todo lo que ha pasado en la UC. Santiago: Ediciones Universidad Católica. ISBN   978-956-14-1104-3.
• Emmerich, Fernando (1993). Por la Patria, Dios y la Universidad (PDF). Santiago: Los Andes.