Estadio Municipal de El Alto

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Estadio Municipal de El Alto
Estadio Municipal de Villa Ingenio
Vista aerea del Estadio Municipal de El Alto 2023.jpg
Estadio Municipal de El Alto
Full nameEstadio Municipal de El Alto
Location El Alto, Bolivia
Coordinates 16°28′21″S68°12′06″W / 16.47250°S 68.20167°W / -16.47250; -68.20167
Elevation4,088 m (13,412 ft)
Owner El Alto Government
Capacity 23,000 [1]
Surface Artificial grass
Construction
Built1 December 2013 – July 2017 [2]
Opened16 July 2017 [3]
Renovated2023–2024
Construction cost US$ 8 million
55.8 million bolivianos
Tenants
Always Ready (2017–present)
Deportivo FATIC (2017–present)
Bolivia national football team (selected matches)

Estadio Municipal de El Alto, sometimes known as Estadio de Villa Ingenio, is a multi-use stadium in El Alto, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by local clubs Always Ready and ABB. The stadium has a capacity of 23,000 spectators and is located at an altitude of 4,088 meters (13,412 feet) above sea level.

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History

The construction of the stadium began in December 2013, and was initially expected to be completed in December 2016. [2] The stadium was inaugurated on 16 July 2017, [4] with a match between Bolívar and The Strongest. [3]

References

  1. Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2024. CONMEBOL. 14 March 2025. p. 58.
  2. 1 2 "Construcción del estadio de El Alto lleva 6 meses de retraso" [Construction of the El Alto stadium is 6 months late] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 "El Gobierno inaugura moderno estadio en El Alto con un clásico" [The Government inaugurates a modern stadium in El Alto with a derby] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. "El Alto inaugura moderno estadio" [El Alto inaugurates modern stadium] (in Spanish). La Razón. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.