Estadio Defensores del Chaco
| Estadio Defensores del Chaco | |
The stadium in 2016 | |
| Full name | Estadio Ueno Defensores del Chaco |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio de Puerto Sajonia (1917–1924, 1925–1973) Estadio Uruguay (1924) Estadio Defensores del Chaco (1973–2023) |
| Location | Asunción, Paraguay |
| Owner | Paraguayan Football Association |
| Capacity | 42,354 (seated) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1917 |
| Renovated | 1939 1996 2007 2015 |
| Tenants | |
| Paraguay national football team (1917–present) Club Guaraní Club Olimpia Cerro Porteño (2015–2017) | |
Defensores del Chaco Stadium (Spanish: Estadio Defensores del Chaco, pronounced [estaðjo defensoɾes del tʃako]; lit. 'Defenders of the Chaco Stadium', named after the Paraguayan Chaco soldiers in the Chaco War) is a multi-purpose stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. Located in the Sajonia neighbourhood, it is the owned by the Paraguayan Football Association.
It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium once had a 50,000+ capacity, however over the years the stadium has undergone remodeling, dropping the capacity to 42,354. It underwent renovations during 1939, 1996 and 2007. The stadium was again renovated in 2015. It has more than 100 years as a stadium. It is one of the places with most history in Paraguayan football. In 1960, the stadium was the venue of the first final of the Copa Libertadores. The stadium receives visits from the public from Monday to Friday from 8:30 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:00 with free access.