Estadio El Teniente
Templo de las Ilusiones (Temple of Illusions) El Mundialista de Rancagua (The World Cup Stadium of Rancagua) | |
The stadium in October 2014. | |
| Full name | Estadio El Teniente-Codelco |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio Braden Copper Co. (1947–1971) Estadio Parque El Teniente (1971–2014) |
| Location | Rancagua, Chile |
| Coordinates | 34°10′40″S 70°44′15″W / 34.17778°S 70.73750°W |
| Public transit | Trans O'Higgins |
| Owner | Codelco |
| Operator | Codelco El Teniente |
| Executive suites | 750 seats |
| Capacity | 14,087 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass (natural) |
| Scoreboard | Digital (LED) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1 June 1945 |
| Built | 1945–1947 (2 years) |
| Opened | 1947 |
| Renovated | 1995, 2013–14 |
| Expanded | 1962 |
| Reopened | 6 March 2014 |
| Demolished | 2013 |
| Construction cost | $9,900,000 |
| Architect | Gerardo Marambio Claudio Aceituno Pablo Allende Pedro Pinochet |
| Project manager | IND–Chilestadios |
| General contractor | Cerinco |
| 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, 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.
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.