Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.[2] It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, and Royal Pari. The stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was opened in 1940. It was also one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America as well as a number of international continental tournaments, such as the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
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| Full name | Estadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera Costas |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio William Bendeck (1972–1980) Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz (1940–1972) |
| Location | Avenida San Aurelio
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia |
| Owner | Santa Cruz Department |
| Capacity | 38,000 35,180 (international)[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 64.7 m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 January 1938 |
| Built | 1938–1940 |
| Opened | 25 May 1940 |
| Renovated | 1995–1996 2014–2020 |
| Tenants | |
| Oriente Petrolero Blooming Destroyers Royal Pari Universidad Cruceña | |
Organized by the Tahuichi Academy, every year during January this stadium hosts one of the greatest youth football tournaments in the world, the "Mundialito Paz y Unidad." Past participants of the U-15 tournament have included Real Madrid, Benfica, Atlas FC, Vasco da Gama, River Plate, Colo-Colo and many youth national teams.
History
Name Changes
At first it was named Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz, then in 1972 following the death of auto racing legend Willy Bendeck in a local competition, the decision to name the departamental stadium after Willy Bendeck was finalized.
In 1979 the Tahuichi Aguilera football academy was invited to an international U-15 soccer tournament to be held in Argentina. The team came to be crowned tournament champion, which created a decision to rename the stadium in recognition of the founder of the Tahuichi Academy (Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas), to be called Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera whose name it has today.[3]
Renovations
The stadium is currently under an extensive renovation that began in 2014. The renovations will cost 48 million Bolivians. The first phase of the project includes new bathrooms, a subterranean parking lot, new changing rooms, security cameras, renovated suites, and renovated press cabins. Phase One was completed in 2016.[4][5][6]
Phase Two consists of new lighting, addition of seating, referee locker rooms and doping rooms.[7]
The third phase was completed in late 2019.
The stadium is currently in the 4th phase. When the renovations are over, the capacity will be increased to 40,000.
Notable Concerts
- Shakira: March 11, 1997 - Pies Descalzos Tour
- Floricienta: October 8, 2005
- RBD: April 19, 2008 - Empezar Desde Cero World Tour
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: April 30, 2009 - Satánico Pop Tour
- David Guetta - November 16, 2010
- Luis Miguel: December 8, 2010 - Luis Miguel Tour
- Shakira: March 21, 2011 - The Sun Comes Out World Tour
- Enrique Iglesias: July 5, 2011 - Euphoria Tour
- Scorpions - September 12, 2012 - Final Sting World Tour
- Silvio Rodríguez: April 15, 2013
- Alejandra Guzmán: May 31, 2014 - La Guzmán Primera Fila Tour
- Romeo Santos: April 16, 2015 - Vol. 2 Tour
- Ricky Martin: November 5, 2016 - One World Tour
- Maná: February 24, 2017 - Cama Incendiada Tour
- J Balvin: August 5, 2017 - Energía Tour
- Juanes: August 6, 2017 - Bolivia 360 Music Festival
Notable matches
1997 Copa América
Brazil  | 3–2 |  Mexico |
|---|---|---|
Aldair  47' Romero 59' (o.g.) Leonardo 77' |
Hernández 13', 31' |
Colombia  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Morantes 13', 23' Cabrera 62' (pen.) Aristizábal 78' |
Wright 66' |
| Mexico | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Hernández 14' (pen.) |
Medford 60' |
References
- Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 30. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- "Bolivia - Club Blooming - Venue". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- "Hace 80 años se estrenó el que hoy es el estadio Tahuichi". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- "Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera será remodelado con inversión de Bs 48 millones". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 22 July 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- Pereyra, Omar (22 July 2014). "Inician primera fase de remodelación del estadio Tahuichi". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- "1ra fase de remodelación del "Tahuichi" tiene 82% de avance |". santacruz.gob.bo. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- "El Tahuichi estrena moderno sistema de luminarias". El Deber (in Spanish). 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-14.