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. Inaugurated in 1940, the stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America.

Estadio Ramon Tauichi Aguilera
El Tahuichi
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Full nameEstadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera Costas
Former namesEstadio William Bendeck (1972–1980)
Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz (1940–1972)
LocationAvenida San Aurelio
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
OwnerSanta Cruz Department
Capacity38,000
35,180 (international)[1]
Field size105 x 64.7 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground28 January 1938
Built1938–1940
Opened25 May 1940
Renovated1995–1996
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, Vasco da Gama, River Plate, Colo-Colo and many youth national teams.

History

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Name Changes

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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 held in Mar del Plata, 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, a name it bears today.[3]

Renovations

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In late 2014, the stadium began a renovation that cost approximately 77 million BOL. 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, new parking garage, referee locker rooms and doping rooms.[7]

The third phase was completed in late 2019, and the renovations were fully completed in February 2021. The last phase included the installation of 14,300 seats.[8]

Notable Concerts

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Notable matches

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Brazil  5–0  Costa Rica
Djalminha   20'
González   34' (o.g.)
Ronaldo   47', 54'
Romário   60'

Colombia  1–2  Mexico
Ricard   58' Hernández   7', 11'

Brazil  3–2  Mexico
Aldair   47'
Romero   59' (o.g.)
Leonardo   77'
Hernández   13', 31'

Colombia  4–1  Costa Rica
Morantes   13', 23'
Cabrera   62' (pen.)
Aristizábal   78'
Wright   66'

Brazil  2–0  Colombia
Dunga   11'
Edmundo   67'

References

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  1. ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 30. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Bolivia - Club Blooming - Venue". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. ^ "Hace 80 años se estrenó el que hoy es el estadio Tahuichi". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. ^ "Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera será remodelado con inversión de Bs 48 millones". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 22 July 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  5. ^ Pereyra, Omar (22 July 2014). "Inician primera fase de remodelación del estadio Tahuichi". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  6. ^ "1ra fase de remodelación del "Tahuichi" tiene 82% de avance |". santacruz.gob.bo. Retrieved 2020-09-14.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "La Gobernación invirtió Bs 77.140.000 en remodelar y refaccionar el Tahuichi en cinco años". El Deber (in European Spanish). 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2023-11-24.

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