Estadio Nacional de Chile
El Nacional
Location	Ñuñoa, Santiago, Chile
Broke ground	1937-1938
Opened	1938
Owner
Tenants
Chile national football team Universidad de Chile
Seats
76500
Dimensions
105 m x 68 m

The Estadio Nacional de Chile is the national stadium of Chile. It is located in the comuna (municipality) of Ñuñoa in Santiago. It is the largest stadium in Chile with an official capacity of 76,500, and is part of a large sporting complex which also features a baseball field, tennis courts, swimming pools, and a modern gymnasium. Image File history File linksMetadata Estadio_Nacional_de_Chile. ... A map of the streets in Ñuñoa Ñuñoa is a municipality (comuna) of Chile located in the eastern part of the province of Santiago. ... The snowcapped Andes above downtown Santiago Santiago (Spanish:  ) is Chiles capital and largest city. ... First international Argentina 3 - 1 Chile (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 May 1910) Largest win Chile 9 - 0 Venezuela (Santiago, Chile; 29 August 1979) Chile 7 - 0 Armenia (Santiago, Chile; 5 January 1997) Worst defeat Brazil 7 - 0 Chile (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 September 1959) World Cup Appearances 7 (First... Corporación de Fútbol Profesional de la Universidad de Chile is one of the most popular football clubs in Chile. ... A national stadium is a stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a countrys national representative sports teams. ... A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European (including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, and the Scandinavian countries), South American (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, among others) and African countries, notably Senegal (formerly administered by France). ... A map of the streets in Ñuñoa Ñuñoa is a municipality (comuna) of Chile located in the eastern part of the province of Santiago. ... The snowcapped Andes above downtown Santiago Santiago (Spanish:  ) is Chiles capital and largest city. ... A baseball field is a playing field used for baseball. ... Empty tennis courts. ... 50 meter indoor swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, or wading pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for recreational or competitive swimming, diving, or for other bathing activities that involve swimming, e. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops. ...

Construction began in February 1937 and the stadium was inaugurated on 3 December 1938. The architecture was based on the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. The stadium became infamous after it was used as a concentration camp by the military regime following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... The Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium) is a sports stadium in Berlin. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... Prisoners outside the La Moneda Palace after their surrender during the coup (1973). ...

History

Panoramic view of the Chilean National Stadium

It is used mostly for football matches and was one of the four venues of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, hosting the opening game, a quarter final, a semi final, the third-place match, and the final. As such, it was the scene of the Chile national team's greatest-ever accomplishment, the 1-0 victory over Yugoslavia for third place on 16 June 1962. Today, the Estadio Nacional serves as the home field for both the national team and first-division club Universidad de Chile. It also holds some big non-sporting events such as political celebrations or charity spectacles. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1160x354, 309 KB) Summary Vista panorámica del Estadio Nacional de Chile Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Estadio Nacional de Chile Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1160x354, 309 KB) Summary Vista panorámica del Estadio Nacional de Chile Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Estadio Nacional de Chile Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Qualifying countries The 1962 FIFA World Cup, the seventh staging of the World Cup, was held in Chile from May 30 to June 17. ... First international Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Last International Netherlands 2 - 0 Yugoslavia (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 25 March 1992) Largest win Yugoslavia 10 - 1 India (Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952) Yugoslavia 9 - 0 Zaire (Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 18 June 1974) Worst defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Yugoslavia (Antwerp, Belgium... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Corporación de Fútbol Profesional de la Universidad de Chile is one of the most popular football clubs in Chile. ...

Use as concentration camp

The Estadio Nacional was used during the 1973 Chilean coup d'état as a concentration camp holding 40,000 prisoners, between September and November of that year. The field and gallery were used to hold male prisoners, while female prisoners were held in the swimming pool changing rooms and associated buildings. Locker rooms and corridors were used to torture and murder prisoners^{[citation needed]}, while interrogations were carried out in the velodrome. 50 meter indoor swimming pool A swimming pool, swimming bath, or wading pool is an artificially enclosed body of water intended for recreational or competitive swimming, diving, or for other bathing activities that involve swimming, e. ... The word torture is commonly used to mean the infliction of pain to break the will of the victim(s). ... Bicycle racing on a velodrome A velodrome is a sporting arena purpose-built for track cycling, i. ...

It is sometimes mistakenly believed that Chilean folk singer and political activist Víctor Jara was murdered at Estadio Nacional. He was actually murdered at the Estadio Chile, which was renamed in his honor in 2003^[1]. Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (September 28, 1932 – September 15, 1973) was a Chilean educator, theatre director, poet, folk singer/songwriter, and political activist. ... This is not the Estadio Nacional de Chile. ...

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External links

• Comisión Nacional sobre Prisión Política y Tortura (Spanish)
• National Commission on Political Prison and Tortures (Google translation of above)

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References

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