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Estadio La Portada

Multi-use stadium in La Serena, Chile

Summary

Multi-use stadium in La Serena, Chile

Field	Value
name	La Portada Stadium
native_name	Estadio La Portada
image	Portada 2015 6.jpg
image_size	250
caption	The stadium in 2015
address	Avenida Estadio 1440
city	La Serena
country	Chile
coordinates
opened
reopened
owner	Municipality of La Serena
operator	Municipality of La Serena
Deportes La Serena
surface	Grass
capacity	17,134
tenants	Deportes La Serena

Deportes La Serena Estadio La Portada () is a multi-use stadium in La Serena, Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Deportes La Serena. The stadium holds 18,243 people and was completely renovated in 2015, in time for the 2015 Copa America.

It was opened on August 26, 1952, during the Plan Serena (project directed by President Gabriel González Videla) to replace the old field of La Vega. The name "La Portada" is related to the old and large stone doorway that gave access to the city in colonial times, which was located at the intersection of the current Balmaceda and Amunátegui avenues. This access was part of the 18th century fortifications, walls and artillery pieces that protected La Serena along the entire axis of current Amunátegui Avenue.

The stadium is owned and operated by the and has also hosted other non-sports events such as La Serena Song Festival.

History

The stadium was opened on August 26, 1952. In the first years the field surface was dirt. This changed when Club de Deportes La Serena became professional in 1955 and grass was planted. Since its inauguration, the La Serena combined team played there. In the beginning, demountable grandstands were added to increase the stadium capacity. It was mounted on the running track, allowing to host over 17,000 spectators.

Sporting events

2015 Copa América

Date	Time
(UTC−3)	Team 1	Res.	Team 2	Round	Attend.
13 June	18:30		2–2		Group B	16,281
16 June	20:30		1–0			Group B	17,014
20 June	16:00		1–1		Group B	16,021

2015 U-17 FIFA World Cup

Date	Round	Attend.
20 Oct	Group B	8,225
20 Oct	Group B	8,225
28 Oct	Round of 16	6,388
5 Nov	Semi-finals	6,395

References

[http://www.laserena.cl/noticia/1549/mil-visitas-ya-registra-el-estadio-la-portada Mil visitas ya registra el estadio La Portada] at Municipality of La Serena, 30 Sep 2015
[https://web.archive.org/web/20091216190320/http://www.clubdeporteslaserena.cl/historia/historia_la_portada.html El Estadio La Portada: origen del mítico Estadio La Portada de La Serena] at Club La Serena (archived)

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