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Please provide a list of professional sports stadiums in South America.
Hello and thank you for asking Wonder! We understand you are looking for information on professional stadiums in South America. The most useful sources were South America's Greatest Stadiums, World Stadiums and The Stadium Guide. We have compiled a list of 15 South American stadiums, their locations, the sports and teams associated with them.
METHODOLOGY:
We looked at the data from various sources such as trusted media sites and databases and have taken a sampling of popular stadiums. We also considered the venues that house the country's national teams for inclusion in the list. We have sorted them by country.
Argentina:
1. El Monumental (Buenos Aires) - Official name: Estadio Antonio Vespuscio Liberti. Capacity: 61,688. This stadium is the home of the Argentine soccer team, the CA River Plate, where they play most of their home matches.
2. Estadio José Amalfitani (Buenos Aires) - Capacity: 49,540. This stadium is the permanent home of the soccer team, Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield. It is also the home of Jaguares, the Argentine rugby team.
Bolivia:
3. Estadio Hernando Siles (La Paz) - Also known as Estadio Olimpico La Paz and is owned by the city of La Paz. Capacity: 42,000. It is the playing venue of the Bolivian national soccer team and the home of top clubs Bolivar and The Strongest. Other clubs also use it for their high-profile games.
Brazil:
4. Maracanã (Rio de Janiero) - Official name: Estádio Mário Filho. Capacity of 78,838. This soccer stadium has hosted several World Cups. It is the home of Flamengo, Fluminense, Botofongo and Vasco da Gama.
5. Estádio do Morumbi (São Paolo) - Official name: Estádio Cicero Pompeu de Toledo. Capacity: 72,809. This stadium is located just outside of São Paolo, in the Morumbi area. It is the home base of the soccer team São Paolo
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Chile:
6. Estadio Nacional de Chile (Santiago) - Official name: Estadio Nacional Julio Martinez Prádanos. Capacity: 48,665 seats. It is the home of the Club Universidad de Chile and is owned by the municipality of Ñuñoa.
Columbia:
7. Coliseo Cubierto El Campin (Bogotà) - Capacity: 50,000. The stadium is an all-seater and hosts indoor sports. It is the home of two huge Columbian clubs: Millonarios and Santa Fe.
Ecuador:
8. Estadio La Casa Blanca (Quito) - Capacity: 41,596. The stadium is the home of LDU Quito, the first Ecuadorian soccer team to win the Copa Libertadores.
Paraguay:
9. Estadio Defensores del Chaco (Asuncion) - Capacity: 38,000. It is a multi-use stadium but used mostly for soccer. It hosts the home games of the Paraguay national soccer team and hosts international football club tournament games such as Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
Peru:
10. Estadio Monumental "U" (Lima) - Capacity: 80,000. It has regularly hosted the matches of the soccer team, Club Universitario Deportes, until the redevelopment of Estadio Nacional in 2011.
11. Estadio National (Lima) - Capacity: 45,000. It is the standard playing venue of the Peruvian national soccer team.
Uruguay:
12. Estadio Centenario (Montevideo) - Capacity: 60,235. This stadium hosted the first ever World Cup final. It is the home ground of the Uruguay national team and Peñarol. Other clubs like Copa Libertadores uses if for high-profile matches.
13. Estadio Gran Parque Central (Montevideo) - Capacity: 23,500. The stadium has hosted several World Cup matches and is the home of Club Nacional de Fú݁tbol.
Venezuela:
14. Estadio Luis Aparicio El Grande (Maracaibo) - Capacity: 23,900. It is a multi-use stadium but used mostly for baseball games. It serves as the home of the Aguilas del Zulia team.
15. Estadio Universitario de Caracas (Caracas) - Capacity: 25,690. It is a multi-use stadium but used mostly for baseball. It is the home of two professional baseball teams Leanes de Caracas and Tiburones de la Guaira.
CONCLUSION:
To wrap up, we can conclude that most of the stadiums in South America hosts soccer games although some are made for multipurpose use. For more stadiums in South America, we recommend checking out the site World Stadiums - South America and The Stadium Guide - Present Stadiums and search by continent and country. A single Wonder list comprises 10 items (we've included 15 here) and if you need more entries, you can submit a new request and we'll pick up where we left off.
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