Estadio Municipal de El Alto

Football stadium

16°28′21″S 68°12′06″W / 16.47250°S 68.20167°W / -16.47250; -68.20167OwnerEl Alto GovernmentCapacity22,000SurfaceArtificial grassConstructionBuilt1 December 2013 – July 2017^[1]Opened16 July 2017^[2]Construction costUS$ 8 million
55.8 million bolivianosTenantsAlways Ready
Deportivo FATIC

Estadio Municipal de El Alto, sometimes known as Estadio Municipal de Villa Ingenio, is a multi-use stadium in El Alto, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by local sides Always Ready and Deportivo FATIC. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 spectators.

History

The construction of the stadium began in December 2013, and was initially expected to be completed in December 2016.^[1] The stadium was inaugurated on 16 July 2017,^[3] with a match between Bolívar and The Strongest.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Construcción del estadio de El Alto lleva 6 meses de retraso" [Construction of the El Alto stadium is 6 months late] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "El Gobierno inaugura moderno estadio en El Alto con un clásico" [The Government inaugurates a modern stadium in El Alto with a derby] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
^ "El Alto inaugura moderno estadio" [El Alto inaugurates modern stadium] (in Spanish). La Razón. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.