- Mansiche Stadium
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Mansiche Stadium
fullname = Estadio Mansiche
nickname =
location = Trujillo,Peru
built =1946
opened =October 12 ,1946
renovated =1993 ,2004 ,2005
expanded =1984 ,2004
owner = Instituto Peruano del Deporte
surface = Polytan Ligaturf 240 ACS 65
seating_capacity = 24,000
tenants =Carlos A. Mannucci Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo
Sport Cesar Vallejo
Alfonso Ugarte de Chiclin
dimensions = 105 x 68Mansiche Stadium ("Estadio Mansiche") is a multi-use
stadium in Trujillo,Peru . It is used by many football clubs in Trujillo such as Universidad César Vallejo andCarlos A. Mannucci . The stadium holds 24,000 people.cite web |url=http://www.fussballtempel.net/conmebol/PER.html |title=Peru |work=fussballtempel.net |accessdate=2008-02-01]Mansiche Stadium was inaugurated on
October 12 ,1946 , with a game between Club Social Deportivo Trujillo and Sport Tigre de Trujillo. In 1984, the northern stand was built to meet the requirements needed to be used in theCopa Libertadores .Sporting Cristal used this stadium for their home games. In 1993, four floodlight towers were installed so that games could be played at night. The first game to play with these lights was betweenIndependiente Medellín andCarlos A. Mannucci .Peru hosted the
Copa America 2004 and this stadium was a venue. Thus, the stadium was remodeled for this competition. The northern, southern, and eastern stands were demolished and reconstructed in order to expand its spectator capacity to 24,000. A VIP area was installed in the western stand and the conference rooms were remodeled. In addition, an electronic scoreboard was installed.The following year, Peru hosted the FIFA U-17 World Championship. For this competition,
artificial turf was installed into this stadium.The stadium also has a running track for
track and field sports.References
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