- Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
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stadium_name = Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo
nickname = "San Carlos"
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location = Camino Las Flores 13.000, Las Condes,Santiago, Chile
opened = 1988
owner = Universidad Catolica
operator = Universidad Catolica
surface = Grass ( 108 x 68metres )
construction_cost =
capacity = 20,000
architect =
former_names =
tenants =
Universidad Catolica
seating_capacity =
20,000Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is a multi-use
stadium in Santiago,Chile . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium ofClub Deportivo Universidad Católica . The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built in 1988.At the club's beginning, all sports were on "Santa Rosa de las Condes" Stadium, which is a big sport centre that is going to be demolished and transported to San Carlos.The club president of the time "Manuel Vélez Samaniego" decided to open this sports complex.
By 1945, the club played as the home team at the "Independencia Stadium" which was demolished because of the financial problems of the club, and started to play at
Unión Española Stadium, the Santa Laura.In 1980 the idea of a new stadium comes out, the stadium was opened onSeptember 4 ,1988 , the football stadium was not the whole complex, the stadium had also rugby, athletics and some other sport fields.By this time, San Carlos is one of the best sports complexes in South America.The highest attendance for a match at San Carlos de Apoquindo to date is 20,936, for a 0-0 tie between Universidad Catolica and
Cobreloa on November 1, 1992.Concerts
Luis Miguel ,Avril Lavigne ,The Rasmus ,Black Eyed Peas ,The Bravery ,Morrisey ,Daft Punk ,Simple Plan ,Good Charlotte ,INXS ,Björk , Oasis,Journey ,Peter Frampton ,Earth, Wind & Fire ,Pearl Jam ,La Oreja de Van Gogh ,Roxette .Video Clips
Part of
Pearl Jam 'sWorld Wide Suicide clip was filmed in the dresser rooms of the stadium.
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