- Estadio Mariano Melgar
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Estadio Mariano Melgar
nickname =
fullname = Estadio Revolución de Mariano Melgar
location =Arequipa ,Peru
built =
opened =
renovated = 2001
expanded = 2001
owner = Instituto Peruano del Deporte
operator = Instituto Peruano del Deporte
surface = Grass
tenants =FBC Melgar Total Clean
Senati FC
Sportivo Huracán
seating_capacity = 20,000
dimensions =The Estadio Mariano Melgar is a multi-usestadium inArequipa ,Peru . Its primary use is to host football games forPeruvian First Division teamMelgar FBC as well asCopa Peru teams Sportivo Huracán, Senati FC, and FBC Aurora. The stadium has a spectator-capacity of 20,000 and includes a running track for track and field events. It was named afterMariano Melgar , a Peruvian patriot and poet fromArequipa . It is also known as "Estadio de Cuarto Centenario" (Forth Centenary Stadium) since it is in a neighborhood built in celebration of the fourth centenary of the Spanish foundation ofArequipa . The stadium was a venue for the2001 South American Under 17 Football Championship in Peru.
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