Estadio El Teniente, also known as Estadio

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El Teniente for sponsorship reasons, is a

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, Chile. It is currently used mostly for

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matches. The stadium can fit 14,087 people and was built in 1945 with the name

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Stadium ''(Estadio Braden Copper Co.)''. The stadium is home to football club O'Higgins, which is based in Rancagua. The stadium hosted seven matches of

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, where played matches of the group stage and quarter-finals. In 2013, the stadium was renovated for hosting the

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, to be played in

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. Two matches of the group stage were played in this stadium. El Teniente will be host of the

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History

Construction

The stadium, since its construction, was owned by the U.S. copper mining company

, which operated the mineral-extraction complex "El Teniente". The designation of the Braden Copper Stadium to host matches in the

was due to an emergency. Indeed, the

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severely damaged or destroyed facilities in some of the originally-designated host cities of the FIFA World Cup in 1962 including

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, Concepción,

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and

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, which caused the original schedule to be discarded and forced its almost complete modification. Further,

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and

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were deterred from fulfilling their offers to host because they could not feasibly construct self-funded stadiums, a condition that had been imposed by the Federation due to its own lack of resources. However, given the bleak outlook for the organization, the U.S. mining interests allowed the use of their stadium in

Nationalization of copper

The

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acquired in 1967 51% of the shares of Braden Copper Co., as part of the general

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of copper, which concluded in 1971. Therefore, the ownership and management of the "Estadio Braden Copper" passed to the state-owned corporation Codelco Chile, which led to the name change to the current one.

New stadium

On May 21, 2008, the then-

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announced the "Red de Estadios para el Bicentenario", a programme in which w new stadiums were built and upgrades planned for others, among which was the Estadio El Teniente. However, remodeling El Teniente was not executed during the term of Bachelet, although this was projected, due to the

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On September 2, 2012, President

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announced in Rancagua the final draft of the plans for remodelling the stadium, which will have a capacity of 15 000 spectators. Construction began on February 19, 2013, and delivery is planned for early 2014. The

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(ANFP) announced in December 2012 that El Teniente had been selected to host the

, along with

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, La Serena,

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, Concepción and

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. Host venue contested with the city of

, however Rancagua was chosen due to its closer proximity to the Chilean capital.

Inaugural match

In the inaugural match, O'Higgins played against

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for the week 6 of the

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. The final result was 0–0, marking the elimination of the club from the competition, as they needed a victory to advance to the next round.

Areas

The stadium has 5 sectors since her renovation, the Palco has 375 seats, and the totality of the other four sectors are 13,464. * Gradería Angostura currently known as ''Galería 16'' (North Side) * Gradería Andes (East Side) * Gradería Rengo (South Side) * Marquesina (West Side) * Palco (VIP suite) ElTenienteSectores

The information on entrances, including exits, is available in three languages inside the stadium. *

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Name of the sub-stands

Inside the stadium, in each area of the stands there are places to name each of the sub-stands that are there depending on their location, having a relationship with places in

located in the direction that they point or with copper mining facilities belonging to

. : * Gradería Angostura ''Los 16'' : * Gradería Andes : * Gradería Marquesina : * Gradería Rengo :

1962 World Cup

The Estadio El Teniente hosted seven games during the

, every game of

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and a quarterfinal. Teams which played in this stadium for the

: * * * * *

Matches

Group 4

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Quarter-finals

Chile national football team matches

Men's

The Estadio El Teniente has hosted six games of the

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, including friendlies in FIFA Week and pre-

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Women's

The Estadio El Teniente has hosted three games of the

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, all of them being international friendlies. ---- ----

2015 Copa América

The fixture schedule was announced on 11 November 2014, and two games were played in the Estadio El Teniente for the

, playing here 4 of 12 countries of the tournament. Both matches were part of the group stage. Teams which played in this stadium for the

: * * * *

Group stage

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2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup

The draw took place at

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's Machasa studios in

on 29 May 2025. ---- ----

Attendances

Transport connections

Bus

Terminal O'Higgins is the principal bus stop of the city receiving buses from the south and north of Chile, and the stadium is 1.05 miles (1.7 km) away following the

main avenues. The Tur Bus terminal at Rancagua is 1.55 miles (2.35 km) away of the stadium, being the most famous private bus stop in the city. Local buses (''micros'') served by Trans O'Higgins have many lines with a stop close to El Teniente are: Trans O'Higgins lines:

Tramway

The stadium is 1.18 miles (1.9 km) away from the

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(

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Airport

The city only has the Aeródromo de la Independencia, but receives only the private jets and

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flights. The nearest international airport is the

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, in Santiago, 86 km away from the city, but is the main airport of the country, receiving always delegations of national teams and professional clubs.

Images

File:ElTeniente20142.jpg, View from Angostura File:Teniente Marquesina.jpg, View of the Marquesina and VIP section File:ElTeniente2014.jpg, View from Angostura to Andes File:ElTeniente20141.jpg, View from Angostura to Rengo File:Estadio_Bicentenario_El_Teniente_%E2%80%94_Rengo.jpg, View from Rengo to Angostura and Marquesina File:Teniente Angostura.jpg, View from Rengo File:El_Teniente_Nuevo_II.jpg, View from Marquesina to Andes

References

{{Chilean Primera División Venues

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