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| Location | Camino Las Flores, 13000, Las Condes, Chile |
|---|---|
| Owner | Universidad Católica |
| Operator | Universidad Católica |
| Capacity | 14,768[1] |
| Field size | 108 m × 68 m (354 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1988 |
| Renovated | 1994, 2012, 2014, 2022-2024 |
| Architect | Esteban Barbieri |
| Tenants | |
| Universidad Católica Chile national football team (selected matches) | |
Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo is a football stadium, in Las Condes in the metropolitan region of Santiago de Chile. It is used mostly for home matches stadium of the Chilean top club CD Universidad Católica which also owns the stadium. The stadium was built in 1988 and currently holds 14,768 people.
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 on September 4, 1988, the football stadium was not the whole complex, the stadium had also rugby, athletics and some other sport fields.
The highest attendance for a football match at San Carlos de Apoquindo to date is 20,936, for a 0–0 tie between Universidad Católica and Cobreloa on November 1, 1992.
Concerts
The stadium has hosted concerts by famous artists, spanning many different genres.
- UB40: March 18, 1989.[2]
- Luciano Pavarotti: December 8, 1991.[3]
- Roxette: April 25, 1992, Join the Joyride! Tour.[4]
- Simply Red: January 30, 1993.[5]
- Pat Metheny: September 16, 1993, as can be heard on the album Secret Story (album).[6]
- INXS: March 5, 1994.[7]
- Sting: March 28, 1994.[8]
- Whitney Houston: April 14, 1994, The Bodyguard World Tour.[9]
- Oasis: March 14, 1998, Be Here Now Tour.[10]
- Luis Miguel: November 7&8, 1997, Romances Tour.[11]
- Blondie: November 5, 2004.[12]
- Avril Lavigne: September 15, 2005, Bonez Tour.[13]
- Pearl Jam: November 22 & 23, 2005.[14]
- The Black Eyed Peas: November 19, 2006, Monkey Business Tour.[15]
- Tom Jones: February 24, 2007.[16]
- Björk: November 10, 2007, Volta Tour.[17]
- Rod Stewart: April 8, 2008.[18]
- Queen + Paul Rodgers: November 19, 2008.[19]
- Los Jaivas: December 11, 2021.[20]
Video clips & music
Part of Pearl Jam's "World Wide Suicide" clip was filmed in the dresser rooms of the stadium.
Roxette's hit "It Must Have Been Love" (Live In San Carlos de Apoquindo) was included in their Tourism album (1992). In the booklet it reads: Vocals: Marie Fredriksson / Backing vocals: 45.000 Chilean fans.
References
- ↑ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 66. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ Rock&Pop, Equipo (18 August 2017). "UB40 agendó un nuevo concierto en nuestro país" (in Spanish). Rock&Pop. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "El fuerte lazo de Pavarotti con Chile" (in Spanish). Emol. 6 September 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Alarcón, Maximiano (29 November 2019). "1992: El año en que Roxette llegó por primera vez a Chile" (in Spanish). Rock&Pop. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Jürgensen, Mauricio (19 February 2010). "Simply Red vende nueve mil tickets a más de dos meses de su concierto en Santiago" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Puebla, Diego (23 August 2022). "Pat Metheny en Chile 2022: ¿Qué entradas quedan para el show?" (in Spanish). Futuro. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Puebla, Diego (26 May 2020). "Michael Hutchence estuvo en Chile y entrada costó entre 4 mil a 12 mil pesos" (in Spanish). Futuro. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ García, Bastián (8 September 2015). "Tras cuatro años, Sting regresa a Chile con concierto de grandes éxitos" (in Spanish). T13. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Barros R., Manuel (12 February 2012). "La única visita de Whitney Houston a Chile, 16 años después" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Oasis: Live at Apoquindo Stadium". IMDB. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Vergara, Claudio (28 August 2023). "Cuando Luis Miguel enfrentó a Álvaro Salas por un chiste sobre Manzanero: "Él es más alto que tú"" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Mostrador, El (26 September 2004). "Festival SUE II trae a Morrisey y Blondie" (in Spanish). El Mostrador. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Mostrador, El (16 September 2005). "Avril Lavigne tuvo un fugaz pero consistente paso por Santiago" (in Spanish). Cooperativa. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Muñoz, Héctor (22 November 2023). "Pearl Jam, a 18 años de su debut en Chile: un concierto cargado de amor" (in Spanish). Futuro. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Black Eyed Peas: los dueños del hit del último año vienen a Chile en noviembre" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Tom Jones brindó su último concierto antes de despedirse de Chile" (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 25 February 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Björk ofreció un impecable show con la precordillera como telón de fondo" (in Spanish). Cooperativa. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ González, Andrea (9 April 2008). "Rod Stewart volvió a encantar a sus fanáticos" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ Inostroza, María Ignacia (18 November 2019). "19 de noviembre de 2008: El primer concierto de Queen en Chile" (in Spanish). Rock&Pop. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ de culto, Equipo (19 November 2021). "Los Jaivas celebran 40 años de Alturas de Machu Picchu con un concierto en San Carlos de Apoquindo" (in Spanish). La Tercera. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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