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Estadio Capitán Remigio Elías Aguirre Romero is a multi-purpose stadium administrated by the governmental Instituto Peruano del Deporte in Chiclayo, Peru. It was built in 1970 named after the 19th century Peruvian sailor Elías Aguirre Romero. Its current spectator capacity is 23,000 (can be limited to 20,000 for safety reasons) after the renovations performed for the 2004 Copa América, and had artificial turf installed for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The most recognized club to play at this stadium is Juan Aurich.

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Full name	Estadio Capitán Remigio Elías Aguirre Romero
Location	Chiclayo, Peru
Coordinates	6°46′6″S 79°51′39″W
Owner	Regional government
Operator	Instituto Peruano del Deporte
Capacity	23,000[1]
Field size	105 x 68 m[2]
Surface	Polytan Ligaturf 240 ACS 65[2]
Construction
Built	1970
Opened	1970
Renovated	2004, 2005
Expanded	2004
Tenants
Juan Aurich

History

Estadio Capitán Remigio Elías Aguirre Romero was built in 1970 and renovated in 2004 for the Copa América Peru was to host. The stadium hosted 5 matches for this tournament in which the national football teams of Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Uruguay, and Ecuador participated. The game that opened the Elías Aguirre's participation in this tournament was a group stage 2–2 draw between Mexico and Uruguay, and the game that closed its participation was a 1–0 Argentina win over hosts Peru in the quarterfinals. The stadium received a minor renovation for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship. The renovations consisted of installing Polytan Ligaturf which received the FIFA 1 star recommended rating.[2] During this championship, the Elías Aguirre hosted 6 matches; 5 group stage matches and 1 semifinal match.

The stadium is administrated by the regional government of Lambayeque and principally used by local teams of Chiclayo which participate in the Copa Perú. Additionally, football club Juan Aurich gained promotion to the Primera División in 2007 after conquering the 2007 Copa Perú. They play in the Primera División since 2008 and qualified to the 2010 Copa Libertadores in which the stadium hosted international matches against the Argentinian defending champions Estudiantes de La Plata and Bolivian Bolívar, Mexican Estudiantes Tecos in addition to local Alianza Lima.

In addition to football events, the stadium can host track and field events and is located within a sports complex.

International matches hosted

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance	Tournament
7 July 2004	Mexico	2–2	Uruguay	Group B	25.000	Copa América
	Argentina	6–1	Ecuador		24.000
10 July 2004	Uruguay	2–1	Ecuador	Group B	25.000
	Argentina	0–1	Mexico		25.000
17 July 2004	Peru	0–1	Argentina	Quarterfinals	26.500
17 September 2005	Ivory Coast	3–4	Italy	Group C	14,800	FIFA U-17 World Championship
	United States	3–2	North Korea		15,200
20 September 2005	Italy	1–3	United States	Group C	15,240
	Ivory Coast	0–3	North Korea		14,500
22 September 2005	Australia	2–1	Uruguay	Group B	11,100
29 September 2005	Mexico	4–0	Netherlands	Semifinals	16,800
6 August 2009	Alianza Atlético	0–0	Deportivo Anzoátegui	First stage	7,112	Copa Sudamericana
29 January 2010	Juan Aurich	2–0	Estudiantes Tecos		10,312	Copa Libertadores
24 February 2010		2–0	Bolívar		10,759	Copa Libertadores
16 March 2010		4–2	Alianza Lima		13,253	Copa Libertadores
30 March 2010		0-2	Estudiantes		19,904	Copa Libertadores
25 August 2011		1-2	La Equidad		–	Copa Sudamericana

References

На других языках

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[de] Estadio Elías Aguirre

Das Estadio Elías Aguirre ist ein Fußballstadion mit Leichtathletikanlage in der peruanischen Stadt Chiclayo, Region Lambayeque. Es bietet Platz für 24.500 Zuschauer und ist die Heimspielstätte des Fußballvereins Club Juan Aurich de Chiclayo.

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- [en] Estadio Elías Aguirre

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[fr] Estadio Elías Aguirre

Le stade Elías Aguirre est le stade de football principal de la ville péruvienne de Chiclayo.

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