Estadio Zorros del Desierto
El infierno naranja (The Orange Hell) | |
View of the stadium of the stadium in 2017. | |
| Full name | Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio Municipal de Calama (1952–2014) |
| Location | Matta Avenue, no Number Calama, Chile |
| Coordinates | 22°27′37″S 68°55′14″W / 22.46028°S 68.92056°W |
| Elevation | 15.8 m (52 ft) |
| Public transit | Empresa de Transporte Publico Linea 177 Calama |
| Owner | Municipality of Calama |
| Operator | Municipality of Calama |
| Type | Stadium |
| Seating type | Stadium seating |
| Executive suites | 214 |
| Capacity | 12,098 seatings (excluding V.I.P. Seating) |
| Record attendance | 11,428 (C.D.Cobreloa - C.D. Cobresal, December 1, 2018) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Acreage | 8,311.16 m2 (2.05373 acres) |
| Surface | Ryegrass and Lolium arundinaceum Mixture |
| Scoreboard | 28 m2 LED screen |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 3, 2013 |
| Built | February 3, 2013 – April 18, 2015 |
| Opened | 12 November 1952 |
| Renovated | April 18, 2015 |
| Construction cost | US$ 8,66 million CLP 12.038.402.000 EU€ 7,76 million |
| Architect | Gerardo Marambio Cortés Claudio Aceituno Husch Patricia Vidal Aguayo |
| Project manager | Instituto Nacional de Deportes – IND Municipality of Calama |
| Structural engineer | Iván Hrepic |
| Main contractors | Isolux Corsan |
| Tenants | |
- Cobreloa | 2015-Present |
| Website | |
| Municipality of Calama website | |
Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo ˈθoros ðel deˈsjeɾto] ) is a football stadium in Calama, Chile owned by the Municipality of Calama, it is the home field of the Cobreloa football team and sometimes used by Chile national football team to serve as home ground. This stadium was used like homeground of Deportes Iquique on Copa Libertadores 2017 and Cobresal in Copa Libertadores 2024. This is the Fifteenth largest stadium in Chile by Capacity in 2024.
Built in 1952 by the Abaroa family to provide sports facilities for the city, it was demolished in 2013 and opened in 2015, it replaced the old Estadio Municipal de Calama. The stadium seats 12,346 people and includes zones for disabled people. The Stadium was built to FIFA Standards and logistics.
This stadium was cited as one of the best in the world in 2015 by the Database of Stadiums page. The stadium was considered the smallest and least expensive among the participants. It finished in 19th place with 14,837 points.
The former mayor of Calama, Esteban Velasquez, said that the maintenance costs are 300 million CLP, mainly directed to the maintenance of the court, dependencies and officials working in the enclosure. It is fully funded by the Municipality. Cobreloa paid a commission to the Municipality of around 800.000 CLP per month to help in maintenance of the stadium through May 2016.