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El infierno naranja (The Orange Hell)[1] | |
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 View of the stadium of the stadium in 2017. | |
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  Estadio Zorros del Desierto Calama, Chile | |
| Full name | Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estadio Municipal de Calama (1952–2014)[2] |
| Location | Matta Avenue, no Number Calama, Chile[3] |
| Coordinates | 22°27′37″S 68°55′14″W / 22.46028°S 68.92056°W |
| Public transit | Empresa de Transporte Publico Linea 177 Calama[4] |
| Owner |  Municipality of Calama[5] |
| Operator | Municipality of Calama |
| Type | Stadium |
| Executive suites | 214 |
| Capacity | 12,346 seatings |
| Record attendance | 11,428 (C.D.Cobreloa - C.D. Cobresal, December 1, 2018)[6] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | 28 m2 LED screen |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 3, 2013 |
| Built | February 3, 2013[7] – April 18, 2015 |
| Opened | November 12, 1952 |
| Renovated | April 18, 2015[8] |
| Construction cost | US$ 8,66 million CLP 12.038.402.000[9] 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[10] |
| 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.[11] This stadium was used like homeground of Deportes Iquique on Copa Libertadores 2017[12] and Cobresal in Copa Libertadores 2024.[13] This is the Fifteenth largest stadium in Chile by Capacity on 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.[14]
This stadium was cited as one of the best in the world in 2015 by the Database of Stadiums page.[15] The stadium was considered the smallest and least expensive among the participants. It finished in 19th place with 14,837 points.[16]
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.[17]
- ^ "El infierno es naranja, y queda en Calama". Prensa Tocopilla (in Spanish). July 5, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "El nuevo estadio de Calama ya tiene nombre: se llamará "Zorros del Desierto"". Diario la Tercera (in Spanish). October 19, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Debutan en flamante estadio "Zorros del Desierto" con el pecho inflado". Gobernación el Loa (in Spanish). March 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "INFRAESTRUCTURA MENOR ASOCIADA AL SISTEMA DE TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO MAYOR DE CALAMA ANÁLISIS Y PROPUESTAS INFRAESTRUCTURA MENOR ASOCIADA AL SISTEMA DE TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO MAYOR DE CALAMA, ANÁLISIS Y PROPUESTAS" (PDF). División de Transporte Público Regional (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "El Estadio Zorros del Desierto fue entregado al municipio de Calama". Soy Chile (in Spanish). April 8, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "¿Cuántas veces Cobreloa ha jugado a estadio lleno, desde que se reabrió el Estadio Municipal?". El referente. October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "Estadio de Calama se inaugurará con 462 días de retraso". Redgol.cl (in Spanish). April 8, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Cobreloa inauguró con victoria el Estadio Zorros del Desierto de Calama". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). April 18, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Importante avance de nuevo estadio de Calama". Ministerio del Deporte (in Spanish). April 15, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ Salazar, Mauricio (November 20, 2014). "IND termina contrato con constructora de estadio de Calama por retrasos y deudas". Diario la Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Así es el Zorros del desierto, el estadio donde la Selección Argentina visitará a Chile por Eliminatorias". TyC Sports (in Spanish). January 26, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
- ^ "Iquique pierde en su debut en la Libertadores frente a Guaraní". As Chile (in Spanish). March 7, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "El "Zorros del Desierto" tendrá Copa Libertadores con Cobresal". Soychile.com, Calama (in Spanish). February 7, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ "Cobreloa ya tiene fecha para estrenar el estadio Zorros del Desierto". Diario la Tercera (in Spanish). March 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Estadios chilenos compiten por ser los mejores del 2015". Instituto Nacional de Deportes (in Spanish). January 28, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Stadium of the Year 2015". Stadium Database. 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ "Alcalde de Calama desmiente a Mella: "No le cobramos arriendo del estadio"". Enlalinea.cl (in Spanish). November 14, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.