Estadio Defensores del Chaco

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Estadio Defensores del Chaco is a multi-use stadium in Asunción, Paraguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium used to have a 50,000+ capacity but during the mid-nineties the stadium went into a renovation and the capacity number dropped to 48,000.

Its first name was "Estadio de Puerto Sajonia" because it was located in the Sajonia neighbourhood in Asunción. It was later renamed with the current name "Defensores del Chaco" (Defenders of the Chaco) in honour of the triumphant soldiers that took part in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia.

The stadium is not owned by a team (it is a National stadium) and it is used primarily to host the home games of the Paraguay national football team and for international football club tournament games such as the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana. It also held important matches during the 1999 Copa América, including the final in which Brazil defeated Uruguay.

[edit] See also

• List of football stadiums by capacity
• Paraguay national football team

[edit] External links

• Paraguayan Football Asociation Website

Coordinates: 25°17′31.46″S, 57°39′26.57″W

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