Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera

Estadio Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas is a multi-purpose stadium in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.[1] It is used mostly for football matches, on club level by Blooming, Oriente Petrolero, Destroyers, and Royal Pari. The stadium has a capacity of 38,000 people and was opened in 1940. It was also one of the official stadiums for the 1997 Copa America as well as a number of international continental tournaments, such as the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.

Estadio Ramon Tauichi Aguilera
El Tahuichi
Full nameEstadio Ramon Tahuichi Aguilera Costas
Former namesEstadio William Bendeck (1972–1980)
Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz (1940–1972)
LocationAvenida San Aurelio
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
OwnerSanta Cruz Department
Capacity38,000
Field size105 x 64.7 m
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground28 January 1938
Built1938–1940
Opened25 May 1940
Renovated1995–1996
2014–2020
Tenants
Oriente Petrolero
Blooming
Destroyers
Royal Pari
Universidad Cruceña

Organized by the Tahuichi Academy, every year during January this stadium hosts one of the greatest youth football tournaments in the world, the "Mundialito Paz y Unidad." Past participants of the U-15 tournament have included Real Madrid, Benfica, Atlas FC, Vasco da Gama, River Plate, Colo-Colo and many youth national teams.

History

Name Changes

At first it was named Estadio Departamental de Santa Cruz, then in 1972 following the death of auto racing legend Willy Bendeck in a local competition, the decision to name the departamental stadium after Willy Bendeck was finalized.

In 1979 the Tahuichi Aguilera football academy was invited to an international U-15 soccer tournament to be held in Argentina. The team came to be crowned tournament champion, which created a decision to rename the stadium in recognition of the founder of the Tahuichi Academy (Ramón "Tahuichi" Aguilera Costas), to be called Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera whose name it has today.[2]

Renovations

The stadium is currently under an extensive renovation that began in 2014. The renovations will cost 48 million Bolivians. The first phase of the project includes new bathrooms, a subterranean parking lot, new changing rooms, security cameras, renovated suites, and renovated press cabins. Phase One was completed in 2016. [3][4][5]

Phase Two consists of new lighting, addition of seating, referee locker rooms and doping rooms. [6]

The third phase was completed in late 2019.

The stadium is currently in the 4th phase. When the renovations are over, the capacity will be increased to 40,000.

Notable Concerts

Notable matches

1997 Copa América
Brazil 5–0 Costa Rica
Djalminha  20'
González  34' (o.g.)
Ronaldo  47', 54'
Romário  60'
Colombia 1–2 Mexico
Ricard  58' Hernández  7', 11'
Brazil 3–2 Mexico
Aldair  47'
Romero  59' (o.g.)
Leonardo  77'		 Hernández  13', 31'
Referee: José Arana (Peru)
Colombia 4–1 Costa Rica
Morantes  13', 23'
Cabrera  62' (pen.)
Aristizábal  78'		 Wright  66'
Brazil 2–0 Colombia
Dunga  11'
Edmundo  67'
Referee: Juan Carlos Paniagua (Bolivia)
Mexico 1–1 Costa Rica
Hernández  14' (pen.) Medford  60'

References
  1. "Bolivia - Club Blooming - Venue". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. "Hace 80 años se estrenó el que hoy es el estadio Tahuichi". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). 25 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  3. "Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera será remodelado con inversión de Bs 48 millones". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 22 July 2014. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  4. Pereyra, Omar (22 July 2014). "Inician primera fase de remodelación del estadio Tahuichi". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  5. "1ra fase de remodelación del "Tahuichi" tiene 82% de avance |". santacruz.gob.bo. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  6. "El Tahuichi estrena moderno sistema de luminarias". El Deber (in Spanish). 11 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-14.

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