Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa

Location	Quito, Ecuador
Coordinates	Coordinates: 0°10′39.1″S 78°28′35.7″W / 0.177528°S 78.476583°W / -0.177528; -78.476583
Broke ground	May 1948
Built	1948-1951
Opened	November 25, 1951
Expanded	1977
Owner	Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha
Operator	Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha
Surface	Grass
Project Manager	Menatlas Quito C.A.
Capacity	40,948
Tenants
Ecuadorian national football team Deportivo Quito El Nacional Universidad Católica LDU Quito (till 1997) Aucas (till 1991)

Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 40,948.^[1] Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's capital city. Football clubs Deportivo Quito, El Nacional, and Universidad Católica use the facility for their home games. The stadium is named after Inca prince Atahualpa.

At this venue, the Ecuadorian national football team has beaten Brazil twice, Paraguay twice, and Argentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions in Korea/Japan 2002 and Germany 2006. During the qualifying for Germany 2006, Ecuador successfully qualified and remained undefeated in this stadium.

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[edit] External links

• Concentración Deportiva de Pichincha's website

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