Estadio Zorros del Desierto

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Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo ˈoros 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 is sometimes used by the Chile national football team to serve as their home ground. This stadium was used as the homeground of Deportes Iquique in the Copa Libertadores 2017 and of Cobresal in the Copa Libertadores 2024. This is the fifteenth largest stadium in Chile by capacity in 2024. The present stadium, opened in 2015, replaced the old Estadio Municipal de Calama, built in 1952 by the Abaroa family to provide sports facilities for the city and demolished in 2013. 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. 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 were 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 the

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