El Campín
| El Campín | |
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| Full name | Estadio Nemesio Camacho |
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| Location | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°38′46″N 74°4′39″W / 4.64611°N 74.07750°WCoordinates: 4°38′46″N 74°4′39″W / 4.64611°N 74.07750°W |
| Owner | IDRD |
| Capacity |
36,343 (football) 41,683 (concerts) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 10 August 1938 |
| Renovated | 2010–2011 |
| Construction cost | $25 million (U.S. dollars) |
| Architect | Federico Leder Müller |
| Tenants | |
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Millonarios (1938–) Santa Fe (1952–) |
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36,343 (football)
The Estadio Nemesio Camacho, commonly known as El Campín, is the main stadium of Bogotá, Colombia. It was inaugurated on 10 August 1938 and has a current capacity of 36,343 spectators. It is the home ground of the Categoría Primera A teams Independiente Santa Fe and Millonarios.
The stadium is named after Nemesio Camacho, former manager of the then-existing streetcar system of Bogotá and also the father of Luis Camacho, the person who offered the land where the stadium would be constructed. The name Campín comes from a modification of the word "camping" because the area where the stadium currently stands was formerly a camping zone. It entered service as a football stadium around 1946, just in time to host the first national club tournament. It was used as the final venue for 2001 Copa América, where the Colombian team were crowned champions of the American continent defeating Mexico 1-0. This stadium was one of the eight stadiums of the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup held by Colombia and hosted its closing ceremony.
In 1934, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, then mayor of Bogotá, had the idea to build a stadium for the entertainment of the people of Bogotá, taking advantage of the occasion provided by Bogotá's 400th anniversary, and also to host the 1938 Bolivarian Games; up to that moment the only major football ground in the city was La Merced ground, a relatively small one. Shortly after, then councilman Luis Camacho offered a land to the city of Bogotá where the new stadium could be constructed.
At the time of the first Colombian Professional Football championship (1948 Campeonato Profesional), the stadium's capacity was of 23,500 seated persons. The stadium has been remodelled many times, and although the stadium's maximum capacity was of 62,500 at 1968, the capacity has been decreased over time through many other remodelations.
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