Estadio Zorros del Desierto
| El infierno naranja (The Orange Hell) | |
View of the stadium of the stadium in 2017.
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 Estadio Zorros del Desierto
Calama, Chile
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| Full name | Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama |
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| Former names | Estadio Municipal de Calama (1952–2014) |
| Location | Matta Avenue, no Number Calama, Chile
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| Coordinates | 22°27′36″S 68°55′14″W / 22.46000°S 68.92056°W |
| Owner |
 Municipality of Calama |
| Operator | Municipality of Calama |
| Type | Football Stadium |
| Executive suites | 214 |
| Capacity | 12,346 seatings |
| Record attendance | 10,200 (C.D.Cobreloa – D.Antofagasta, July 18, 2015) |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | 28 m2 LED screen |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 3, 2013 |
| Built | February 3, 2013 – April 18, 2015 |
| Opened | November 12, 1952 |
| Renovated | April 18, 2015 |
| Construction cost |
US$ 8,66 million CLP 12.038.402.000 EU€ 7,76 million |
| Architect | Gerardo Marambio Cortés Claudio Aceituno Husch Patricia Vidal Aguayo |
| Project manager |
 Instituto Nacional de Deportes – INDMunicipality of Calama |
| Structural engineer | Iván Hrepic |
| Main contractors |
 Isolux Corsan |
| Tenants | |
| - Cobreloa | 2015-Present |
| Website | |
| Municipality of Calama website | |
Estadio Municipal "Zorros del Desierto" de Calama (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈtaðjo ˈθoroz ðel deˈsjeɾto]) is a football stadium in Calama, Chile. It is the home field of the Cobreloa football team. Opened in 2015, it replaced the old Estadio Municipal de Calama, which was 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 page. 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 are 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 maintenance of the stadium through May 2016.
The first stadium name proposal was to honour former Cobreloa player Fernando Cornejo, who died in 2009. It became the name of the stadium project in 2010. However, this project name was not given to the stadium.
In April 2014, in a reunion between local authorities, it was decided that the name would be chosen by Calama mayor, Esteban Velazquez, and the Consejo de Sociedad Civil (Cososi). The proposed alternatives were: Arena, Pucará, Vicente Cantatore, Mario Lira and Fernando Cornejo.
Ultimately, the name was decided through voting, through a campaign called "Ponle nombre al Municipal de Calama". With a video titled 'Corporación de Cultura y Turismo de Calama', the municipality invited the community of Calama, Chile to propose names. Initially seven names were proposed, but the registration period was extended in September 2014. Eventually 4,721 voters chose among 14 proposals. The winner was the 'Zorros del Desierto' option, with 1,088 votes. The second, the third and the fourth place were used to name different areas of the stadium. The Mario Lira Option was named the media cabines.
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